EA Sports told to 'get real' after F1 25 driver ratings released

Formula 1 fans have been reacting on social media after the initial driver ratings for F1 25 were revealed.

It has been a frantic start to the 2025 F1 season, with two driver changes having already been made.

Liam Lawson was demoted from Red Bull to sister team Visa Cash App Racing Bulls after just two races, replaced by Yuki Tsunoda.

Meanwhile, Alpine brutally axed Australian rookie Jack Doohan after the Miami Grand Prix, with Argentine youngster Franco Colapinto taking over.

At the front of the grid, McLaren have dominated the season so far, with Oscar Piastri leading Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in the standings.

As the 2025 season begins to heat up, EA Sports announced on Thursday the initial driver ratings for the upcoming F1 25 video game, which is set to be released on May 30.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, reigning F1 world champion Verstappen received the highest rating of 95.

The Dutchman was followed by Norris (91) and Ferrari star Charles Leclerc (91).

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has been given a rating of 89, two points higher than 2025 leader Piastri (87).

Meanwhile, the lowest rating on the game was handed to Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar (68), Kimi Antonelli was next with a rating of 72, which was one point lower than the recently axed Doohan (73). (The F1 25 rating for Doohan's replacement at Alpine, Colapinto, is currently unknown.)

Reacting on social media, fans were left unimpressed with a number of the driver ratings.

One fan said: "Lando at the same rating as Charles. Get real."

Another tweeted: "If that’s the case are you changing the ratings as soon as the game comes out? Are these the pre season ratings?"

A third fan added: "Oscar below Lando is wild."

Someone else wrote: "Piastri only getting an 87 overall is criminal."

A fifth commented: "Sainz 90 but Albon 83?! What the f are these ratings?"

Another fan said: "Haha you need to update your ratings I guess... Isack and Kimi rates are a joke NGL. Alonso is overrated imo and Oscar underrated."

F1 will return next weekend with the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which will be held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola.