F1 25
1.16F1 25 v1.16 patch notes
v1.16 rolls out from 10:00 UTC on December 8 with Survival Challenge Part 2 prep, new Podium Pass casual wear, broader My Team title sponsor livery use, new VRS peripheral support, and a small set of fixes and F2 adjustments.
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We’ve got the key changes in F1 25’s v1.16 patch ahead of its rollout at 10:00 UTC on December 8, based on the official patch notes announcement.
What changed
Features
- Preparations have been added for Survival Challenge Part 2, which starts December 17.
- A range of new Casual Wear items is being added to the Podium Pass Store on December 10, including branded items from Puma’s official F1 fashion collection plus Alpinestars, Anti Social Social Club, Kappa, Patta, Period Correct Squadra Corse, and Stance.
Cars
- All Title Sponsor liveries owned by the player can now be used in My Team Career.
- Existing Decal Editor changes in My Team still apply, so decals may need repositioning to avoid overlap with baked-in livery elements.
- F2 2025 tyre wear has been adjusted to better reflect real-life wear rates.
- Shadows on F2 2025 cars have been improved.
- Kush Maini’s helmet issue has been fixed in cases where he could appear with an incorrect helmet.
Peripherals
- Support has been added for the VRS R295, Pro, and Lite Formula Steering Wheels.
- Support has been added for VRS Direct Force Pro Wheel Bases and Pro Pedals.
- For VRS Pro and Lite Formula Steering Wheels, Input Mapping should be set to Modern in the DirectForce Pro Config Tool.
Fixes
- A rare invisible bump at the exit of Turn 4 in Bahrain has been fixed.
- On PC, an issue where enabling AMD FSR and relaunching could reset Anti-Aliasing to “TAA Only” has been fixed.
- On PC, an issue affecting the appearance of rain in exported Highlights videos has been fixed.
For our leagues, we should require the update before official sessions, flag the Bahrain fix to stewards and drivers, and review any F2 2025 race plans that depend on tyre wear behavior.
From the changelog
Structured change list parsed from the official notes.
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- Preparing for the second half of Survival Challenge, the latest title update will be made available for F1® 25 next week.
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- Patch v1.16 will begin rolling out at 10am UTC on Monday, December 8. Please ensure your PC is connected to the internet in order to receive the update. [img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45557445/769078e0992ea338756444e1be94afe9728ad76b.jpg"] [h1] v1.16 Patch Notes [/h1] [h2]Highlights[/h2] [*] Preparations for Survival Challenge Part 2, starting December 17 [/*] Find out more about what’s coming in Part 2 of Survival Challenge by checking out our dedicated blog, [url="https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/3059520/announcements/detail/572646833538467546?snr=2___"]found here . [*] Added a range of new Casual Wear items to the Podium Pass Store [/*] On December 10, a wide variety of Casual Wear items from real-world brands will be added to the store, giving you more options to kit out your Driver Avatar. These include those pieces from Puma’s official F1® fashion collection, as well as the likes of Alpinestars, Anti Social Social Club, Kappa, Patta, Period Correct Squadra Corse, and Stance. [*] All Title Sponsor liveries owned by the player can now be used in My Team Career [/*] Previously, Title Sponsor liveries that were unlocked in the game could only be applied to the F1 World car in certain modes, or in My Team when you are signed with the same Title Sponsor. However, we’ve now made it so that these liveries can be freely selected in My Team, opening up even more customisation options in that mode. Any adjustments you’ve made to your livery in My Team using the Decal Editor will still apply, so you may want to reposition some of the pre-existing Decals so that they don’t overlap with those baked-in to the Title Sponsor liveries. [*] Fixed a rare issue at Bahrain where players could collide with an invisible bump at the exit of Turn 4 [/*] [h2]Peripherals (Wheels/Controllers)[/h2] [*] Added support for the VRS R295, Pro and Lite Formula Steering Wheels [*] Ensure Input Mapping is set to Modern in the DirectForce Pro Config Tool for the VRS Pro and Lite Formula Steering Wheels [/*] [/*][*] Added Support for VRS Direct Force Pro Wheel Bases and Pro Pedals [/*] [h2]Miscellaneous[/h2] [*] Fixed an issue where enabling AMD FSR and relaunching the title could set Anti-Aliasing setting back to ‘TAA Only’ (PC only) [/*][*] Fixed an issue with the appearance of rain in exported Highlights videos (PC only) [/*][*] Improvements made to the shadows on F2™ 2025 cars [/*][*] Fixed an issue where Kush Maini could sometimes be using an incorrect helmet [/*][*] Tyre wear for F2™ 25 vehicles adjusted to better reflect real life wear rates [/*] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images//45557445/cebadc5f07c0bbc630182c453b217fd56f21e1dd.png"] [h1] Check-in with our ‘Engineers’ [/h1] Whether it’s on the [url="https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.ea.com%2Fcategory%2Ff1-25-en&snr=2___"]EA Forums , [url="https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FF1Game%2F&snr=2___"]r/F1Game on Reddit , or across our [url="https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Feasportsf1&snr=2___"]social media pages , thank you for making your voice heard by contributing to the F1® 25 discussion so far.
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- Be sure to keep an eye on the [url="https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.ea.com%2Fblog%2Ff1-games-game-info-hub-en%2Ff1%25C2%25AE-25---community-raised-issues-last-update-june-4%2F12214104&snr=2___"]Community-Raised Issues thread . This post on the EA Forums serves as the go-to place to stay up-to-date on some of what the development team is working on in relation to bugs and issues raised by you, the community. This thread will be updated regularly between patches. To be notified of these changes, sign-in to the EA Forums and tap the bell in the top-right corner of the post.
- If you would like to take the time to log a bug, please do so on our dedicated [url="https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.ea.com%2Fcategory%2Ff1-25-en%2Fideas%2Ff1-25-bug-reports-en&snr=2___"]Technical Issues & Bug Reports page on the EA Forums, where a member of our team will get back to you. You can find the best bug reporting process by [url="https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.ea.com%2Fblog%2Ff1-games-game-info-hub-en%2Ff1%25C2%25AE-25--how-to-report-a-bug%2F12211551&snr=2___"]clicking here .
- We also have a number of support guides for F1® 25 including a [url="https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.ea.com%2Fblog%2Ff1-games-game-info-hub-en%2Ff1%25C2%25AE-25-pc-and-wheel-troubleshooting-guide%2F12211575&snr=2___"]PC Troubleshooting Guide and tips for setting up F1® 25 to work in [url="https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.ea.com%2Fblog%2Ff1-games-game-info-hub-en%2Ff1%25C2%25AE-25---vr-and-triple-screen-setup-tips-pc-only%2F12266987&snr=2___"]Virtual Reality and Triple Screens on PC . These can be found in the [url="https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.ea.com%2Fcategory%2Ff1-25-en%2Fblog%2Ff1-games-game-info-hub-en&snr=2___"]F1® Game Info Hub on EA Forums.
- To keep up-to-date on all the other F1® 25 news, be sure to follow us across social media. Links to these profiles and other useful information can be [url="https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Feasportsf1&snr=2___"]found here .
- - James / CM_TGK Social, Community, and Creator Manager @ EA SPORTS / Codemasters
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