''F1 Manager 2022'' is the official racing management simulation game of the 2022

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, Formula 2, and

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championships developed and published by

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. It is the first installment in the ''F1 Manager'' series and the first licensed manager game since '' F1 Manager'' by EA Sports. The game was released for

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, and

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on 30 August 2022. On 28 October 2022,

announced that they will cease development and support just two months after the initial release.

Gameplay

As a racing management game, ''F1 Manager 2022'' offers a more detailed career layer in comparison to the ''My Team'' mode that Codemasters introduced in '' F1 2020''. The game provides a strategy editor, where player can schedule pit stops,

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, and pace for each stint. The game features parts development, cost cap, ERS as well as

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s used in real life by

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. It also features the professional English commentator voices of Karun Chandhok and David Croft, as well as the opening titles for Formula One broadcasts shown after the

logo, while the transitions are recreated while being more faithful to the Formula One broadcasts. The game includes real engineers and drivers from

, Formula 2 and

. Team radios from real

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and race engineers are available as well. Red flags are also featured.

Development and release

''F1 Manager 2022'' was officially announced in March 2022. It is the first video game in the '' F1 Manager'' series, which holds the official license of the

, Formula 2, and

championships from 2022 to 2025. It is also the first Formula One licensed management game since '' F1 Manager'' of EA Sports in 2000. The game is developed with Unreal Engine 4. It is developed and published by

, a British

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known for titles such as '' Elite Dangerous'', ''

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''. The game was released on

, and

on 30 August 2022. Players who pre-order the game were able to pre-access to the game five days earlier on 25 August 2022.

Reception

''F1 Manager 2022'' received "generally favorable" reviews for Windows and Xbox Series X/S according to review aggregator

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; the PlayStation 5 received "mixed or average" reviews. It was the fourth best-selling retail game in the United Kingdom in its week of release.

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