F1 Manager 2023 Patch 1.6 Adds Team Switching Feature & More - Patch Notes

F1 Manager 2023 patch 1.6 is available today on both PC and consoles adding team switching, updated car models and more. The team switching feature is compatible with your current save file, allowing Team Principals to prolong their careers and face a fresh undertaking by joining a different team on the grid after completing each season in Career mode. The update also brings modifications to the initial season objectives for Mercedes, Alfa Romeo and Alpha Tauri. Check out the patch notes and video below.

NEW FEATURES

• Added Team Switching
• Expand your legacy across the whole paddock by choosing to manage a new team at the end of a season
• Added DLSS support for NVIDIA GPUs
• Added FSR support for AMD GPUs

CAR MODELS

• Updated Aston Martin car model
• Updated Haas car model
• Added the blue marking to George Russell’s Mercedes
• Corrected Williams Halo at lower levels of detail

GAME STABILITY

• General stability improvements
• Fixed PC-only crash related to DX12
• Fixed an issue where Epic Store players could not access Deluxe Edition Scenarios after a network error

GAME BALANCE

• Some teams have had their season objectives adjusted [NEW SAVES ONLY]
• Mercedes
  • Initial Season Objective: 2nd -> 3rd
  • Constructor’s Championship target season: 2024 -> 2025
• Alfa Romeo
  • Initial season objective 7th -> 8th
• Alpha Tauri
  • Initial season objective: 7th -> 8th

TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Fixed an issue that could prevent the user being able to continue when hiring a reserve driver at end of season
• Fixed an issue where car part design and research projects were not generating the appropriate amount of expertise gain when the sliders were moved
• Fixed an issue where Research Complete emails were not showing an increase in next year’s car stats
• Fixed an issue where the email about Factory fires ending was sent before the factory reopened

RACE SIM

• Fixed an issue where drivers did not need to use two different tyre compounds after a mid-session save
• Fixed an issue where drivers would not start pushing for their flying laps early enough on circuits with long straights in Automatic mode
• Fixed tyre warming behaviour in qualifying so that drivers’ tyres are warm when starting their flying laps
• Fixed an issue where some drivers were missing driver codes on the standings tower (Sorry Mick!)
• Fixed an issue where the ‘Need to Refuel’ dilemma in Practice and Qualifying would not pause the game
• Fixed an issue where rain VFX was not present on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles
• Fixed a rare soft lock if there was a red flag in Practice or Qualifying while the player team’s cars were exiting the pit lane
• Fixed an issue where Oscar Piastri could be referred to as “Alex” in team comms

USER INTERFACE

• Fixed an issue where the UI was not anchored to the left/right side of the screen when widescreen is enabled
• Fixed a soft lock when scrolling through the standings lists in Data View
• Fixed a rare soft lock when enabling manual control in Qualifying while the tutorial was enabled
• Fixed an issue where the Data View lists could appear blank during races