Update 1.11 - Available Now!

Hey Team Principals,

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 find the full list of Update Notes below...

New Features

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

Create A Driver

• Create your own drivers and staff
• Set their biographical info and staff attributes

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

Rules & Regulations Customisation

• Adjust the rules and regulations, including points allocations schemes

Calendar Randomisation

• Optionally randomise the race calendar between seasons for a renewed challenge

Track Evolution

• Enhanced the simulation of rubber on track and grip levels – and the impact on lap times – during and across qualifying sessions

Driver Rating Updates

• OVR rating adjustments made to some young drivers (new saves only)

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

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

• 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

Please keep sharing your feedback and any issues observed with us on our Issue Tracker.

Alongside today’s update, we’re excited to reveal two brand new livery packs available now!

Historical Livery Pack

Bring the past to the present with the Historical Livery Pack, containing 6 livery patterns inspired by classic designs for your Create A Team car.

This pack includes the following livery patterns:

• Cheshunt 63
• Faenza 00
• Woking 21
• Enstone 04
• Milton Keynes 95
• Brackley 99

Abstract Livery Pack

Unleash the creativity of your team with the Abstract Livery Pack, containing 6 bold new livery patterns for your Create A Team car.

This pack includes the following livery patterns:

• Circuit
• Tricolour
• Block
• Coanda
• Apex
• Zoom