History VideoGame / MotorsportManager

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Several of the challenges unlock extra cosmetic items that can be used when creating

** Kimi Raikkonen's FanNickname of "Ice Man" is a driver trait, which slightly increases Focus in exchange of slicing the driver's Marketability by half. Unsurprisingly, Kimi's {{expy}} Niilo Saarinen has that trait.

* DoingItForTheArt: Several drivers are in-universe examples; they love racing so much that they're willing to take less pay than other drivers, as long as it means they can keep on doing what they're doing.

-->Well no one told me ''not'' to juggle the brake discs.

** The WMC is clearly based on UsefulNotes/FormulaOne, with the teams and most of the drivers based on real-world teams and drivers. The circuits are also based on real F1 tracks with the notable exception of Phoenix, which more closely resembles NASCAR's Daytona International Speedway.

** In the third-tier European Racing Series, meanwhile, it's not unusual to see Garuda's Tanvir Jha winning races at the age of '''39'''. He does, however, tend to retire after the first season.

* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: On the other hand, mocking other team's drivers in interviews will give them the "Offended" trait, which means you cannot even try to sign them for barely over a year. Be careful how you talk about world-class drivers...

* HandicappedBadass: Drivers will occasionally pick up injuries that reduce their stats. You can leave them at home to let them recover faster, or have them race anyway, in which case they become this by default. AI teams will ''never'' rest injured drivers, so it's not that uncommon to see drivers scoring points (or even ''winning'') despite having to wear a neck brace.

** Tire compounds for dry conditions follow a color strip code that indicates how much grip and durability they have. Purple-strip tires are Ultra Soft, and are the fastest yet have very low durability. After that, there are Super Soft (red), Soft (yellow), Medium (white) and Hard (orange) tire compounds, each one slower yet more durable than the previous one. As for wet-weather tires, "intermediates", for use on damp tracks, are green, whereas full wet tires (for soddening conditions) are blue. [[ArtImitatesLife The lineup and color code are exact matches to the ones used in F1 circa 2016/2017.]]

* MarathonLevel: The endurance series is, well, a marathon ''mode''. Races last one & a half, three, or six hours in-game time, depending on what you select at the beginning, far longer than the races in the other series last with the same length selection. Regardless of how long you select, you also have to juggle three drivers per car to keep them from getting too tired or going over the maximum time they can be in the car.

** Since you control your team's finances, you can invoke this trope yourself by doing everything possible to earn money regardless of any negative effects. This includes hiring pay drivers who may not be as good, but whose sponsors will actually pay ''you'' for the privilege of racing.[[note]]Should you choose to hire a pay driver but only put him/her in the car for practice sessions, you'll only get half of the potential check each time you do-accurate because in real life, less exposure for the sponsors means less payment.[[/note]]
* MovingTheGoalposts: A game mechanic. Several times a year, the Global Motorsport Association - which you as a team manager are part of - will meet to vote on potential rule changes, which are then implemented for the following season. If you choose the "Politico" background for your manager, you gain additional voting power to influence these decisions and can suggest new rule changes for free (when they would otherwise cost $1 million), helping you shape the rules in a way that assists your team.
* NiceGuy: It's a driver trait. A weaker version of "Team Player", it raises the teammate, mechanic and chairman's happiness.
* NintendoHard: The "Create Your Own Team" game mode. You start off with a poorly-equipped HQ, two mediocre drivers, a bad car, ''terrible'' staff... and a poor Marketability rating that makes it difficult to raise enough sponsorship money to fix all those things. Have fun![[note]]There are some AntiFrustrationFeatures per-se to this though. Most of the aforementioned terrible staff are temporary and on rolling contracts which cost nothing to break. Additionally, instead of getting paid after each race, you're given a huge cash injection from the chairman which you can then use to replace your staff & drivers and make better parts. However, before every time you make a purchase he'll remind you that you need to make the money last-aside from the minuscule sponsorship dollars. He's not kidding.[[/note]]

* SadisticChoice: Every so often, you'll be hit with a random Dilemma, may of which fall into this category. For example, one Dilemma has one of your race mechanics get caught smuggling data out of the team, and you're given three options: firing them (which will leave you scrambling for a replacement, especially if they're top-class), fining them (which upsets both them and your chairman), or doing nothing about it (which ''severely'' upsets your chairman, enough to put your job at risk).

