Features & User Guide

The F1 Dashboard connects to the official F1 timing system and streams real-time data during live sessions. Between sessions, you can replay any past session from the archive.

The dashboard works on desktop, tablet, and mobile. All data updates in real-time — no page refreshes needed.

During a live F1 session (Practice, Qualifying, Sprint, or Race), the dashboard receives real-time data from the F1 timing system. All widgets update automatically as events happen on track.

What you get live

• Driver positions, gaps, intervals, and sector times
• Car telemetry: speed, RPM, gear, throttle, brake, DRS
• Live car positions on the track map
• Race control messages and flag changes
• Team radio transcriptions
• Pit stop events and tire compound data
• Weather conditions (air/track temp, wind, rain)
• AI pit stop predictions — know who's about to pit (race only)
• AI strategy analysis — undercut/overcut windows, optimal timing (race only)

TV Sync

If you're watching the TV broadcast, use the Sync to TV button in the top bar to add a delay (typically 30-60 seconds) so the dashboard matches the broadcast timing. You can also set a custom delay in Settings.

Auto-Layout

Enable Auto-Layout in Settings to have the dashboard automatically rearrange widgets based on the race phase: formation lap, green flag, pit window, safety car, rain, and final laps. Each phase shows the most relevant widgets.

Replay mode lets you re-watch any past F1 session with the full data stream, just as it happened live.

How to start a replay

1. Go to Replay Sessions in the sidebar
2. Browse by year — sessions are grouped by Grand Prix weekend
3. Click Download to fetch the session data from the F1 archive
4. Once downloaded, click Watch to start playback

Playback controls

The replay bar appears at the top of the screen with these controls:

• Timeline scrubber — click or drag to seek to any moment
• Speed — 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 4x, or 8x playback speed
• Pause/Play — pause to freeze the data at any point
• Exit — return to live mode

All dashboard widgets work identically in replay — you see the same data as during the live session. The only difference is you control the timeline.

The main dashboard shows a leaderboard at the top with configurable widget panels below. You can add, remove, and rearrange widgets to build your ideal view.

Available Widgets (18)

Layout Presets

Choose from 5 pre-configured layouts or build your own:

• Default — Race Control, Team Radio, AI Strategy, Weather
• Analyst — Positions, Gap Chart, Tire Strategy, Fastest Laps
• Strategy Focus — AI Strategy, Pit Stops, Tire Strategy, Lap Times
• Battle View — Positions, Overtakes, Team Radio, Gap Chart
• Minimal — Race Control, AI Strategy

The full-page track map shows all cars on the circuit in real-time. Each car is colored by team and shows the driver abbreviation, position number, and current speed.

Speed Colors

The track renders with speed-colored overlays from all drivers combined. Colors indicate speed zones:

• Green — high speed (>280 km/h, straights and DRS zones)
• Amber/Yellow — medium speed (150-280 km/h, fast corners)
• Red — low speed (<150 km/h, heavy braking zones)

Fade Duration

Control how long speed data stays visible using the buttons in the top-right corner:

• Full — show the entire trail with no fade (recommended for full circuit view)
• 30s / 60s / 90s / 120s — speed data fades out after the chosen duration

Labels

Toggle Labels on/off to show or hide driver name pills next to each car dot.

Deep analysis tools for understanding race strategy, driver performance, and on-track battles.

The Settings page gives you full control over the dashboard experience. Here are the key options:

Almost every feature works in both modes. Here's a quick reference: