F1 Manager 24 is finally here. This year's game expands greatly upon the 2023 offering, so here are our top five new additions to the title that allow it to punch above its weight in the manager game category.
F1 Manager 2024 turns F1 fantasy into reality for fans with new modes, customization and AI improvements. With the new Create A Team mode, players can experiment and create detailed logos and liveries using the built-in creation tools. Not only that, but players can write their team's own origin story to live out their destiny and set the starting parameters of their career.
Taking your team to the top will require careful management of both talent and resources, from negotiating sponsorships and driver contract poaching to maintaining your staff's mentality. F1 Manager 2024 has come out firing and it has shown the progress made from last year's game already.
Race weekends place simulation and strategy at the forefront for new team managers. Players need to react to each event as it happens; from a sudden downpour of rain and a late safety car to the managed risk of the newly implemented mechanical failures.
Team Principals have to weigh the risks and rewards of each decision they make. Simply instructing the drivers to deliver the best possible results won't cut it. Players can now also immerse themselves in a broadcast-like setting using the new Heli-cam. This allows the player to strategise from the skies or put themselves in the thick of the action.
An impressive 70,000 lines of real team radio are on offer, making sure the F1 Manager 2024 doesn't get repetitive in common scenarios like pitstops and accidents. This new bolster of team radio brings the sport to life like never before. Before you rush to try F1 Manager 2024, here are five new features and bonues to look forward to.
5. Mechanical Failures
It is hard to believe that a game based around managing motorsport has never had mechanical breakdown implemented before. That changes this year with F1 Manager 2024. Additions like these are essential for keeping new and experienced players on their toes.
With the addition of mechanical failures comes an element of risk. Do you give that engine one more race? Or is the championship too close to risk a retirement? You could still lose the race even if you are out front and clear of the field if your engine decides it wants to go bang; a worry avoided in previous iterations of F1 Manager.
4. F1 Manager 2024's Price
In a world of AAA games costing more and more each year, F1 Manager 2024 is a light in the darkness; especially for those of us who don't want to spend a small fortune on a game. The price currently sits at €32.99, £29.99 and $34.99 for the standard edition.
There was no DLC released for F1 Manager 2023 outside of an optional upgrade package to gain access to the deluxe edition content for base game users. If that trend continues, the purchase price is the final figure you will have to pay to get access to all of F1 Manager 2024. A rare feature in 2024.
3. Helicam and Detailed Live Cameras
The last few versions of the F1 Manager game have had very restrictive and rather uncreative camera angles. This year's game changes that with a fantastically implemented Dynamic Helicopter viewing angle. For the first time, the cars will be available to be viewed in detail for the entirety of a race weekend.
Helicopter camera in action, showing the detail of this Red Bull and Aston Martin battle.
Whilst the far zoomed-out map with little dots representing the cars was, and still is, a great way to plan your race strategy, this new helicopter camera is a game changer. It gives fans of the title a new way to experience how their management decisions affect the race.
2. Mentality Management
The new mentality system adds an entirely new level of management to F1 Manager 2024. The issue that previous titles have had is that the actual management side of the game was somewhat lacklustre in terms of content.
The newly implemented mentality screen for team members and drivers
Thankfully, for 2024 the developers have added an entirely new aspect to management where you have to carefully control the mentality of your drivers and team members as a whole. This addition fills a hole that was impacting F1 Manager games of the past moving up the ladder of management games.
1. Create a Team
The brand new 'Create a Team' mode is by far and away the most requested addition following on from F1 Manager 2023. This new mode allows you to build and form a team from the ground upwards. Everything from driver choice, engine manufacturer and even the teams origin story.
The brand-new Create a Team mode main menu
When you are in control of your very own Formula One team, you can pick who you want to fill your cars. If you can afford them of course. you can pick from the range of officially licensed Formula One, Two and Three grids from the 2024 season.
The debut of the livery editor gives players the creative freedom to design and lead their team in the direction they want whilst looking how they want to. It isn't just the liveries that are changeable. The suit and helmet are also fully customizable. This feature strengthens the new 'Create a Team' mode even more.
F1 Manager 2024's exciting new livery editor.
The F1 Manager series has always been a step behind other management series like the Football Manager games. But with the 2024 iteration, F1 Manager 2024 is looking like it has firmly placed itself back near the top, much to the delight of racing fans around the world.
Will you be giving F1 Manager 24 a go with all of these exciting new features? Let us know on X @OverTake_gg or down in the comments below!
