F1® Manager 2023 news & patch notes

The time has come to create your own F1® legacy - F1® Manager 24 is out now!

Grab your copy today and take charge of an official constructor or create your own team for the first time in the series! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2591280/F1_Manager_2024/

F1® Manager 24 is the most comprehensive F1 management experience to date.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/32408ec705984d5523847228d22b2c115a98e1ca.jpg Create a Team - For the first time in the series, create your own team to challenge the grid and forge a new legacy. Mentality System - Manage the personalities and needs of your staff and drivers in the pursuit of success. Dynamic Team AI - Keep your stars happy to avoid allowing rivals to poach your talent. Affiliate Drivers - Build a legacy by fostering talent from F2 & F3 to add to your own affiliate pool. Mechanical Failures - Face ever-evolving challenges and opportunities in races with the introduction of Mechanical Failures. Enhanced Visuals – Refreshed circuit visuals, improved track marbling and enhanced use of real-world data provides the best-looking visual presentation to date. Even More - 2024 F1® Sprint race format, 2024 driver and staff roster, improved approachability, full race weekend simulation, enhanced tutorials, the return of Race Replay and more! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/447b056c55da37de41a7e77c5930302493cfd8ea.jpg Want to know more about the new features in F1® Manager 24? Read our FAQ or watch our Feature Focus deep dive video series over on YouTube. Keep up to date with all things F1® Manager by signing up to our newsletter, or following us across social media.

Lead your team to glory in F1® Manager 24 - the most comprehensive F1® management experience to date! Coming to PC and consoles on July 23rd 2024. Pre-order now 👇 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2591280/F1_Manager_2024/ Manage one of the 10 official teams, or create your own for the first time in the series! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44922028/5193bd2bbebc31e297bbe04e4498b099efad9587.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44922028/2c30babf49ed166df139270eef3669d7aca0856d.jpg Pre-order the F1® Manager 2024 Deluxe Edition now to receive:

• 5 Create A Team Classically Inspired Livery Patterns
• 5 Custom Race Replay Scenarios
• A 10% Pre-order Discount

https://i.imgur.com/nEwWqcg.gif PLUS, all pre-orders of both the Standard and Deluxe Edition will receive an exclusive Create A Team F1® 24 Show Car preset!

Everything You Need to Know About F1® Manager 2024

What is F1® Manager 24?

F1® Manager 24 is the ultimate Formula 1® management simulation, offering unparalleled control over a F1® team as you create a legacy for the record books. Plan and direct your team’s strategy and watch as your driver’s execute your commands in thrilling F1® races, brought to life with a broadcast-quality presentation. Manage your drivers, staff, car development and facilities throughout multiple seasons to give your team the best chance to claim a spot on the Formula 1 podium.

What's new in F1® Manager 24?

A new Formula 1® season has arrived, and with it, the most comprehensive F1® management experience to date. F1® Manager 24 offers a number of new additions including: Create a Team - For the first time in the series, create your own team to challenge the grid and forge a new legacy. Mentality System - Manage the personalities and needs of your staff and drivers in the pursuit of success. Dynamic Team AI - Keep your stars happy to avoid allowing rivals to poach your talent. Affiliate Drivers - Build a legacy by fostering talent from F2 & F3 to add to your own affiliate pool. Mechanical Failures - Face ever-evolving challenges and opportunities in races with the introduction of Mechanical Failures. Enhanced Visuals – Refreshed circuit visuals, improved track marbling and enhanced use of real-world data provides the best-looking visual presentation to date. Even More - 2024 F1® Sprint race format, 2024 driver and staff roster, improved approachability, full race weekend simulation, enhanced tutorials, the return of Race Replay and more! We’ll be diving deeper into many of F1® Manager 24’s new features over the coming months, so be sure to check out the feature timeline for key dates on more details.

Will F1® Manager 24 feature Team Switching at launch?

Yes. All features available in F1® Manager 22 and F1® Manager 23 will be available from launch day, including the ability to switch team and the difficulty options that were introduced to F1® Manager 23 after launch.

What price is F1® Manager 24?

F1® Manager 24 will be available at the following recommended retail prices: Base Game: £29.99/$34.99/€34.99 Deluxe Edition: £39.99/$44.99/€44.99

What is Included in the Deluxe Edition?

F1® Manager 24 includes the following bonuses: F1® 2024 Show Car Preset (Pre-Purchase Only) 5x Create a Team Classically Inspired Livery Patterns 5x Custom Race Replay Scenarios 10% Pre-Purchase Discount

Will there be a boxed edition of F1® Manager 24?

No. We don't have any plans to release a physical boxed version of F1® Manager 24.

What languages will F1® Manager 24 be available in?

VO and interface in F1® Manager 24 will be available in: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, Simplified Chinese Interface only in F1® Manager 24 will be available in: Russian, Polish, Turkish

When will F1® Manager 24 be available to play?

F1® Manager 24 will be available to play on July 23 2024.

Where can you buy F1® Manager 24?

F1® Manager 24 is available to pre-order now! Just head over to the Steam store page to pre-order your preferred edition.

Where can I learn more about F1® Manager 24?

Follow our social channels or subscribe to the F1® Manager newsletter to keep up with the latest news! We'll be sharing more on this year's game as we head towards launch. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44922028/6c573b2c62b2015e8893e8accfad847935f98326.jpg Follow F1® Manager on Facebook | X | Instagram | TikTok Subscribe to the F1® Manager YouTube Join the Discord

Lead your team to glory in F1® Manager 2024, launching this Summer.

A new Formula 1® season has arrived, packed with 24 races, new cars, new Team Principals and an updated F1® Sprint race format. Start your career as one of 10 official F1® teams or create your own for the very first time.

Create a Team

Create your own custom team to challenge the grid and forge a new legacy. Customise every element of your team from your setup and livery design to logo and racing suits. Recruit the right staff and drivers and negotiate with sponsors for placement on your car. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/c114256dd8ff662d8a5c5f9b9c8157032707aa6b.jpg

Deeper Management

Keep your drivers and staff motivated using the comprehensive new mentality system and dynamic contract negotiations. Take control of your team’s facilities and focus your driver’s development as you execute your vision. Improved rival team AI, including the new threat of staff and driver poaching, provides an unpredictable and dynamic challenge year-on-year. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/f04929f23a8ffc60c7b592a589b1bc0d863b0d75.jpg

F1 Races Brought To Life

Experience the thrills of an F1® race from a new perspective, with improved racing behaviour and dynamic new cameras bringing the racing simulation to life. Devise a winning strategy for every race and give your drivers commands to maximise results but be wary of mechanical failures disrupting even the strongest of strategies. F1® Manager 24 will be launching this Summer. Wishlist now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2591280/F1_Manager_2024/ Be sure to tune in to the next episode of Frontier Unlocked, live on Twitch and YouTube at 6PM GMT on Wednesday 27th March to learn more.

