F1 Manager 2024

Overview

F1 Manager 2024 is a racing management game from Frontier Developments, released on July 23, 2024. It puts you in charge of a Formula 1 team, with responsibility for race strategy as well as the people and resources that shape results across multiple seasons. You can take over one of the 10 official constructors or, for the first time in the series, establish a team of your own.

Race weekends are a visible part of the job, but the management work extends well beyond the pitwall. Driver and staff decisions, car development and facilities all contribute to a team's prospects. The races are presented in a broadcast-style format, while your strategic calls guide how drivers approach them.

Frontier Developments both developed and published the game. Its Steam feature list includes single-player, achievements, trading cards, partial controller support, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. The game has a Metacritic score of 81.

Key features

Create a team

The new-team option gives players a route beyond managing an existing constructor. You can shape the team's origin, livery, logo and racing suits, then recruit drivers and staff and negotiate with sponsors for space on the car. That makes team identity part of the management challenge, alongside building a competitive operation.

Direct race strategy

From the pitwall, you plan and direct strategy while drivers carry out your commands during races. The decisions are framed around pursuing results on track, with the presentation designed to evoke a televised race broadcast.

Manage people and development

Between race days, the work covers drivers, staff, car development and facilities over successive seasons. A new Mentality System brings staff and driver personalities and needs into those decisions. Choices such as prioritising one driver after strong performances can affect the other driver's morale, adding a people-management trade-off to the pursuit of results.

Platforms

F1 Manager 2024 is listed for Microsoft Windows and Xbox Series X|S. Steam lists the Windows version with Steam Cloud, partial controller support, achievements, trading cards and Family Sharing. The provided feature information identifies single-player play.

Who it's for

This is aimed at players who want to manage a Formula 1 operation rather than simply take part in a racing game. Its appeal rests on balancing race strategy with longer-term choices about drivers, staff, development and facilities. Players who want to create a team can also shape its identity and build a roster, while those who prefer an established entry can choose among 10 official constructors.

The listed features point to a single-player experience. The available information does not describe multiplayer, dedicated servers, mod support or streaming tools, so those should not be assumed to be part of the package.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Offers both official-team management and a create-your-own-team option.
• Combines race-day strategy with multi-season decisions about staff, drivers, car development and facilities.
• Team customisation includes its origin, livery, logo and racing suits, with sponsor negotiations and recruitment also part of setup.
• The Mentality System gives staff and driver relationships a role in management choices.

Cons

• The listed feature set is single-player; no multiplayer option is specified.
• Partial controller support is the controller support listed for Steam.
• Players looking primarily for direct racing, server hosting or mod-management features may find that the described focus is elsewhere.

Alternatives

For another entry in the same management series, consider F1 Manager 2023 or F1 Manager 2022. If you want to browse more from the same developer, see Games by Frontier Developments. Other listed Frontier games include Planet Coaster 2, Planet Zoo, Elite Dangerous and Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin.

Verdict

F1 Manager 2024 is built around the breadth of running a Formula 1 team: guiding race strategy, developing the car and facilities, and managing the people behind the operation. The option to create a team adds custom identity and recruitment to that framework, while the Mentality System makes staff and driver needs another factor to weigh. It is a clear fit for players drawn to motorsport strategy and multi-season team management; the information provided describes a single-player management game rather than a multiplayer or server-focused title.