chore: add F1 live socket probe

Fix stale Live tab sessions and add last-session archive view (#52)

.agents/README.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ bin/dev          CLI: `dev implement <issue#> --harness <name> [--dry-run]`
 - **Groom** (interactive, Claude): `/groom <issue#>` runs a seeded grill-me → writes a
   Ready spec into the issue body → sets Effort/Priority → leaves Stage at `Research`.
   You review and flip to `Ready`.
-- **Implement** (any harness): `.agents/bin/dev implement <issue#> --harness <name>`
+- **Implement** (recommended harnesses: `codex` or `cursor`): `.agents/bin/dev implement <issue#> --harness <name>`
   (or `/implement …` in Claude to supervise) → isolated worktree → runs the harness
   headless on the spec → build gate → opens a PR → sets Stage `In Review`.
 - **Review + merge**: use the `review` skill from a harness different from the
@@ -42,8 +42,17 @@ local adapter state.
 ## Adding / fixing a harness
 
 Edit one function in `harnesses.sh`: `harness_<name> <workdir> <promptfile>`, running the
-tool non-interactively in `<workdir>` on the prompt. `claude`/`codex`/`opencode` are
+tool non-interactively in `<workdir>` on the prompt. For current implementation
-wired; `pi`/`cursor` are stubs — confirm their headless flags before trusting.
+dispatch, prefer `codex` or `cursor`; `claude` and `opencode` remain available, and
+`pi` still needs flag verification before trusting.
+
+`agy` / Antigravity is deliberately disabled for non-dry-run dispatch as of
+2026-07-04. Phase 1 testing found the headless path unreliable: with
+`--new-project` it ignored the prompt and tried to scaffold, while without it the CLI
+could resume a stale conversation and hang past the print timeout. Keep using
+`.agents/bin/dev implement <issue#> --harness agy --dry-run` for prompt inspection
+only; real dispatch should use `codex` or `cursor` until a fresh Antigravity
+headless invocation is verified and documented.
 
 Always `--dry-run` a new harness first: it renders the exact prompt and plan, touching
 nothing (no worktree, PR, or state change).

.agents/bin/dev

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # .agents/bin/dev — box-box agentic dev CLI. Works from any harness's shell.
 #
-#   dev implement <issue#> --harness <claude|codex|opencode|pi|cursor> [--dry-run] [--base <branch>]
+#   dev implement <issue#> --harness <codex|cursor|claude|opencode|pi|agy> [--dry-run] [--base <branch>]
 #
 # Grooming is driven interactively via the Claude Code /groom skill; this CLI covers
 # the implement lane (dispatch a Ready issue to a harness → worktree → gate → PR).
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ box-box dev CLI
 
   dev implement <issue#> --harness <name> [--dry-run] [--base <branch>]
 
-harnesses: claude, codex, opencode (supported) · pi, cursor (verify flags in .agents/harnesses.sh)
+harnesses: codex, cursor (recommended) · claude, opencode (available) · agy (dry-run only, disabled for dispatch) · pi (verify flags)
   --dry-run   render the prompt + plan, touch nothing (no worktree/PR/state change)
   --base      base branch for the worktree/PR (default: main)
 EOF

.agents/harnesses.sh

@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@
 
 # ---- MUST-HAVE ----
 
+harness_disabled_reason() {              # <name> -> reason on stdout; 0 means disabled
+  case "$1" in
+    agy)
+      cat <<'EOF'
+agy is disabled for implementation dispatch as of 2026-07-04: Antigravity headless mode was observed to ignore prompts with --new-project, resume stale conversations without it, and hang past print timeouts. Use codex or cursor until a fresh headless invocation is verified.
+EOF
+      return 0
+      ;;
+    *) return 1 ;;
+  esac
+}
+
 harness_claude() {                      # Claude Code — print mode, auto-accept edits
   local dir="$1" prompt="$2"
   ( cd "$dir" && claude -p "$(cat "$prompt")" --permission-mode acceptEdits )
@@ -31,12 +43,11 @@ harness_cursor() {                      # Cursor CLI agent — composer-2.5, hea
   ( cd "$dir" && cursor-agent -p "$(cat "$prompt")" --model composer-2.5 --force --trust )
 }
 
-harness_agy() {                         # Antigravity CLI — Gemini 3.1 Pro, headless full-auto
+harness_agy() {                         # Antigravity CLI — disabled until headless is verified
-  # --new-project is required for --model to take effect (otherwise agy resumes the
+  local reason
-  # previous conversation and silently keeps its old model).
+  reason="$(harness_disabled_reason agy)"
-  local dir="$1" prompt="$2"
+  echo "harness_agy: $reason" >&2
-  ( cd "$dir" && agy --print --new-project --print-timeout 60m \
+  return 2
-      --model="Gemini 3.1 Pro (High)" --dangerously-skip-permissions "$(cat "$prompt")" )
 }
 
 # ---- NICE-TO-HAVE (verify the exact invocation for your version before trusting) ----

.agents/lib/dispatch.sh

@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ dispatch() { # <issue#> <harness> [--dry-run] [--base <branch>]
   if ! declare -f "harness_$harness" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo "no adapter for harness '$harness' — add harness_$harness() to .agents/harnesses.sh" >&2; return 2
   fi
+  if [ "$dry" != 1 ] && declare -f harness_disabled_reason >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    local disabled_reason
+    if disabled_reason="$(harness_disabled_reason "$harness")"; then
+      echo "harness '$harness' is disabled for non-dry-run dispatch." >&2
+      echo "  $disabled_reason" >&2
+      echo "  Use --dry-run for prompt inspection, or dispatch with --harness codex/cursor." >&2
+      return 2
+    fi
+  fi
 
   local repo_root title body slug branch wt prompt
   repo_root="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)" || return 1

.agents/test/dispatch_disabled_harness_test.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)"
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+source "$ROOT/.agents/lib/dispatch.sh"
+
+issue_title() { echo "Disable agy harness smoke"; }
+issue_body() { echo "## Spec"; echo; echo "Smoke prompt body"; }
+get_field() { echo "Ready"; }
+set_stage() { echo "unexpected set_stage $*" >&2; return 99; }
+run_gate() { echo "unexpected run_gate $*" >&2; return 99; }
+
+unexpected_git_file="$(mktemp "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/boxbox-agy-git.XXXX")"
+rm -f "$unexpected_git_file"
+git() {
+  if [ "${1:-}" = "rev-parse" ]; then
+    command git "$@"
+    return
+  fi
+  echo "unexpected git $*" >&2
+  touch "$unexpected_git_file"
+  return 99
+}
+
+set +e
+non_dry_output="$(dispatch 47 agy 2>&1)"
+non_dry_status=$?
+set -e
+
+[ "$non_dry_status" -eq 2 ] || {
+  echo "expected agy non-dry-run to exit 2, got $non_dry_status" >&2
+  echo "$non_dry_output" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+[[ "$non_dry_output" == *"harness 'agy' is disabled"* ]] || {
+  echo "expected disabled-harness message" >&2
+  echo "$non_dry_output" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+[ ! -e "$unexpected_git_file" ] || {
+  echo "agy non-dry-run reached git before failing" >&2
+  echo "$non_dry_output" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+dry_output="$(dispatch 47 agy --dry-run 2>&1)"
+[[ "$dry_output" == *"[dry-run] no worktree / harness / PR / state change"* ]] || {
+  echo "expected agy dry-run to render dispatch preview" >&2
+  echo "$dry_output" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+[[ "$dry_output" == *"Smoke prompt body"* ]] || {
+  echo "expected agy dry-run prompt body" >&2
+  echo "$dry_output" >&2
+  exit 1
+}

cmd/main.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func main() {
 	ingestMeeting := flag.Int("ingest-meeting", 0, "Ingest meeting metadata and Race Hub datasets for all sessions")
 	ingestSession := flag.Int("ingest-session", 0, "Ingest Race Hub datasets for a session key")
 	ingestNews := flag.Bool("ingest-news", false, "Refresh RSS/Atom paddock briefing feeds")
+	prefetchTrackOutlines := flag.Int("prefetch-track-outlines", 0, "Warm the web track-outline cache for a season year (for web-only hosts, run before --web so /api/v1/track-outline can serve live maps)")
 	dryRun := flag.Bool("dry-run", false, "Preview ingestion without writing domain rows")
 	force := flag.Bool("force", false, "Re-ingest datasets even if already tracked in the session_coverage table as completed")
 	coverageYear := flag.Int("coverage", 0, "Show season coverage report for the given year")
@@ -76,11 +77,21 @@ func main() {
 	if *ingestNews {
 		ingestFlags++
 	}
+	if *prefetchTrackOutlines != 0 {
+		ingestFlags++
+	}
 	if ingestFlags > 0 {
 		if ingestFlags > 1 {
-			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "box-box: only one of --ingest-year, --backfill-season, --ingest-meeting, --ingest-session, or --ingest-news may be set")
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "box-box: only one of --ingest-year, --backfill-season, --ingest-meeting, --ingest-session, --ingest-news, or --prefetch-track-outlines may be set")
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
+		if *prefetchTrackOutlines != 0 {
+			if err := runTrackOutlinePrefetch(client, *prefetchTrackOutlines); err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "box-box track outline prefetch error: %v\n", err)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			return
+		}
 		if *ingestNews {
 			if err := runNewsIngestion(*dryRun, *dbPath); err != nil {
 				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "box-box ingest error: %v\n", err)
@@ -88,7 +99,7 @@ func main() {
 			}
 			return
 		}
-		
+
 		yearVal := *ingestYear
 		if *backfillSeason != 0 {
 			yearVal = *backfillSeason
@@ -174,6 +185,35 @@ func runIngestion(client *api.OpenF1Client, year, meetingKey, sessionKey int, fo
 	return err
 }
 