Hello folks! Update 1.10 is now live! This release contains a multitude of fixes and adjustments, especially on UI and gameplay presentation.

Game Stability

• Fixed crash that could occur when multiple cars are involved a collision resulting in an investigation
• Further GPU stability improvements

Race Sim

• Improved pit releases to prevent cars being held back from traffic unnecessarily
• 'Avoid Kerbs' command tweaked to reduce cornering speeds more appropriately
• Increased base tyre wear rate for Attack and Aggressive pace modes to improve strategy variety and authenticity

Team Management

• Fixed occurrences of design centre being shut down for 2 days longer than stated in email

Presentation

• Updated car screens to improve presentation of various part states
• Added staff photo for Jonathan Wheatley
• Fixed Lance Stroll missing career history entry for 2022
• Added alert icons to Driver/Staff tab and screens when less than 3 months remaining on a contract
• Added "Data Not Available" state in Data View when no lap history present, rather than a blank screen
• Increased delay on mouse repeat button presses, to prevent potential photo sensitivity issues
• Fixed occurrences of fanfare is not displayed when driver rating changes
• Fixed occurrences of text on 'Design' and 'Research' buttons overrunning edges
• Fixed occurrences of 'Pit Options' button reducing in size
• Fixed disproportionately small edit button on Pit Crew screen on Xbox
• Fixed 'Restore Defaults' and 'Apply Settings' buttons not working when Settings is opened whilst in Pit Options, when using a controller
• Fixed new season fanfare appearing incorrectly when opting to switch team
• Added SFX for new season fanfare
• Fixed inconsistent Pit Lane Time Loss detail in Circuit Overview screens

Animation

• Fixed occurrence of engineers clipping into car jack in race weekend background shots
• Fixed occurrence of engineers fiddling with empty air in race weekend background shots

Art

• Updated DRS zones on Miami circuit map
• Fixed grass appearing in front of camera at Barcelona
• Fixed static Rolex clock time display at Barcelona & Hungary
• Fixed distorted foliage appearing around Spa

Race Replay

• Fixed Hungarian Starting Grid displaying polesitter as "undefined"
• Fixed player's best finishing position not being displayed after completing Monza Race Moment

Thank you as always for your continued feedback and support!

🏁 RACE MOMENT ADDED: Season Finale 🏁 In the last race of 2023 and Franz Tost's last race in charge of AlphaTauri, Tsunoda finds himself temporarily in the lead. With degrading tyres, and a variety of pit strategy options to choose from, he'll need to consider his next steps carefully. Can AlphaTauri find the right strategy to secure enough points to overtake Williams in the Constructors' standings? The Abu Dhabi GP Race Moment is playable in game now!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/36edef9e237a449a21d864aad4a2a9d8d6b241b4.png 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 STARTING GRID ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ Finish strong at the #AbuDhabiGP in the final race of the 2023 season. The latest Starting Grid is live now!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/9555151edd819906a979fab86a1f43a36e5f0dc7.jpg ♦️ RACE MOMENT ADDED: Everything on Red ♣️ It's time for Ferrari to play their hand in the #VegasGP! Leclerc races for the lead while Sainz fights through the pack after an early spin. Will you go all in and call Red Bull's bluff to deliver a dazzling result for the Scuderia?

Hi folks! With the Abu Dhabi GP round the corner, let's rewind the season and look back on all the Race Replay challenges from this year! Which was your favourite? 🏎️

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/90c5bace140fb54c060f003d4dda225b49c0d069.jpg 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 STARTING GRID ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ 🎲 Roll the dice and try your luck in the #VegasGP with the latest Starting Grid! Live now!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/71623824b68c861443a32691b7b68470ee32074b.png Viva Las Vegas! Got a strategy ace up your sleeve? Think you can gamble on tyre tactics? F1 Manager 23 is on sale now! Save up to 53% on the game, just in time for the Las Vegas GP!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/73408cc40648a079a26b1ff714863817a5c922e9.jpg RACE MOMENT ADDED: Samba De Alonso After a resurgence of their pace in qualifying, and a series of incidents and retirements at the start of the Brazil Grand Prix™, Aston Martin now have both drivers in the top 5. With all cars needing another stop, they'll need to execute precisely timed strategies until the finish. Can Stroll and Alonso counter an aggressive charge from Pérez and secure extra points for the team?

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/0f177604770294c747935919713ff706ec6bcfd3.jpg 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 STARTING GRID ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ Rewrite the start of the Brazil GP for Charles and Ferrari with the latest Starting Grid! Now live in F1 Manager 23!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/c874c9a465fa65e718716a0d931b5fa6ce36bf98.jpg RACE MOMENT ADDED: Ricciardo's Return After a mid-race restart, Ricciardo and Tsunoda are P6 & P8... In the final stint, with Russell on degrading medium tyres, can Ricciardo catch him and steal a sensational finish at the Mexico GP?

Hello folks! As you may have noticed, with Update 1.9, we added two different difficulty options to your settings menu! These options will be present at the start of a new career, as well as in the settings menu for current saves. Both "Standard" options offer the default F1 Manager 23 experience, prior to Update 1.9. Many within the F1 Manager community have expressed a desire to have more flexibility when it comes to the game’s difficulty. These options have been added to give you more decisions about how you take on the world of F1. Below, we’ll explain what these options are and the impact they’ll have on your career.

RACE AI DIFFICULTY

The race AI difficulty options allow you to choose one of the following three presets. Each option will adjust the way AI approaches their use of driver commands and race management options available to them. This will affect race difficulty across Sprint and Race sessions but NOT Practice and Qualifying. Easy: Unsurprisingly, this is the easiest option! Other teams will be conservative and display minimal aggression in races. This option is ideal for new players. Standard: Other teams will use a range of strategic and tactical approaches, making races a challenge. The recommended F1 Manager experience. Hard: Other teams will be highly intelligent and aggressively efficient with their strategies and tactics. A demanding experience.

