In general, F1 does not have big upsets or lots of on-track drama.
I chose Mercedes AMG Petronas for largely nostalgic reasons.
Plus I get to have Lewis Hamilton as an in-game tamagotchi this way.

What isn’t available, however, is a deep dive.
There’s no place to look up detailed information about a lot of things you’ll want to know.
How much does an F1 crew chief get paid?

Next I check on the staff and see the overall low morale.
Everyone likes a nice workplace, right?
Even so, you’re able to still set training focuses for them to shore up their weaknesses.

When I advance the calendar to the Bahrain Grand Prix, I’m ready to go.
To me, here’s where things start to get interesting.
My confidence continues to grow.

But my cars are slow as balls.
I should have known, really.
The real world sucks sometimes, and F1 Manager 2023 emulates that meticulously.

This might be someone’s idea of fun, but it’s not mine.
That’s why the most important decision you make is which team you choose.
This review is based on a review build of the game provided by publishers Frontier Developments.


