F1 Manager 2022 Preview: Perfect For Players On The Starting Grid And The Podium
As the light turns green, Fernando Alonso puts the pedal to the metal and aggressively jostles to try and get out from his middling starting position. Esteban Ocon stays back to defend and tries to stop others from overtaking, giving Alonso the space he needs to pull ahead of the chasing pack. How long do I tell them to push for before their tires give out? How much fuel should I conserve? When should I give the signal to overtake? Everything in F1 Manager 2022 leads to these split-second decisions on race day, and they’re more thrilling than I ever imagined.
In F1 Manager 2022 you take on the role of a team principal - the person who, you guessed it, manages the drivers, cars, and is in charge of the race strategy for an entire team. For the preview, I was put in charge of Alpine, but in the full release you’ll be able to pick from any of the ten 2022 season teams.
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If you’re a fan of management sims with spreadsheets, graphs, and numbers, then you’re in for a treat. F1 Manager 2022 has a lot of that. Between races you’ll receive emails notifying you of key updates such as driver scouting, research and development progress, board approval, all the day-to-day that needs to be handled to keep the team well-funded and ahead of the competition. I didn’t have enough time to dig into this side of things thoroughly, but even skimming the surface I can tell there’s a depth to it all that is sure to satisfy F1 fans and number crunchers. Before journalism, I was an engineering student, and let me tell you, those numbers are legit.
Unfortunately, some of the menus and user interface elements feel a bit bloated. An R&D email suggesting I add a new rear wing to my cars took me to
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