Surviving the Hardest Start - Alfa Romeo - F1 Manager 2023

[@uqwee]

Thank you for all the time you've put into these videos. This is my first time playing F1 Manager, and on my first playthrough with Alfa, I found it tough knowing what to develop and where. So this has been extremely helpful in getting up to speed and be able to enjoy the game!

[@Brakeboost]

I’m at the end of S2 with Alfa Romeo now S1 is very difficult and you need to maximize on tracks like Jeddah, Baku, and Monaco. And any chaos that might possibly happen.

[@lostinbkk555]

Let's go. The hardest challenge in the game. World Champion in season 2? Love this type of content

[@NeroBax]

I think it might be doable, depends on if it is Bottas or Zhou though..

[@seanpower660]

​@@NeroBaxhow do you distribute your CFD/WT time? It looks like your maxing your allocation for every single part?

[@NeroBax]

@@seanpower660 I mainly distribute it to one part as I feel that is the simplest way to do things, there is nothing wrong with splitting it between 2 or more parts the only concern would be added costs for designing and manufacturing more parts as a result but it is viable if you prefer to do it that way.

[@hebisty4163]

​@seanpower660 you have 6 parts... I would use my first atr period and design 2 parts with use half of the atr for both... them 14 days later you get another atr period, so again use them all up on 2 parts... then the 3rd atr period I use all of it on 1 part, then forth on the last part. So within 6 races you have drastically improved your car.

[@asambi69]

My strategy was maxing out high/med cornering for Austria and the next tracks. Got a Points finish in Austria, wish me luck in Silverstone

[@alexybanez3614]

So much fun to watch. Doing great work here with all of your content I'll watch em all. I started a Williams save and was fighting redbull at spa and Monza with the high speed cornering and I had fun actually got pole with albon at Monza which is crazy.

[@alexybanez3614]

I actually beat red bull at spa got a podium 3rd place finish with albon he overtook Perez on the final lap

[@meltingface2558]

I started my career w Alfa bc they had the worst car. I wanted a challenge and oh boy i am not disappointed. Alfas car is MUCH worse than expected. My fist underfloor upgrade hardly improved a thing. If not for Bottas, i wouldnt have a single point. Money is rare so i spend it all on manufacturing development. I actually went in debt poaching good staff from other teams. Zhou is terrible and is always near the bottom. If you want a true challenge then Alfa Romeo is the way to go.

[@musiqlyme123]

I've started an Alfa Romeo save, and Im in Miami (yet to do the race but thanks to luck with rain, both cars were in Q3) with Bottas and Pourchaire (investment piece), and so far, Bottas has gotten 2 points finishes (P9 in Baku and Melbourne). Melbourne's was thanks to all the shenanigans and lucking out on going long and hoping for a red flag

[@PoSiTiVeLyGlAd]

Doibg an alfa one now, following step by step (as im a noob when it comes to car development) about to finish melbourne and bottas is best of the rest in 13th, good video dude

[@quinnparker749]

Dude Alfa Romeo is hopeless. I can't get any points with them.

[@lynpendry]

Yeah dont expect points Unless 9 drivers retire

[@andrejs7124]

i went all the way to austin only to get ONE FUCKING POINT then i started a new career with merc, it was a bet i lost, i had to get one point with them

[@meltingface2558]

It's extremely hard but anytime I get a design finished, I never rush any of the manu projects and I always put the upgrade on Bottas car. He is your only chance of getting points 1st season. Then you have to nail your strategy and get a little lucky. I just finished spa, I have some upgrades that are gonna finish in 2 weeks. And then i'm shutting everything down and focusing on research.

[@tomlferrari2995]

⁠@@lynpendryEven then I didn't make it

[@beardedlonewolf7695]

@@meltingface2558 And you had fun doing that? That's my issue with this "season objective" crap, they could remove it and players would have much more fun.

[@Minecraftfreaks5]

Objective: Survive (optional)

[@yodeliyo3768]

Thanks for making this vid!!!

