With a new year having dawned upon us we've been working hard at the HQ to bring you a bunch of new features that let you take the wheel in what you do in F1 Manager 24. These features include a host of customisation options that allow you to create new Drivers, custom seasons and the race calendar. Manage your experience on the grid like never before and we can't wait to see what you do with these new customisation features!
Please keep sharing your feedback and any issues observed with us in the Issue Tracker.
Please find the full list of Update Notes below!
New Features
NEW - Customise A Season
Expanded customisation and season setup options, including:
Edit all 10 teams' driver and staff lineups
Set all 10 teams' starting balance
Set all 10 teams' facilities and car performance starting levels
Take control of any team in Create-A-Team mode
NEW - Create A Driver
Create your own drivers and staff
Set their biographical info and staff attributes
NEW - Race Calendar Customisation
Adjust the race calendar at the start of a new save
Move or remove (to a minimum of 8) races in the schedule
Choose which races have a sprint weekend
NEW - Rules & Regulations Customisation
Adjust the rules and regulations, including points allocations schemes
NEW - Calendar Randomisation
Optionally randomise the race calendar between seasons for a renewed challenge
NEW - Track Evolution
Enhanced the simulation of rubber on track and grip levels – and the impact on lap times – during and across qualifying sessions
NEW - Driver Rating Updates
OVR rating adjustments made to some young drivers (new saves only)
NEW - Nationalities
Generated and created drivers and staff now represented with a nationality
Custom teams can now be given a nationality
Stability & Performance
Various stability & performance improvements
Resolved virtual keyboard stopping appearing after quickly entering and exiting a text box (Switch only)
Bug Fixes
Create A Team
Leclerc and Sainz will no longer be shown on Team Branding screen when default drivers are left unchanged in Create A Team
Resolved inability to see which are active sponsors in decal editor
Welcome Email will no longer display incorrect contract data having started Create A Team game with vacant seats
Contracts & Hiring
Breakout multiplier lower limit set to x0.5
When terminating a driver or staff member's contract, the 'Cost to Terminate Contract' will no longer display an incorrect value
Addressed blank response when offering a contract with an immediate deadline on first day of race weekend
Revised UI in contract negotiation screen
Finance & Sponsorship
Resolved starting balance not updating when changing engine manufacturer during End of Season flow
Addressed some Engagement Activities not contributing to the Engagement Target after the first season
Engagement Activities will no longer be available for facilities the user does not have
Resolved Spending Breakdown screen not displaying any Incoming or Outgoing data for Sponsors
Team Management
Resolved Mentality level being displayed inconsistently between some screens
"Biggest Issue" feedback will no longer show an incorrect number of staff with same opinion
Driver Development emails will no longer show a blank sender
Race Weekend
Addressed AI reluctance to send cars out in qualifying when track changes from wet to dry
Resolved incorrect finish position displayed on post-race Driver Performance screen
Track Rubber will no longer drop significantly after a red flag
Bahrain race weekend dates have been updated
Cars will no longer go through the barrier after collision on Baku's main straight
Resolved driver panel not highlighting when focused for an affiliate being used in FP1
'Very Low' Track Rubber status will no longer show in green
Race Replay
Re-applied missing audio in Brazil Race Moment (PS4 only)
Added missing Race Moment descriptions
Resolved discrepancies in Las Vegas Starting Grid
Stroll & Bottas grid positions
Tyre allocations
Season performance data
Presentation & Navigation
Various localisation improvements
Adjusted driver numbers for rookie drivers
Resolved WDC not reverting to previous race number when no longer reigning champion
Added a donut chart to the marketability tooltip
Updated dialogue text for Theo Pourchaire to remove a grammar mistake
Reduced the clipping seen on Mercedes drivers hands when using T-cam
Double-digit driver numbers will no longer be cut off when present on a McLaren
Resolved incorrect results being displayed in Grand Prix section of F2/F3 standings
Resolved 'Scout for Replacement' button in expiring Sporting Director contract email incorrectly linking to Head of Aero staff
Reworked the game navigation to return the player to Staff rather than the Driver menu after signing a Race Engineer via the latter
Addressed code showing in text on 'Staff Survey' email when language set to Italian.
Added 'Development Focus' to the details tab on top level Driver screen
Moved descriptive text on the top level Driver screen into a secondary tooltip
Resolved 'Time' column displaying incorrectly when using stepper to view results for each F2/F3 session