Announcing F1® Manager 2023 - Drive Every Decision This Summer!

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F1® Manager 23 Staff Guide

An introduction to the support staff who are vital to success in F1® Manager 23.

https://www.f1manager.com/2023/news/f1r-manager-23-staff-guide

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RACE SIM

• Fixed AI using same tyre compound for entire race after red flag in Sprints
• Fixed AI using same tyre compound for entire race after saving on pre-race screen
• Improved the level of impact of rubber on track across sessions
• Reduced the chances of car-on-car collisions during Practice and Qualifying and slightly increased the chance of spins and running wide during Qualifying
• Fixed cars slowing down in Singapore sector 3
• Further improvements made to drivers avoiding crashed/stationary cars on track
• Improvements made to traffic in Qualifying causing issues for cars on flying laps
• Ensured Q3 soft tyre is unlocked for all drivers, including those that didn't make Q3
• Fixed issue where optimal pit lap dilemma would sometimes not pause the race
• Fixed issue where flying lap count set sometimes was not followed in the session

RACE CALENDAR

• Updated Monza to be an ATA qualifying weekend [NEW SAVES ONLY]

TEAM SWITCHING

• Fixed issue where Board Confidence could show as 'Disappointing' after joining new team
• Corrected body text of new team email when switching teams

TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Re-balanced Research/Design slider expertise gains
• Fixed total cost of hiring calculating incorrectly when hiring replacement driver/staff for next season
• Fixed Car Building attribute having inverse effect
• Fixed hired F2/F3 drivers from still appearing in F2/F3 standings

PIT CREW & PIT STOPS

• Fixed exploit that allowed pit crew to remain at 100% fatigue between races with no penalty
• Adjusted pit crew xp gain and degradation rates
• Fixed first day of month not counting toward stat degradation
• Increased variation of AI pit stop times
• Fixed issue where total pit stop time did not match sum of actions in pit stop breakdown

ANIMATION

• Fixed Charles Leclerc patchy LOD hair in cinematics (Sorry Charles!)
• Fixed garage scene showing member of pit crew wearing drivers helmet
• Fixed clipping in Marina Bay intro cinematic
• Fixed clipping in garage shots

PRESENTATION

• F1 driver photos updated
• Fixed projected cost cap UI not updating correctly
• Fixed issue where scrolling scouting menus with a controller was unpredictable after highlighting bookmark column
• Fixed code string appearing in Next Season Staff tooltip
• Fixed 'Race Winner' appearing on event view in Practice and Qualifying
• Fixed replaced driver being displayed next to 'Renewal' after changing driver position during contract renewal
• Fixed 'Seasons as team principal' not updating on profile page
• Fixed panel borders appearing incorrectly when 'Laps to go' notification appears
• Updated run plan descriptions to clarify that out laps are counted in the run plan
• Fixed email reading '0 days to go' after renewing contract on last day of year
• Fixed issue where times set by drivers in Q2 and Q3 were sometimes not visible until hovered over after simulating session
• Updated chevrons on tyre state when overheating to more accurately reflect impact on wear rate

GAME STABILITY

Fixed crash that could occur when designing new suspension, then highlighting “Brake Cooling”

• Fixed progression blocker when hiring a reserve driver at end of season
• Fixed softlock that could occur when repeatedly pressing R2/RT controller buttons during end of season fanfares
• Fixed softlock that could occur after pressing New Career with existing save games present
• Fixed progression blocker that could occur when designing car part during tutorial
• Game will now pause when Steam overlay is opened during a race

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GAME STABILITY

• Optimised memory usage during cinematics
• Intel GPUs without active driver development now default to DX11 for improved stability

GAME DIFFICULTY

• Added 'Career Difficulty' options for Race Sim AI and AI Car Development

RACE SIM

• Added penalty investigations
• Added “Investigation: No penalty given” outcome for incidents not warranting a time penalty

