Formula 1 has cautioned fans who missed out on a ticket to the 2025 season launch event will not be able to enter using passes purchased through a resale website.
The inaugural occasion, which will be held at the O2 Arena in London on February 18, will comprise all 10 teams showcasing their new liveries for the 2025 campaign.
All 20 drivers and their respective team principals will be in attendance as the sport provides a teaser to the season ahead, which will be the 75th in the series’ history.
The tickets, priced from £58 to 113, were released to the public on Friday morning and ended up being sold out within 45 minutes amid a high demand to land a place.
But as has become commonplace with such high-profile public events, numerous tickets started to appear across several resale websites at extortionate price points.
However, F1 has urged people not to succumb to the temptation to purchase such tickets as ones brought through an external source will be inadmissible at the door.
“We are aware that a few tickets for our season launch event at The O2 have been listed on unofficial resale websites,” an F1 statement read.
“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.”
READ MORE – F1 announces 10-team 2025 launch event to celebrate 75th anniversary