CAR DEVELOPMENT AI DIFFICULTY

Car development AI difficulty options have also been introduced to offer more variance to your gameplay experience away from the racing action. There are three options here that will affect the way AI develop their cars, which will ultimately affect how much of a challenge they pose over the course of a season. Easy: It will be easy to develop your car at a competitive rate against other teams. Ideal for new players. Standard: Consistent car development projects will be required to develop your car at a competitive rate against other teams. The recommended F1 Manager experience. Hard: An in-depth approach to car development projects will be required to develop your car at a competitive rate against other teams. These options should add up to make your experience of F1 Manager 23 more flexible, giving you more opportunities to build a worthy legacy across many seasons or provide you with more memorable action on race days! Thank you as always for your valuable feedback, we will of course be monitoring feedback around these new settings to ensure everything is running smoothly. If you have feedback to provide, please join the F1 Manager Discord.

Hello folks! Update 1.9 is now rolling out across all platforms! This update brings further fixes and improvements based on community feedback, as well as adding new Career Difficulty options for both Race Sim AI and AI Car Development. Game Stability

• Optimised memory usage during cinematics
• Intel GPUs without active driver development now default to DX11 for improved stability

Game Difficulty

• Added 'Career Difficulty' options for Race Sim AI and AI Car Development

Race Sim

• Added penalty investigations
• Added “Investigation: No penalty given” outcome for incidents not warranting a time penalty

Race Weekend

• Enabled AI to fit new car parts between races, rather than only on race day; resulting in more informative car comparison data
• Updated recommended strategies for Jeddah
• Adjusted start times for P2 on Sprint weekends
• Fixed audio reactions to constructor title win not triggering when won during a Sprint
• Fixed audio reactions to dominant constructor title win referring to a "close" title win when won during a Sprint
• Updated Singapore GP lap total from 63 to 62
• Fixed Alonso Sprint win triggering Grand Prix win commentary lines
• Fixed grid lights staying on after race start
• Updated medium speed sections on Marina Bay circuit map
• Updated DRS zones on Hermanos Rodríguez, Red Bull Ring, and Suzuka circuit maps
• Updated circuit speed on Barcelona circuit map

Presentation

• Fixed main driver name appearing in replays instead of reserve driver when used in Practice
• Fixed sponsor obligation targets not displaying when progressing to screen using R2 button
• Fixed Recent History screen in Board Profile showing current drivers for previous seasons
• Fixed Race Moment briefly, incorrectly displaying as "On Target" in data view
• Fixed "Go to..." link not working when multiple fanfares are triggered simultaneously
• Fixed Play/Stop Team Intro button not working when using a controller during new career setup
• Updated "Last Lap" notification to say "Final Lap"
• Fixed starting grid positions not displaying on Race Preparation screen
• Fixed "DRS Disabled" message appearing instead of "DRS Enabled" after loading a mid-session save

Inbox

• Fixed rival team principal email stating signed driver is "with us for now" on Jan 1st, after driver is signed on Dec 31st
• Fixed rival team principal stating "It could be going better" in F1 Monthly update, when in first place
• Fixed repetition of "chassis" in email when rushed car part design project is delayed
• Stopped "Skip sponsorship obligation" email dilemma being sent after final race

Animation

• Improved lighting in garage scenes during night races
• Fixed mechanic clipping through chair in garage
• Adjusted cameras used for Bahrain intro cinematic
• Fixed bottle clipping and shaking in Monaco podium scenes
• Fixed camera view being obscured by set on post-race reaction cinematic

Thank you, as always, for your continued feedback and support! We’ll have another Under Investigation post soon to highlight the areas our development team are focussing on for the next update to F1 Manager 23. If you wish to provide feedback on the game, please join our Discord

Hey folks! Update 1.8 is now rolling out across all platforms and looks to address a number of community raised topics as well as general bug and stability fixes: Race Sim

• Fixed AI using same tyre compound for entire race after red flag in Sprints
• Fixed AI using same tyre compound for entire race after saving on pre-race screen
• Improved the level of impact of rubber on track across sessions
• Reduced the chances of car-on-car collisions during Practice and Qualifying and slightly increased the chance of spins and running wide during Qualifying
• Fixed cars slowing down in Singapore sector 3
• Further improvements made to drivers avoiding crashed/stationary cars on track
• Improvements made to traffic in Qualifying causing issues for cars on flying laps
• Ensured Q3 soft tyre is unlocked for all drivers, including those that didn't make Q3
• Fixed issue where optimal pit lap dilemma would sometimes not pause the race
• Fixed issue where flying lap count set sometimes was not followed in the session

Race Calendar

• Updated Monza to be an ATA qualifying weekend Team Switching
• Fixed issue where Board Confidence could show as 'Disappointing' after joining new team
• Corrected body text of new team email when switching teams

Team Management

• Re-balanced Research/Design slider expertise gains
• Fixed total cost of hiring calculating incorrectly when hiring replacement driver/staff for next season
• Fixed Car Building attribute having inverse effect
• Fixed hired F2/F3 drivers from still appearing in F2/F3 standings

Pit Crew & Pit Stops

• Fixed exploit that allowed pit crew to remain at 100% fatigue between races with no penalty
• Adjusted pit crew xp gain and degradation rates
• Fixed first day of month not counting toward stat degradation
• Increased variation of AI pit stop times
• Fixed issue where total pit stop time did not match sum of actions in pit stop breakdown

Animation

• Fixed Charles Leclerc patchy LOD hair in cinematics (Sorry Charles!)
• Fixed garage scene showing member of pit crew wearing drivers helmet
• Fixed clipping in Marina Bay intro cinematic
• Fixed clipping in garage shots

Presentation

• F1 driver photos updated
• Fixed projected cost cap UI not updating correctly
• Fixed issue where scrolling scouting menus with a controller was unpredictable after highlighting bookmark column
• Fixed code string appearing in Next Season Staff tooltip 
• Fixed 'Race Winner' appearing on event view in Practice and Qualifying
• Fixed replaced driver being displayed next to 'Renewal' after changing driver position during contract renewal
• Fixed 'Seasons as team principal' not updating on profile page
• Fixed panel borders appearing incorrectly when 'Laps to go' notification appears
• Updated run plan descriptions to clarify that out laps are counted in the run plan
• Fixed email reading '0 days to go' after renewing contract on last day of year
• Fixed issue where times set by drivers in Q2 and Q3 were sometimes not visible until hovered over after simulating session
• Updated chevrons on tyre state when overheating to more accurately reflect impact on wear rate

