F1 75 Live: How to watch, performers, storylines, and expectations for F1’s launch

In 1950, Formula 1 disputed the fourth season, but the first season in which the driver crowned the champion was the first FIA World Championship. Over seven races that year, from May to September, fought on circuits, including the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500.

F1 was really born that year.

To celebrate that campaign, F1 is holding its first season-starting event at O2 in London on Tuesday to begin the sport's 75th anniversary season. All 10 teams will be present with drivers and team principals to launch Rebuy before what will be the sport's transformational season.

Here's how you can see, who will play, and everything you need to know with F1 75 Live.

What happens at F1 75 Live?

When F1 announced its season start event last November, Sports promised a “interactive” event featuring “interviews with key figures in the sport, including drivers and team principals, top entertainment and special guest presenters.”

In a recent update on the first launch event for the Formula 1 season, Sports outlined:[t]This reveals a very important colouring that shows off the arrival of red carpets from drivers, team principals and celebrities, world-class act entertainment, and cars moving directly towards the 2025 season. ”

For many people, the main focus is livelies. This is to share the main design for upcoming seasons that will be featured in the Challengers. As the frequency has increased in recent years, teams use special one-off livelies on various tracks to highlight history, whether for promotional purposes. For example, Williams launched the FW47 last week with a special colour that the team would run at the British Grand Prix.

At last year's US Grand Prix, Alpine performed customized colouring to promote future releases Indiana Jones and the GreatA video game developed by MachineGames and published by Bethesda Softworks. That led to these incredible photos in Austin on Thursday:

Alpine F1

Yes, Alpine was kind enough to get me to wear an Indiana Jones hat for a few minutes.

So fans can look at the key paint schemes of each team in 2025 and expect to hear from the drivers and team principals.

As for entertainment, F1 provided detailed information on what fans can expect on Monday.

Who will play?

On Monday, F1 offered another update to F1 75 Live, outlining the event's “Host and Global Music” lineup.

Jack Whitehall hosted the event, “will be taking part in familiar faces from F1TV Laura Winter, Ariana Bravo and Lawrence Barrett all night.”

Several musical acts will be performed at the event, including Kane Brown, MGK and Brian Tyler. Tyler is the creative force behind the F1 theme and appears as his alter ego Do we dream, This is a “completely immersive audio audience experience, exploring the universe and its place through exhilarating, moving music and powerful images. It is an explosive visualization that passes through space and time. It is a journey that encourages people to experience high joy and discover the meaning of themselves.”

So…yeah.

What are the main stories of the F1 75 live?

Beyond the team's designs for next year, with driver lineups and team principals, there are many new faces in new locations, and there are several drivers embarking on their first full season in Formula 1.

Lewis Hamilton is the first Ferrari driver to be revealed.

Ferrari has shown Hamilton's move from Mercedes to Scuderia, including pictures of his first day at the Factory, his first rap at Ferrari, and an incredible behind-the-scenes video from his first few days It slowly unfolded. But now, Hamilton stepped into the red-covered O2 stage and kicked out his first season for the legendary team.

We don't know yet how that season unfolds, but it should certainly be an electric moment.

Another storyline? What do drivers feel about this event? Brian Burke Creative's Brian Burke was the foresight behind the event and the force behind the opening carte event before the first Las Vegas Grand Prix in 2023.

Drivers such as Max Verstappen were critical of the event using Verstappen I'm saying He would rather focus on the “performance side” of the sport. “To me, you can all skip these things,” Verstappen said in 2023.

Do the teams hold individual launch events?

Despite the launch events for the season, some teams are holding their own launch events to reveal not only a special one-off paint scheme, but also the challenger for next season.

As mentioned above, Williams launched the FW47 last week, but with custom-made colouring, the team will run at the 2025 UK Grand Prix. Ferrari will be holding its own launch event on Wednesday, the day after F1 Live. Aston Martin and Mercedes are holding special launch events next week ahead of pre-season testing.

When will the 2025 F1 season begin?

When it's time to see the car on track, it will begin next week in three days with pre-season tests at Bahrain International Circuit. All 10 teams will be active from February 26th to February 28th, leading the Challengers to their pace ahead of the season.

The 2025 F1 season begins with the Australian Grand Prix on March 16th.

How to watch F1 75 Live

Finally, here's how to watch F1 75 Live.

US fans can watch F1 events YouTube Follow the channel, F1 social media channels. You can also stream F1 75 Live on F1TV, the sports streaming service.

Fans outside the US should be able to watch the event on the F1 broadcast channel. For example, UK fans can watch the event on both Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Eventas well as Sky Sports App.