* SadisticChoice: Every so often, you'll be hit with a random Dilemma, may of which fall into this category. For example, one Dilemma has one of your race mechanics get caught smuggling data out of the team, and you're given three options: fire them (which will leave you scrambling for a replacement, especially if they're top-class), fining them (which upsets both them and your chairman), or doing nothing about it (which ''severely'' upsets your chairman, enough to put your job at risk).

** Make sure you have enough money for when you have to choose your providers for the next season's car or you'll be forced to reload an earlier save, for once you start choosing parts and suppliers you cannot leave until you finish the entire process.

* VideoGameCaringPotential: Praise the drivers that are not in your team, and they will get the "Buttered Up" trait, making them be willing to sign for your team. This is especially useful if the driver otherwise wouldn't be interested.
* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: Mocking other team's drivers in interviews will give them the "Offended" trait, which means you cannot even try to sign them for barely over a year. Make sure how you talk about world-class drivers...
* WeatherReport: An important part of race planning. Giving your cars dry compounds when it's about to rain (or giving them wet compounds when it's drying, or Intermediate tyres when the track is ''very'' wet) can easily cost you points. Upgrading the Forecasting Center is, therefore, crucial to plan tyre changes in advance.

** Note: There was 6 teams in 2016 [=LMP1=] for Le Mans. Nissan, Audi sport, and Rebellion, who returned to [=LMP1=] in 2018. Rebellion and [=ByKolles=] were both in the Non-Hybrid sub-class, while Nissan only showed up to Le Mans that year due to "Development Hell" and closed the program that Christmas and hasn't returned.

** Tyre compounds for dry conditions follow a color strip code that indicates how much grip and durability they have. Purple-strip tyres are Ultra Soft, and are the fastest yet have very low durability. After that, there are Super Soft (red), Soft (yellow), Medium (white) and Hard (orange) tyre compounds, each one slower yet more durable than the previous one. As for wet-weather tyres, "intermediates", for use on damp tracks, are green, whereas full wet tyres (for soddening conditions) are blue. [[ArtImitatesLife The lineup and color code are exact matches to the ones used in F1 circa 2016/2017.]]
** Car part knowledge has different colours (white is Original, green is Average, light blue is Good, dark blue is Great, purple is Epic and orange is Legendary) to indicate the quality of upgrades that can be given to new parts. {{Downplayed}} in that the higher-level upgrades don't necessarily make a part better - some of them reduce risk, cost or allow making two parts at once for no extra cost; likewise, lower-level upgrades can give larger boosts than higher-level ones, but they have some risk of being penalized if found out.

* NintendoHard: The "Create Your Own Team" game mode. You start off with a poorly-equipped HQ, two mediocre drivers, a bad car, ''terrible'' staff... and a poor Marketability rating that makes it difficult to raise enough sponsorship money to fix all those things. Have fun![[note]]There are some AntiFrustrationFeatures per-se to this though. Most of the aforementioned terrible staff are temporary and on rolling contracts which cost nothing to break. Additionally, instead of getting paid after each race, you're given a huge cash injection from the chairman which you can then use to replace your staff & drivers and make better parts. However every time before you make a purchase he'll remind you that you need to make the money last-aside from the minuscule sponsorship dollars. He's not kidding.[[/note]]

Initially released on mobile platforms in 2014, an enhanced version was later released for PC and Mac in November 2016, with three updates and challenge pack {{DLC}}s, released in February, June, and November 2017. This page covers the PC/Mac version.