Game Stability

• Fixed crash that could occur when designing new suspension, then highlighting “Brake Cooling”
• Fixed progression blocker when hiring a reserve driver at end of season
• Fixed softlock that could occur when repeatedly pressing R2/RT controller buttons during end of season fanfares
• Fixed softlock that could occur after pressing New Career with existing save games present
• Fixed progression blocker that could occur when designing car part during tutorial
• Game will now pause when Steam overlay is opened during a race

As always, thank you for your continued feedback and support! In the coming weeks we’ll have another Under Investigation post highlighting what we’re looking at for the next update and beyond. If you wish to share any feedback with us directly, please join our Discord!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/fd7c56172c4977ec994c5cc347c2d5a5b4233738.jpg RACE MOMENT ADDED: Suzuka Showdown Alpha Tauri are eager to impress at Yuki's home race! Tsunoda and Lawson are at the edge of the points, Gasly is catching up on fresher tyres Manage your stops wisely, and work as a team to score much-needed points at the Japanese GP.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/ecc3c30f3ae8b8be017276d1709ebcf92b7b069c.jpg 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 STARTING GRID ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ The Starting Grid for the #JapaneseGP has been added to Race Replay mode! Which team are you rewriting the race for? 🗣️ 👇

Hey folks, We are pleased to confirm the following will be addressed in our next update, 1.8. Note that the full change list will be shared alongside the update.

Update 1.8 Changes

• Research/Design slider expertise gains have been rebalanced.
• Fixed Projected Cost Cap UI not updating correctly.
• Updated F1 Driver photos to 2023 versions.
• Fixed AI cars attempting a single-compound strategy in these scenarios:
• After saving on the pre-race screen, having manually played a practice or qualifying session.
• After a red flag occurs in a sprint race, having manually played a practice or qualifying session.

• Improved the level of impact of rubber on track across sessions.
• Reduced the chances of car-on-car collisions during Practice and Qualifying and slightly increased the chance of spins and running wide during Qualifying.
• Fixed cars slowing down in Singapore Sector 3.
• Further improvements made to drivers avoiding crashed/stationary cars on track.
• Improvements made to traffic in Qualifying causing issues for cars on flying laps.
• Updated Monza to be an ATA qualifying weekend .
• Fixed progression blocker when hiring a reserve driver at end of season.

We are currently investigating the following for a future update:

Under Investigation

• Game difficulty options.
• ‘Racing Incidents' (non-penalty incidents).
• Balancing the impact of ‘Avoid High Kerbs’ on tyre condition.
• Car part improvement presentation

Note that our design and development teams are working on much more than the above for long-term improvements. If your issue has not been addressed in a previous patch or is not listed here, you can report any bugs or issues here: https://issues.frontierstore.net/reported-issues/f1-manager-23 Thank you for all your continued feedback! The F1 Manager 23 Team

A brand new Race Moment is now available to take on in F1® Manager 23!

With the Red Bulls on the back foot in Singapore, Mercedes sense a rare chance for glory. Mid way through the race, they find themselves in 2nd and 4th. Now, they must decide when to push, while navigating a treacherous track that could easily lead to another safety car or a DNF. Can you make the right calls to achieve a momentous result for Mercedes?

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/b5848b3569a7a02d42249e4fcfc5727913a7f6e5.jpg 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 STARTING GRID ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ The Starting Grid for the #SingaporeGP has been added to F1 Manager 23! Will you recreate the CarLando special or change the results for someone else? 🤔

Hello folks, We've taken you through the driver management side of the game in our previous guide, so now it's time to cover the other staff you'll manage as Team Principal in F1® Manager 23... {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/44e8d2fd1b7ebec62bff136efcb1c4e729bbf9f5.jpg While the drivers may be the face of a team, they won’t go anywhere fast without the right staff backing them up. A host of engineers, pit crew, and scouts make the team successful. Between them, they design and build the car, keep it running smoothly on race day, and make sure that the most talented drivers a team can afford are always at the wheel. In this F1® Manager 23 staff guide, you will learn what each role brings to the team and how you can develop them. While car setups and drivers should be your focus on race day, it's your staff who will keep your team competitive across the seasons.

Vehicle development

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/36d2339f05b663b75cfab9d47754e83492247d97.jpg The car that finishes a season significantly differs from the one that starts it. A team of engineers is constantly looking for ways to improve the car’s design, eke out another kilometre per hour, generate a little more downforce to help on the corners, and better the chassis’ airflow to cool the engine. These slight upgrades can make the difference between a championship winner and missing out on the podium entirely. Two roles on your staff impact the development of new car parts: the Technical Chief and Head of Aerodynamics. The former oversees all aspects of car development, while the latter focuses wholly on the car's components that dictate airflow. The higher their skills, the larger the performance increase they add to a new part. You can see your staff’s impact in the Expertise and Facilities bonus applied to the new part’s attributes. On the Staff window, you can see a clear breakdown of each chief’s abilities. While you don’t work directly with the engineers your staff manage, you can hire a larger team by upgrading the Design Centre facility, which speeds up their work. When creating a new component, you choose how many of your engineers will work on the project and set the pace of their work – Normal, Rushed, or Intense. Normal is the default, whereas you can have the work completed more quickly if you set it to Rushed (though you will have to pay a premium), and if you choose Intense, then the job will cost even more, but the team will learn more about developing the part in the process, adding a bonus to future development.

Trackside support

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/241c3b4b0f937ff728e19701fd8fe3eab6ee5445.jpg Come race day, the heads of the development department take a backseat to see how all their hard work will perform on the circuit. Here, the quality of your Race Engineers, Sporting Director, and Pit Crew pays off. The Race Engineer is your driver’s primary contact on the track and plays a vital role in each stage of a race weekend. During Practice, they collate feedback on the car’s balance, and you use this information to adjust the setup, increasing your driver’s confidence in the car’s performance. The better a communicator your Race Engineer is, the faster they collect feedback, letting you make those tweaks more quickly, in turn creating more time for your driver to stay on track building their Track Acclimatisation and Car Parts Knowledge. Those two stats and Setup Satisfaction make up a significant portion of your driver’s confidence, dictating their performance in Qualifying and the race itself. For a more detailed look at this process, read the F1® Manager 23 Setups guide. If the driver and Race Engineer have a good relationship and the support staff has a good Composure rating, they will reduce the confidence loss that comes with mistakes on the track. A Race Engineer who can keep their head under pressure can keep a driver focused after locking up on a turn, keeping them ready to overtake when the opportunity arises. For more information about the impact of confidence on a race, read the F1® Manager 23 Drivers guide. The final duty of the Race Engineer is to relay strategy to the driver during a race. While you set the strategy for each driver, your Race Engineer will tell them when they’re approaching a planned pit stop and say when it’s the optimum lap to conduct a tyre change. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/c3a3eaf67696512bd50e527a788a6d26b5fcf1a0.jpg The pit stop is when your Sporting Director and Pit Crew step up. The Pit Crew swap out tyres and broken components during Practice, Qualifying, and the race. The better they are at their job, the shorter the pit stop and the less likely they make a time-sapping mistake. You have to pit in most Grand Prix races, so if you can do it slightly faster than your opponents, you will gain precious seconds. It’s through your Sporting Director that you direct the training schedule of the Pit Crew, maximising their ability but also making sure they don’t become fatigued and liable to make a mistake during a Grand Prix.

