EA's F1 25 joins PlayStation Plus at no extra cost for PS5 owners

EA’s F1 25, the officially licensed game built around the 2025 Formula 1 season, is available at no extra cost to PlayStation Plus subscribers on PS5 from 6 October to 2 November 2025.

PS5 owners on the Essential, Extra, or Premium tiers can download the base game and keep it for as long as their membership remains active. The package includes Career mode, the team-ownership sandbox of My Team 2.0, and online racing through F1 World. Circuits such as Bahrain, Miami, Melbourne, Suzuka, and Imola are recreated using LiDAR scanning technology, bringing them as close to their real-world counterparts as current game development allows.

There is a notable caveat. The free offer covers only the base game — not the F1 25: 2026 Season Edition expansion. That means the 2026-spec cars featuring Overtake Mode and active aerodynamics are not included, nor are the new constructor entries Audi and Cadillac, or the MADRING street circuit. Subscribers who want the full 2026 experience can purchase the expansion as an add-on for £24.99 on the PlayStation Store, or £22.49 with an EA Play discount.

For anyone yet to try the title, the base game still represents a substantial offering. F1 25 launched in May 2025 and has received continued post-launch support from EA since release, making the PlayStation Plus window a reasonable entry point for fans of the championship looking to explore the game without an upfront purchase.