F1 24: Update 1.18 Starts Final In-Game Season

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As the 2025 Formula One season draws closer, EA Sports and Codemasters have rolled out F1 24 update 1.18 to commence Season 6 - the final "tailor-made" one for the game.

February has turned to March 2025, and that means that the Formula One season is about to start. Before the 2025 grid lines up for the first time at Melbourne on March 16, EA Sports and Codemasters have updated F1 24 yet again, including the final "tailor-made" season of content releases.

Version 1.18 of the game is available as of March 3, 2025, and adds new customization items, six new F1 World Events, extra XP rewards and a couple of fixes. Find the full changelog below.

F1 24 Patch 1.18 Changelog​

  • Added Season 6 content, including new Podium Pass and Shop items
    • Two new customisation sets in Podium Pass: X-Gear and Degradation (VIP)
    • Four new customisation sets in the Shop throughout Season 6: Performance, Arrow Trinity, Retrotalgic, Vortex
  • Added six new F1 World Events, spread out randomly across Season 6, each one representing the exciting moment from the 2024 F1® season as five lap races (updated weekly)
    • Zhou Guanyu at Qatar
      • Zhou Guanyu earned his first points of the 2024 season at Qatar. Can you repeat his achievement?
    • George Russell at Spa
      • Employing an unexpected one-stop strategy, George Russell managed to get his Mercedes W15 home and win the race before being disqualified. Take control and navigate George to the top of the podium
    • Yuki Tsunoda at Brazil
      • After an unbelievable performance, Yuki Tsunoda qualified 3rd for the Brazillian Grand Prix. Can you beat his finish of 7th?
    • Alex Albon at Baku
      • Both Williams cars started the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in the top ten. Can you beat Alex Albon's 7th place finish?
    • Daniel Ricciardo at Singapore
      • The end of an era. Experience Daniel Riccardo's final race at Singapore
    • Hulkenberg at Silverstone
      • Recreate Nico's amazing 6th place finish at the British Grand Prix
  • Fixed an issue which could sometimes cause graphical problems when changing the shutter speed in Photo Mode
  • Fixed an issue which could case vehicle liveries to appear incorrectly when viewed at a distance (PS4® Pro only)
  • Added the ability to rotate and scale the Unity Badge Emblem
  • Added a new XP reward for completing your first Race of the Day
    • This change will apply following the online services update on March 4
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Further F1 24 Updates?​

With the new season about to get underway and F1 24 itself having been released in late May of 2024, 1.18 looks set to be one of the last updates to the game before F1 25 rolls around. As of writing this article, the new game has not yet been announced. Previous entries into the series had been released earlier each year, so F1 25 might be closer than we think.

Over the course of F1 24's life cycle, Codemasters and EA have made headlines by stating in October already that they were not planning on fixing invisible bumps on certain tracks in the game. Furthermore, there is uncertainty surrounding the series beyond the 2025 entry, as it emerged in September of 2024 that the licensing agreement for the games could be extended for two more years if "certain performance thresholds" were met.

In the meantime, those who are subscribed to EA Play or Xbox Game Pass (which includes EA Play) can take to the track in F1 24 at no extra cost. The game has joined the subscriptions' lineups in mid-February.

What are your thoughts on F1 24 and its latest update? Let us know in the comments below and join the discussion in our F1 game series forum!
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mandwolf
I know it's part of their (aggressive) monetization plan for the game, but the Podium Pass/customization things really detract from the actual good stuff in F1 24. The seasonal events based on real life stuff, the different challenges etc are all pretty good in terms of design, but they get buried in the same chest as those colourful-not-remotely-realistic-looking race outfits for multiplayer stuff.

Just reading the patch notes you can see there's some good love for the actual F1 stuff. Heck, the game has a compendium full of F1 imagery, but the UI makes it all seem all about getting "rare" fictional items for online races.

I wish they'd keep those two aspects of the game more separate but alas, it's EA.
 
blueferrari
It's taken them the entire season to just get the graphics functioning to an acceptable level. I personally think this was one of the worst F1 titles of them all. It's just a confusing mess of different game-play menu offerings. The title really needs to be an update year on year, not an entirely new game. If the likes of AMS2, Assetto Corsa, Raceroom etc can do it, surely EA can with their many resources! Personally, I'd like to see them invest more into an engaging Career mode, with more previous cars and tracks to include.
 
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dreamer al
I just wish that the game would save any changes (ie. driver name change, etc). It continually states it is unable to access online status. Very weird.
 
Trebor901
They say all this about only extending the licence if thresholds are met. There is no developer that could do the sort of job codemasters do year in year out with it. And I doubt any developer would have the resources to even get a new game off the ground. Anyone that thinks otherwise is deluded.

If it had the same style career mode as Milestones MotoGP where it forces you to start in a lower class then earn your way to a top drive it would be great.
 
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Metla
Of course it could be done. They would have to base it off an existing platform, build a project team with capability, and probably suffer few delays and have a rough first couple of years.

It would have significant risk, but it's doable.
 
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R
"They were not planning on fixing invisible bumps on certain tracks in the game."
That's just the perfect argument to stay away from this game. CM can fix whatever can be fixed but if this basic required fix for a racing game is not in the plans what is the point?

I really don't understand the logic there, what is the message sent to the customers?
 
K
I see a couple of posts mentionning Codemasters but it's no longer a Codemasters game, it's an EA Sports game. So don't expect any long term fixes or changes. EA's modus operandi is to release yearly roster updates (or livery updates here) while trying to monetize gameplay as much as possible. The quality of the F1 games went down the drain the minute EA bought CM. I haven't bother with this game since 2022 and have no intention of ever buying it again as long as EA holds the license.
 

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