The action doesn’t just take place on the track, but also behind the scenes. In our F1 Manager 2024 tips and tricks, we show you how to run your team profitably and how a race weekend unfolds. We show you the best strategies and give you helpful financial tips.
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1) Take over or create a team
One of the biggest updates from earlier versions is that you can now create your own racing team in F1 Manager 2024. This lets you decide on the car and suit designs. You also choose which logo your team will display and which manufacturer will supply the engines.
Then, you take care of the staff: hire two main drivers and assign a race engineer to each. You’ll also need a technical director for aerodynamics and as a sporting director. However, keep in mind that you should set your team’s budget accordingly if you want to start with top drivers like Verstappen or Hamilton.
As an alternative to your own racing team, you are, of course, free to join one of the established teams in real Formula 1. From Red Bull to Ferrari to McLaren or Williams, they are all available.
2) Start a company
Let’s say you’ve decided to start your own business in F1 Manager 2024. Here are some tips to remember.
In the default setting of Industry Giant, you don’t need to worry about the budget or starting conditions. However, if you start as a hungry newcomer, you won’t win any major races at first and will have to work your way up. The Your Story mode lets you set the parameters more individually.
One of the most important points regarding your own team in F1 Manager 2024 is handling deals with sponsors. After all, personnel and equipment need to be financed somehow. Instead of relying on expensive real drivers, you can also generate some and achieve high results like Charles Leclerc without having to pay a lavish annual salary.
3) Training tips
To help your drivers get familiar with the tracks, three training sessions are offered each weekend in F1 Manager 2024. Each session lasts one hour and provides insights into which settings you should adjust when setting up your vehicles.
Test new parts simultaneously to help your drivers gain valuable experience. Incidentally, training isn’t just for your top performers. Your reserve drivers can also participate in test drives and prepare for upcoming races. If you want to avoid manually monitoring training sessions, there’s a feature that lets you run them automatically.
4) Racing strategies
Victory or defeat, of course, don’t solely depend on your drivers’ skill or luck in F1 Manager 2024. Success relies heavily on choosing the right (or wrong) strategy. Decide which tires to send your competitors out on and when to bring them in for a pit stop.
At what angle should the front and rear spoilers be positioned, and how should the stabilizer distribution be configured? Test different setups in practice to determine the best.
Also, review the characteristics of the track. If there are many straight sections, focus on speed. If it’s a twisty course with complex sections, then stability should be your primary concern.
5) How qualifying works
Once the practice sessions are done and your setup strategy is ready, it’s time for qualifying. Before it starts, you decide when your drivers will hit the track and whether they should do several fast laps or just a few quick ones.
The process then follows a knockout format. Over three consecutive rounds, all competitors aim to set the fastest lap times possible. After rounds 1 and 2, the five slowest drivers are eliminated. The remaining ten drivers then compete in the final round. The winner earns pole position.
6) Schedule for a race weekend
Our F1 Manager 2024 tips and tricks are meant to show you exactly how a successful race weekend unfolds. We’ve already gone over practice and qualifying. But the most exciting part of the game is the race itself. No matter how well or poorly your drivers have done so far, this is the moment to see if you’ll earn points or leave empty-handed.
Adjust your pit stop strategy as needed and give your drivers clear instructions on whether to drive aggressively or defensively. Monitor the condition of the cars and observe the behavior and strategies of other teams.
If a critical component fails or one of your competitors encounters a technical problem, you must respond immediately and take appropriate action. Although you can let the race run automatically, manual mode enables you to address issues more effectively than the AI would.
Provide your drivers with guidance on whether to drive efficiently and whether to overtake cautiously or aggressively. You can also modify how they interact with their teammates.
7) Staff tips
In F1 Manager 2024, a strong focus is placed on building a harmonious and efficient team. This is evident, for example, in the new mentality system, but it also influences all other areas involving your staff. Depending on how well your employees evaluate your leadership and how successful you are, the mentality score increases or decreases.
Basically, the collaboration among the four key roles on your team is essential: the technical director, the head of aerodynamics, the sporting director, and the two race engineers. Additionally, there is the engineering department, the scouting team, and the pit crew. You should always adjust your staff’s salaries and contracts to fit your overall budget.
Don’t be too stingy when hiring qualified personnel, but at the same time, don’t let costs get out of control. Proper management is a balancing act, and when contracts expire, it’s smart to explore other options. Also, always remember to seek out young talent and sign them as reserve drivers. By fostering their careers, you’re helping to develop the professionals of tomorrow.
8) How to develop your team
To keep your racing team growing in F1 Manager 2024 and improve in all areas of motorsport, you need to invest in car development, staff, and operations. Build and upgrade the necessary facilities to prepare for the future.
Operational facilities include:
- Tour headquarters (allows you to market your team better to fans and provides a steady income)
- Executive office (improves trust and public perception)
- Trophy room (boosts morale and team marketability)
- Visitor center (enhances public perception and marketability)
- Helipad (can affect sponsorship funding)
- Weather station (increases the accuracy of weather forecasts)
When it comes to car development, the following elements need to be optimized:
- Suspension simulator (improves the performance of your car parts)
- Car parts test center (improves aerodynamics)
- Factory (improves development speed and project capacity)
- CFD simulator (improves parts testing)
- Wind tunnel (improves aerodynamic testing)
- Design center (improves car parts, project capacity, and engineer performance)
Here are the personnel facilities that can be optimized:
- Scouting department (improves scouting capacity)
- Team headquarters (improves your team’s mentality, development rate, and attractiveness)
- Racing simulator (improves your drivers’ skills)
9) Financial tips
To avoid getting kicked out of the current season in F1 Manager 2024, you need to closely monitor your finances. You should use them wisely to grow your team, but also be careful not to misjudge. The following factors affect your annual budget:
- Overall ranking
- Sponsorship contracts
- Performance in recent years
Additionally, you receive prize money from race weekends in F1 Manager 2024, the budget from the board, and extra funds from sponsors when you compete in races. Structure your contracts with advertisers to strike a good balance between advance payments, commitments, and race day funding. To keep your sponsors satisfied, you should also surpass their targets. This will enable you to increase your budget even during the season.
Your income is reduced by various expenses. These include staff contracts, research and development of new parts, materials, production, and facility management. Also note there is a cost limit for car development. Going over it will result in penalties and harm your team’s reputation.
10) More F1 Manager 2024 tips
Finally, we want to share some practical F1 Manager 2024 tips that can help boost your racing team’s efficiency and improve your chances of winning with simple strategies.
- Keep the board satisfied and show them you’re capable of achieving big goals.
- Don’t rely on the AI for training, races, and qualifying; take control yourself.
- As your drivers improve, you’ll need to give them more lucrative contracts to stop them from being poached.
- Experience has shown that more aggressive strategies tend to be more successful in races than defensive ones.
- Away from the races, you can take your time with each step. Think through your strategy calmly and don’t rush anything.
- Save your designs for paint jobs, suits, and your logo for later in case you want to create a new team.
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