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Formula 1 launched its 2025 season and 75th anniversary in style at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday evening with a breath-taking party of speed, history and showmanship that electrified a packed house of 15,000 fans.

With a production worthy of Hollywood, the evening had everything: lasers, cutting-edge staging, jaw-dropping visuals and just the right amount of chaos to keep fans buzzing. Some teams dazzled with their presentations - Aston Martin might as well take a victory lap already, while others left us scratching our heads.

But one thing’s for sure – F1 succeeded in creating an unforgettable kickoff, building sky-high anticipation for what promises to be a thrilling season. The race to 75 years of history has been incredible, and the road ahead looks even faster.

Atmosphere - F1 75 logo. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
Jack Whitehall (GBR) Comedian. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
Sauber C45. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
Haas VF-25 livery. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
(L to R): Oliver Bearman (GBR) Haas F1 Team with team mate Esteban Ocon (FRA) Haas F1 Team. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
Williams Racing FW47. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
(L to R): Carlos Sainz (ESP) Williams Racing; James Vowles (GBR) Williams Racing Team Principal; and Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
Williams Racing. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
(L to R): Munya Chawawa (GBR) Actor with Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) Racing Bulls and Lawrence Barretto (GBR) Formula 1 Senior Writer Editor. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
Racing Bulls VCARB 02. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
(L to R): Peter Bayer (AUT) Racing Bulls Chief Executive Officer; Isack Hadjar (FRA) Racing Bulls; Munya Chawawa (GBR) Actor; Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) Racing Bulls; Laurent Mekies (FRA) Racing Bulls Technical Director. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
Alpine F1 Team A525. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
Alpine F1 Team A525. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
(L to R): George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 with Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director and Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ITA) Mercedes AMG F1. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
Mercedes AMG F1 W16. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
Mercedes AMG F1 W16. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
Mercedes AMG F1 W16. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
(L to R): Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ITA) Mercedes AMG F1 with Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director and George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
(L to R): Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing and Liam Lawson (NZL) Red Bull Racing. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
(L to R): Liam Lawson (NZL) Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
Liam Lawson (NZL) Red Bull Racing RB21 and Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Ferrari with Frederic Vasseur (FRA) Ferrari Team Principal and Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Ferrari with Frederic Vasseur (FRA) Ferrari Team Principal and Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Ferrari. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Ferrari with Frederic Vasseur (FRA) Ferrari Team Principal and Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Ferrari with Frederic Vasseur (FRA) Ferrari Team Principal and Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Ferrari and Frederic Vasseur (FRA) Ferrari Team Principal. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
Ferrari SF-25. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
Atmosphere. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
Atmosphere. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
Atmosphere. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
Williams Racing FW47 reveal. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
McLaren MCL39. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
Zak Brown (USA) McLaren Executive Director and Andrea Stella (ITA) McLaren Team Principal with the McLaren MCL39. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
(L to R): Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren and Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
Liam Lawson (NZL) Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing. 18.02.2025. Formula One World Championship, F1 75 Live. O2 Arena, London, England. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Imagesmore
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