F1 25 launched on Steam wont open the EA app

And thus, it "doesnt know" I am playing f1, and I cannot invite EA friends to play with me.

Troubleshooting I've tried:

• Reinstall EA app
• Delete %AppData%
• Reinstall/Verify F1
• Run everything as an admin
• Delete App Data via the "All Apps" Screen on windows.
• checking if EAbackgroundblalba (dunno the exact name) is running

Something curious happens after manually deleting everything in the AppData of EA. After starting F1 a folder with the folder name "12520668969264147899" appears. Thus, the EA app recognizes something, but doesnt start.

I am pretty much at a loss, because Steam wont refund me and redirects me to EA support, and the EA support cannot help me.

Any ideas what I can do?