If you are a lover of Formula 1, you should know that you can end up managing your own team thanks to F1 Manager, an ideal game for iPad and iPhone. In this you will have all the tools to win different races in strategic and realistic locations. In this article we analyze its different characteristics.
Design your own vehicles
As soon as we start in this game we will be asked to design the type of car that we want visually. Just as each team has its own colors, we also have that task in F1 Manager. But obviously not everything is the logos and the physical design of the car but its internal components have a high importance. Among the components that are going to be changing and improving are the brakes, gearbox, rear wing, front wing, suspension and engine. Depending on the components that we are introducing, we will see how the statistics of the car vary, being able to increase power, grip or reliability. All of these components can be achieved as we play and go up in difficulty in the races.
But not everything lies in the components of the car, we can also buy power- ups. These enhancers will make vehicles more fuel efficient, or more aerodynamic. The problem is that these enhancers must be purchased separately with the game’s own money.
Choose the best pilots
As races are made, different boxes are received that we must unlock. In these boxes we can find news for our team as new riders . Each driver that we receive in the team has very specific statistics and that is why we must choose quite well which driver we assign to each vehicle. This is really important since it will be vital to have a good driver to win the most difficult races.
It should be noted that among the pilots we have available at the different levels, real names stand out. For example we find Hamilton, Vettel, Sainz …
Take part in F1 races
In addition to managing everything related to the team we will also actively participate in the races. The decisions that we make throughout the race will be vital to be able to win or lose. In all races we will have in our possession two cars and two drivers to whom we will be giving instructions. On the game screen we will have the information regarding the state of the vehicle in the lower left and right corner. Among this information we find the state of wear of the tires and also the level of gasoline .
Depending on the condition of the tires, we can enter the pits to make a change of the wheels. There are several options available that will give us different durability characteristics, holding more or less turns. This decision will also be vital when we are racing in adverse rainy weather and above all, we must keep in mind the weather as vital seconds are lost in the pits.
But we will not only control when it is necessary to enter to change the wheels and fill the tank, we will also adjust the speed . When we see that we are very close to overtaking someone, it is interesting to increase the speed. But this will have a penalty on the level of gasoline that will drop much faster and will force us to stop earlier to refuel. With this we see that we have absolute control of decisions throughout a race.
All the races that take place in this game take place on circuits that are totally real. The truth is that the design is quite successful and if you are an F1 lover you will see many similarities both in the situation of curves or mythical lines.
The only problem we can find is that we cannot put ourselves in command of the vehicles and make realistic driving by making movement decisions. In this sense we have the aspect of management and decisions but we do not have full control over the vehicle as they go alone . We think it would be interesting to give the option of getting behind the wheel of one of these vehicles, although it seems to be quite far from the initial concept.
Take on the rest of the players
When we go through the initial tutorial, we can begin to face other real players and not against bots. Sometimes the pairing system can be somewhat unfair since they can confront us with people with a much higher level than us and therefore with components that take a lot of advantage.
It is always fun to compete against other flesh and blood people, but it is always expected to be a totally fair race. We must also bear in mind that with the micro transaction system there are people who decide to pay real money to advance faster and this can finally cause very advanced cars even if the player level is low or the use of power-ups.
While we are running against another person we can activate the chat to detail if it is doing well or not.
