Game Developer -F1 Manager 2022’s behind the scenes series heads toward the chequered flag with a look at motion-captured race weekends

Prospective Team Principals get a sneak peek at an exclusive capture day with BWT Alpine F1 team staff, as F1 Manager 2022 brings the pitbox to life with immersive motion capture and animation.

Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV, ‘Frontier’) today revealed their fourth behind-the-scenes video for F1 Manager 2022, the major new officially licenced F1 management simulation game. F1 Manager 2022 will launch on August 30 (August 25 for players who pre-order*) on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Steam and the Epic Games Store.

WATCH THE BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO HERE

As the behind-the-scenes series continues, in ‘Episode 4 – True to Form’, players are introduced to Principal Mocap Specialist, Tina Nischan and Lead Animator, Tim West, whose work in bringing the paddock alive has created an authentic, true-to-life F1 experience in F1 Manager 2022.

Players are welcomed into the studio for the day, as they are immersed in the emotion of F1 through impressive motion capture technology. From podium celebrations to live reactions following a successful overtake, F1 Manager 2022 replicates the broadcast-style camera shots seen by fans across the globe during moments of high drama.

To accomplish this, Frontier brought together a group of professional motion capture performers and used real F1 car components, bringing further depth and immersion to the hub of race weekend activity. This is one of many ways Frontier has created a realistic F1 experience across the board, alongside car designs inspired by 2022’s regulation changes, detailed circuits, audio from real-world team radios and 3D scans of all twenty 2022 F1 drivers.

Frontier joined the BWT Alpine F1 team at Silverstone, working with their pit-crew to ensure that key elements of a race weekend such as vital pit-stops were accurately replicated in-game. Fernando Alonso’s No.1 mechanic, Jonny Goodenough, and Louise Turner, Team Inspector, join the team to discuss their roles within Alpine and the importance of pit-stops in achieving success on the track. In F1 Manager 2022, as in the real sport, a well-orchestrated pit-stop can be the difference between success and disappointment. Players will have to utilise their tactical planning to adapt their strategy on the fly, investing in their race engineers and managing their pit crew’s training focus to mitigate the risk of a mistake.

F1 Manager 2022 launches on August 30 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for a suggested retail price of GBP44.99/$54.99/EUR54.99. Players looking to get ahead of the grid can pre-order the game digitally now and experience F1 Manager 2022 a full five days early from August 25*. The game will also be available in physical format for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for a suggested retail price of GBP44.99/$54.99/EUR54.99.

*Early access and discount is exclusively available to those pre-ordering digitally. On PlayStation platforms, players must be a PlayStation Plus subscriber to receive the 10% pre-order discount.

For more news and information about F1 Manager 2022:

Website: https://www.f1manager.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/F1ManagerGame

Twitter: https://twitter.com/f1manager

Instagram: https://instagram.com/f1manager

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/F1-Manager-game

About Frontier

Frontier is a leading independent developer and publisher of videos founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the iconic Elite game. Based in Cambridge, Frontier primarily uses its proprietary COBRA game development technology to create innovative genre-leading games for personal computers and videogame consoles. As well as self-publishing internally developed games, Frontier also publishes games developed by carefully selected partner studios under its Frontier Foundry games label.

About F1 Manager 2022

Drive every decision in the officially licenced F1 Manager 2022. Players will select their team and be the boss with the full 2022 roster of drivers and key staff. As Team Principal, it’s on their shoulders to take control and compete in the world’s most prestigious motorsport, delivered with unparalleled authenticity and broadcast-quality presentation.

About F1

Formula 1 racing began in 1950 and is the world’s most prestigious motor racing competition, as well as the world’s most popular annual sporting series. Formula One World Championship Limited is part of Formula 1 and holds the exclusive commercial rights to the FIA Formula One World Championship.

Formula 1 is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LSXMA, LSXMB, LSXMK, BATRA, BATRK, FWONA, FWONK) attributed to the Formula One Group tracking stock.

The F1 logo, F1 FORMULA 1 logo, FORMULA 1, F1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX, PADDOCK CLUB and related marks are trademarks of Formula One Licensing BV, a Formula 1 company. All rights reserved.

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