EA F1 25 could be the most accurate representation of the sport in history, as Codemasters confirms the team has been scanning in tracks, upgrading tech, and moreTech16:00, 17 Apr 2025Cars are much more customisable than before(Image: EA)EA F1 2025 will star Lewis Hamilton on the cover of the Iconic Edition and feature Brad Pitt's racing team from the upcoming F1 movie, but the real stars may end up being the tracks themselves.We covered last week how My Team is getting a 2.0 revamp, but this week, the Codemasters team is revealing the excruciating detail in every single track in the game.‌From scanning tracks with LIDAR tech to picking the right trees for each circuit, here's how F1 25 could end up being one of the best-looking games of 2025, plus the new customisation elements for players to experiment with.As part of a behind-closed-doors presentation earlier this month, Codemasters took us through some of the major changes to presentation in F1 25.Article continues belowWhile F1 24 was no slouch (and in fact it's one of the most impressive games to play on PS5 Pro), a series of tracks have been meticulously scanned with LIDAR technology.Tracks have been scanned with incredible detail(Image: EA)Rather than doing this on a random weekend, each was captured during a race weekend, amplifying the detail offered in each. The tracks that got this treatment are Bahrain, Miami, Melbourne, Suzuka and Imola, and Codemasters said it enabled "millions of data points".‌This goes hand-in-hand with a revamp to the track surface shader tech, as well as improved vegetation around each. In fact, Codemasters points out they did their homework on each tree species to ensure each was accurately modelled in their native circuit.Three tracks are playable backwards(Image: EA)While you might not be paying attention to each as you screech past at speed, you'll likely appreciate the new reverse tracks.‌Silerstone, Zandvoort, and the Red Bull Ring are now available to race backwards, opening up fresh tracks to re-learn.While I had been interested in playing F1 25 on my PlayStation 5 Pro, I may need to reconsider.Path tracing adds more realistic lighting(Image: EA)‌That's because PC players get a new Path Tracing feature that will offer more realistic lighting that bounces between light sources and surfaces.And, if you were fed up with the same driver lines again and again, there are now almost twice as many this time around.A new Decal Editor is finally here(Image: EA)‌This time around, there's a new Decal Editor that allows for movable, rotatable, and resizable sponsor decals. Driver numbers can be tweaked with fresh fonts and colours, too, something the community has been asking for for a while.Improving your standing with sponsors in My Team 2.0 will unlock new Title Sponsor Liveries which are much larger and more impressive, while special edition liveries return – only this time, they're applied to the actual cars rather than the F1 World Car.Stepping away from just how pretty the game and its cars are, EA has promised a big new mode in F1 World called Invitationals.‌These are special themed multiplayer events that offer objectives and subsequent rewards, but many will be easier if you have a sort of racing crew with you.That's handy because a new Driver of the Day system in multiplayer will help showcase rivals that drive cleanly or make the most overtakes, so you can send them a friend request.We're still getting through everything EA has shown us so far, but F1 25 is shaping up to be even more of a faithful recreation of the motorsport than its predecessors – and that's saying something.Article continues belowFor the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.‌‌‌