F1 Manager 2024
The final installment in Frontier Developments' F1 Manager series.
F1 Manager 2024 is a sports management game from Frontier Developments, serving as the official simulation of the 2024 Formula One World Championship. It is the third and final title in the company's F1 Manager series, launching on 23 July 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
The game introduces a "Create A Team" mode, allowing players to join the grid as an 11th team for the first time. This feature lets them design a custom vehicle livery alongside the usual management options available when choosing an existing team. The race replay mode, first seen in F1 Manager 2023, returns, enabling players to revisit moments from the real 2024 season. Sky Sports F1 commentators David Croft and Karun Chandhok again provide narration for key events.
Developed and published by Frontier Developments in the United Kingdom, the series made its Nintendo Switch debut with this installment. Post-launch updates fixed various issues and added features absent at release, including red flags, pit-lane starts, and improved scouting. A final update introduced a full-season customization option. Community mods have added representations of the 2025 and 2026 seasons, with the latter including full models of the new cars, and a database editor allows players to modify save files. This is the last game in the series, as a planned 2025 installment was reportedly cancelled in late 2024 due to poor sales of earlier titles, leading to the series' discontinuation.
According to Metacritic, the Xbox Series X and PC versions received "generally favorable" reviews, with OpenCritic averaging scores of 7/10 or 8/10.
Quick Facts
- Title
- F1 Manager 2024
- Developer
- Frontier Developments
- Series
- F1 Manager
- Composer
- Brian Tyler
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S
- Released
- WW · 23 July 2024
- Genre
- Sports management
- Modes
- Single-player
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
F1 Manager 2024 introduced a new 'Create A Team' mode, allowing players to participate as an 11th team on the grid for the first time, including creating a vehicle with a custom livery. The race replay mode, introduced in F1 Manager 2023, returned to let players re-live moments from the real-world 2024 season. Sky Sports F1 commentators David Croft and Karun Chandhok returned to narrate key moments in the game. The game launched on Nintendo Switch for the first time in the series. Frontier released numerous updates that fixed issues and added features such as red flags, pit-lane starts, improved scouting, and a full-season customisation option. Mods added representations of the 2025 and 2026 seasons, the latter featuring full models of the new cars, and a database editor allowed players to modify save files. A 2025 installment was reportedly cancelled in late 2024 due to poor sales of previous games, leading to the discontinuation of the series.
Reader's Guide
F1 Manager 2024 marks the end of Frontier Developments' F1 Manager series, following the reported cancellation of a 2025 installment in late 2024 due to poor sales of previous games. The game received 'generally favorable' reviews on both Xbox Series X and PC according to Metacritic, and an average of 7/10 or 8/10 according to OpenCritic. Its significance lies in being the final entry of the trilogy, incorporating the 'Create A Team' mode that allowed players to field an 11th team for the first time, and launching on Nintendo Switch as a series first. The post-release updates added requested features like red flags and pit-lane starts, while the modding community extended the game's life with representations of future seasons. The series' discontinuation after three titles underscores the commercial challenges faced by niche sports management simulations in the 2020s.
Did You Know?
- F1 Manager 2024 was the first game in the series to launch on Nintendo Switch.
- The game included a 'Create A Team' mode allowing players to race as an 11th team on the grid.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is F1 Manager 2024?
It is a sports-management simulation built around the 2024 Formula One World Championship, developed and published by Frontier Developments. Players step into the team-principal chair, making strategic and resource decisions across every race of the season.
Who made F1 Manager 2024 and when did it come out?
Frontier Developments handled both development and publishing, and the title shipped on 23 July 2024. It arrived as the company's most recent entry in the F1 Manager franchise.
What platforms is F1 Manager 2024 available on?
The game launched simultaneously on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. All six platforms received the build on the same day.
What is the biggest new feature in F1 Manager 2024?
The headline addition is the Create A Team mode, which lets you slot yourself in as an 11th grid entry and paint a fully custom car livery. Before this update, players were limited to managing one of the ten existing constructor teams.
Is F1 Manager 2024 the last game in the series?
Yes — it is the third and final installment in Frontier Developments' F1 Manager series, so no further titles under that banner are planned.
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