Race Control (beta)

Race Control messages

Race Control messages are sent as events in Home Assistant under the event type f1_sensor_race_control_event.

These include flags, steward notes, incident reports, and other live race control communications.

BETA

Race Control messages are currently available only in the beta state. Functionality may be limited, and changes can occur in upcoming releases.

Example payloads

event_type: f1_sensor_race_control_event
data:
  message:
    Utc: "2025-09-19T12:40:18"
    Category: Flag
    Flag: CLEAR
    Scope: Sector
    Sector: 6
    Message: CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 6
  received_at: "2025-09-19T12:40:44+00:00"
origin: LOCAL
time_fired: "2025-09-19T12:40:44.106956+00:00"

event_type: f1_sensor_race_control_event
data:
  message:
    Utc: "2025-09-19T12:40:07"
    Category: Flag
    Flag: YELLOW
    Scope: Sector
    Sector: 6
    Message: YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 6
  received_at: "2025-09-19T12:40:44+00:00"

event_type: f1_sensor_race_control_event
data:
  message:
    Utc: "2025-09-19T12:40:06"
    Category: Other
    Message: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 81 (PIA) NOTED - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT
  received_at: "2025-09-19T12:40:44+00:00"

info

Currently, Race Control is published as events only. In a future release, these messages will also be exposed as a sensor