Formula 1 has warned fans not to attempt to purchase tickets to the 2025 live launch event from unofficial ticket resale websites.
Tickets for Formula 1’s ‘F1 75 Live’ on 18th February went on sale today on the official website for the O2 Arena in London, which will host the event.
Fans quickly took to social media to express disappointment when many looking to purchase tickets were told the event had already sold out. Within minutes, tickets appeared on secondary ticket market sites for several times their original values.
Formula 1 has confirmed that tickets for the event sold out in 45 minutes due to the high demand. However, in a statement to RaceFans, FOM urged fans to only seek resale tickets through The O2 Arena’s official resale partner AXS due to concerns tickets sold elsewhere may not be legitimate.
“We are aware that a few tickets for our season launch event at The O2 have been listed on unofficial resale websites,” read the statement. “We can confirm that this is against the terms and conditions of sale and that any tickets bought through an unofficial resale platform are not valid for entry.
“Working with The O2 we have also identified that a number of the listings are fraudulent. We advise all our fans to only buy tickets through theo2.co.uk or via AXS Official Resale.”
The F1 75 Live event is the first coordinated F1 launch event in the sport’s history and will see all ten teams present their liveries for the 2025 season on the same day. Typically, teams have held their own livery and car reveal events over February leading up to pre-season testing. Formula 1 has confirmed the event will be broadcast live.
The 2025 pre-season is expected to attract particular attention due to the volume of driver moves taking place through the field. Most notably, Lewis Hamilton will move from Mercedes to Ferrari, with Carlos Sainz Jnr transferring to Williams. Several rookies will embark on their first full seasons in the series, including Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Oliver Bearman at Haas, Jack Doohan for Alpine and Gabriel Bortoleto joining Sauber.
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