After almost 4 years it is time to fire up the blog again. My dream of a F1 game where you are the team principle has not left. I just haven't found a great game with which to play out the races with. I slowly became disillusioned with Race 90 because, it started to appear more and more like a hand management game rather than F1. [ Still a fun game though!] I tried Classic F1 which is a great game that gives a good feel for F1. The problem is it pretty much played itself. There was no tire management, very few racing decisions. How am I going to be team principle if I can't show my brilliance?
So I bought a copy of Red White and Blue Racin from Plaay games and have been trying to come up with an F1 game where I can set a strategy and make some decisions. After a good year I have that down. Then came the 2026 season and Cadillac with all the new rules and a new team that was begging for a campaign game! Imagine starting out with a new team and new rules that nobody understands!
Well the tactical game wouldn't work with the campaign game I came up with because you really need to separate out driver ratings from the car which the Plaay format didn't do. So I think I have that figured out now.
So now I would like to introduce you to a new playtest version of F1 Forward! I envision F1 Forward to be generic enough to be usable with any tactical racing game. That said, I am working on this one because it is the one I want to play; several decisions including tires, enough chrome that it feels like F1 can finish a race in less than 90 minutes. Let's hope I succeed on both counts.
In F1 Forward you start out as a team principle and have 3 years to make improvements. I am starting out as Cadillac because who wouldn't want to start with a new team?
My technical Director is Nick Chester. He has average skill but is fanatical.
My commercial director is Sarah Brackster. She also is average but is cocky.
The person overseeing out Chassis development is Paul Stein. He has no particular behavioral traits but is below average in skill which isn't great. Hopefully we can improve this as Chassis development is obviously very important.
Bottas' Race Engineer is Joe Kerr. He also is below average. Perez Race Engineer is Stuart Clarke. He is very aggressive and knows his stuff.
Pre-season testing on our chassis moves along rather slowly and we make no gains. It appears that my #1 job is going to be to focus the teams efforts on improving our chassis. Fortunately, Mercedes comes through with a good engine with power though reliability isn't perfect. Hopefully our engine will keep us competitive while we continue to work on our car.
Ferrari also appears to have a strong engine. All the new engine makers appear to still be struggling with the new rules.
In pre season testing McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari all appear to have the fastest cars with Red Bull lacking power. Max Verstappen, always shy, has been quick to criticize both the new rules and his car.
And now we are finally in race week at Silverstone!!!
Sarah is responsible for all the dog and pony for our sponsors. Despite some promises she has failed to attract any additional sponsors to the team. She does hold a gala for Cadillac, TWG and Jim Beam which goes as expected; nothing more, nothing less. If I didn't need to worry about our chassis I would be looking into our commercial department.
Next up Qualifying!!! Stay tuned.
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