Unpublished high mass in London for the 75 years of Formula 1

Formula 1 dreams big for its 75th birthday: the ten teams of the championship will jointly present the colors of their 2025 single -seaters during an unprecedented evening organized Tuesday in London, in the presence of pilots including Lewis Hamilton, expected for his first official official appearance With Ferrari.

Some 15,000 fans gathered in the immense O2 Arena of the British capital, guests “Very special” and the promise of a ceremony ” spectacular “ Broadcast live on social networks and channels of its broadcasters: to bring fans closer to sport, F1 chose for the first time to inaugurate its season.

Tuesday evening, after a passage on the red carpet, the teams will in turn lift – and as they wish – the veil on their car 2025, for a few minutes, surrounded by their pilots.

So few details have been filtered so far, they should however only reveal on stage only a livery, not the single -seaters that they will hug on the 24 traces on the calendar.

Several of them plan to show their “True” Car during separate events, like Williams or McLaren who have already done so, keeping the secret of their livery.

In recent years, manufacturers have presented their cars independently, and for many online.

“This show is a fantastic opportunity for fans of all ages to discover closely the incredible show that is Formula 1”welcomed the boss of F1 in November, Stefano Domenicali.

This new generation F1, promoted by the American group Liberty Media, holder of commercial rights since 2017, has become trendy again and now wants to contact a more female and younger audience.

Large upheaval on the grid

Earlier in Tuesday, nine of the teams will parade in front of the press for a question and answer session. Only Ferrari, who will be present at the launch party the same evening, will miss the call.

The Scuderia will however be at the center of all the conversations with its seventeen world champion Lewis Hamilton, arrived last month in Maranello, historic headquarters of the Italian brand, after twelve seasons at Mercedes.

Considered the “Transfer of the century”the arrival of Sir Lewis within the legendary stable alongside the popular Monegasque Charles Leclerc, would almost overshadow the great upheaval that the F1 grid is experiencing this year.

Only two stables keep the same pair of pilots: McLaren with the British title vice-champion Lando Norris and the Australian Oscar Piastri, and Aston Martin with the Spaniard Fernando Alonso and the Canadian launches Stroll, son of the owner.

The quadruple world champion Max Verstappen keeps his bucket at Red Bull but will now team up with the New Zealander Liam Lawson, a former Bulls Racing driver, the sister stable of the Austrian team.

The Frenchman Pierre Gasly will start his third season with Alpine, who hosts a new pilot, the Australian Jack Doohan, replacing another French, Esteban Ocon, who left for Haas.

Like five other rookies this year, Isack Hadjar will make his full -time debut in the Queen of Auto Sport category, with Racing Bulls.

The 20 pilots are expected for the traditional pre-season trials in Bahrain from February 26 to 28 before the first Grand Prix, in Australia on March 16.