** While both of the GT Series aren't really based on any particular real-life series (although there are some subtle relations to a few such as Blancpain GT), the Endurance series is very loosely based on the World Endurance Championship. The reason for this is that there are 6 teams in each class (A and B), but only 3 participated in the 2017 WEC season's top LMP1 class (Porsche, Toyota, and [=ByKolles=], the latter withdrawing halfway into the season). The other 3 in Class A are fictional non-expies, while Class B has "Tony Zang Motorsport". If you're at least slightly familiar with the world of sportscars, you'll know how obvious this one is.
** Note: There was 6 teams in 2016 LMP1 for Le Mans. Nissan, Audi sport, and Rebellion, who returned to LMP1 in 2018. Rebellion and [=ByKolles=] were both in the Non-Hybrid sub-class, while Nissan only showed up to Le Mans that year due to "Development Hell" and closed the program that Christmas and hasn't returned.

* MoneyDearBoy:

* AwesomeDearBoy[=/=]DoingItForTheArt: Several drivers are in-universe examples; they love racing so much that they're willing to take less pay than other drivers, as long as it means they can keep on doing what they're doing.
* BadassGrandpa: Given what it takes to compete in professional racing, drivers with the "Old" trait are these by default; even moreso if they still have high enough stats to win races.

** Tyre compounds for dry conditions follow a color strip code that indicates how much grip and durability they have. Purple-strip tyres are Ultra Soft, and are the fastest yet have very low durability. After that, there are Super Soft (red), Soft (yellow), Medium (white) and Hard (orange) tyre compounds, each one slower yet more durable than the previous one.

''Motorsport Manager'' is to UsefulNotes/FormulaOne and other professional motorsports what ''VideoGame/FootballManager'' is to [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football]]. Developed by Playsport Games and published by Creator/{{Sega}}[[note]]who, incidentally, also publish ''Football Manager''[[/note]], ''Motorsport Manager'' tasks you with running your own motorsport team in one of several categories. It's up to you to hire and fire personnel, develop new parts, upgrade your HQ, plan out race strategies, and balance the books, all while keeping your chairman and your drivers happy.

Initially released on mobile platforms in 2014, an enhanced version was later released for PC and Mac in November 2016, with three update and challenge pack {DLC}s, released in February, June, and November 2017. This page covers the PC/Mac version.

* TheAce: At the start of the game, the best drivers are Panther's Zoe Sharp, Steinmann's Harry Chapman, and Rossini's Dieter Wexler, respectively {{exp|y}}ies of Daniel Ricciardo, Lewis Hamilton, and Sebastian Vettel; all of them have nearly 5 of 5-star ratings.

** Sebastian Vettel's "Honestly, what are we doing? Racing or ping pong?" outburst in the 2016 Spanish GP is one of the possible things your drivers can tell you when someone else crashes into them.

* DumbJock: Racing is very physical, especially in game, and anyone with the "Dumb" trait defaults to this.

** While both of the GT Series aren't really based on any particular real-life series(although there are some subtle relations to a few such as Blancpain GT), the Endurance series is very loosely based on the World Endurance Championship. The reason for this is that there are 6 teams in each class(A and B), but only 3 participated in the 2017 WEC season's top LMP1 class(Porsche, Toyota, and ByKolles, the latter withdrawing halfway into the season). The other 3 in Class A are fictional non-expies, while Class B has "Tony Zang Motorsport". If you're at least slightly familiar with the world of sportscars, you'll know how obvious this one is.
** Note: There was 6 teams in 2016 LMP1 for Le Mans. Nissan, Audi sport, and Rebellion, who returned to LMP1 in 2018. Rebellion and ByKolles both were in the Non-Hybrid sub-class, while Nissan only showed up to Le Mans that year due to "Development Hell" and closed the program that Christmas and hasn't returned.
* TheFashionista: Women can get this trait, which ups their marketability by a fair amount, temporarily.

** Tyre compounds for dry conditions follow a color strip code that indicates how much grip and durability they have. Purple-strip tyres are Ultra Soft, and are the fastest yet have very low durability. From that on, there are Super Soft (red), Soft (yellow), Medium (white) and Hard (orange) tyre compounds, each one slower yet more durable than the previous one.

* MovingTheGoalposts: A game mechanic. Several times a year, the Global Motorsport Association-which you as a team manager are part of-will meet to vote on potential rule changes, which are then implemented for the following season. If you choose the "Politico" background for your manager, you gain additional voting power to influence these decisions and can suggest new rule changes for free(when they would otherwise cost $1 million), helping you shape the rules in a way that assists your team.

