F1 25 adds 2026 season pack with MADRING circuit and new teams

F1 25 has pulled the 2026 Formula 1 reset into the game right away, and the biggest change is not cosmetic. The new Season Pack went live worldwide on June 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM UTC on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, bringing the full 2026 grid, updated regulations, new vehicle modes, and a fresh virtual circuit that is tied directly to the sport’s next era.

For players who already own F1 25, the Season Pack is the path in. New players can jump through the separate F1 25: 2026 Season Edition bundle, which includes the base game and the expansion together. EA says the pack folds in the 2026 team and driver roster, and the grid expands to 11 teams, with My Team able to act as a 12th custom entry for user-built squads.

That roster update is where the headline value lands. Audi and Cadillac join the grid in the pack, with Cadillac’s lineup set as Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez, while Audi’s pairing is Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hülkenberg. EA also said the update includes the 2026 season’s new rules and vehicle modes, plus assist improvements for controller and wheel players, so the change is aimed at both authenticity and drivability rather than just adding names to a menu.

The centerpiece for many drivers will be MADRING, the new Madrid circuit that is only available with the 2026 cars. EA described it as a 5.4-km hybrid street and purpose-built track with 22 corners, while Formula 1’s original announcement put the layout at 5.47 km with 20 corners. Either way, it is the first new F1 track since 2023 and the game’s clearest sign that the series is trying to mirror the real-world shakeup instead of simply patching in new liveries.

That real-world shakeup matters here. The FIA has framed the 2026 regulations as a major new era focused on making Formula 1 more competitive, safer, and more sustainable, and Formula 1 says Madrid’s Spanish Grand Prix will run from 2026 to 2035 under an agreement with IFEMA Madrid. The event is projected to draw more than 110,000 fans per day and could generate about €450 million a year for the city’s economy, putting the game’s new content squarely inside a much bigger sport-wide restart. Codemasters senior creative director Lee Mather called the pack “the beginning of a bold new era,” and with Lewis Hamilton also featured as an EA SPORTS F1 brand ambassador, F1 25 now feels less like a routine update and more like the first playable preview of what Formula 1 is becoming.