+func runTrackOutlinePrefetch(client *api.OpenF1Client, year int) error {
+	log.SetOutput(os.Stderr)
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "track outlines: warming HTTP cache %s for %d\n", api.DefaultCacheDBPath(), year)
+
+	meetings, err := client.GetMeetingsForYear(year)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("fetch meetings for %d: %w", year, err)
+	}
+
+	result := client.PrefetchTrackOutlinesForYear(year, meetings)
+	fmt.Printf(
+		"track outlines %d: cached %d/%d unique circuit(s) before, %d/%d after; %d skipped, %d fetched, %d failed\n",
+		result.Year,
+		result.CachedBefore,
+		result.UniqueCircuits,
+		result.CachedAfter,
+		result.UniqueCircuits,
+		result.Skipped,
+		result.Fetched,
+		result.Failed,
+	)
+
+	if result.CachedAfter == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cached zero track outlines for %d", year)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func runNewsIngestion(dryRun bool, dbPath string) error {
 	log.SetOutput(os.Stderr)
 
@@ -275,7 +315,7 @@ func runCoverageReport(year int, dbPath string) error {
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("\n--- Season %d Coverage Report ---\n\n", year)
-	fmt.Printf("%-35s | %-5s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s\n", 
+	fmt.Printf("%-35s | %-5s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s | %-2s\n",
 		"Meeting / Session (Key)", "ID", "DR", "SR", "SG", "ST", "PS", "PO", "RC", "WE", "LA")
 	fmt.Println(strings.Repeat("-", 82))
 

frontend/src/api.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import type {
   ArticleContent,
+  CarDataSample,
   ChampionshipHub,
+  LapsComparisonResponse,
   LiveStateResponse,
   LiveSessionMeta,
   Meeting,
@@ -126,3 +128,32 @@ export async function markNewsRead(articleUrl: string): Promise<void> {
     body: JSON.stringify({ url: articleUrl }),
   })
 }
+
+export async function fetchTelemetry(
+  sessionKey: number,
+  driverNumber: number,
+): Promise<CarDataSample[]> {
+  const res = await fetch(
+    `/api/v1/telemetry?session_key=${sessionKey}&driver_number=${driverNumber}`,
+  )
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`API ${res.status}: ${res.statusText}`)
+  }
+  const data = await res.json()
+  return Array.isArray(data) ? data : []
+}
+
+export async function fetchLapsComparison(
+  sessionKey: number,
+  drivers?: number[],
+): Promise<LapsComparisonResponse> {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams({ session_key: String(sessionKey) })
+  if (drivers?.length) {
+    params.set('drivers', drivers.join(','))
+  }
+  const res = await fetch(`/api/v1/laps/comparison?${params}`)
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`API ${res.status}: ${res.statusText}`)
+  }
+  return res.json()
+}