[@meltingface2558]

My Alfa Romeo carrer is filled broken parts, no money and a mish mash of different upgrades on my 2nd car bc i dont have enough money to make enought parts for both on the newest upgrade. It's tough for sure.

[@KoenJoos]

How can you already have a Suspension S-3 while S2 was not designed? @ 10:53 in the video

[@JordanMorris-s9t]

I finished the first season with Alfa Romeo P6 in the constructors. Got 1 podium and finished with 78 points.

[@oldfirm7735]

how did you do that? Tell me please. how to pump a car?

[@beardedlonewolf7695]

Save scumming?

[@aaronthomas6926]

@@oldfirm7735he played on easy it’s the same way I made Mcclaren competitive using Oscar

[@ephapax8163]

Is it a bug that my second design of any part has super skewed stats for whatever I had focused on the previous iteration? Like, if I try to concentrate on the same areas for a second run of design, it get less than 2% increase in those areas.

[@NeroBax]

Once you make that first specialized part you will be getting smaller increments of gain for your next one.

[@Mac-XD]

Have ypu tried crashgate? Run wets on a dry track on zhou

[@diogoroldao5443]

Just picked up the game. Started with Alfa Romeo. What have I done?

[@NeroBax]

Elected to play hard mode, they have changed the board expectations though so it is a little bit easier, would recommend trying to meet board expectations and focus on researching for next years car.

[@diogoroldao5443]

@@NeroBax yeah, I figured as such after the first races. Went In a bit blindly but it's still very very entertaining. Thanks for the tips!!

[@jordane6296]

I do not know how you do that, my car is by far the slowest, i'm last every race with Alfa Romeo,

[@NeroBax]

Basically the development showed here combined with agressive strategies for the races. There is not much more to it than that.

[@jordane6296]

@@NeroBax i Split the dev in 2 items since the first day. In qualification my best place is P17, in race i'm Always last by far. Maybe 13s behind others. My fastest lap is 1s slower than de Vries.

[@beardedlonewolf7695]

Dude it's impossible to finish 4th with Alfa Romea on season 1, luck or not, just sayin'. Are you editing files by any chance?

[@NeroBax]

Not editing the files at all. It is fairly easy aslong as you employ aggressive strategies and specialized parts. It's even easily reproduced if you know what you're doing.

[@lRonnie]

hey love the vids could i also follow this development guide while also using another team like hass etc

[@NeroBax]

Should be perfectly fine.

[@supernafoti238]

Please can you make a video on how to install the Database Editor on F1 Manager 23?? Please 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@BR_Skully]

Do you keep doing the sidepod and front wing design focus the same as the 1st design or do you change up the design focus for the second build?

[@Oshujax21]

How important do you think it is to develop chassis/sidepods for Alfa's start over front wing/suspension? This current attempt I have with Alfa Romeo, I've settled into developing and redeveloping parts WITHOUT manufacturing so that the first parts I put on the car (sometime around Imola?) will be a pretty sizable upgrade for Bottas, also because it saves money. I have focused the wings, underfloor, and suspension until they hit a point I'm comfortable putting them on the car and leaving them alone. Should I have been focusing chassis/sidepods instead? So far, still running the base car heading into Miami. One thing I always try to do is keep the team ahead of a certain team in the race (depending on who they're racing, which a majority of the time is AlphaTauri) so the races have been going well as I figure out strategies and how to maximize the current Alfa car. Also, any clue how much a fully upgraded Board Room helps the board's confidence? Obviously hitting objectives does that, but does the bar lower the higher level the room is or is there more of a tolerance for poor results? Interested how it works since one of the things I keep hearing about Alfa Romeo is that an upgraded Board Room saved some people who got past Season 1 with Alfa

[@NeroBax]

The main reason I am doing sidepods/chassis before suspension/front wing is the engine cooling to try and make the most of the powertrain parts that we have so I can avoid buying more later in the season hopefully. Other than that there is no real benefit. The main reason why I've done things the way I have done them is because it is going to give Bottas a fighting chance for a 1-2 points in most races for the season. No need to do what I do, feel free to give your strategy a go as it might work out well. The board room should work in the manner that good results give you more confidence, will not really having much of a effect on bad/medium results as far as I understand it.