** The GMA's leader, Ernie Hecklerock, is a thinly-veiled {{Expy}} of real-life F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. Ironically, by the time of the game's release, F1 had been bought out by Liberty Media and Ecclestone had been replaced in that role by Chase Carey.

* SadisticChoice: Some of the game's Dilemmas fall into this category. For example, one of them sees one of your race mechanics caught smuggling data out of the team, and you're given three options: fire them (which will leave you scrambling for a replacement, especially if they're top-class), fining them (which upsets both them and your chairman), or doing nothing about it (which ''severely'' upsets your chairman, enough to put your job at risk).

** Make sure you have enough money for when you have to choose your providers for the next season's car or you'll be forced to reload an earlier save, for once you start choosing parts and supliers you cannot leave until you finish the entire process.
** You can choose to put less fuel than what is required for all laps on your cars before the race begins, ''even if the category does not allow refueling''. If you don't pay attention to this, your cars will run out of fuel halfway through. The game does not give out any warning about this.

* WhatTheHellPlayer: If your driver is penalized for having rule-infringing parts, they'll call you out on it. And if you choose to fire someone, regardless of how justified you are in doing so (and regardless of whether this person wanted to ''leave'' anyways), they'll ''really'' let you have it.

* AchillesHeel: Most of the WMC teams start off with at least one area in which they lag behind. Van Dort, for example, have shoddy brakes and front wings, while Kitano have terrible engines and mediocre staff. The exception is Chariot, who lag behind in just about ''everything''.

* TheAce: At the start of the game, the best drivers are Panther's Zoe Sharp and Rossini's Dieter Wexler, both of whom have nearly 5 of 5-star ratings.

* AmazonianBeauty: Any female driver with the "Beautiful" Trait qualifies, since top-level racing drivers have to be ''tremendously'' physically fit. Van Dort's Maria Gonzales is the most prominent example at the start of the game.
** {{Hunk}}: Any male drivers with the "Beautiful" Trait.
* AscendedMeme: The game gets a lot of mileage out of Kimi Raikkonen's famous "Leave me alone, I know what I'm doing!" outburst from the 2012 Abu Dhabi GP. It's the flavour text for the "Radio Shy" Trait, and also the name of an achievement (unlocked by winning a race with a driver who's 'Gone Rogue').

* {{Expy}}: The WMC is clearly based on UsefulNotes/FormulaOne, with the teams and most of the drivers based on real-world teams and drivers. The circuits are also based on real F1 tracks with the notable exception of Phoenix, which more closely resembles NASCAR's Daytona International Speedway.

* MoneyDearBoy: Drivers with the "Mercenary" Trait are only in it for the money and don't care about winning trophies.
** Since you control your team's finances, you can invoke this trope yourself by doing everything possible to earn money regardless of any negative effects. This includes hiring pay drivers who may not be as good, but whose sponsors will actually pay ''you'' for the privilege of racing.
*** Should you choose to hire a pay driver but only put him/her in the car for practice sessions, you'll only get half of the potential check each time you do-accurate because in real life, less exposure for the sponsors means less payment.

* NintendoHard: The "Create Your Own Team" game mode. You start off with a poorly-equipped HQ, two mediocre drivers, a bad car, ''terrible'' staff... and a poor Marketability rating that makes it difficult to raise enough sponsorship money to fix all those things. Have fun!
** There are some AntiFrustrationFeatures per-se to this though. Most of the aforementioned terrible staff are temporary and on rolling contracts which cost nothing to break. Additionally, instead of getting paid after each race, you're given a huge cash injection from the chairman which you can then use to replace your staff & drivers and make better parts. However every time before you make a purchase he'll remind you that you need to make the money last-aside from the minuscule sponsorship dollars. He's not kidding.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Most of the WMC drivers are clearly based on real F1 drivers from the 2016 season, right down to their traits. For example, Jenny North, the game's Jenson Button {{Expy}}, has a trait that sharply reduces her stats at her home race, reflecting Button's infamous poor form at the British GP (in 17 attempts, he never finished on the podium).