frontend/src/components/CommandCenterHero.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,415 @@
+import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+import { Activity, ArrowRight, Play } from 'lucide-react'
+import { sessionTypeAbbrev } from '../lib/coverage'
+import { countryDecal, countryFlag, formatGpDateRange } from '../lib/gpIdentity'
+import { classifySessionStatus, type HeroStateKind } from '../lib/hero'
+import { sortLiveTimingRows, trackStatusInfo } from '../lib/live'
+import {
+  formatCountdown,
+  formatSessionScheduleTime,
+  meetingStartTime,
+  sessionStartTime,
+  type FocusMeetingKind,
+} from '../lib/schedule'
+import type { EnrichedResult, LiveStreamData, Meeting, Session, WeekendSession } from '../types'
+import '../styles/hero.css'
+
+export interface CommandCenterHeroProps {
+  state: HeroStateKind
+  now: Date
+  accent: string
+  liveActive: boolean
+  liveData: LiveStreamData | null | undefined
+  focusMeeting: Meeting
+  focusKind: FocusMeetingKind
+  sessions: WeekendSession[]
+  currentSession: Session | null
+  nextSession: Session | null
+  analysisSessionKey?: number
+  analysisSessionName?: string
+  lastRaceName: string
+  lastRacePodium: EnrichedResult[]
+  lastRaceSessionKey?: number
+  nextMeeting: Meeting | null
+}
+
+export function CommandCenterHero({
+  state,
+  now,
+  accent,
+  liveActive,
+  liveData,
+  focusMeeting,
+  focusKind,
+  sessions,
+  currentSession,
+  nextSession,
+  analysisSessionKey,
+  analysisSessionName,
+  lastRaceName,
+  lastRacePodium,
+  lastRaceSessionKey,
+  nextMeeting,
+}: CommandCenterHeroProps) {
+  const accentStyle = {
+    '--gp-accent': accent,
+    '--hero-accent': accent,
+  } as React.CSSProperties
+
+  return (
+    <div className="hero-panel cc-hero" data-testid="cc-focus">
+      <section className="hero-card ui-card glass-panel" style={accentStyle}>
+        <div
+          className={`hero-accent${state === 'live' ? ' hero-accent--live' : ''}`}
+          aria-hidden="true"
+        />
+        <div className="hero-body">
+          <div className="hero-inner">
+            {state === 'live' && (
+              <LiveHero
+                liveActive={liveActive}
+                liveData={liveData}
+                currentSession={currentSession}
+                focusMeeting={focusMeeting}
+              />
+            )}
+            {state === 'upcoming' && (
+              <UpcomingHero
+                now={now}
+                focusMeeting={focusMeeting}
+                focusKind={focusKind}
+                sessions={sessions}
+                currentSession={currentSession}
+                nextSession={nextSession}
+                liveActive={liveActive}
+                analysisSessionKey={analysisSessionKey}
+                analysisSessionName={analysisSessionName}
+              />
+            )}
+            {state === 'between' && (
+              <BetweenHero
+                now={now}
+                lastRaceName={lastRaceName}
+                lastRacePodium={lastRacePodium}
+                lastRaceSessionKey={lastRaceSessionKey}
+                nextMeeting={nextMeeting}
+                analysisSessionKey={analysisSessionKey}
+                analysisSessionName={analysisSessionName}
+              />
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function LiveHero({
+  liveActive,
+  liveData,
+  currentSession,
+  focusMeeting,
+}: {
+  liveActive: boolean
+  liveData: LiveStreamData | null | undefined
+  currentSession: Session | null
+  focusMeeting: Meeting
+}) {
+  const sessionName =
+    liveData?.Session?.SessionName ?? currentSession?.session_name ?? 'Live session'
+  const trackStatus = trackStatusInfo(liveData?.TrackStatus)
+  const topThree = sortLiveTimingRows(liveData).filter((r) => r.Position > 0).slice(0, 3)
+  const decal = countryDecal(focusMeeting)
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="hero-row">
+        <span className="hero-decal mono">{decal}</span>
+        <div className="hero-identity">
+          <div className="hero-eyebrow hero-eyebrow--live mono">● Live now</div>
+          <h1 className="hero-title">{sessionName}</h1>
+          <div className="hero-sub mono">
+            {[focusMeeting.meeting_name, focusMeeting.circuit_short_name].filter(Boolean).join(' · ')}
+          </div>
+          <div className={`hero-track-status hero-track-status--${trackStatus.key}`}>
+            {trackStatus.label}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        {topThree.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="hero-timing" data-testid="hero-live-timing">
+            {topThree.map((row) => (
+              <div key={row.RacingNumber} className="hero-timing-row">
+                <span className={`hero-timing-pos hero-timing-pos--p${row.Position}`}>
+                  P{row.Position}
+                </span>
+                <span className="hero-timing-driver">
+                  <span
+                    className="hero-timing-bar"
+                    style={{ background: `#${row.Info?.TeamColour ?? '9aa0a6'}` }}
+                  />
+                  {row.Info?.Tla ?? row.RacingNumber}
+                </span>
+                <span className="hero-timing-gap">
+                  {row.Position === 1 ? 'LEAD' : row.Driver.Interval || row.Driver.GapToLeader || '—'}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+        <div className="hero-countdown">
+          <div className="hero-cd-label mono">{liveActive ? 'SignalR' : 'On track'}</div>
+          <div className="hero-cd-value hero-cd-value--live mono">LIVE</div>
+          <div className="hero-cd-sub mono">{sessionName}</div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div className="hero-actions">
+        <Link to="/live" className="hero-cta hero-cta--primary" data-testid="hero-live-link">
+          Open Live Timing <ArrowRight size={16} />
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+function UpcomingHero({
+  now,
+  focusMeeting,
+  focusKind,
+  sessions,
+  currentSession,
+  nextSession,
+  liveActive,
+  analysisSessionKey,
+  analysisSessionName,
+}: {
+  now: Date
+  focusMeeting: Meeting
+  focusKind: FocusMeetingKind
+  sessions: WeekendSession[]
+  currentSession: Session | null
+  nextSession: Session | null
+  liveActive: boolean
+  analysisSessionKey?: number
+  analysisSessionName?: string
+}) {
+  const decal = countryDecal(focusMeeting)
+  const countdownTarget =
+    nextSession && sessionStartTime(nextSession)
+      ? sessionStartTime(nextSession)!
+      : meetingStartTime(focusMeeting)
+
+  const kindLabel =
+    focusKind === 'current'
+      ? 'Current weekend'
+      : focusKind === 'next'
+        ? 'Next weekend'
+        : 'Weekend'
+
+  const sortedSessions = [...sessions].sort((a, b) => {
+    const left = sessionStartTime(a.session)?.getTime() ?? 0
+    const right = sessionStartTime(b.session)?.getTime() ?? 0
+    return left - right
+  })
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="hero-row">
+        <span className="hero-decal mono">{decal}</span>
+        <div className="hero-identity">
+          <div className="hero-eyebrow mono">{kindLabel}</div>
+          <h1 className="hero-title">{focusMeeting.meeting_name}</h1>
+          <div className="hero-sub mono">
+            {[focusMeeting.location, focusMeeting.circuit_short_name].filter(Boolean).join(' · ')}
+          </div>
+          <div className="hero-sub mono">{formatGpDateRange(focusMeeting)}</div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="hero-countdown" data-testid="hero-countdown">
+          {nextSession ? (
+            <>
+              <div className="hero-cd-label mono">Next · {nextSession.session_name}</div>
+              {countdownTarget && (
+                <div className="hero-cd-value mono">{formatCountdown(countdownTarget, now)}</div>
+              )}
+              <div className="hero-cd-sub mono">{formatSessionScheduleTime(nextSession.date_start)}</div>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              <div className="hero-cd-label mono">Status</div>
+              <div className="hero-cd-value mono">Complete</div>
+              <div className="hero-cd-sub mono">Weekend finished</div>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {sortedSessions.length > 0 && (
+        <div className="hero-schedule-strip" data-testid="hero-schedule-strip" role="list">
+          {sortedSessions.map(({ session }) => {
+            const status = classifySessionStatus(session, now)
+            const isNext = nextSession?.session_key === session.session_key
+            const isCurrent = currentSession?.session_key === session.session_key
+            const isLive = isCurrent && liveActive
+            return (
+              <Link
+                key={session.session_key}
+                to="/race-hub"
+                search={{ session_key: session.session_key }}
+                className={`hero-schedule-card${isNext ? ' is-next' : ''}${
+                  status === 'done' ? ' is-done' : ''
+                }${isLive ? ' is-live' : ''}`}
+                role="listitem"
+              >
+                <div className="hero-schedule-abbrev mono">
+                  {sessionTypeAbbrev(session.session_type, session.session_name)}
+                </div>
+                <div className="hero-schedule-name">{session.session_name}</div>
+                <div className="hero-schedule-time mono">
+                  {formatSessionScheduleTime(session.date_start)}
+                </div>
+                <div
+                  className={`hero-schedule-marker mono${
+                    isLive ? ' hero-schedule-marker--live' : isNext ? ' hero-schedule-marker--next' : ''
+                  }`}
+                >
+                  {isCurrent ? 'On track' : status === 'done' ? 'Done' : isNext ? 'Next' : 'Upcoming'}
+                </div>
+              </Link>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <div className="hero-actions">
+        <Link
+          to="/live"
+          className="hero-secondary-link"
+          style={{ display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '6px' }}
+        >
+          <Play size={14} /> Watch Live
+        </Link>
+        {analysisSessionKey != null && (
+          <Link
+            to="/race-hub"
+            search={{ session_key: analysisSessionKey }}
+            className="hero-secondary-link"
+            data-testid="hero-analysis-link"
+            style={{ display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '6px' }}
+          >
+            <Activity size={14} /> Open Analysis
+            {analysisSessionName ? ` · ${analysisSessionName}` : ''}
+          </Link>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+function BetweenHero({
+  now,
+  lastRaceName,
+  lastRacePodium,
+  lastRaceSessionKey,
+  nextMeeting,
+  analysisSessionKey,
+  analysisSessionName,
+}: {
+  now: Date
+  lastRaceName: string
+  lastRacePodium: EnrichedResult[]
+  lastRaceSessionKey?: number
+  nextMeeting: Meeting | null
+  analysisSessionKey?: number
+  analysisSessionName?: string
+}) {
+  const nextStart = nextMeeting ? meetingStartTime(nextMeeting) : null
+  const podium = lastRacePodium
+    .filter((r) => r.position >= 1 && r.position <= 3)
+    .sort((a, b) => a.position - b.position)
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="hero-row">
+        <div className="hero-identity">
+          <div className="hero-eyebrow mono">Between race weekends</div>
+          {lastRaceName && (
+            <h1 className="hero-title" data-testid="hero-last-race">
+              After {lastRaceName}
+            </h1>
+          )}
+          {!lastRaceName && <h1 className="hero-title">Season pause</h1>}
+        </div>
+
+        {podium.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="hero-podium" data-testid="hero-podium">
+            {podium.map((r) => (
+              <div key={r.driver_number} className="hero-podium-row">
+                <span className={`hero-podium-pos hero-podium-pos--p${r.position} mono`}>
+                  P{r.position}
+                </span>
+                <span className="hero-podium-driver">
+                  <span
+                    className="hero-timing-bar"
+                    style={{ background: `#${r.team_colour}` }}
+                  />
+                  {r.name_acronym}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {nextMeeting && (
+          <div className="hero-countdown" data-testid="hero-next-gp-countdown">
+            <div className="hero-between-next">
+              {countryFlag(nextMeeting) && (
+                <span className="hero-flag" aria-hidden="true">
+                  {countryFlag(nextMeeting)}
+                </span>
+              )}
+              <div>
+                <div className="hero-cd-label mono">Next GP</div>
+                <div className="hero-title" style={{ fontSize: '20px' }}>
+                  {nextMeeting.meeting_name}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            {nextStart && (
+              <>
+                <div className="hero-cd-value mono" style={{ marginTop: 'var(--s3)' }}>
+                  {formatCountdown(nextStart, now)}
+                </div>
+                <div className="hero-cd-sub mono">{formatGpDateRange(nextMeeting)}</div>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="hero-actions">
+        {lastRaceSessionKey != null && (
+          <Link
+            to="/race-hub"
+            search={{ session_key: lastRaceSessionKey }}
+            className="hero-secondary-link"
+            data-testid="hero-last-race-link"
+          >
+            View {lastRaceName || 'last race'} results →
+          </Link>
+        )}
+        {analysisSessionKey != null && analysisSessionKey !== lastRaceSessionKey && (
+          <Link
+            to="/race-hub"
+            search={{ session_key: analysisSessionKey }}
+            className="hero-secondary-link"
+            data-testid="hero-analysis-link"
+          >
+            Open Analysis{analysisSessionName ? ` · ${analysisSessionName}` : ''}
+          </Link>
+        )}
+        <Link to="/live" className="hero-secondary-link">
+          Live Timing →
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/CompareView.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { fetchLapsComparison, fetchTelemetry } from '../api'
+import {
+  buildBestLapTraceSeries,
+  compareDriverOptions,
+  comparisonToDeltaSeries,
+  defaultCompareDriverNumbers,
+  formatPitLapsCaption,
+} from '../lib/compare'
+import type { Driver, EnrichedResult } from '../types'
+import { teamColor } from '../utils'
+import { DriverCell } from './DriverCell'
+import { TelemetryTraceChart } from './charts/TelemetryTraceChart'
+import { DeltaTimeGraph } from './charts/DeltaTimeGraph'
+import '../styles/compare-view.css'
+
+interface Props {
+  sessionKey: number
+  results: EnrichedResult[]
+  drivers: Driver[]
+}
+
+function SectionState({
+  loading,
+  error,
+  empty,
+  emptyMessage,
+  children,
+}: {
+  loading: boolean
+  error: Error | null
+  empty: boolean
+  emptyMessage: string
+  children: React.ReactNode
+}) {
+  if (loading) {
+    return <div className="loading-state">loading…</div>
+  }
+  if (error) {
+    return <div className="error-box">{error.message}</div>
+  }
+  if (empty) {
+    return <div className="missing-notice">{emptyMessage}</div>
+  }
+  return <>{children}</>
+}
+
+export function CompareView({ sessionKey, results, drivers }: Props) {
+  const driverOptions = useMemo(
+    () => compareDriverOptions(drivers, results),
+    [drivers, results],
+  )
+
+  const initialPair = useMemo(
+    () => defaultCompareDriverNumbers(results, drivers),
+    [results, drivers],
+  )
+
+  const previousSessionKey = useRef(sessionKey)
+  const [driverA, setDriverA] = useState<number | null>(initialPair?.[0] ?? null)
+  const [driverB, setDriverB] = useState<number | null>(initialPair?.[1] ?? null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (previousSessionKey.current !== sessionKey) {
+      previousSessionKey.current = sessionKey
+      setDriverA(initialPair?.[0] ?? null)
+      setDriverB(initialPair?.[1] ?? null)
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (driverA != null && driverB != null) return
+    if (!initialPair) return
+    setDriverA(initialPair[0])
+    setDriverB(initialPair[1])
+  }, [sessionKey, initialPair, driverA, driverB])
+
+  const pair = useMemo((): [number, number] | null => {
+    if (driverA == null || driverB == null || driverA === driverB) return null
+    return [driverA, driverB]
+  }, [driverA, driverB])
+
+  const comparisonQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['laps-comparison', sessionKey, pair?.[0], pair?.[1]],
+    queryFn: () => fetchLapsComparison(sessionKey, pair!),
+    enabled: pair != null,
+    staleTime: 60_000,
+  })
+
+  const telemetryAQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['telemetry', sessionKey, pair?.[0]],
+    queryFn: () => fetchTelemetry(sessionKey, pair![0]),
+    enabled: pair != null,
+    staleTime: 60_000,
+  })
+
+  const telemetryBQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['telemetry', sessionKey, pair?.[1]],
+    queryFn: () => fetchTelemetry(sessionKey, pair![1]),
+    enabled: pair != null,
+    staleTime: 60_000,
+  })
+
+  const comparison = comparisonQuery.data
+  const referenceLabel = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!pair) return undefined
+    const meta = comparison?.drivers.find((d) => d.driver_number === pair[0])
+    const session = drivers.find((d) => d.driver_number === pair[0])
+    return meta?.name_acronym || session?.name_acronym
+  }, [pair, comparison, drivers])
+
+  const deltaSeries = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!comparison || !pair) return []
+    return comparisonToDeltaSeries(comparison, pair, drivers)
+  }, [comparison, pair, drivers])
+
+  const pitCaption = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!comparison || !pair) return null
+    return formatPitLapsCaption(comparison.pit_laps, pair, comparison, drivers)
+  }, [comparison, pair, drivers])
+
+  const traceSeries = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!pair || !comparison) return []
+    const out = []
+
+    for (const dn of pair) {
+      const comp = comparison.drivers.find((d) => d.driver_number === dn)
+      const session = drivers.find((d) => d.driver_number === dn)
+      const label = comp?.name_acronym || session?.name_acronym || `#${dn}`
+      const color = teamColor(comp?.team_colour || session?.team_colour)
+
+      const carData =
+        dn === pair[0] ? (telemetryAQuery.data ?? []) : (telemetryBQuery.data ?? [])
+      const series = buildBestLapTraceSeries(carData, comp?.laps ?? [], label, color)
+      if (series) out.push(series)
+    }
+
+    return out
+  }, [pair, comparison, drivers, telemetryAQuery.data, telemetryBQuery.data])
+
+  const telemetryLoading = telemetryAQuery.isLoading || telemetryBQuery.isLoading
+  const telemetryError = telemetryAQuery.error ?? telemetryBQuery.error
+
+  if (driverOptions.length < 2) {
+    return (
+      <div className="missing-notice" data-testid="compare-view-empty">
+        Need at least two drivers in this session to compare.
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  const driverAInfo = driverOptions.find((d) => d.driver_number === driverA)
+  const driverBInfo = driverOptions.find((d) => d.driver_number === driverB)
+
+  return (
+    <div className="compare-view" data-testid="compare-view">
+      <div className="compare-pickers">
+        <div className="compare-picker">
+          <span className="compare-picker-label">Reference</span>
+          <select
+            className="compare-picker-select"
+            value={driverA ?? ''}
+            onChange={(e) => setDriverA(Number(e.target.value))}
+            data-testid="compare-picker-a"
+          >
+            {driverOptions.map((d) => (
+              <option key={d.driver_number} value={d.driver_number}>
+                {d.name_acronym} · #{d.driver_number}
+              </option>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+          {driverAInfo && (
+            <DriverCell
+              acronym={driverAInfo.name_acronym}
+              number={driverAInfo.driver_number}
+              colour={driverAInfo.team_colour}
+            />
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="compare-picker">
+          <span className="compare-picker-label">Challenger</span>
+          <select
+            className="compare-picker-select"
+            value={driverB ?? ''}
+            onChange={(e) => setDriverB(Number(e.target.value))}
+            data-testid="compare-picker-b"
+          >
+            {driverOptions.map((d) => (
+              <option key={d.driver_number} value={d.driver_number}>
+                {d.name_acronym} · #{d.driver_number}
+              </option>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+          {driverBInfo && (
+            <DriverCell
+              acronym={driverBInfo.name_acronym}
+              number={driverBInfo.driver_number}
+              colour={driverBInfo.team_colour}
+            />
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {driverA === driverB && (
+        <div className="analysis-notice">
+          <strong>Pick two different drivers</strong> to run a comparison.
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <section className="compare-section" data-testid="compare-telemetry-section">
+        <div>
+          <div className="compare-section-title">Best lap telemetry</div>
+          <div className="compare-section-meta">
+            Speed, throttle, and brake traces for each driver&apos;s fastest lap
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <SectionState
+          loading={telemetryLoading}
+          error={telemetryError instanceof Error ? telemetryError : null}
+          empty={!telemetryLoading && !telemetryError && traceSeries.length === 0}
+          emptyMessage="No telemetry samples for the best laps. Car data may not be available for this session."
+        >
+          <TelemetryTraceChart series={traceSeries} />
+        </SectionState>
+      </section>
+
+      <section className="compare-section" data-testid="compare-pace-section">
+        <div>
+          <div className="compare-section-title">Race pace</div>
+          <div className="compare-section-meta">
+            Cumulative lap-time delta vs {referenceLabel ?? 'reference'}. Deltas are plotted
+            only where the reference lap is valid; gaps appear when the reference has no lap
+            time.
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <SectionState
+          loading={comparisonQuery.isLoading}
+          error={comparisonQuery.error instanceof Error ? comparisonQuery.error : null}
+          empty={!comparisonQuery.isLoading && !comparisonQuery.error && deltaSeries.length < 2}
+          emptyMessage="No lap comparison data for the selected drivers."
+        >
+          <DeltaTimeGraph series={deltaSeries} referenceLabel={referenceLabel} />
+          {pitCaption && (
+            <p className="compare-pit-caption" data-testid="compare-pit-caption">
+              {pitCaption}
+            </p>
+          )}
+        </SectionState>
+      </section>
+    </div>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/Meaning.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
+import '../styles/meaning.css'
+
+export interface MeaningProps {
+  value: ReactNode
+  meaning?: string | null
+  /** Long-form explanation for the native tooltip; falls back to meaning. */
+  title?: string | null
+  tone?: 'good' | 'bad' | 'neutral' | 'warn'
+}
+
+export function Meaning({ value, meaning, title, tone }: MeaningProps) {
+  if (!meaning) {
+    return <>{value}</>
+  }
+
+  const tooltip = title ?? meaning
+  const toneClass = tone ? `meaning-caption--${tone}` : ''
+
+  return (
+    <span className="meaning" title={tooltip}>
+      <span className="meaning-value">{value}</span>
+      <span className={`meaning-caption ${toneClass}`.trim()}>{meaning}</span>
+    </span>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/StrategyView.tsx