[@asambi69]

I usually charge Ers under SC or VSC.

[@Takhar7]

😂

[@pella911]

Your drivers are set on full pace but your fuel goes up xD!!!! Is that a bug or what ?

[@NeroBax]

If you are refering to tyres you can run full attack on them and still gain fuel. If talking about the engine mode, in rainy situations you will be able to regain fuel even on push as the rain forces you to drive slower.

[@MickSwitchTown]

Do you have unlimited wind tunnel hours etc? How can you do so many design projects at once so regularly with the amount of hours? Am I doing something wrong? You always have projects ongoing.

[@romanshevchuk9540]

You don't have to make projects spending wind tunnel points on them 😏

[@NeroBax]

As Roman said, you can run any project without Wind/CFD hours on them, they are not a requirement for design/research.

[@MickSwitchTown]

@@romanshevchuk9540Ah thanks. I think I’ve been confused. 😮‍💨

[@MickSwitchTown]

@@NeroBaxAh thank you man. I think I’ve been doing it wrong from day one an misunderstood before watching your videos. Thank you. Appreciate it. Keep up the good work. Very very helpful.

[@ManUtdTobbe]

Going to avoid "glitches" on this one? Should be pretty challenging if so.

[@NeroBax]

Depends on what you define as a glitch. I will not be using avoid kerbs for sure.

[@ManUtdTobbe]

@@NeroBax Mainly that and the double flying lap in quali I guess.

[@thetrainsgod11]

@@ManUtdTobbe I wouldn't consider that a glitch than more of a problem with tyre temps, the second flying lap just allows your tyres to be at a good temp

[@ManUtdTobbe]

@@thetrainsgod11 I consider it a glitch and abuse since the AI isn't using it and it gives the player a big advantage for no good reason. But to each their own.

[@retsoptihs0]

@@ManUtdTobbe Yeah, it's a glitch for sure. People can play the game how they wish, of course, but if they do that, they can't then complain that "it's too easy". We all have the choice to play the game as it was intended. And you're definitely not supposed to do two flying laps in (dry) qualifying.

[@yudhabagaskara98]

most difficult teams to manage: alfa romeo mercedes haas

[@norbertjanssen814]

Why Haas? Don't they have the 6th best car and your goal is becoming 6th.

[@alby2046]

Merceds? Why?

[@yudhabagaskara98]

@@alby2046 struggled to finish in podium regularly

[@Felix2077]

@@alby2046 the boards expectations are impossible to achieve in the first season they want u to come 2nd and with Aston being rocket ships and Ferrari and red bull out of the equation i ended up battling half the season for p3 in the constructors

[@alby2046]

@@Felix2077 Toto settings the bar too high

[@elmadridistaenfurecido]

The numbers on my alfa Romeo are way different like for starters maxing, down durability is - 900km for you, for me its - 1450 km (on the underfloor) idk it's like you play on easy or Something

[@NeroBax]

They changed durability after this series was made, they nerfed it a little bit but doing minimum durability is still the best way to progress.

[@elmadridistaenfurecido]

@@NeroBaxman how many times do they update this game

[@NeroBax]

@@elmadridistaenfurecido Been I believe three patches since this video came out. Last patch was a little less than two weeks ago so it's usually seen a patch a month since release.

[@elmadridistaenfurecido]

@@NeroBax btw im gonna be signing fallows and dirk de beer at the start of s2, the full technical alfa Romeo squad is quite bad

[@wjamesmci]

Looks to me like underfloor is still king. Although less so this year maybe (?) Definitely seems like a difficult challenge

[@williamrussell4131]

What happend to mclaren

[@hadi4773]

its in the live section , he streams it.

[@areankim]

replace Zhou with someone else, otherwise he will cost you lotsa parts..