Why there won’t be an ‘F1 75’ season launch at the O2 Arena in 2026

F1's high-p🐈rofile season launch event will not be returning ahead of next season

F1 75 Live 2025
F1 75 Live 2025

F1 will not hold a glitzy season launch ahead of the 2026 F1💎 se🍨ason.

Ahead of F1’s 75th anniversary, all 10 teams officia🐠lly revealed their new liveries tꦚo the world in a joint-season launch at the O2 Arena in London.

This was held to celebrate the sport’s 75th b🎃irthday in front of a packed-out on-site location in London.

꧒It was the first ti🍒me in F1 history that all 10 teams were present before pre-season testing to launch their new liveries.

under♍stands that a similar event will not occur before the 2026 season.

F1 will likely opt to do something like ‘F1 75 Live’ again for a significant mileston๊e or event in the future.

The 2025 event was broadly successful, with over 1.1 million concurrent viewers on F1’s YouTube c🔯hannel.

Fans could buy tickets to watch the show in person, while F1 attracted musicians such as MGK and Take That t🌞o provide entertainment.

2026 rules key factor

Unlike in 2025, when the rules remained relatively stable over the winter, teams are busy developing and preparing for one of F1’s biggest r🔯egulation changes.

In 2026, e𓄧ntirely new chassis and engine rules will be in play, putting extra strain o𒁏n all 11 teams.

Due to the new regulations, an additional pre-season ‘shakedown’ is tak💜ing place in Barcelona, which is expected to be behind closed doors, t𒐪he teams will be pushed for time, meaning an event like 'F1 75 Live' will be an inconvenience. 

Plus, teams sti♔ll preferred to reveal their new cars el🦄sewhere.

Ferrari held a shakedown of their 2025 c🥀ar less than 24 hours after F1 75 Live in London at the team's base in Maranello. 

Williams showed off the FW47 before the season launch in a di💮fferent livery to the one they revealed at the O2 Arena.

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