@@ -1,28 +1,9 @@
 import type { EnrichedResult, Stint, PitStop } from '../types'
 import { compareFinishPosition } from '../utils'
-
+import {
-const COMPOUND_COLORS: Record<string, string> = {
+  TyreStintTimeline,
-  SOFT: '#e8002d',
+  type StintTimelineRow,
-  MEDIUM: '#ffd600',
+} from './charts/TyreStintTimeline'
-  HARD: '#e8e8e4',
-  INTERMEDIATE: '#39b54a',
-  WET: '#0067ff',
-}
-
-function compoundColor(c: string): string {
-  return COMPOUND_COLORS[c.toUpperCase()] ?? '#666'
-}
-
-function compoundInitial(c: string): string {
-  const abbr: Record<string, string> = {
-    SOFT: 'S',
-    MEDIUM: 'M',
-    HARD: 'H',
-    INTERMEDIATE: 'I',
-    WET: 'W',
-  }
-  return abbr[c.toUpperCase()] ?? c[0] ?? '?'
-}
 
 interface Props {
   results: EnrichedResult[]
@@ -89,147 +70,33 @@ export function StrategyView({ results, stints, pit_stops, hasStints }: Props) {
     const cmp = compareFinishPosition(a.position, b.position)
     return cmp !== 0 ? cmp : a.driver_number - b.driver_number
   })
+
   const totalLaps = Math.max(
     ...stints.map((s) => s.lap_end),
     ...results.map((r) => r.number_of_laps),
-    1
+    1,
   )
 
-  const SVG_W = 640
+  const timelineRows: StintTimelineRow[] = sortedDrivers.map((driver) => ({
-  const LEFT = 48
+    label: driver.name_acronym || String(driver.driver_number),
-  const RIGHT = 12
+    color: driver.team_colour ? `#${driver.team_colour}` : '#888',
-  const ROW_H = 28
+    stints: stints
-  const BAR_H = 14
+      .filter((s) => s.driver_number === driver.driver_number)
-  const BAR_Y = 7
+      .map((s) => ({
-  const BAR_W = SVG_W - LEFT - RIGHT
+        compound: s.compound,
-  const SVG_H = sortedDrivers.length * ROW_H + 8
+        lapStart: s.lap_start,
-
+        lapEnd: s.lap_end,
-  const lapX = (lap: number) => LEFT + ((lap - 1) / totalLaps) * BAR_W
+        isNew: s.tyre_age_at_start === 0,
-  const stintW = (s: Stint) =>
+      })),
-    Math.max(2, ((s.lap_end - s.lap_start + 1) / totalLaps) * BAR_W)
+    pitStops: pit_stops
-
+      .filter((p) => p.driver_number === driver.driver_number)
-  const usedCompounds = [...new Set(stints.map((s) => s.compound.toUpperCase()))].filter(
+      .map((p) => p.lap_number)
-    (c) => c in COMPOUND_COLORS
+      .sort((a, b) => a - b),
-  )
+  }))
 
