{"id":21119,"date":"2022-08-30T18:16:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T16:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1699979"},"modified":"2022-08-30T18:39:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T16:39:10","slug":"f1-manager-2022-review-an-impressive-qualifying-round","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/f1-manager-2022-review-an-impressive-qualifying-round\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Manager 2022 review: An impressive qualifying round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 30 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div class=\"&quot;editorial-rating-summary\" editorial-rating-summary--=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;ratings-stars\"> <div class=\"&quot;ratings-stars__icons&quot;\"> <i data-grunticon-embed=\"\" class=\"&quot;icon-rating-star\" icon-star-fill=\"\"\/> <i data-grunticon-embed=\"\" class=\"&quot;icon-rating-star\" icon-star-fill=\"\"\/> <i data-grunticon-embed=\"\" class=\"&quot;icon-rating-star\" icon-star-fill=\"\"\/> <i data-grunticon-embed=\"\" class=\"&quot;icon-rating-star\" icon-star-fill=\"\"\/> <i data-grunticon-embed=\"\" class=\"&quot;icon-rating-star\" icon-star-outline=\"\"\/> <\/div> <span class=\"&quot;ratings-stars__value&quot;\"> <span class=\"&quot;sr-only&quot;\">4.0 out of 5 star rating<\/span> <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <p>At long last, the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/f1-manager-2022-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">F1 Manager 2022<\/a> game is available to play, with Frontier Developments launching the hot new title into the world today (30th August). But how does the game play?<\/p>\n<p>The world of Formula One has rarely been as hot as it is now, with the Netflix <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/drive-to-survive-season-5-6-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Drive to Survive<\/a> series (and dramatic events on the track) helping the iconic motorsport reach a broad mainstream audience in a whole new way.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, it makes total sense for the gaming industry to expand its F1 offering. EA-owned Codemasters has been making excellent F1 racing games for years (see our reviews of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/f1-22-game-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">F1 22<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/f1-2021-game-review-pc\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">F1 21<\/a>), but what about a management simulator that takes you out of the driving seat?<\/p>\n<p>After all, if football fans can enjoy the on-pitch antics of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fifa-23-release-date-ea\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">FIFA 23<\/a> as well as the annual Football Manager release, surely the growing community of F1 fans deserve similar treatment? And now, at long last, that\u2019s exactly what they\u2019re getting.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;F1\u00ae\" manager=\"\" race=\"\" day=\"\" feature=\"\" focus=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mQYuzP_y_xE?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>The company tasked with making F1 Manager 2022 is Frontier, the developers that previously delivered the brilliant brace of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/jurassic-world-evolution-2-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jurassic World Evolution<\/a> management games. And luckily, there seem to be some transferable skills between dinosaur-wrangling and motoring management.<\/p>\n<p>That is to say, F1 Manager feels just as great to play as Frontier\u2019s Jurassic World games, although the content couldn\u2019t be more different. From the moment you boot up the game, you\u2019ll feel like you\u2019re in safe hands, although it might take you quite a while to get any good at it.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, managing a Formula One team isn\u2019t easy, and this game doesn\u2019t try to pretend that it is. You probably won\u2019t win your first race, or your second, unless you learn the ropes in an impressively speedy way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-container&quot;\" data-position=\"&quot;adhoc&quot;\" hidden=\"\"> <h5 class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-title\" monetizer-title=\"\" style=\"&quot;background-color:\" color:=\"\">Latest deals<\/h5> <div id=\"&quot;monetizer__deals&quot;\" data-type=\"&quot;price-comparison&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;shopId&quot;:&quot;656&quot;,&quot;market&quot;:&quot;gbp_en&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;dhbtrdnqti&quot;,&quot;searchKeywords&quot;:&quot;f1\" manager=\"\"\/> <div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-explanatory-text\" body-copy-extra-small=\"\" editor-content=\"\"\/><\/div> <p>Luckily, especially for those of us that aren\u2019t exactly experts, the game does offer a fair amount of tutorial content to get you started. A helpful member of your chosen team will teach you the basics of what you can do in each scenario, but this crash course won\u2019t provide you with a foolproof way to win.<\/p>\n<p>When a qualifying round or a race is happening, you\u2019ll be able to instruct your two drivers in a number of key areas. You can tell them when to push their tyres harder, when to preserve battery power, when to watch out for their fuel consumption, and a whole lot more.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the races in real time, with some fairly simple graphics displaying the action, or you can zoom out, fast forward, and just watch coloured dots zipping around the map.<\/p>\n<p>These racing segments feel relatively fun, although we would\u2019ve liked to see slightly more realistic graphics to make it more immersive. Dialogue lines are repeated quite often as well, and the action replays are bit too frequent, which does pull you out of the action a bit. This is an impressive first outing, don\u2019t get us wrong, but it feels like there is still room for this franchise to grow and find its form.<\/p> <p>Between races, you can tinker to your heart\u2019s content, ordering your R&amp;D team to develop new car parts that could give you the edge in the next race on the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/formula-1\/f1-2022-calendar-tv-schedule\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">F1 calendar<\/a>. You can also spend experience points to hone your drivers\u2019 skills, or try your hand in contract negotiations to try and lure new talent to your team.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s plenty to do here \u2013\u00a0as in Football Manager, you\u2019ll receive a steady stream of messages to stop you from getting bored \u2013\u00a0although you could argue that not all of it is thrilling. Contract negotiations, in particular, do not feel particularly dynamic (but of course, they could make big difference to your performance).<\/p>\n<p>All in all, F1 Manager 2022 feels like an impressive qualifying round. There\u2019s room for improvement, but the level of detail is admirable and the overarching gameplay loop of prepping for each race and trying to climb up the leaderboard really does feel fun. When your tactics finally click into place, you\u2019ll have a great time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>F1 Manager 2022 is out now for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X\/S, PS4 and PS5. We reviewed on Xbox Series X.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times Gaming on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest insights. 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