F1 Manager 2024 Facilities Guide:
Full List, Effects and Upgrade Priority

In F1 Manager 2024, facilities affect car development, manufacturing, staff growth, driver development, scouting, weather accuracy, team attractiveness, sponsorship, marketability and weekly income.

This guide includes the full F1 Manager 2024 facilities list, their main effects and the best upgrade priorities for different team situations. It covers Car Development Facilities, Staff Facilities and Operations Facilities, helping you understand which upgrades matter most during a long-term save.

F1 Manager 2024 Facilities List and Effects

Facility	Category	Main Effect	Upgrade Priority
Factory	Car Development	Improves development speed and project capacity	High
Design Centre	Car Development	Improves car part performance, engineer capacity and project capacity	Very High
Wind Tunnel	Car Development	Improves car part performance from testing time	High
CFD Simulator	Car Development	Improves car part performance from testing time	High
Suspension Simulator	Car Development	Improves performance for specific car parts	Medium
Car Part Test Centre	Car Development	Improves performance for specific car parts	Medium
Team Hub	Staff	Improves team attractiveness, staff development and mentality	Medium
Scouting Department	Staff	Improves scouting capacity	Low/Medium
Race Simulator	Staff	Improves driver development rate	High for young drivers
Board Room	Operations	Improves board confidence and team attractiveness	Medium
Hospitality Area	Operations	Improves marketability and team attractiveness	Medium
Weather Centre	Operations	Improves weather forecast accuracy	Situational
Helipad	Operations	Improves sponsors, marketability and attractiveness	Low/Medium
Memorabilia Room	Operations	Improves mentality, marketability and attractiveness	Low/Medium
Tour Centre	Operations	Improves marketability and weekly income	Medium

Car Development Facilities

Car Development Facilities affect the way your team develops and improves car parts during the season.

These facilities are directly connected to development speed, car part performance, engineer capacity, project capacity and testing efficiency.

Factory

The Factory affects development speed and project capacity, making it one of the most important facilities for teams that want to improve their car quickly.

A stronger Factory helps your team manage development work more efficiently during the season. It becomes especially useful when you need to work on multiple car parts or close the performance gap against stronger teams.

For most saves, the Factory should be considered a high-priority upgrade because it supports the core development cycle of your team.

Design Centre

The Design Centre affects the performance of car parts, engineer capacity and project capacity.

This is usually one of the most important facilities in F1 Manager 2024 because it directly supports car performance development. Improving the Design Centre can help your team create better parts and manage more development work over time.

For most teams, it is one of the safest early upgrades, especially if your goal is to improve car performance as quickly as possible.

Wind Tunnel and CFD Simulator

The Wind Tunnel and CFD Simulator affect the performance gained from each unit of testing time used during development.

These facilities are important because testing time is limited. Better facilities allow your team to get more value from each aerodynamic development project, which can be especially useful when trying to improve car performance over several upgrade cycles.

They are strong upgrades once your core development structure is stable, especially after improving the Design Centre and Factory.

Suspension Simulator and Car Part Test Centre

The Suspension Simulator and Car Part Test Centre affect the performance of specific car parts.

These facilities are useful when you want to improve particular areas of the car rather than the general development structure. They can help create more balanced performance across different car parts, but they are usually not the first upgrades to prioritize.

They become more valuable once your main development facilities, such as the Design Centre and Factory, are already at a good level.

Staff Facilities

Staff Facilities affect internal team growth, scouting capacity and driver development.

These facilities are useful if you want to build a stronger team over multiple seasons. They do not always create an immediate car performance boost, but they can improve long-term progression, recruitment and driver growth.

Team Hub

The Team Hub affects team attractiveness, staff development rate and mentality.

This facility is useful when you want to improve the overall quality and stability of your team. Better attractiveness can help when hiring stronger staff, while improved staff development supports long-term growth.

It is usually a medium-priority upgrade: important for long-term saves, but less urgent than the Design Centre or Factory if your car is not competitive.

