P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Formula 1 will hold a first ever collective season launch, featuring all 10 teams, at the start of 2025 as part of the world championship’s 75th anniversary celebrations
Formula 1 will hold its first ever collective season launch in 2025, featuring all 10 teams, as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations. Each team will reveal its new livery at an event at The O2 arena in London on February 18, just before pre-season testing in Bahrain begins on February 26. The event will include appearances from drivers and team figures, with fans able to purchase tickets for the 20,000-capacity venue. While the event will be broadcast live, specific details are yet to be announced as F1 plans for this “unprecedented world premiere” produced by Brian Burke. The launch event is considered a one-time celebration, offering F1 the option to adapt it in the future, maintain it as a unique event, or establish it as a regular occurrence in the coming years. Teams are likely to use show cars for the event due to logistical constraints, especially for the three non-UK teams – Ferrari, Red Bull, and Sauber – facing travel considerations. Although traditional individual team launches are still possible, the aim is for all teams to reveal their liveries collectively during the event, withholding real car images until the event day or thereafter. Most teams are supportive of F1’s initiative to mark the 75th anniversary, indicating their willingness to forgo autonomy over their launches, even if it means sharing the spotlight with more established teams like McLaren, Red Bull, Ferrari, and Mercedes.