   return (
     <div data-testid="strategy-chart">
-      <div className="scroll-x">
+      <TyreStintTimeline rows={timelineRows} totalLaps={totalLaps} />
-        <svg
-          viewBox={`0 0 ${SVG_W} ${SVG_H}`}
-          style={{ width: '100%', minWidth: 280, maxWidth: SVG_W, display: 'block' }}
-          role="img"
-          aria-label="Race strategy stint chart"
-        >
-          {sortedDrivers.map((driver, i) => {
-            const rowY = i * ROW_H
-            const color = driver.team_colour ? `#${driver.team_colour}` : '#888'
-            const dStints = stints.filter((s) => s.driver_number === driver.driver_number)
-            const dPits = pit_stops.filter((p) => p.driver_number === driver.driver_number)
-
-            return (
-              <g key={driver.driver_number} transform={`translate(0,${rowY})`}>
-                <text
-                  x={LEFT - 5}
-                  y={BAR_Y + BAR_H / 2 + 4}
-                  textAnchor="end"
-                  fill={color}
-                  fontFamily="var(--f-mono)"
-                  fontWeight={700}
-                  fontSize={10}
-                >
-                  {driver.name_acronym}
-                </text>
-
-                {dStints.map((stint, si) => {
-                  const x = lapX(stint.lap_start)
-                  const w = stintW(stint)
-                  const fill = compoundColor(stint.compound)
-                  return (
-                    <g key={si}>
-                      <rect x={x} y={BAR_Y} width={w} height={BAR_H} fill={fill} rx={1.5} />
-                      {w > 18 && (
-                        <text
-                          x={x + w / 2}
-                          y={BAR_Y + BAR_H / 2 + 4}
-                          textAnchor="middle"
-                          fill="#111"
-                          fontFamily="var(--f-mono)"
-                          fontWeight={700}
-                          fontSize={8}
-                        >
-                          {compoundInitial(stint.compound)}
-                        </text>
-                      )}
-                    </g>
-                  )
-                })}
-
-                {dPits.map((pit, pi) => {
-                  const x = lapX(pit.lap_number)
-                  return (
-                    <line
-                      key={pi}
-                      x1={x}
-                      x2={x}
-                      y1={BAR_Y - 3}
-                      y2={BAR_Y + BAR_H + 3}
-                      stroke="var(--text)"
-                      strokeWidth={1.5}
-                      opacity={0.7}
-                    />
-                  )
-                })}
-              </g>
-            )
-          })}
-        </svg>
-      </div>
-
-      <div
-        style={{
-          display: 'flex',
-          gap: 'var(--s4)',
-          flexWrap: 'wrap',
-          marginTop: 'var(--s4)',
-          fontSize: 11,
-          color: 'var(--text-3)',
-          alignItems: 'center',
-        }}
-      >
-        {usedCompounds.map((c) => (
-          <span key={c} style={{ display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 4 }}>
-            <span
-              style={{
-                width: 10,
-                height: 10,
-                background: COMPOUND_COLORS[c],
-                borderRadius: 2,
-                display: 'inline-block',
-                border: c === 'HARD' ? '1px solid #555' : undefined,
-              }}
-            />
-            {c.charAt(0) + c.slice(1).toLowerCase()}
-          </span>
-        ))}
-        {pit_stops.length > 0 && (
-          <span style={{ display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 5, marginLeft: 4 }}>
-            <span
-              style={{
-                width: 1,
-                height: 12,
-                background: 'var(--text)',
-                display: 'inline-block',
-                opacity: 0.7,
-              }}
-            />
-            Pit stop
-          </span>
-        )}
-        <span style={{ marginLeft: 'auto', fontFamily: 'var(--f-mono)', fontSize: 10 }}>
-          {totalLaps} laps
-        </span>
-      </div>
     </div>
   )
 }

frontend/src/components/TabBar.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export type Tab =
   | 'overview'
   | 'race_story'
   | 'strategy'
+  | 'compare'
   | 'lap_data'
   | 'conditions'
   | 'race_control'
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ const TABS: { id: Tab; label: string }[] = [
   { id: 'overview', label: 'Overview' },
   { id: 'race_story', label: 'Race Story' },
   { id: 'strategy', label: 'Strategy' },
+  { id: 'compare', label: 'Compare' },
   { id: 'lap_data', label: 'Lap Data' },
   { id: 'conditions', label: 'Conditions' },
   { id: 'race_control', label: 'Race Control' },

