F1 75 Live: How to see and what should you know

ByDavid Mitchell
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On February 18, 2025, for the first time, Formula 1 will present to the team’s teams at an event that can be seen worldwide

The 2025 season of Formula 1 It will begin with a spectacular style in London. To commemorate the 75 anniversary of this sportan unprecedented exhibition event will be held, F1 75 Livein the O2 sand in which the 10 teams will participate. the 20 pilots and the respective team leaders.

The televised live event will be the first time that fans will have the opportunity to see the 10 designs or Liveries of the cars, in real time. And that is not all that will be in the center of attention.

From the first public appearance of Lewis Hamilton for Ferrari Even the rookies who will join the circuit and the eight new pilot alignments, there will be a lot to look for at the O2 Stadium.

It will also be the first time since 2010, that the F1 grill will not have a Mexican pilot, since Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez It was cut by Red Bull.

Here you will find everything you need to know about the event.

F1 75 Live details

Date: February 18, 8pm GMT (3pm et/2pm mex/12pm PT)

Place: O2 Arena, London

How to see F1 75 Live

If you are not one of the 15,000 lucky ones who obtained an entry for the event, do not hopeful, since it will be transmitted on the F1 YouTube channel, as well as in its social media accounts.

In addition, in Mexico, Fox Sports on its FS1 channel will transmission. spectators in Argentina can tune in the transmission of Disney+while those of the United Kingdom can see it in Sky Sports.

What is F1 75 Live?

This year presents a unique and emblematic event. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Formula 1, Sport will organize an event in the O2 Arena de London on Tuesday, February 18in which the 10 teams, the 20 pilots and all team leaders will participate. It is something that sport has never done before. For the first time, fans can see the 10 decorations in real time, launched one after another, in a live televised event.

Why change?

The launch season of Formula 1 (and the launches themselves) had become something difficult to define.

There was no officially designated period of time to be carried out. The teams were free to decide when they present their new combination of colors or their new car, although they were not very willing to do so.

When Liberty Media took over the sport in 2018, this part of the year seemed strange. There was no official beginning. Instead, there were a series of unofficial launch events distributed throughout the weeks prior to what used to be a closed preseason test; Since then, Liberty tried to become a television event so that the season does not start very abruptly with the inaugural race.

In the eyes of his senior managers, it seemed that Formula 1 lacked something.

In the last seasons you can see different ways of addressing this. In 2022, the F1 presented a photo of the grill with the 10 teams and the 20 pilots before the first test of tests, although this also included classical peculiarities of the F1: cars with striking aerodynamic rakes that measure the air flow, ruining Aesthetically much of the preseason photographs. This is a perfect example of the disconnection that existed between the need to carry out tests and the commercial benefits of promoting the start of a new campaign.

This year’s anniversary gave F1 the opportunity to do something different.

What will happen to the F1 75 Live event in London in detail?

The F1 has created a plan to give the same treatment to the 10 teams. Each team has been given seven minutes to present the car and two pilots, and they will be interviewed on stage.

The car under the paint does not have to be the 2025 model, but the decoration that will carry it will be. The teams will be presented on the stage in reverse order to the last season championship, giving smaller teams the opportunity to make their presentation before the largest.

While some have wondered if the smallest teams will be eclipsed (in particular, for the presentation of Lewis Hamilton as Ferrari pilot in the penultimate position), sources of several teams at the top of the order have said that the sensation is that It will be beneficial. Haas is a good example of this.

The American team has traditionally presented their car discreetly, either with rendered photographs or simply presenting it at the Pit Lane the morning of the first day of testing. The F1 75 event gives Haas the opportunity to obtain a large success.

Will this preseason event become the norm? That is about to be seen.

The official F1 line is that it is only for this year, to commemorate the 75th anniversary, but it is fair to ask if a successful event will change the mentality. Liberty’s approach to attract fans has been fantastic and greatly successful (opening the doors to the “Drive To Survive” series of Netflix is ​​the perfect example) and seems like the type of things that sport would continue to do if it proved to be popular among fans

What the pilots feel about the event is more a mystery. The world champion Max Verstappen joked last year saying that he hoped to be sick to be able to miss the event. Nor was he a fan of the opening ceremony before the Las Vegas inaugural prize, and the London event is held by the same producer.

So, Why do the teams have their own releases? This is one of the peculiarities of the preparation for this year.

The day after the launch, Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will take the new Ferrari on the Fioran Testing Track in Italy at the official launch of the car.

Like McLaren, Williams and Haas a week earlier, this will be an example of a team that uses one of the “days of filming” that the regulation assigns to them.

It is effectively used to shoot the new car and provide drivers with their first test of the machinery, while allowing the equipment week later.

In an era of greatly limited evidence, every minute of execution is crucial and each delay can be counterproductive.

Who else will be present and who will conduct F1 75 Live?

Apart from the pilots and team directors, a large number of celebrities are on the guest list of F1 75 Live.

Jared Leto, Idris Elba, Fatboy Slim, Dina Asher-Smith Giggs and Vikkstar They are just some of the names that will be added to the night star ratio.

The event will be driven by the comedian Jack Whitehall And it will feature the participation of the country music singer Kane BrownIn addition to the composer Brian Tyler and the British band Take that.

As part of the presenters will be the usual F1TV, Laura Winter, Lawrence Barreto and Ariana Bravo.

When are the preseason tests?

The preseason tests will take place from February 26 to 28 in Bahrain before the first Grand Prix of the Year in Australia in March.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

As a passionate sports journalist with over a decade of experience, I strive to uncover the heart and soul behind every game. Supported by a dedicated team of fellow enthusiasts and storytellers, I am committed to delivering insightful and engaging content that connects fans worldwide. Together, we celebrate the victories, challenges, and unifying spirit of sports through every article we craft.