With F1 25 Season 6 set to arrive on Wednesday, March 4, EA Sports has released update 1.18 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The patch adds Gemini as a sponsor on the McLaren livery and brings Native Mode support for the Thrustmaster T598 on Xbox.
The team is also continuing to investigate several issues raised by the community. A number of players have reported an XP drop across all stats in Career that began after the v1.11 update. There are also reports of an incorrect specular highlight in drivers’ eyes on PC, lighting appearing under the wheels in Photo Mode when Path Tracing is enabled and a Max Wheel Rotation problem tied to the Thrustmaster T598. Developers say they are looking into each issue to see what can be resolved.
More details on Season 6 including the next Podium Pass and new Shop items are expected to arrive shortly before everything goes live. We’ll be sure to make a news post about it when we get them.
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Published: Mar 2, 2026 09:21 pm