frontend/src/components/charts/TelemetryTraceChart.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+import { useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import '../../styles/telemetry-trace.css'
+
+export interface TelemetryTraceSample {
+  speed: number
+  throttle: number
+  brake: number
+}
+
+export interface TelemetryTraceSeries {
+  label: string
+  color: string
+  samples: TelemetryTraceSample[]
+}
+
+export type TelemetryTraceChannel = 'speed' | 'throttle' | 'brake'
+
+export interface TelemetryTraceChartProps {
+  series: TelemetryTraceSeries[]
+  channels?: TelemetryTraceChannel[]
+  /** Height of each channel panel in SVG units (viewBox space). */
+  height?: number
+}
+
+const VIEW_WIDTH = 800
+const PANEL_GAP = 18
+const PAD_TOP = 6
+const PAD_BOTTOM = 6
+
+const CHANNEL_LABELS: Record<TelemetryTraceChannel, string> = {
+  speed: 'Speed',
+  throttle: 'Throttle',
+  brake: 'Brake',
+}
+
+const clamp = (v: number, min: number, max: number) => Math.min(max, Math.max(min, v))
+
+function channelValue(sample: TelemetryTraceSample, channel: TelemetryTraceChannel): number {
+  const raw = sample[channel]
+  // Throttle/brake are percentages; clamp so out-of-range API values can't
+  // draw outside the panel. Speed is clamped to >= 0.
+  if (channel === 'speed') return Math.max(0, raw)
+  return clamp(raw, 0, 100)
+}
+
+function formatValue(value: number, channel: TelemetryTraceChannel): string {
+  if (channel === 'speed') return `${Math.round(value)} km/h`
+  return `${Math.round(value)}%`
+}
+
+export function TelemetryTraceChart({
+  series,
+  channels = ['speed', 'throttle', 'brake'],
+  height = 110,
+}: TelemetryTraceChartProps) {
+  const svgRef = useRef<SVGSVGElement | null>(null)
+  const [hoverIndex, setHoverIndex] = useState<number | null>(null)
+
+  // Series are index-aligned; mismatched lengths are clamped to the shortest
+  // series so every drawn x has a value for every driver.
+  const sampleCount = useMemo(
+    () => (series.length === 0 ? 0 : Math.min(...series.map((s) => s.samples.length))),
+    [series],
+  )
+
+  const speedMax = useMemo(() => {
+    let max = 0
+    for (const s of series) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < sampleCount; i++) {
+        max = Math.max(max, channelValue(s.samples[i], 'speed'))
+      }
+    }
+    return max > 0 ? max : 1
+  }, [series, sampleCount])
+
+  if (series.length === 0 || sampleCount === 0 || channels.length === 0) {
+    return <div className="telemetry-trace-empty">No telemetry data</div>
+  }
+
+  // Clamp a stale hover index in case the series prop shrank between renders.
+  const hover = hoverIndex === null ? null : Math.min(hoverIndex, sampleCount - 1)
+
+  const panelHeight = height
+  const totalHeight = channels.length * panelHeight + (channels.length - 1) * PANEL_GAP
+  const xAt = (i: number) => (i / Math.max(1, sampleCount - 1)) * VIEW_WIDTH
+
+  const channelMax = (channel: TelemetryTraceChannel) => (channel === 'speed' ? speedMax : 100)
+
+  const yAt = (value: number, channel: TelemetryTraceChannel, panelTop: number) => {
+    const usable = panelHeight - PAD_TOP - PAD_BOTTOM
+    const frac = channelValue({ speed: value, throttle: value, brake: value }, channel) / channelMax(channel)
+    return panelTop + PAD_TOP + (1 - frac) * usable
+  }
+
+  const handleMouseMove = (e: React.MouseEvent<SVGSVGElement>) => {
+    const rect = svgRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect()
+    if (!rect || rect.width === 0) {
+      setHoverIndex(0)
+      return
+    }
+    const frac = clamp((e.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width, 0, 1)
+    setHoverIndex(clamp(Math.round(frac * (sampleCount - 1)), 0, sampleCount - 1))
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="telemetry-trace" data-testid="telemetry-trace">
+      <div className="telemetry-trace-legend">
+        {series.map((s) => (
+          <span key={s.label} className="telemetry-trace-legend-item">
+            <span className="telemetry-trace-swatch" style={{ background: s.color }} aria-hidden="true" />
+            {s.label}
+          </span>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+      <svg
+        ref={svgRef}
+        className="telemetry-trace-svg"
+        viewBox={`0 0 ${VIEW_WIDTH} ${totalHeight}`}
+        role="img"
+        aria-label="Telemetry trace chart"
+        onMouseMove={handleMouseMove}
+        onMouseLeave={() => setHoverIndex(null)}
+      >
+        {channels.map((channel, panelIdx) => {
+          const panelTop = panelIdx * (panelHeight + PANEL_GAP)
+          return (
+            <g key={channel} className="telemetry-trace-panel" data-channel={channel}>
+              <rect
+                className="telemetry-trace-panel-bg"
+                x={0}
+                y={panelTop}
+                width={VIEW_WIDTH}
+                height={panelHeight}
+              />
+              <text className="telemetry-trace-panel-title" x={6} y={panelTop + 13}>
+                {CHANNEL_LABELS[channel]}
+              </text>
+              <text className="telemetry-trace-axis-max" x={VIEW_WIDTH - 6} y={panelTop + 13} textAnchor="end">
+                {channel === 'speed' ? `${Math.round(speedMax)} km/h` : '100%'}
+              </text>
+              {series.map((s) => {
+                const points = Array.from({ length: sampleCount }, (_, i) => {
+                  const x = xAt(i)
+                  const y = yAt(s.samples[i][channel], channel, panelTop)
+                  return `${x.toFixed(2)},${y.toFixed(2)}`
+                }).join(' ')
+                return (
+                  <polyline
+                    key={s.label}
+                    className="telemetry-trace-line"
+                    data-channel={channel}
+                    data-series={s.label}
+                    points={points}
+                    fill="none"
+                    stroke={s.color}
+                    strokeWidth={1.6}
+                    strokeLinejoin="round"
+                    strokeLinecap="round"
+                  />
+                )
+              })}
+            </g>
+          )
+        })}
+        {hover !== null && (
+          <line
+            className="telemetry-trace-crosshair"
+            data-testid="telemetry-trace-crosshair"
+            x1={xAt(hover)}
+            y1={0}
+            x2={xAt(hover)}
+            y2={totalHeight}
+          />
+        )}
+      </svg>
+      {hover !== null && (
+        <div className="telemetry-trace-readout" data-testid="telemetry-trace-readout">
+          <span className="telemetry-trace-readout-index">Sample {hover}</span>
+          {series.map((s) => (
+            <span key={s.label} className="telemetry-trace-readout-driver">
+              <span className="telemetry-trace-swatch" style={{ background: s.color }} aria-hidden="true" />
+              <span className="telemetry-trace-readout-label">{s.label}</span>
+              {channels.map((channel) => (
+                <span key={channel} className="telemetry-trace-readout-value">
+                  {formatValue(channelValue(s.samples[hover], channel), channel)}
+                </span>
+              ))}
+            </span>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/charts/TyreStintTimeline.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+import { compoundClass } from '../../lib/live'
+import '../../styles/stint-timeline.css'
+
+export interface StintTimelineStint {
+  compound: string
+  lapStart: number
+  lapEnd: number
+  isNew?: boolean
+}
+
+export interface StintTimelineRow {
+  label: string
+  color: string
+  stints: StintTimelineStint[]
+  /** Lap numbers where the driver pitted; optional — rows without stops render normally. */
+  pitStops?: number[]
+}
+
+interface TyreStintTimelineProps {
+  rows: StintTimelineRow[]
+  totalLaps: number
+}
+
+const SVG_W = 640
+const LEFT = 48
+const RIGHT = 12
+const ROW_H = 28
+const BAR_H = 14
+const BAR_Y = 7
+const AXIS_H = 20
+const BAR_W = SVG_W - LEFT - RIGHT
+
+const COMPOUND_ORDER = ['SOFT', 'MEDIUM', 'HARD', 'INTERMEDIATE', 'WET'] as const
+
+function compoundLabel(compound: string): string {
+  const upper = compound.toUpperCase()
+  if (upper === 'INTERMEDIATE') return 'Intermediate'
+  return upper.charAt(0) + upper.slice(1).toLowerCase()
+}
+
+function stintLength(stint: StintTimelineStint): number {
+  return stint.lapEnd - stint.lapStart + 1
+}
+
+function stintTitle(stint: StintTimelineStint): string {
+  const length = stintLength(stint)
+  return `${compoundLabel(stint.compound)} · L${stint.lapStart}–${stint.lapEnd} · ${length} lap${length === 1 ? '' : 's'}`
+}
+
+function lapX(lap: number, totalLaps: number): number {
+  return LEFT + (lap / totalLaps) * BAR_W
+}
+
+function stintBarX(stint: StintTimelineStint, totalLaps: number): number {
+  return LEFT + ((stint.lapStart - 1) / totalLaps) * BAR_W
+}
+
+function stintBarW(stint: StintTimelineStint, totalLaps: number): number {
+  return Math.max(2, (stintLength(stint) / totalLaps) * BAR_W)
+}
+
+function pitMarkerX(lapNumber: number, totalLaps: number): number {
+  return LEFT + ((lapNumber - 1) / totalLaps) * BAR_W
+}
+
+function pitMarkerTitle(driverLabel: string, lapNumber: number): string {
+  return `${driverLabel} pit stop · L${lapNumber}`
+}
+
+function axisTicks(totalLaps: number): number[] {
+  const ticks: number[] = []
+  for (let lap = 0; lap <= totalLaps; lap += 10) {
+    ticks.push(lap)
+  }
+  return ticks
+}
+
+function collectUsedCompounds(rows: StintTimelineRow[]): string[] {
+  const seen = new Set<string>()
+  for (const row of rows) {
+    for (const stint of row.stints) {
+      seen.add(stint.compound.toUpperCase())
+    }
+  }
+  const ordered = COMPOUND_ORDER.filter((c) => seen.has(c))
+  const extras = [...seen]
+    .filter((c) => !COMPOUND_ORDER.includes(c as (typeof COMPOUND_ORDER)[number]))
+    .sort()
+  return [...ordered, ...extras]
+}
+
+export function TyreStintTimeline({ rows, totalLaps }: TyreStintTimelineProps) {
+  const safeTotal = Math.max(totalLaps, 1)
+  const usedCompounds = collectUsedCompounds(rows)
+  const ticks = axisTicks(safeTotal)
+  const chartH = rows.length * ROW_H
+  const svgH = chartH + AXIS_H + 4
+
+  if (rows.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <div className="stint-timeline" data-testid="stint-timeline-empty">
+        <div className="stint-timeline__empty">No stint data to display.</div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="stint-timeline" data-testid="stint-timeline">
+      <div className="stint-timeline__scroll">
+        <svg
+          viewBox={`0 0 ${SVG_W} ${svgH}`}
+          className="stint-timeline__svg"
+          role="img"
+          aria-label="Tyre stint timeline"
+        >
+          {rows.map((row, i) => {
+            const rowY = i * ROW_H
+            return (
+              <g key={`${row.label}-${i}`} transform={`translate(0,${rowY})`}>
+                <text
+                  x={LEFT - 5}
+                  y={BAR_Y + BAR_H / 2 + 4}
+                  textAnchor="end"
+                  fill={row.color}
+                  className="stint-timeline__label"
+                >
+                  {row.label}
+                </text>
+
+                {row.stints.map((stint, si) => (
+                  <rect
+                    key={si}
+                    x={stintBarX(stint, safeTotal)}
+                    y={BAR_Y}
+                    width={stintBarW(stint, safeTotal)}
+                    height={BAR_H}
+                    rx={3}
+                    className={`stint-timeline__bar ${compoundClass(stint.compound)}${stint.isNew ? ' stint-timeline__bar--new' : ''}`}
+                  >
+                    <title>{stintTitle(stint)}</title>
+                  </rect>
+                ))}
+
+                {(row.pitStops ?? []).map((lapNumber, pi) => (
+                  <line
+                    key={`pit-${pi}`}
+                    x1={pitMarkerX(lapNumber, safeTotal)}
+                    x2={pitMarkerX(lapNumber, safeTotal)}
+                    y1={BAR_Y - 3}
+                    y2={BAR_Y + BAR_H + 3}
+                    className="stint-timeline__pit-marker"
+                    data-testid="pit-marker"
+                    data-lap={lapNumber}
+                  >
+                    <title>{pitMarkerTitle(row.label, lapNumber)}</title>
+                  </line>
+                ))}
+              </g>
+            )
+          })}
+
+          <g transform={`translate(0,${chartH})`}>
+            <line
+              x1={LEFT}
+              x2={LEFT + BAR_W}
+              y1={0}
+              y2={0}
+              className="stint-timeline__axis-line"
+            />
+            {ticks.map((lap) => (
+              <g key={lap}>
+                <line
+                  x1={lapX(lap, safeTotal)}
+                  x2={lapX(lap, safeTotal)}
+                  y1={0}
+                  y2={4}
+                  className="stint-timeline__axis-line"
+                />
+                <text
+                  x={lapX(lap, safeTotal)}
+                  y={14}
+                  textAnchor="middle"
+                  className="stint-timeline__axis-tick"
+                >
+                  {lap}
+                </text>
+              </g>
+            ))}
+          </g>
+        </svg>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="stint-timeline__legend">
+        {usedCompounds.map((compound) => (
+          <span key={compound} className="stint-timeline__legend-item">
+            <span
+              className={`stint-timeline__legend-swatch ${compoundClass(compound)}`}
+              data-testid={`legend-${compound.toLowerCase()}`}
+            />
+            {compoundLabel(compound)}
+          </span>
+        ))}
+        <span className="stint-timeline__meta">{safeTotal} laps</span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/live/EventRail.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { useAutoAnimate } from '@formkit/auto-animate/react'
+import {
+  Flag,
+  LogOut,
+  Megaphone,
+  OctagonX,
+  Swords,
+  Timer,
+  TrendingDown,
+  TrendingUp,
+  Wrench,
+  Zap,
+} from 'lucide-react'
+import type { LucideIcon } from 'lucide-react'
+import type { LiveDriverInfo } from '../../types'
+import type { LiveEvent, LiveEventKind } from '../../lib/events'
+import { teamColor } from '../../utils'
+import '../../styles/event-rail.css'
+
+interface Props {
+  events: LiveEvent[]
+  driverInfo?: Record<string, LiveDriverInfo>
+}
+
+const KIND_ICONS: Record<LiveEventKind, LucideIcon> = {
+  overtake: Swords,
+  'position-gain': TrendingUp,
+  'position-loss': TrendingDown,
+  'pit-in': Wrench,
+  'pit-out': LogOut,
+  'personal-best': Timer,
+  'fastest-lap': Zap,
+  retirement: OctagonX,
+  'track-status': Flag,
+  'race-control': Megaphone,
+}
+
+export function EventRail({ events, driverInfo }: Props) {
+  const [listRef] = useAutoAnimate<HTMLDivElement>()
+
+  return (
+    <section className="event-rail panel-glass" data-testid="event-rail">
+      <div className="sec-header sticky-header">
+        <span className="sec-title">What Just Happened</span>
+        {events.length > 0 && <span className="sec-meta">{events.length} events</span>}
+      </div>
+      {events.length === 0 ? (
+        <div className="missing-notice">Events will appear here as the session unfolds.</div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="event-rail-list" ref={listRef}>
+          {events.map((event) => {
+            const Icon = KIND_ICONS[event.kind] ?? Megaphone
+            const colour = driverInfo?.[event.racingNumbers[0]]?.TeamColour
+            const accent = event.racingNumbers.length > 0 ? teamColor(colour) : 'var(--border-2)'
+            return (
+              <div className={`event-rail-row event-kind-${event.kind}`} key={event.id} style={{ borderLeftColor: accent }}>
+                <span className="event-rail-icon" aria-hidden="true">
+                  <Icon size={14} />
+                </span>
+                <div className="event-rail-body">
+                  <span className="event-rail-headline">{event.headline}</span>
+                  {event.detail && <span className="event-rail-detail">{event.detail}</span>}
+                </div>
+                {event.lap > 0 && <span className="event-rail-lap">L{event.lap}</span>}
+              </div>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </section>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/live/SessionBanner.tsx

