F1 Manager 2024: Best Drivers to Race to Victory

F1 Manager 2024: Best Drivers to Race to Victory

F1 Manager 2024: Best Drivers to Race to Victory

To be successful, an F1 team always needs the best. Whether that’s the best car, designers, or resources, all of these combine to drive a team to the top.

However, the best way to drive a team to success is with the best drivers. With that in mind, here are the best drivers you should recruit in F1 Manager 2024.

Driving to glory

Before we look at who’s the best in F1 Manager 2024, first, you need to know what makes a driver great. Every driver is ranked by ten different stats. These are cornering, braking, reactions, accuracy, control, smoothness, adaptability, overtaking, and defending.

A good cornering stat means your driver can go faster through corners of any type without going wide or spinning, while braking dictates how a driver approaches a corner without missing the apex or causing an incident.

F1 Manager 2024: Best drivers to race to victory
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Reactions show how quickly a driver can get off the start line, accelerate away from a corner, or prevent a collision. Accuracy and control demonstrate how a driver can reduce lost time by running wide or locking up and limiting damage should the worst happen.

Smoothness and adaptability exhibit a driver’s ability to conserve tyres and adjust their driving style to suit the track and conditions ahead. Finally, overtaking and defending illustrate how well a driver can attack out on track or maintain their current position if needed.

All of the above ratings combine to create an easy-to-read overall rating. Drivers also have an aggression and development rate ranking. These show how likely they are to push out on track and develop as a driver, respectively.

So now we know how to rate a driver, let’s see who comes out on top.

Best drivers in F1 Manager 2024

There are no prizes for guessing who takes the top spot in F1 Manager 2024. Three-time world champion and current reigning victor Max Verstappen takes the crown. With an overall rating of 92, there is clear daylight between the Dutchman and the second-placed drivers.

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Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton take the second step of the podium. The veterans clearly have a lot to offer still, with Hamilton in particular showing his ability to win at the recent British Grand Prix.

These drivers obviously come with a premium. Convincing them to leave their current teams is no easy task, so for those wanting a cheaper option, Williams’ Alex Albon is a good bet. The Thai driver has proven he can race, with time still on his side to get the best out of him yet.

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Other good options on the cheaper side include Yuki Tsunoda, Zhou Guanyu, and even Mick Schumacher and Felipe Drugovich for those wanting to hire a reserve driver to put back in the car.

All of these are good choices for a road-to-glory too, although they may still prove hard to convince. In those instances, you may have to aim a little lower still.

You can see the top five drivers for the best, cheap, and road-to-glory categories below:

Best of the best

Name
Age
Team
OVR
Cornering
Braking
Reactions
Accuracy
Control
Smoothness
Adaptability
Overtaking
Defending
Aggression
Development Rate
Max Verstappen
26
Red Bull
92
100
100
95
92
96
95
95
98
100
Average
Average
Lewis Hamilton
39
Mercedes
90
88
90
81
78
87
81
82
85
89
Average
Very low
Fernando Alonso
42
Aston Martin
90
85
86
81
83
89
82
81
86
86
Average
Very low
Charles Leclerc
26
Ferrari
89
95
95
87
87
90
84
82
88
92
Low
Average
Carlos Sainz
29
Ferrari
88
94
95
90
89
89
83
84
93
97
Low
Low

Cheap (available right now)

Name
Age
Team
OVR
Cornering
Braking
Reactions
Accuracy
Control
Smoothness
Adaptability
Overtaking
Defending
Aggression
Development Rate
Alex Albon
27
Williams
83
82
83
88
80
86
81
86
85
87
Average
Average
Yuki Tsunoda
23
Racing Bulls
83
85
85
87
91
79
84
80
87
85
High
Average
Zhou Guanyu
24
Sauber
80
71
72
73
73
77
72
71
74
68
Average
Average
Mick Schumacher
24
Mercedes (affiliate driver)
77
78
75
83
79
79
72
77
74
75
Average
Average
Pato O'Ward
24
McLaren (affiliate driver)
77
89
83
83
88
85
82
76
82
87
Low
Very High

Road-to-glory

Name
Age
Team
OVR
Cornering
Braking
Reactions
Accuracy
Control
Smoothness
Adaptability
Overtaking
Defending
Aggression
Development Rate
Oscar Piastri
22
McLaren
84
91
90
92
92
98
85
96
88
91
Low
Very High
Logan Sargent
23
Williams
78
75
77
79
79
77
72
78
69
74
High
Average
Robert Shwartzman
24
Ferrari (affiliate driver)
76
84
87
88
87
80
81
85
85
84
High
High
Felipe Drugovich
23
Aston Martin (affiliate driver)
76
87
86
87
75
80
80
85
73
82
Low
High
Kush Maini
23
Invicta (F2)
72
69
73
66
69
74
70
64
66
70
High
Very High

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