Undercutf1
Consumer and social
live sports timing
SHOW HN2025
How HN took it
19 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.39.
Execution: 3 for, 8 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Detailed timing pages, track map and README quality
From 3 comments
Congratulations - that is a nicely written README, shows the care you put into this.
noisy_boy on HNeven live track map. wow, impressive tool!
nikolayasdf123 on HNThis looks very good, the screenshots are very detailed and helpful and it's nice to see TUIs using the kitty graphics protocol. Love that it is realtime as well. Great work on…
terminaltrove on HN
Useful for following midfield and strategy
From 2 comments
Thank you for this! I love F1 and TUIs, this will be perfect for my desire to know more of what my midfield favorites are doing while the broadcasters are watching the front!
mysterydip on HNGreat work! > Tyre Strategy page Nice, I'll be able to see how Ferrari have fumbled strategy for their drivers.
scrlk on HN
Objections
Windows install initially unresponsive and flagged as virus
From 3 comments
Looks enticing! Regrettably a quick install (using the dotnet tool method, Win10) installs without error, but running the app results in an unresponsive window (both terminal and…
cbgonz on HNJust tried it, windows wont download says there is a virus
monkeydust on HNGets flagged as Trojan by Windows Defender. I followed dotnet tool install method.
cx0der on HN
Delay only applies to new data during live sessions
From 1 comment
Ah, so unfortunately the delay is only applied to new data coming in. When you start a live session, we only get the current state and new data coming from the F1 feed, so we…
deltaknight on HN
Requests
Docker image or standalone Linux binary
From 2 comments
Looks great! However, I'd appreciate an easier way to run it: binaries for Linux aren't standalone -- they require 3rd party dependencies to be installed. Static binaries (or…
StrLght on HNWould it be possible to have a docker image for easier installing?
pqdbr on HN
Support for other sports like MotoGP and cycling
From 2 comments
This is awesome. I hope I can figure out how to do this for MotoGP
briandear on HNWow, I want this for UCI road bike races!
urbantrout on HN
Questions
Where the live data comes from and whether it is allowed
From 2 comments
This is really very cool and as a geek who loves F1, I can't wait to play with this over this weekend and beyond. I'm curious where the live/static data is coming from and how…
PaulRobinson on HNAnyone know any API for real time Formula 1 timing info, standings, historical info, etc? I don't suppose FOM releases this data for free.
sph on HN
Alternatives named
Multiviewer F1
From 2 comments
This is great project, amazing work. Though at this age now I just prefer Multiviewer F1, much better on my eyes haha.
Handy-Man on HNThis looks cool. Nice job! I've been using F1 Multiviewer which is free but the metadata and video feeds require an F1TV subscription which I have because I usually prefer the…
mrandish on HN
FastF1
From 2 comments
Check out FastF1 - https://docs.fastf1.dev/ It has a Live Timing Client and a lot of historical data. I only found it the other day, so I have no had a chance to play with it yet.
pyepye on HNIt's not meant for public use, but it's also not protected. Best documentation is the fastf1 project.
andypants on HN
f1-dash.com and livetim.in
From 2 comments
There's already a pretty popular free/opensource website with similar live data (https://f1-dash.com/) which would be an obvious alternative. I also suspect that the trying to…
eertami on HNI can also suggest https://livetim.in/. I believe this one is one of the nicer web interfaces.
nullify88 on HN