@@ -5,18 +5,20 @@ import { WeatherStrip } from './WeatherStrip'
 
 interface Props {
   isLive: boolean
+  isArchive?: boolean
   snapshot: LiveStreamData
   rows: LiveTimingRow[]
   connection: 'connected' | 'connecting' | 'disconnected' | 'error'
   now: number
 }
 
-export function SessionBanner({ isLive, snapshot, rows, connection, now }: Props) {
+export function SessionBanner({ isLive, isArchive = false, snapshot, rows, connection, now }: Props) {
   const session = snapshot.Session
   const clock = extrapolateClock(snapshot.Clock, snapshot.ClockRefTime, snapshot.ClockExtrapolating, now)
   const display = liveSessionDisplay(session, rows)
   const atRiskLabel =
     display.atRiskStart && display.atRiskEnd ? `P${display.atRiskStart}-P${display.atRiskEnd} at risk` : ''
+  const stateLabel = isLive ? 'live' : isArchive ? 'archive' : 'stale'
 
   return (
     <section className="live-banner">
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ export function SessionBanner({ isLive, snapshot, rows, connection, now }: Props
             <span>
               L<strong>{snapshot.CurrentLap || '-'}</strong>/<strong>{snapshot.TotalLaps || '-'}</strong>
             </span>
-            <span className={isLive ? 'live-state live-state-on' : 'live-state'}>{isLive ? 'live' : 'stale'}</span>
+            <span className={isLive ? 'live-state live-state-on' : 'live-state'}>{stateLabel}</span>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>

frontend/src/components/live/TeamRadioTicker.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import { useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { Pause, Play } from 'lucide-react'
+import type { LiveDriverInfo, LiveRadioCapture, LiveSessionMeta } from '../../types'
+import { radioCaptureKey, radioClipUrl } from '../../lib/radio'
+import { teamColor } from '../../utils'
+import '../../styles/team-radio.css'
+
+interface Props {
+  captures?: LiveRadioCapture[]
+  driverInfo?: Record<string, LiveDriverInfo>
+  session?: LiveSessionMeta
+}
+
+function relativeTime(utc: string): string {
+  const timestamp = new Date(utc).getTime()
+  if (!utc || Number.isNaN(timestamp)) return '--'
+
+  const diffSeconds = Math.max(0, Math.floor((Date.now() - timestamp) / 1000))
+  if (diffSeconds < 60) return `${diffSeconds}s ago`
+  const minutes = Math.floor(diffSeconds / 60)
+  if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes}m ago`
+  const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60)
+  if (hours < 24) return `${hours}h ago`
+  return new Date(utc).toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })
+}
+
+function driverLabel(info: LiveDriverInfo | undefined, racingNumber: string): string {
+  return info?.Tla || racingNumber
+}
+
+export function TeamRadioTicker({ captures = [], driverInfo = {}, session }: Props) {
+  const audioRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement | null>(null)
+  const [playingKey, setPlayingKey] = useState<string | null>(null)
+
+  const newestFirst = useMemo(() => [...captures].reverse(), [captures])
+
+  const toggleCapture = (capture: LiveRadioCapture) => {
+    const key = radioCaptureKey(capture)
+    const audio = audioRef.current
+    const url = radioClipUrl(session, capture)
+    if (!audio || !url) return
+
+    if (playingKey === key) {
+      audio.pause()
+      setPlayingKey(null)
+      return
+    }
+
+    audio.pause()
+    audio.src = url
+    setPlayingKey(key)
+    const play = audio.play()
+    if (play) {
+      play.catch(() => setPlayingKey(null))
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <section className="team-radio panel-glass" data-testid="team-radio-ticker">
+      <div className="sec-header sticky-header">
+        <span className="sec-title">Team Radio</span>
+        {captures.length > 0 && <span className="sec-meta">{captures.length} clips</span>}
+      </div>
+
+      <audio
+        ref={audioRef}
+        className="team-radio-audio"
+        onEnded={() => setPlayingKey(null)}
+      />
+
+      {newestFirst.length === 0 ? (
+        <div className="missing-notice">No team radio clips in the current live snapshot.</div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="team-radio-list">
+          {newestFirst.map((capture) => {
+            const key = radioCaptureKey(capture)
+            const info = driverInfo[capture.RacingNumber]
+            const label = driverLabel(info, capture.RacingNumber)
+            const isPlaying = playingKey === key
+            const url = radioClipUrl(session, capture)
+
+            return (
+              <div className="team-radio-row" key={key}>
+                <button
+                  className="team-radio-play"
+                  type="button"
+                  aria-label={`${isPlaying ? 'Pause' : 'Play'} ${label} radio`}
+                  disabled={!url}
+                  onClick={() => toggleCapture(capture)}
+                >
+                  {isPlaying ? <Pause size={14} /> : <Play size={14} />}
+                </button>
+                <span
+                  className="team-radio-driver"
+                  style={{ borderColor: teamColor(info?.TeamColour) }}
+                  title={info?.TeamName || undefined}
+                >
+                  {label}
+                </span>
+                <span className="team-radio-time">{relativeTime(capture.Utc)}</span>
+              </div>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </section>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/live/TimingTower.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import {
   tyreLabel,
 } from '../../lib/live'
 import type { GapHistoryMap } from '../../lib/gapHistory'
+import { parseIntervalSeconds } from '../../lib/gapHistory'
+import { intervalMeaning } from '../../lib/meaning'
+import { Meaning } from '../Meaning'
 import { GapSparkline } from './GapSparkline'
 import { StintHistory } from './StintHistory'
 import { Pin } from 'lucide-react'
@@ -100,7 +103,11 @@ export function TimingTower({
             const showCutoffAfter = row.Position === sessionDisplay.cutoffPosition
 
             const gapText = gapMode === 'interval' && isRace ? (driver.Interval || driver.GapToLeader) : driver.GapToLeader
-            
+            const intervalAnnotation =
+              gapMode === 'interval' && isRace && row.Position > 1
+                ? intervalMeaning(parseIntervalSeconds(gapText))
+                : null
+
             const renderSector = (idx: number) => {
               const sec = driver.Sectors?.[idx]
               if (!sec) return '-'
@@ -149,7 +156,14 @@ export function TimingTower({
                   <td className={driver.LastLapOB ? 'mono lap-ob' : driver.LastLapPB ? 'mono lap-pb' : 'mono'}>
                     {driver.LastLapTime || '-'}
                   </td>
-                  <td className="mono">{gapText || '-'}</td>
+                  <td className="mono">
+                    <Meaning
+                      value={gapText || '-'}
+                      meaning={intervalAnnotation?.caption}
+                      title={intervalAnnotation?.title}
+                      tone={intervalAnnotation?.tone}
+                    />
+                  </td>
                   
