The performance of many of the drivers, and many of the teams in F1 25 is super unrealistic.
Red Bull are far too quick, Verstappen wins near enough every race comfortably, almost as if it's still 2023, and Tsunoda often fighting for high points positions, something he only got a sniff of once in the actual 2025 season. On the flip side, Mercedes are too slow, George rarely gets on the podium, Kimi is almost never in the top 5.
I'm going to quickly run through ever team and driver, and give my thoughts on if they should be buffed, nerfed, or kept the same.
McLaren: The car performance is fine, however Lando could do with a slight buff, I'm 7 races into a save and he's still yet to win a single one.
Red Bull: The car is too quick, it should be nerfed, and I also feel that Tsunoda should be nerfed as well. I was considering if Verstappen needed to be nerfed but it really just comes down to if the nerfed car performance is enough to give other drivers a chance at winning for once.
Mercedes: The car performance should be buffed, and Kimi should be buffed as well.
Ferrari: Both the car performance and Lewis should be nerfed.
Williams: The car performance should be buffed
Racing Bulls: The car performance and Hadjar need a buff.
Haas: Bearman needs to be buffed.
The remaining teams (Aston Martin, Sauber, Alpine) are all okay in terms of car and driver performance, and do not need changing.
I hope these changes are considered as it would make gameplay, especially career mode, much more realistic, and therefore more fun to play.