EA Sports has revealed the driver ratings for F1 25, and it’s safe to say that some of them will generate intense debates among fans.
The decision to award the highest rating to four-time world champion Max Verstappen with a 95 OVR appears to be the starting point.
Each OVR is composed of four secondary stats: Experience, Racecraft, Awareness, and Pace. The Red Bull driver presents 87 EXP, 96 RAC, 85 AWA, and 96 PAC. Experience as a stat of its own is especially notable, as it explains why young emerging drivers may seem undervalued by the developers.
Drivers like Kimi Antonelli, Oliver Bearman, Isack Hadjar, and Gabriel Bortoleto have done a fantastic job in their rookie year, but their low Experience rating limits their OVR. Oscar Piastri also has a lower OVR due to this particular rule. Currently leading the world championship, the Australian has only 87 OVR, placing him below the much more experienced Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton.
Complete driver ratings for F1 25:
- Max Verstappen (95 OVR)
- Lando Norris (91 OVR)
- Charles Leclerc (91 OVR)
- George Russell (90 OVR)
- Carlos Sainz (90 OVR)
- Lewis Hamilton (89 OVR)
- Fernando Alonso (88 OVR)
- Oscar Piastri (87 OVR)
- Pierre Gasly (86 OVR)
- Esteban Ocon (85 OVR)
- Nico Hülkenberg (84 OVR)
- Alexander Albon (83 OVR)
- Yuki Tsunoda (82 OVR)
- Liam Lawson (80 OVR)
- Lance Stroll (78 OVR)
- Oliver Bearman (74 OVR)
- Gabriel Bortoleto (74 OVR)
- Jack Doohan (73 OVR)
- Andrea Kimi Antonelli (72 OVR)
- Isack Hadjar (68 OVR)
There is still no information on how EA Sports will handle the replacement of Doohan by Franco Colapinto at Alpine. Likewise, it is not clear if the game will have Lawson start the season at Red Bull or swap him with Tsunoda from the beginning.
EA Sports will continue to update the ratings throughout the F1 season, so some of the more adventurous numbers are expected to be modified quickly once the game is available.