* OldMaster: Kitano are explicitly described as having "the best driver line-up on the grid". They also have the ''oldest'' driver line-up on the grid: Javier Vasquez is 34 and Jenny North is 36. The former even has the Trait "Wise Old Hand", which boosts his teammate's morale.

* UnwinnableByMistake: Make sure you have enough money for when you have to choose your providers for the next season's car or you'll be forced to reload an earlier save, for once you start choosing parts and supliers you cannot leave until you finish the entire process.
* WhatTheHellPlayer: If your driver is penalized for having rule-infringing parts, they'll call you out on it. And if you choose to fire someone, regardless of how justified you are in doing so, they'll ''really'' let you have it.

Initially released on mobile platforms in 2014, an enhanced version was later released for PC and Mac in November 2016, with three update and challenge pack DLCs, released in February, June, and November 2017. This page covers the PC/Mac version.

* TheAce:
** At the start of the game, the best drivers are Panther's Zoe Sharp and Rossini's Dieter Wexler, both of whom have nearly 5 of 5-star ratings.

* DumbJock: Racing is very physical, especially in game, and anyone with the "Dumb" trait, defaults to this.

* OldMaster: Kitano are explicitly described as "the best driver line-up on the grid". They also have the ''oldest'' driver line-up on the grid: Javier Vasquez is 34 and Jenny North is 36. The former even has the Trait "Wise Old Hand", which boosts his teammate's morale.

''Motorsport Manager'' is to UsefulNotes/FormulaOne and other professional motorsports what ''VideoGame/FootballManager'' is to [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football]]. Developed by Playsport and published by Creator/{{Sega}}[[note]]who, incidentally, also publish ''Football Manager''[[/note]], ''Motorsport Manager'' tasks you with running your own motorsport team in one of several categories. It's up to you to hire and fire personnel, develop new parts, upgrade your HQ, plan out race strategies, and balance the books, all while keeping your chairman and your drivers happy.

* MarathonLevel: The endurance series is, well, a marathon ''mode''. Races last one & a half, three, or six hours in-game time, depending on what you select at the beginning, far longer than the races in the other series last with the same length selection. Regardless of how long you select, you also have to juggle three drivers per car, to keep them from getting too tired or going over the maximum time they can be in the car.

*** Should you choose to hire a pay driver but only put him/her in the car for practice sessions, you'll only get half of the potential check-accurate because in real life, less exposure means less payment.

** There are some AntiFrustrationFeatures per-se to this though. Most of the aforementioned terrible staff are temporary and on rolling contracts which cost nothing to break. Additionally, instead of getting paid after each race, you're given a huge cash injetion from the chairman which you can then use to replace your staff & drivers and make better parts. However every time before you make a purchase he'll remind you that you need to make the money last-aside from the miniscule sponsorship dollars, he's not kidding.

Initially released on mobile platforms in 2014, an enhanced version was later released for PC and Mac in November 2016, with a major update and challege pack DLC released in August 2017. This page mainly covers the PC/Mac version.

** At the start of the game, the best drivers are Panther's Zoe Sharp and Rossini's Dieter Wexler, both of whom have nearly 5-star ratings.

''Motorsport Manager'' is to UsefulNotes/FormulaOne what ''VideoGame/FootballManager'' is to [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football]]. Developed by Playsport and published by Creator/{{Sega}}[[note]]who, incidentally, also publish ''Football Manager''[[/note]], ''Motorsport Manager'' tasks you with running your own motorsport team in one of several categories. It's up to you to hire and fire personnel, develop new parts, upgrade your HQ, plan out race strategies, and balance the books, all while keeping your chairman and your drivers happy.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Drivers with the "Crazy" Trait can still be world-class drivers, even if they do believe in lizard men.
* DownToTheLastPlay: Just as in real-life, it's possible for a race to go down to the last lap, especially as drivers' tires start to wear down. It's also not uncommon for the championship to be decided at the final race, especially if [[GoldenSnitch that race is worth double points]].