Never stop growing

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/2e956fafeb7e9e4f7c2b6088411ebfa891c4fbf8.jpg Like your drivers, your staff can learn new tricks. Every week of the season, they learn more about their jobs and develop their skills. Left to their own devices, staff members will improve their attributes equally, but you can also tell them to focus on specific skill sets. For instance, telling your Technical Chief to focus on Structure will see them get better at designing new Chassis, Underfloor, and Suspension at the expense of improving their knowledge of Rear Wings. You can speed up their training by investing in the Team Hub. This facility also increases their morale, making them perform their duties better and making it more likely they will renegotiate their contract with you to stay on the team.

Finding new talent

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/df10e319ea0d4cc7d9c29951b342dc5e7e7a921b.jpg The final role on your staff isn’t focused on your race performance, they look to your team’s future. Under your direction, your scouts will spend days studying potential hires to reveal their stats and how likely they are to want to move from their current team. You can use scouts to learn about new drivers, but you can also direct them to look into replacements for any of your primary staff. After all, a highly skilled Head of Aerodynamics may not get behind the wheel, but they can have as significant an impact on your team’s performance as a good driver can, especially if they stay with you for multiple seasons. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/d4f1f3dd663ec85a671a8aa8e7219cb70328418e.jpg If your team isn’t performing as well as you’d like, as Principal, you should look not just at the drivers but also at the staff. A weak link can have broad ramifications, holding back a car’s development or leading to disappointing lap times on race day. If you support your staff, keeping their training focused and morale high, they will elevate your team and get your driver within reach of pole position. Looking for more tips? Join our Discord or jump into the forum here on Steam and swap strategies with other players!

Hey folks, it's time for another guide! This one gives you more info (and advice) on setups in F1® Manager 23... {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/3633a5668f19ad7dee3fe1534e3ee9611d5dd7ca.jpg Vehicle balance is the most significant factor in driver confidence and the best way to prepare your talent for race day. Driver Confidence is a critical variable in F1® Manager 23’s races. When confidence is high, drivers will perform consistently lap after lap and take opportunities to overtake their opponents. When low, the risk of making a mistake increases, seeing them lock up on turns, shy away from attempting overtakes, and potentially even crash. The most crucial factor in Driver Confidence is Setup Satisfaction, representing how comfortable the driver is with the car’s balance. Setup Satisfaction accounts for a significant share of a driver’s confidence going into a race, so we've put together this handy guide to help you learn everything you need to know about this vital system.

Practice makes perfect

F1® Manager 23 setups take time; you are unlikely to find the optimal balance on the first try. While your driver will spend a race weekend’s practice sessions focusing on learning the track, your attention should be on tweaking and adjusting the vehicle to make it perfect for race day. Your attention here will lead to a better performance in qualifying and the race itself. Race weekends usually begin with three back-to-back Practice sessions, where drivers can learn the track and familiarise themselves with their vehicle. As your drivers participate, as well as increasing their Track Acclimatisation and Car Parts Knowledge scores, they will collect feedback on the current balance of the car. There are five areas they can give feedback on to their Race Engineer – Oversteer, Braking Stability, Cornering, Traction, and Straights – ranging from bad to optimal. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/11b7b11e12b68caa9a24084e7b114d4a7e1696d1.jpg Once your driver has collected feedback and pitted their car, you will see their satisfaction with the current setup and suggestions for improvement.

Tweak, tweak, and tweak again

While the car is in the pits, you can tweak it to find the optimal balance for its components. A slider represents each area of the car, with the current setting appearing as a white marker and the driver’s feedback as a blue boundary. By making minor adjustments to the car’s Front Wing Angle, Rear Wing Angle, Anti-Roll Distribution, Tyre Camber, and Toe-Out, you can move the white markers on the setup sliders, aligning them within the blue boundaries. Each component you adjust impacts multiple aspects of the car’s balance. Changes made to Toe-Out, for instance, will change both Braking Stability and Cornering. Adjusting some components, such as the Front and Rear Wing, will impact every aspect of the car’s balance, sending the sliders in different directions. You will often need to tweak multiple components to find the perfect setup. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/a7618e641a4a7e27f2f8d732bae6132ef21614a0.jpg Once you’ve confirmed the changes, your pit crew will make the adjustments, and your driver will return to the track, gathering fresh feedback on the new setup. When they next pit, the blue boundaries will narrow, allowing you to make finer adjustments, bringing the car closer to an optimal balance. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/6a71fa6b20e0be925b68e75c89fc84f3cdbb04c4.jpg Often, when your driver first feeds back on the car’s setup, you will discover your adjusted settings, while better than before, fall outside of the updated blue boundary. Make your adjustments and get the setup within the blue range, and the driver will again test the car and provide feedback – though, if you get the marker inside the smaller boundary, they will always be happier than before.

Communication is key

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/3c7d9620579ca2162fce6f1a42039bda9cc8d790.jpg While you have final control over a car’s setup, making all the adjustments yourself, your driver’s relationship with their Race Engineer can give you an advantage. The Race Engineer is the person who has direct contact with the driver while they’re on the circuit, and it’s they who communicate that to the pit crew. The higher a Race Engineer’s Feedback stat, the faster they can gather feedback from a driver, and the sooner you can pit the car to adjust its balance. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/2b3eacec0f9b74e8d13aec90d5cd1d83745a7503.jpg

Know when to stop

It’s important to remember that a driver’s satisfaction score is only confirmed once they’ve had time to collect feedback on a setup. So all of your adjustments are for nothing if your driver goes into Qualifying with an untested car, even if you got all of the sliders within the blue boundaries. For this reason, you should aim to make all of your adjustments in the first two practice sessions and leave the third for the drivers to focus on developing their Track Acclimatisation and Car Parts Knowledge. It’s essential to remember this for Sprint weekends, where you only have one practice session before qualifying. You only have time to adjust the car once or twice before your drivers try to secure a place on the starting grid. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/efa46ea7bef72afbd5b707f69aea3ffe0560793c.jpg While you should tailor a car to upcoming Grands Prix by developing parts that are suited to the circuit, such as a rear wing that improves low-speed cornering at São Paulo or a chassis that allows for a higher top speed at Baku, you shouldn’t skip the opportunity to perfect each car’s setup. While you can simulate Practice sessions, left to their own devices, your team will rarely find as good a balance as you will. With Setup Satisfaction accounting for half of your Driver’s Confidence ahead of a race, taking the time to balance your cars is a way for you to impact the outcome of each race directly. Looking for more tips? Join our Discord or jump into the forum here on Steam and swap strategies with other players!

