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F1 2025: Tracking the car release dates
Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images The first part of every F1 season is seeing the new cars. Here are the dates for each team as they are announced It might feel like the 2024 Formula 1 season just ended. But the 2025 campaign is right around the corner. While the first race weekend of 2025 comes in March with the Australian Grand Prix, scheduled for March 16, there are some dates ahead of the first race that you need to know. Not only is pre-season testing scheduled for three days at the Bahrain International Circuit at the end of February, but to acknowledge the 75th season of F1, the sport is hosting the first-ever collective launch at The O2 Arena in London. In addition, some teams have begun announcing separate, individual launch dates. Here is when each F1 team will unveil their new look to the world. F1 Collective Launch For the first time in the history of Formula 1, all ten teams will gather at The O2 Arena in London on February 18 to share their liveries with the world. In addition to each team’s presentation, F1 promises “interviews with the key figures from the sport, including drivers and Team Principals, as well as top entertainment and special guest presenters.” In the press release announcing the event, F1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali stated that “[f]or the first time we will bring together our fans, all 20 superstars of our sport and some very special guests to officially kick off our new season and mark our 75th year of racing. With 2025 set to be a classic season following all the drama so far in 2024, this is a fantastic opportunity for fans of all ages to experience up-close the incredible entertainment spectacle that is Formula 1.” In addition to the event at The O2 on February 18, teams have begun announcing individual launch dates. Alpine Date to be announced. Aston Martin Date to be announced Ferrari Ferrari announced that the day after the collective launch, they will have another event at their factory on February 19 to unveil their 2025 challenger: Get ready to meet our 2025 challenger#ScuderiaFerrari pic.twitter.com/RZEZxRJ4YG— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) December 18, 2024 This date may also include the first time Lewis Hamilton takes to the track in a Ferrari ahead of his first season with the Scuderia. Haas Date to be announced McLaren Date to be announced Mercedes Mercedes will unveil the W16 on February 24, ahead of a shakedown session at Bahrain International Circuit that is scheduled for the next day: The F1 W16. Coming soon pic.twitter.com/GuZ8HUrzi4— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) January 27, 2025 Mercedes will unveil their livery for the upcoming season at the event at the O2 Arena on February 18. Red Bull Red Bull announced in December that they will unveil the RB21 at the event at The O2 Arena on February 18: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) Sauber Date to be announced Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Date to be announced Williams Williams will unveil the FW47 at a special Valentine’s Day event at historic Silverstone Circuit. The team will also introduce a special livery that will be used at this season’s British Grand Prix. Williams will unveil their 2025 race livery at the F1 season launch at The O2 Arena. V̶̶̶a̶̶̶l̶̶̶e̶̶̶n̶̶̶t̶̶̶i̶̶̶n̶̶̶e̶̶̶'̶s̶ ̶D̶̶̶a̶̶̶y̶̶̶ FW47 launch day 14.02.25 — Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) January 9, 2025
The first part of every F1 season is seeing the new cars. Here are the dates for each team as they are announced
It might feel like the 2024 Formula 1 season just ended.
But the 2025 campaign is right around the corner.
While the first race weekend of 2025 comes in March with the Australian Grand Prix, scheduled for March 16, there are some dates ahead of the first race that you need to know. Not only is pre-season testing scheduled for three days at the Bahrain International Circuit at the end of February, but to acknowledge the 75th season of F1, the sport is hosting the first-ever collective launch at The O2 Arena in London.
In addition, some teams have begun announcing separate, individual launch dates.
Here is when each F1 team will unveil their new look to the world.
F1 Collective Launch
For the first time in the history of Formula 1, all ten teams will gather at The O2 Arena in London on February 18 to share their liveries with the world.
In addition to each team’s presentation, F1 promises “interviews with the key figures from the sport, including drivers and Team Principals, as well as top entertainment and special guest presenters.”
In the press release announcing the event, F1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali stated that “[f]or the first time we will bring together our fans, all 20 superstars of our sport and some very special guests to officially kick off our new season and mark our 75th year of racing. With 2025 set to be a classic season following all the drama so far in 2024, this is a fantastic opportunity for fans of all ages to experience up-close the incredible entertainment spectacle that is Formula 1.”
In addition to the event at The O2 on February 18, teams have begun announcing individual launch dates.
Alpine
Date to be announced.
Aston Martin
Date to be announced
Ferrari
Ferrari announced that the day after the collective launch, they will have another event at their factory on February 19 to unveil their 2025 challenger:
Get ready to meet our 2025 challenger#ScuderiaFerrari pic.twitter.com/RZEZxRJ4YG— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) December 18, 2024
This date may also include the first time Lewis Hamilton takes to the track in a Ferrari ahead of his first season with the Scuderia.
Haas
Date to be announced
McLaren
Date to be announced
Mercedes
Mercedes will unveil the W16 on February 24, ahead of a shakedown session at Bahrain International Circuit that is scheduled for the next day:
The F1 W16. Coming soon pic.twitter.com/GuZ8HUrzi4— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) January 27, 2025
Mercedes will unveil their livery for the upcoming season at the event at the O2 Arena on February 18.
Red Bull
Red Bull announced in December that they will unveil the RB21 at the event at The O2 Arena on February 18:
Sauber
Date to be announced
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls
Date to be announced
Williams
Williams will unveil the FW47 at a special Valentine’s Day event at historic Silverstone Circuit. The team will also introduce a special livery that will be used at this season’s British Grand Prix.
Williams will unveil their 2025 race livery at the F1 season launch at The O2 Arena.
V̶̶̶a̶̶̶l̶̶̶e̶̶̶n̶̶̶t̶̶̶i̶̶̶n̶̶̶e̶̶̶'̶s̶ ̶D̶̶̶a̶̶̶y̶̶̶ FW47 launch day
14.02.25 — Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) January 9, 2025