* MarathonLevel: The endurance series is, well, a marathon ''mode''. Races last one and a half to six hours in-game time, depending on what you select at the beginning, far longer than the races in the other series last with the same length selection. Regardless of how long you select, you also have to juggle three drivers per car, to keep them from getting too tired or going over the maximum time they can be in the car.

** Since you control your team's finances, you can invoke this trope yourself by doing everything possible to earn money regardless of any negative effects. This includes hiring pay drivers who may not be as good, but will actually pay ''you'' for the privilege of racing.
* MovingTheGoalposts: This is actually a game mechanic. Several times a year, the Global Motorsport Association will meet to vote on potential rule changes, which are then implemented for the following season. If you choose the "Politico" background for your manager, you gain additional voting power to influence these decisions and can suggest new rule changes for free, helping you shape the rules in a way that assists your team.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Most of the WMC drivers are clearly based on real F1 drivers, right down to their Traits. For example, Jenny North, the game's Jenson Button {{Expy}}, has a trait that sharply reduces her stats at her home race, reflecting Button's infamous poor form at the British GP (in 17 attempts, he never finished on the podium).
** The GMA's leader, Ernie Hecklerock, is a thinly-veiled {{Expy}} of real-life F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. Ironically, by the time of the game's release, F1 had been bought out by Liberty Media and Ecclestone had been replaced in that role by Chase Carey and Ross Brawn.
* OldMaster: Kitano are explicitly described as "the best driver line-up on the grid". They also have the ''oldest'' driver line-up on the grid: Javier Vasquez is 34 and Jenny North is 36. The former even has the Trait "Wise Old Hand", which boosts his team-mate's morale.
** In the European Race Series, meanwhile, it's not unusual to see Garudo's Tanvir Jha winning races at the age of '''39'''. He does, however, tend to retire after the first season.

* SadisticChoice: Some of the game's Dilemmas fall into this category. For example, one Dilemma sees one of your race mechanics caught smuggling data out of the team, and you're given three options: fire them (which will leave you scrambling for a replacement, especially if they're top-class), fining them (which upsets both them and your chairman), or doing nothing about it (which ''severely'' upsets your chairman, enough to put your job at risk).
* SoundEffectBleep: If your drivers are cursing at someone else (if they got overtaken or cannot overtake), the cursing is replaced with "[censored by the GMA]".
* UnwinnableByMistake: Make sure you have enough money for when you have to choose your providers for the next season's car or you'll be forced to reload an earlier save, for once you start designing the car you cannot leave until you finish the entire process.
* WhatTheHellPlayer: If your driver is penalised for having rule-infringing parts, they'll call you out on it. And if you choose to fire someone, regardless of how justified you are in doing so, they'll ''really'' let you have it.

* SoundEffectBleep: If you drivers are cursing at someone else (if they got overtaken or cannot overtake), the cursing is replaced with "[censored by the GMA]".

* MarathonLevel: The endurance series is, well, a marathon ''mode''. Races last one and a half to six hours in-game time, depending on what you select at the beginning, far longer than the races in the other series last with the same length selection. Regardless of how long you select, you also have to juggle three drivers per car, to keep them from getting too tired or going over the maximum time they can be in the car.

* GenderFlip: While real-world motorsport is very much male-dominated, ''Motorsport Manager'' is split almost 50-50 between men and women, so there are quite a few gender-flipped drivers. Notable ones include 2016 champion Nico Rosberg (Nina Holtz), Daniel Ricciardo (Zoe Sharp), Felipe Massa (Ana Oliviera), and Jenson Button (Jenny North).
* GoldenSnitch: One of the rule changes that can be implemented makes the final race of the season worth twice as many points.

''Motorsport Manager'' is to UsefulNotes/FormulaOne what ''VideoGame/FootballManager'' is to [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football]]. Developed by Playsport and published by Creator/{{Sega}}[note]who, incidentally, also publish ''Football Manager''[/note], ''Motorsport Manager'' tasks you with running your own motorsport team in one of several categories. It's up to you to hire and fire personnel, develop new parts, upgrade your HQ, plan out race strategies, and balance the books, all while keeping your chairman and your drivers happy.

-->''Fired Staff Member'': Screw you, [player]. Screw you.