F1 2025 confirmed car launch dates and pre-season test schedule
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After a thrilling end to 2024, Formula 1 returns in 2025 with Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes all vying for glory. There’s plenty of new driver line-ups with Sir Lewis Hamilton set to make his much-anticipated Ferrari debut, while Lando Norris will be on a quest to prevent Max Verstappen from winning a joint-record fifth-consecutive title.
![[Lewis Hamilton tests for Ferrari]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2194894320.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
But before the racing gets underway, there’s the small matter of pre-season testing and the car launches which are set to take place next month. Here’s all the important information and dates you need to know about F1 pre-season:. For the first time ever, they’ll be special F1 launch event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the sport.
![[F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2188892011.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
F1 75 is set to take place on February 18, from 8pm and will be held at the O2 Arena in London. The event will also be streamed live. All 20 drivers and 10 team principals will be in attendance to officially kick-off the new season and reveal the 2025 cars and liveries.
In addition to F1 75, several teams plan to have their own traditional car launches. So far, only two – Ferrari and Williams – have confirmed the dates for their launches:. Williams – February 14. F1 75 – February 18. Ferrari – February 19. Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes, Aston Martin, Alpine, Haas, Racing Bulls, Sauber – TBC.
It is said that most teams will attend F1 75 not with their new cars but instead their 2024 machines which will be repainted with their brand new liveries. This is nothing new as previous car launches have often featured an old car with the new livery if teams are not ready or not willing to show off their latest creation.