RACE WEEKEND

• Enabled AI to fit new car parts between races, rather than only on race day; resulting in more informative car comparison data
• Updated recommended strategies for Jeddah
• Adjusted start times for P2 on Sprint weekends
• Fixed audio reactions to constructor title win not triggering when won during a Sprint
• Fixed audio reactions to dominant constructor title win referring to a "close" title win when won during a Sprint
• Updated Singapore GP lap total from 63 to 62 [NEW SAVES ONLY]
• Fixed Alonso Sprint win triggering Grand Prix win commentary lines
• Fixed grid lights staying on after race start
• Updated medium speed sections on Marina Bay circuit map
• Updated DRS zones on Hermanos Rodríguez, Red Bull Ring, and Suzuka circuit maps
• Updated circuit speed on Barcelona circuit map

PRESENTATION

• Fixed main driver name appearing in replays instead of reserve driver when used in Practice
• Fixed sponsor obligation targets not displaying when progressing to screen using R2 button
• Fixed Recent History screen in Board Profile showing current drivers for previous seasons
• Fixed Race Moment briefly, incorrectly displaying as "On Target" in data view
• Fixed "Go to..." link not working when multiple fanfares are triggered simultaneously
• Fixed Play/Stop Team Intro button not working when using a controller during new career setup
• Updated "Last Lap" notification to say "Final Lap"
• Fixed starting grid positions not displaying on Race Preparation screen
• Fixed "DRS Disabled" message appearing instead of "DRS Enabled" after loading a mid-session save

INBOX

• Fixed rival team principal email stating signed driver is "with us for now" on Jan 1st, after driver is signed on Dec 31st
• Fixed rival team principal stating "It could be going better" in F1 Monthly update, when in first place
• Fixed repetition of "chassis" in email when rushed car part design project is delayed
• Stopped "Skip sponsorship obligation" email dilemma being sent after final race

ANIMATION

• Improved lighting in garage scenes during night races
• Fixed mechanic clipping through chair in garage
• Adjusted cameras used for Bahrain intro cinematic
• Fixed bottle clipping and shaking in Monaco podium scenes
• Fixed camera view being obscured by set on post-race reaction cinematic

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Update 1.10 is now rolling out across all platforms! This update brings general fixes and improvements.

GAME STABILITY 

• Fixed crash that could occur when multiple cars are involved a collision resulting in an investigation 
• Further GPU stability improvements 

RACE SIM 

• Improved pit releases to prevent cars being held back from traffic unnecessarily 
• 'Avoid Kerbs' command tweaked to reduce cornering speeds more appropriately 
• Increased base tyre wear rate for Attack and Aggressive pace modes to improve strategy variety and authenticity 

TEAM MANAGEMENT 

• Fixed occurrences of design centre being shut down for 2 days longer than stated in email 

PRESENTATION 

• Updated car screens to improve presentation of various part states 
• Added staff photo for Jonathan Wheatley 
• Fixed Lance Stroll missing career history entry for 2022 
• Added alert icons to Driver/Staff tab and screens when less than 3 months remaining on a contract 
• Added "Data Not Available" state in Data View when no lap history present, rather than a blank screen 
• Increased delay on mouse repeat button presses, to prevent potential photo sensitivity issues 
• Fixed occurrences of fanfare is not displayed when driver rating changes 
• Fixed occurrences of text on 'Design' and 'Research' buttons overrunning edges 
• Fixed occurrences of 'Pit Options' button reducing in size 
• Fixed disproportionately small edit button on Pit Crew screen on Xbox 
• Fixed 'Restore Defaults' and 'Apply Settings' buttons not working when Settings is opened whilst in Pit Options, when using a controller 
• Fixed new season fanfare appearing incorrectly when opting to switch team 
• Added SFX for new season fanfare 
• Fixed inconsistent Pit Lane Time Loss detail in Circuit Overview screens 

ANIMATION 

• Fixed occurrence of engineers clipping into car jack in race weekend background shots 
• Fixed occurrence of engineers fiddling with empty air in race weekend background shots 

ART 

• Updated DRS zones on Miami circuit map 
• Fixed grass appearing in front of camera at Barcelona 
• Fixed static Rolex clock time display at Barcelona & Hungary 
• Fixed distorted foliage appearing around Spa 

RACE REPLAY 

• Fixed Hungarian Starting Grid displaying polesitter as "undefined" 
• Fixed player's best finishing position not being displayed after completing Monza Race Moment