A brand new Race Moment is now available to take on in F1® Manager 23!

Starting 1st and 3rd, Ferrari hoped to perform well in front of their adoring Italian fans. However, after 15 laps of fiercely defending his lead, Sainz locks up into turn 1, allowing Max to edge past him. Despite Ferrari’s top speed advantage, Red Bull are starting to take charge of the race. Guide Ferrari's strategy to help them fight back and achieve an impressive result for the Tifosi.

Hello folks, We recently shared a detailed introduction to your role as Team Principal, in our F1® Manager 23 Beginner’s guide. In this post, we're going into more detail on drivers... {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/5a68957a6917f90e2c70889d209d8175a74eb845.jpg You can spend years developing an F1® car capable of winning the Constructors’ Championship, but you won't get near the podium without a world-class driver to drive it. In F1® Manager 23, drivers are the heart of your team, and you need to spend time fostering their skills, building their confidence ahead of race day, and keeping their morale high if you want a chance to win the season. As Team Principal your impact on your drivers will make the difference between success and failure on the tarmac. This F1® Manager 23 Drivers guide will give you an overview of how drivers work and what you need to pay attention to in your first season.

Not all drivers are created equal

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/876c342ba75cf32c93a74c3197238ffc3a448793.jpg Every driver in F1® has different strengths and weaknesses. Max Verstappen has the edge over Lewis Hamilton when it comes to defending overtakes. Still, Hamilton has better control of his vehicle, reducing his chance of on-track incidents, like locking his brakes or spinning on a turn. In F1® Manager 23, you can see a breakdown of your driver's abilities on the Drivers window. You can see individual scores for their skills, such as cornering, overtaking, and braking. All those attributes combine to make an overall score for each driver. Though you can see the detailed breakdown of your drivers, you can only see the overall score of other teams’ drivers. For more information, you must send your scouts to analyse their performance.

Foster the talent you have

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/1daa27f74003ad1574d251c324ae9ab1944fe2a8.jpg Your drivers will continue to develop their skills across a season, from the experience they gain on the track and in simulator practice between race events. After analysing their abilities in the Drivers window, you can tell your talent which areas they should focus on improving. For instance, a driver that spends time working on Driving Standards will get better at overtaking and defending. If you invest in facility upgrades like the Race Simulator, drivers' skills will develop more quickly. Though, you will see the fastest development in younger drivers. So, if you believe a driver isn’t currently performing at the level you need, you will need to make the call on whether you can support them until they have improved their skills or if you will need to bring in a new face. Each driver also has a Development Rate that decreases with age. If your older drivers aren’t achieving results on the track, it’s up to you to decide how much leeway you give to an underperforming veteran, as it may be time to look to the future with younger, fast-improving talent.

Driver Confidence

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/7a43d760f8b17b0a9b5daf1123e9d6afaa1311b3.jpg Drivers aren’t simply numbers on a page in F1® Manager 23; you must ensure they’re comfortable behind the wheel in every race. One of the biggest boosts you can give yourself in a Grand Prix is ensuring your drivers are confident on race day. A driver with low confidence is at a higher risk of making a mistake on the track, so to get the best out of them, you need to make sure they start the race focused on the win. Drivers can suffer hits to their confidence during the race, too. If they can’t fight off an overtake, lock up on a turn, or are involved in a collision, it will leave them shaken, and they will become more likely to make a mistake. However, having a good relationship with their Race Engineer can reduce that loss of confidence. The critical part of a race weekend when a driver builds up their confidence is during Practice. Ahead of most races, drivers have three sessions to drive around the track, getting acclimatised to the circuit and the car and making tweaks to the vehicle's balance so it’s well adapted to the needs of the Grand Prix.

Track Acclimatisation and Car Parts Knowledge

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/74214f383574b9d364a98c3f9ae4f3c9f84d67ac.jpg Track Acclimatisation is a stat that represents your driver’s familiarity with the layout of a circuit. The more time a driver spends looping the track in Practice, the higher this stat will become. Over the course of three sessions, so long as they don’t spend too long in the pits making adjustments to their car, drivers will enter Qualifying with a strong knowledge of the circuit. Car Parts Knowledge represents a driver’s familiarity with each part fitted to their vehicle. Whereas Track Acclimatisation resets to zero between race events, with the driver having to learn each track anew, a driver’s Car Parts Knowledge carries between races. However, when you fit new parts into a car, their familiarity with the vehicle will reduce, and they must build that stat again.

Setup Satisfaction

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/3b9588bfe15221b8eb642265c4f16c2d39035e5c.jpg Track Acclimatisation and Car Parts Knowledge are important, each representing a share of a driver’s pre-race confidence , but by far the most significant factor is Setup Satisfaction. This score shows how well the car is balanced to the circuit they’re racing on. This single stat contributes to half of a driver’s confidence, so you shouldn’t ignore it. As your drivers participate in practice, they will gather feedback on their car’s performance and communicate it to their Race Engineer. When they’ve had enough time in the car, they will also tell you how satisfied they are with the current setup, marking it as a score out of 100% and grading different elements of the car between bad and optimal. You then can adjust various aspects of the vehicle and address your driver’s feedback. Your driver will then retest the car and tell you if you can improve it further. The closer you get a driver’s Setup Satisfaction to 100%, the more confident they will be in the race.