Scouting Department

The Scouting Department affects scouting capacity.

A better Scouting Department helps your team evaluate more drivers and staff members, which can be useful when planning future contracts or rebuilding your team. It is especially helpful if you are managing a smaller team and need to find strong long-term options before competitors do.

However, it is usually not an early priority unless your save is focused on recruitment and long-term driver planning.

Race Simulator

The Race Simulator affects the driver’s development rate.

This facility is especially useful if your team has young drivers or if you are planning a long-term save based on driver growth. It does not directly improve the car, but it helps your drivers develop faster over time.

For teams with young or lower-rated drivers, the Race Simulator can be a high-priority upgrade. For top teams with already strong drivers, it can be slightly less urgent.

Operations Facilities

Operations Facilities affect board confidence, team attractiveness, marketability, weather forecast accuracy, sponsorship and weekly income.

These facilities are linked more to management, commercial growth and operational support than direct car part performance. They are useful in long-term saves, but they usually become more important after your car development structure is already solid.

Board Room

The Board Room affects board confidence and team attractiveness.

This facility can help improve the stability of your team from a management perspective. Higher board confidence can be useful when results are inconsistent, while better attractiveness can support recruitment and long-term team growth.

It is not usually the first facility to upgrade, but it can become useful if you are managing a team under pressure.

Hospitality Area

The Hospitality Area affects team marketability and team attractiveness.

This facility is useful for improving the commercial side of your team. Better marketability can help your team become more valuable to sponsors, while attractiveness can support recruitment and reputation.

It is a secondary upgrade for most teams, especially if your main issue is car performance.

Weather Centre

The Weather Centre affects the accuracy of the weather forecast.

This can be useful in races with changing conditions, especially when tyre strategy depends on rain timing and track evolution. A better Weather Centre can help you make more informed strategy calls during uncertain race weekends.

However, it is a situational upgrade and should usually come after the most important car development facilities.

Helipad

The Helipad affects sponsors, team marketability and team attractiveness.

This facility is more connected to the commercial and reputation side of your team than direct performance. It can help improve sponsor-related value and make the team more attractive over time.

For most saves, the Helipad is a low-to-medium priority upgrade and should not come before core performance facilities.

Memorabilia Room

The Memorabilia Room affects mentality, team marketability and team attractiveness.

It can support the overall image and internal atmosphere of the team, making it useful in a long-term management strategy. However, its impact is less direct than facilities that improve car development or driver growth.

It is usually a secondary upgrade, useful once your main performance and staff facilities are already developed.

Tour Centre

The Tour Centre affects marketability and weekly income.

This makes it one of the more interesting Operations Facilities for teams that need better financial stability over time. Extra weekly income can be useful during longer saves, especially when balancing facility upgrades, car development and staff contracts.

It is not as urgent as the Design Centre or Factory, but it can become a good medium-priority upgrade once your team needs stronger income.

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Best Facilities to Upgrade First in F1 Manager 2024

The best facilities to upgrade first depend on your team budget, car performance, driver lineup and long-term objective.

For most teams, the best early facility upgrades are:

Design Centre
Factory
Race Simulator
Wind Tunnel or CFD Simulator
Team Hub

The Design Centre and Factory are usually the safest early priorities because they support car development, engineer capacity and project capacity. The Race Simulator becomes more important if your team has young drivers, while the Wind Tunnel and CFD Simulator are useful when you want to get more value from limited testing time.

Operations Facilities are usually better as secondary upgrades. They can improve sponsorship, marketability, attractiveness and weekly income, but they do not have the same immediate impact on car performance.

FAQ

What are facilities used for in F1 Manager 2024?

Facilities are used to improve different areas of your team, including car development, staff growth, driver development, scouting, team attractiveness, sponsorship and weekly income.

Which facilities affect car development in F1 Manager 2024?

Car Development Facilities affect car development. These include Factory, Design Centre, Wind Tunnel and CFD Simulator, Suspension Simulator and Car Part Test Centre.

What does the Race Simulator do in F1 Manager 2024?