F1 Manager 2024: Best Drivers to Race to Victory

Published: Jul 22, 2024, 2:00 pm Updated: Jul 22, 2024, 2:00 pm

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.

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.

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.

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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Mark is the Senior Staff Writer and can normally be found either facing the wrong way in F1 games or recreating a Ferrari strategy in F1 Manager. He's also a big fan of Forza Motorsport and Horizon and still thinks Lego Racers 2 is when racing games peaked.