Driver Morale

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/f373a8bf6f6a4afc0ff0656bfbd4de20461aa21b.jpg Your drivers’ morale also impacts their confidence. This is a stat based on how happy they are in their contract, how well they get on with the rest of the staff, and how proud they are to be part of the team. A winning team is a happy team, and performing well at race weekends will raise your driver’s morale, but that’s only one of the ways you can keep your drivers buoyed up. The Race Engineer is a driver’s primary point of contact on the track. The longer a driver and race engineer work together, the higher that affinity will become, though sometimes, as Team Principal, you will be asked to intervene if relationships sour. You can also boost morale by investing in facilities such as the Team Hub and Memorabilia Room. High morale also plays a key role when it comes to contract negotiation. The higher a driver’s morale, the more patience they will have with your offers. Should your first offer be declined, they will give feedback on why they turned it down and allow you to try again. Drivers with low morale may shut down negotiations, forcing you to find a replacement when their term expires.

Scouting new talent

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/5ceedff67858c2200af6dcd8294e0331207422f4.jpg The current champions of F1® have a lot of young talent hot on their heels, with new winners every week in the F2® and F3® Championships. While you foster your current drivers and develop their skills, a good F1® Principal will also keep track of the drivers in the Feeder Series. If you see a driver doing well in the race reports, you can tell your scouts to give them a closer look. They will provide a detailed breakdown of a driver’s skills and discover how happy they are in their current contracts, giving you the information you need to make a competitive offer. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/d4f1f3dd663ec85a671a8aa8e7219cb70328418e.jpg If you hope to take the top spot in the Constructors’ Championship in F1 Manager 23, you will need your drivers on side and as dedicated to coming first as you are. You should take advantage of every system in your hands to bolster their morale and confidence. Leading your drivers’ development and directing them on the track during a race weekend is a core part of your work as a Team Principal. If you can keep their confidence and morale high by managing their staff relations and taking the time to make them comfortable in their vehicle each Grand Prix, then your drivers will pay you back with consistent performance on the circuit. Looking for more tips? Join our Discord or jump into the forum here on Steam and swap strategies with other players!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/52fbf51a8abb09799fc5bba5d7d5ac9826363ad5.jpg 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 STARTING GRID ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ The Starting Grid for the Italian GP has been added to Race Replay mode! Monza brought high-speed thrills and inter-team battles up and down the grid. Who are you taking charge of?

Hey folks! Based on investigation following community feedback we are rolling back the following change to its 1.5 behaviour: • Fixed an issue where car part design and research projects were not generating the appropriate amount of expertise gain when the sliders were moved This reversion will only affect the above, all other 1.6 changes will remain and this will work with your existing saves so there’s no need to restart your career! We'll be investigating this issue further and will have more news on this soon. Thank you for your continued feedback and support!

Hello folks! We are very pleased to announce that Update 1.6 is rolling out now to all platforms! This update brings more stability improvements as well as addressing many community raised issues AND the much anticipated Team Switching feature is now available in-game! Take your legacy further than ever before by building your Team Principal Rating with every successful season and use your reputation to attract the attention of teams higher up the grid. Or, secure a fresh start in the paddock after a poor season with a team lower in the standings. Before we get into the patch notes, it’s worth noting that all of the below are applicable to your existing save unless stated otherwise! Let’s get into it: New Features

• Added Team Switching
• Expand your legacy across the whole paddock by choosing to manage a new team at the end of a season
• Added DLSS support for NVIDIA GPUs
• Added FSR 2 support

Car Models

• Updated Aston Martin car model
• Updated Haas car model
• Added the blue marking to George Russell's Mercedes
• Corrected Williams Halo at lower levels of detail

Game Stability

• General stability improvements
• Fixed PC-only crash related to DX12
• Fixed an issue where Epic Store players could not access Deluxe Edition Scenarios after a network error

Game Balance

• Some teams have had their season objectives adjusted Mercedes - Initial Season Objective: 2nd -> 3rd - Constructor’s Championship target season: 2024 -> 2025 Alfa Romeo - Initial season objective 7th -> 8th Alpha Tauri - Initial season objective: 7th -> 8th

Team Management

• Fixed an issue that could prevent the user being able to continue when hiring a reserve driver at end of season
• Fixed an issue where car part design and research projects were not generating the appropriate amount of expertise gain when the sliders were moved NOTE: This has been reverted to 1.5 behaviour in 1.7 Hotfix - More info
• Fixed an issue where Research Complete emails were not showing an increase in next year's car stats
• Fixed an issue where the email about Factory fires ending was sent before the factory reopened

Race Sim

• Fixed an issue where drivers did not need to use two different tyre compounds after a mid-session save
• Fixed an issue where drivers would not start pushing for their flying laps early enough on circuits with long straights in Automatic mode
• Fixed tyre warming behaviour in qualifying so that drivers' tyres are warm when starting their flying laps
• Fixed an issue where some drivers were missing driver codes on the standings tower (Sorry Mick!)
• Fixed an issue where the 'Need to Refuel' dilemma in Practice and Qualifying would not pause the game
• Fixed an issue where rain VFX was not present on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles
• Fixed a rare soft lock if there was a red flag in Practice or Qualifying while the player team's cars were exiting the pit lane
• Fixed an issue where Oscar Piastri could be referred to as "Alex" in team comms

User Interface

• Fixed an issue where the UI was not anchored to the left/right side of the screen when widescreen is enabled
• Fixed a soft lock when scrolling through the standings lists in Data View
• Fixed a rare soft lock when enabling manual control in Qualifying while the tutorial was enabled
• Fixed an issue where the Data View lists could appear blank during races

Soon, we’ll bring you another Under Investigation post, outlining the community raised topics and issues we’re looking at over the next month. Thank you, as always, for your continued support and feedback. Please join our Discord to share your career progress and feedback and stay tuned to our social channels for the latest info!

Hello folks! We've put together this Beginner's Guide for new Team Principals about to start their first season! This is an introduction to all of your duties from race preparation to meeting your team's board objectives.

PREPARING FOR RACES

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/f74db68c220de0e4858177389d63a30c55352ca7.jpg There are 23 Grands Prix in each season of F1® Manager 23. It’s up to you to prepare race strategy ahead of the event and lead your drivers on race day for each of them! You can find information about each upcoming Grand Prix on the Circuits window. These include track abrasiveness, which determines how quickly your cars’ tyres wear down. You will also see which attributes of your cars’ design will be most important in the race. Some circuits favour cars with greater downforce, such as the tight turns of Monaco, while others benefit cars that can produce the highest top speeds, like the long straights of Spa-Francorchamps. Circuit information is vital in composing a strategy for each race and mastery of the material will set you up for a good performance at the event.

