Repository navigation
[Bug]: Live driver timing remains unavailable during qualifying while Race Control and track status work #770
Description
Prerequisites
- I am running the latest version of F1 Sensor
- I have searched existing issues
- I have restarted Home Assistant
- All information in this issue, including logs and screenshots, is written in English. Issues containing non-English content will be closed without response.
F1 Sensor Version
5.7.0
Component
Live data card
Device
Home Assistant Green
Home Assistant Installation Type
Home Assistant OS
System Architecture
aarch64
Screenshot or Screen Recording
Current Behavior
Live timing not showing in the sensor card. Race control live feed works
home-assistant_f1_sensor_2026-10-03T08-21-08.296Z.log
Expected Behavior
Live timing feed should come through
Logs
uploaded them, logs too long
Activity
megsau773 commentedon Oct 3, 2026
home-assistant_f1_sensor_2026-10-03T08-32-12.056Z.log
Nicxe commentedon Oct 3, 2026
Thanks for the detailed report and logs. The issue was caused by the live data card treating the timing source as unavailable during qualifying because the race-only lap count had no state, even though valid driver timing data was present.
A fix has now been prepared so qualifying timing is displayed whenever driver data is available.
fix: **Show qualifying timing in the live data card when lap count is…
github-actions commentedon Oct 5, 2026
A fix for this issue is now available in v5.7.1-beta.1, a BETA pre-release of F1 Sensor.
To test the beta version, open HACS in Home Assistant, go to Integrations, and find F1 Sensor. Click the three-dot menu and select Redownload. Make sure Show beta versions is enabled in the HACS settings for this integration. Alternatively, you can download the release manually from the Releases page.
For live data card fixes, restart Home Assistant after updating and reload your browser so the dashboard loads the latest bundled card assets.
Your feedback on the beta is very welcome — please report any issues you run into so they can be addressed before the stable release.
github-actions commentedon Oct 8, 2026
A fix for this issue is now available in v5.7.1, the latest stable release of F1 Sensor.
To update via HACS, open Home Assistant, go to HACS → Integrations, find F1 Sensor, and click Update. If you installed it manually, download the latest release from the Releases page and replace the existing files.
After updating, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes.
For bundled live data card fixes, reload your browser after restarting Home Assistant. If you still have the old standalone HACS dashboard card installed, remove the old card repository and stale dashboard resource only after confirming the bundled card works.
sawoodpearce commentedon Oct 10, 2026
@Nicxe I still seem to have this issue at Singapore running 5.8.0-beta.1.
In a web browser or the iOS companion app, the timing card is not showing data for any of the live pre-race sessions or the replay set to either ‘automatic source’ or pinning the current replay. See screenshots where the timing module correctly titles itself SQ2 and driver positions appear on the map, but there is no timing data.
I can replicate this replaying any pre-race session.
Singapore SQ2:
Bahrain Q1:
I have debug logs if you require. Thank you.
Nicxe commentedon Oct 10, 2026
Thanks for confirming this and for providing the additional screenshots. I have reopened the issue because the original fix only covered cases where the driver positions entity had an
unknownstate.Your reproduction shows that the timing module can still be blocked during live and replayed practice or qualifying sessions even though the card has identified the correct session and qualifying part, and the track map has received all 22 drivers. The current evidence suggests that valid timing attributes may be present while the entity is marked
unavailable, which the original fix does not handle.Please attach the debug logs from the Singapore SQ2 reproduction, ideally covering the replay being loaded and started. This will confirm whether the driver timing rows are present while the entity is unavailable or whether they are missing earlier in the data flow.
I will extend the fix and regression coverage to include live and replayed practice, qualifying, and sprint qualifying sessions. No configuration changes should be required.