Rookie Lobbies in F1 26 are Absolute CHAOS...

EA and Codemasters have finally released the long-awaited 2026 expansion for F1 25. What better way to check it out than to jump online for some chaos?

After a quick session in Time Trial to get up to speed, I head online, but quickly find a snag... we can't actually use the new cars in ranked, so straight-up public lobbies it is.

What could possibly go wrong?

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Timestamps...

00:00 - Intro
01:52 - Time Trial/Handling Thoughts
05:48 - Trying to Find a Ranked Race
07:24 - Public Lobby Race 1
12:36 - Public Lobby Race 2

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