LEADING ON RACE DAY

F1® race weekends contain three distinct phases: practice, qualifying, and the race itself.. You will play an essential role in each. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/3b9588bfe15221b8eb642265c4f16c2d39035e5c.jpg In practice sessions, your drivers learn every corner and straight of the circuit and offer feedback on the car to the engineering team. Every car in F1® needs to be balanced to suit the track it’s racing on and by adjusting the setup for your driver, you can increase their confidence in the machine, improving their performance in the upcoming race. In qualifying, your drivers set the fastest lap time they can, determining their starting position in the race. In the first stage, only the fifteen fastest drivers make it through; in the second, only the top ten; and, in the third stage, the final ten drivers compete for places on the starting grid. Your choices in qualifying can mean the difference between starting in pole position or at the back of the grid. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/35a8a02f6bd8c9051455d6e13a2dc04d85a1acae.jpg The final stage of each Grand Prix is the race itself. Before you begin, you can make the final adjustments to your car and set a strategy for your drivers to follow in the race. When picking a strategy, you can see what types of tyres the driver will use in each stage of the race and what lap they are likely to be worn out by. Still, you must be ready to respond to on-track changes like crashes, safety cars, and changing weather – making intelligent choices to unexpected events can get you a place on the podium. While you aren’t directly behind the wheel of the car in F1® Manager 23, you can give instrumental instructions to your drivers. You dictate their moment-to-moment tactics throughout a race, telling them when to go on the attack, conserve their fuel, and pit their car. Picking the right moment to push can secure your drivers’ race-winning leads, but poor instruction can leave them with worn-out tires, empty fuel tanks, and depleted batteries. Mastery at each phase of a race weekend will see you well on your way to winning the Constructors’ Championship.

DEVELOPING A CHAMPIONSHIP-WORTHY CAR

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/dced2490f5508b5fc6f6685d16963519337034b3.jpg The cars your drivers race in the final Grand Prix will differ radically from those that begin each F1® season. Over the months of events, your engineers can develop new components for your cars, making significant improvements to attributes such as top speed, DRS efficiency, and engine cooling, all of which raise performance on the track. As Team Principal, you direct this development, creating a race-winning car. Between races, you can analyse your cars’ performance to see how its attributes stack up against the competition. For instance, if your car lacks low-speed cornering, you can assign engineers to design a new front wing that will close the gap on your rivals. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/4928be7423ef57f8bde908dd57c0d8d6776f495e.jpg With each part, you can give your engineers granular direction on what attributes to prioritise, such as speed gains over downforce generation, and you can spend a little extra to rush through the development of the new component. It’s not only your cars you will want to improve across the season; you can also upgrade your team’s facilities, such as its wind tunnel and race simulator. Your investments can be rewarded with gains in component testing, faster driver training, and higher team morale, all of which will improve your performance on the track.

FOSTERING TALENT

A racing team would be little without its drivers, so you will need to pay as much attention to the development and needs of your talent as you do your car if you want to succeed in F1® Manager 23. The Drivers window shows everything you need to know about the people behind the wheel of your car. Here you can view their overall ability as a single score, along with a breakdown of the attributes that inform it, such as cornering, braking, and defending. Each of those scores determines how they behave on the track. If you spot a weakness in their skillset, you can set a development focus for your drivers that will see them work to improve their attributes throughout the season. The younger they are, the faster they will develop their skills. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/876c342ba75cf32c93a74c3197238ffc3a448793.jpg The Drivers window also shows your driver’s morale and their affinity with their Race Engineer – the staff member who talks to them over the radio throughout each race. A driver with high morale has more confidence in races and is more likely to sign a new contract with your team. On the track, the drivers’ psychology comes into play: you will build their confidence across practice sessions by giving them time to learn the circuit, get familiar with the parts fitted to their car, and, most importantly, tweak their setup to match their needs. A driver with higher confidence will be quicker and more consistent. Besides keeping your car competitive, the best preparation for race day is to keep your drivers happy and confident.

SUPPORTING STAFF

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/7eef0b4a88119db6630bd54f19a6064eecca802e.jpg It takes a village to make a successful F1® team, not just a competitive car and top-tier driver; you need a talented support team to do well across the season. Heading up car development is your Technical Chief and Head of Aerodynamics. Their character attributes determine the statistics of each new part you develop for your cars; the higher their skills, the better the stats of your new components. Your team’s two Race Engineers are the primary contacts for your drivers when they’re out on the circuit. Keeping in constant communication over the radio, Race Engineers take feedback from the drivers to tweak setups during practice, tell them when they need to pit, and it’s the engineers’ cool heads that bolster the drivers’ confidence after adverse events like being overtaken or locking up on a turn. Finally, the Sporting Director is in charge of your pit crew. They develop the training schedule for your trackside team, drilling them to speed up pit stop times and reduce the chance of mistakes that can delay your drivers returning to the track. You can develop each member of staff to improve their skills. For example, training your Race Engineers to be better communicators, reducing the time it takes for drivers to deliver feedback on their car’s setup, or pushing your design chiefs to become better engineers to improve the stat increases on the new parts they design.

KEEPING THE MONEY HAPPY

While your focus is preparing for each Grand Prix in the season, as Team Principal, you ultimately answer to the board and your team sponsors. Keep them happy and you will have a long career. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/67386970eb56c0eaa334d39fe945c4174feac902.jpg The board will set a target for each season and a long-term goal for where they would like you to take the team. For instance, they may want you to achieve second place or higher in the Constructors’ Championship in the 2023 season and win the competition in the 2024 season. Achieving these targets, or even just making meaningful progress toward them, will keep the board on side. Keeping team sponsors happy is also crucial for your success across a season. As well as paying you a set amount for competing in each race, sponsors will offer you bonuses for guaranteeing specific achievements in an event. For instance, you can tell a sponsor your drivers will attain pole position in qualifying. Success means an additional lump sum to fund component development, extra money for staff contract negotiations, or the cash you need to upgrade your morale-boosting trophy room. However, failing to keep your promises will reduce the amount a sponsor pays you after race day. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44149572/5a68957a6917f90e2c70889d209d8175a74eb845.jpg This Beginner’s Guide is just an introduction to your duties as Team Principal in F1® Manager 23. You will learn a lot more about managing a team throughout your first season. Remember, an F1® season is a marathon, not a sprint. Your success in the Constructors' Championship is about more than a single race. Learn from your losses, study your opponents’ wins, and develop your car, drivers, and staff to cover your weaknesses and extend your strengths. Looking for more tips? Join our Discord or jump into the forum here on Steam and swap strategies with other players!