F1 Manager 2024

{{Infobox video game

| title = F1 Manager 2024

| image = F1 Manager 2024 cover art.jpg

| caption = Cover art, featuring from left to right: McLaren's Andrea Stella, Ferrari's Frédéric Vasseur, and Mercedes's Toto Wolff.

| developer = Frontier Developments

| publisher = Frontier Developments

| series = F1 Manager

| composer = Brian Tyler

| engine = Unreal Engine 5{{cite web |last1=McLarney |first1=Andrew |title=F1 Manager 2024: How To Improve Pit Stops |url=https://gamerant.com/f1-manager-2024-how-improve-speed-up-pit-stops-best-pit-crew-training/ |website=Game Rant |language=en |date=3 September 2024}}

| platforms = {{ubl|Nintendo Switch|PlayStation 4|PlayStation 5|Windows|Xbox One|Xbox Series X/S}}

| released = {{vg release|WW|23 July 2024}}

| genre = Racing management

| modes = Single-player

| director =

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F1 Manager 2024 is a sports management game, developed and published by Frontier Developments. It is the official racing management simulation game of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the third installment in Frontier Developments' F1 Manager series. The game was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on 23 July 2024.

Gameplay

{{See also|F1 Manager 2022#Gameplay|l1=Gameplay of F1 Manager 2022|F1 Manager 2023#Gameplay|label 2=Gameplay of F1 Manager 2023}}

Alongside the series' traditional gameplay, F1 Manager 2024 included a new "Create A Team" mode, giving players the chance to participate as an 11th team on the grid for the first time.{{Cite web |title=F1 Manager 2024 to launch this summer |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.f1-manager-2024-to-launch-this-summer-on-pc-and-console.2lqiOJobCAXCDnHRBahQyu.html |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.formula1.com |language=en}} This allows players to create a vehicle with a custom livery for their team, in addition to the standard management abilities available if they select one of the existing outfits. Race replay mode, introduced in F1 Manager 2023, also returned to allow players to re-live moments from the real-world 2024 season.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-12 |title=F1 Manager 2024 includes Create A Team, due this summer |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/f1-manager-2024-includes-create-a-team-due-this-summer |access-date=2024-03-15 |work=Eurogamer.net |language=en}} Sky Sports F1 commentators David Croft and Karun Chandhok returned to narrate the key moments in the game.{{cite news|first=Ed|last=Nightingale|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/f1-manager-2023-launches-this-summer|title=F1 Manager 2023 launches this summer|work=Eurogamer|date=23 May 2023|access-date=25 May 2023|archive-date=25 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525070051/https://www.eurogamer.net/f1-manager-2023-launches-this-summer|url-status=live}}

Development and release

F1 Manager 2024 is the third title in the F1 Manager series, with all three titles developed and published by Frontier Developments in the United Kingdom.{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Andrew |date=12 March 2024 |title=F1 Manager 2024 Announced for Summer 2024 Launch, With New "Create a Team" Mode |url=https://www.gtplanet.net/f1-manager-24-summer-launch-20240312/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312153238/https://www.gtplanet.net/f1-manager-24-summer-launch-20240312/ |archive-date=12 March 2024 |access-date=12 March 2024 |website=GTPlanet}} In addition to the regular release for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, the game also launched on Nintendo Switch for the first time in the series.{{cite news |last=McGregor |first=Ross |date=26 June 2024 |title=F1 Manager 2024 set for surprise Nintendo Switch release |url=https://traxion.gg/f1-manager-2024-set-for-surprise-nintendo-switch-release/ |access-date=27 June 2024 |website=traxion.gg}} The game was released on 23 July 2024.{{Cite web |title=WATCH: F1 Manager 2024 gameplay trailer revealed as launch date is announced |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/watch-f1-manager-2024-gameplay-trailer-revealed-as-launch-date-is-announced.6xvEXndQzYZOJLnSH0LkMq |date=15 May 2024| access-date=15 June 2024 |website=www.formula1.com |language=en}}

Reception

Both the Xbox Series X and PC versions of F1 Manager 2024 received "generally favorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/f1-manager-2024/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-series-x|title=F1 Manager 2024 Xbox Series X Critic Reviews|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=9 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/f1-manager-2024/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=F1 Manager 2024 PC Critic Reviews|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=9 September 2024}} and getting an average of 7/10 or 8/10 according to OpenCritic.{{cite web|url=https://opencritic.com/game/16830/f1-manager-2024/reviews/?platform=pc|title=F1 Manager 2024 PC Critic Reviews|publisher=OpenCritic|access-date=14 September 2024}}