                   {isRace && (
                     <td className="spark-cell">

frontend/src/components/live/TyreDegPanel.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { teamColor } from '../../utils'
+import type { LiveTimingRow } from '../../lib/live'
+import { compoundClass, driverCode, tyreLabel } from '../../lib/live'
+import { sparklinePoints } from '../../lib/gapHistory'
+import { isRaceSession } from '../../lib/battles'
+import type { StintHistoryMap } from '../../lib/tyredeg'
+import {
+  PIT_LOSS_SECONDS,
+  degradationModel,
+  estimatePitRejoin,
+  formatSlope,
+  recordStintSamples,
+  stintInputFromRow,
+} from '../../lib/tyredeg'
+import { tyreAgeMeaning } from '../../lib/meaning'
+import { Meaning } from '../Meaning'
+import '../../styles/tyredeg.css'
+
+const TOP_DRIVER_COUNT = 10
+const SPARK_WIDTH = 64
+const SPARK_HEIGHT = 16
+
+interface Props {
+  rows: LiveTimingRow[]
+  sessionType: string | undefined
+  pinned: string[]
+}
+
+function StintSparkline({ seconds }: { seconds: number[] }) {
+  if (seconds.length < 2) return <span className="tyredeg-spark-empty">·</span>
+  const points = sparklinePoints(seconds, SPARK_WIDTH, SPARK_HEIGHT)
+  return (
+    <svg
+      className="tyredeg-spark"
+      width={SPARK_WIDTH}
+      height={SPARK_HEIGHT}
+      viewBox={`0 0 ${SPARK_WIDTH} ${SPARK_HEIGHT}`}
+      aria-hidden="true"
+      focusable="false"
+    >
+      <polyline
+        points={points}
+        fill="none"
+        stroke="currentColor"
+        strokeWidth="1.2"
+        strokeLinejoin="round"
+        strokeLinecap="round"
+      />
+    </svg>
+  )
+}
+
+export function TyreDegPanel({ rows, sessionType, pinned }: Props) {
+  const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useState(false)
+  const [stints, setStints] = useState<StintHistoryMap>({})
+
+  // One lap-history update per received snapshot (rows is rebuilt per snapshot).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (rows.length === 0) return
+    setStints((prev) => recordStintSamples(prev, rows.map(stintInputFromRow)))
+  }, [rows])
+
+  const isRace = isRaceSession(sessionType)
+
+  const visible = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      rows.filter(
+        (row) =>
+          row.Position > 0 &&
+          !row.Driver.Retired &&
+          (row.Position <= TOP_DRIVER_COUNT || pinned.includes(row.RacingNumber)),
+      ),
+    [rows, pinned],
+  )
+
+  if (visible.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <section className="live-tyredeg-panel" data-testid="tyredeg-panel">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="sec-header tyredeg-toggle"
+        onClick={() => setCollapsed((prev) => !prev)}
+        aria-expanded={!collapsed}
+      >
+        <span className="sec-title">Tyre Deg &amp; Pit Window</span>
+        {isRace && <span className="sec-meta">rejoin assumes ~{PIT_LOSS_SECONDS}s pit loss</span>}
+        <span className="tyredeg-chevron" aria-hidden="true">{collapsed ? '▸' : '▾'}</span>
+      </button>
+
+      {!collapsed && (
+        <div className="tyredeg-rows">
+          {visible.map((row) => {
+            const model = degradationModel(stints[row.RacingNumber]?.samples ?? [])
+            const rejoin = isRace ? estimatePitRejoin(rows, row.RacingNumber) : null
+            const ageAnnotation = tyreAgeMeaning(row.Tyre?.Compound, row.Tyre?.Age)
+            return (
+              <div className="tyredeg-row" key={row.RacingNumber} data-testid="tyredeg-row">
+                <span className="tyredeg-pos mono">P{row.Position}</span>
+                <span className="drv-bar" style={{ background: teamColor(row.Info?.TeamColour) }} />
+                <span className="drv-code">{driverCode(row)}</span>
+                <span className={`tyre-badge ${compoundClass(row.Tyre?.Compound)}`}>
+                  <Meaning
+                    value={tyreLabel(row.Tyre)}
+                    meaning={ageAnnotation?.caption}
+                    title={ageAnnotation?.title}
+                    tone={ageAnnotation?.tone}
+                  />
+                </span>
+                {model ? (
+                  <>
+                    <span className={`tyredeg-trend tyredeg-trend-${model.trend}`}>
+                      <StintSparkline seconds={model.samples.map((sample) => sample.seconds)} />
+                    </span>
+                    <span className={`tyredeg-slope mono tyredeg-trend-${model.trend}`}>
+                      {formatSlope(model.slope)}
+                    </span>
+                  </>
+                ) : (
+                  <span className="tyredeg-warmup">warming up</span>
+                )}
+                {rejoin && (
+                  <span className="tyredeg-rejoin mono" title={`Pits now: rejoins ~P${rejoin.rejoinPosition}`}>
+                    → ~P{rejoin.rejoinPosition}
+                    {rejoin.aheadCode && rejoin.behindCode && (
+                      <span className="tyredeg-rejoin-between">
+                        {rejoin.aheadCode} · {rejoin.behindCode}
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                  </span>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </section>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/lib/compare.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+// Driver comparison mapping — pure functions for telemetry traces and lap deltas.
+
+import type { TelemetryTraceSeries } from '../components/charts/TelemetryTraceChart'
+import type { DeltaSeries } from '../lib/delta'
+import type {
+  CarDataSample,
+  ComparisonLap,
+  Driver,
+  EnrichedResult,
+  LapsComparisonResponse,
+} from '../types'
+import { compareFinishPosition, teamColor } from '../utils'
+
+function sortDriversByResults(drivers: Driver[], results: EnrichedResult[]): Driver[] {
+  const order = new Map(
+    [...results]
+      .filter((r) => r.position > 0)
+      .sort((a, b) => compareFinishPosition(a.position, b.position))
+      .map((r, i) => [r.driver_number, i]),
+  )
+  return [...drivers].sort((a, b) => {
+    const ao = order.get(a.driver_number) ?? 999
+    const bo = order.get(b.driver_number) ?? 999
+    if (ao !== bo) return ao - bo
+    return a.driver_number - b.driver_number
+  })
+}
+
+/** Default compare pair: top two classified finishers, else first two session drivers. */
+export function defaultCompareDriverNumbers(
+  results: EnrichedResult[],
+  drivers: Driver[],
+): [number, number] | null {
+  const classified = [...results]
+    .filter((r) => r.position > 0)
+    .sort((a, b) => compareFinishPosition(a.position, b.position))
+
+  if (classified.length >= 2) {
+    return [classified[0].driver_number, classified[1].driver_number]
+  }
+
+  if (drivers.length >= 2) {
+    const sorted = sortDriversByResults(drivers, results)
+    return [sorted[0].driver_number, sorted[1].driver_number]
+  }
+
+  if (classified.length === 1 && drivers.length >= 1) {
+    const other = drivers.find((d) => d.driver_number !== classified[0].driver_number)
+    if (other) return [classified[0].driver_number, other.driver_number]
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
+
+/** Lap records → per-lap duration array (index 0 = lap 1); null for pit/out laps. */
+export function lapsToLapTimes(laps: ComparisonLap[]): (number | null)[] {
+  if (laps.length === 0) return []
+
+  const maxLap = laps.reduce((max, lap) => Math.max(max, lap.lap_number), 0)
+  const times: (number | null)[] = Array.from({ length: maxLap }, () => null)
+
+  for (const lap of laps) {
+    const idx = lap.lap_number - 1
+    if (idx < 0) continue
+    if (lap.is_pit_out_lap || lap.lap_duration == null || lap.lap_duration <= 0) {
+      times[idx] = null
+    } else {
+      times[idx] = lap.lap_duration
+    }
+  }
+
+  return times
+}
+
+export function findBestLap(laps: ComparisonLap[]): ComparisonLap | null {
+  let best: ComparisonLap | null = null
+  for (const lap of laps) {
+    if (lap.lap_duration == null || lap.lap_duration <= 0) continue
+    if (!best || (best.lap_duration ?? Infinity) > lap.lap_duration) {
+      best = lap
+    }
+  }
+  return best
+}
+
+/** Keep car-data samples whose timestamps fall within a lap window. */
+export function filterCarDataToLap(
+  samples: CarDataSample[],
+  lap: ComparisonLap,
+): CarDataSample[] {
+  if (!lap.date_start || samples.length === 0) return samples
+
+  const start = new Date(lap.date_start).getTime()
+  if (!Number.isFinite(start)) return samples
+
+  const end = start + (lap.lap_duration ?? 0) * 1000 + 500
+
+  return samples.filter((s) => {
+    const t = new Date(s.date).getTime()
+    return Number.isFinite(t) && t >= start && t <= end
+  })
+}
+
+export function carDataToTraceSeries(
+  samples: CarDataSample[],
+  label: string,
+  color: string,
+): TelemetryTraceSeries {
+  return {
+    label,
+    color,
+    samples: samples.map((s) => ({
+      speed: s.speed,
+      throttle: s.throttle,
+      brake: s.brake,
+    })),
+  }
+}
+
+export function buildBestLapTraceSeries(
+  carData: CarDataSample[],
+  laps: ComparisonLap[],
+  label: string,
+  color: string,
+): TelemetryTraceSeries | null {
+  const best = findBestLap(laps)
+  if (!best) return null
+
+  const filtered = filterCarDataToLap(carData, best)
+  if (filtered.length === 0) return null
+
+  return carDataToTraceSeries(filtered, label, color)
+}
+
+function driverMeta(
+  driverNumber: number,
+  comparison: LapsComparisonResponse | undefined,
+  drivers: Driver[],
+): { label: string; color: string; laps: ComparisonLap[] } {
+  const comp = comparison?.drivers.find((d) => d.driver_number === driverNumber)
+  const session = drivers.find((d) => d.driver_number === driverNumber)
+  return {
+    label: comp?.name_acronym || session?.name_acronym || `#${driverNumber}`,
+    color: teamColor(comp?.team_colour || session?.team_colour),
+    laps: comp?.laps ?? [],
+  }
+}
+
+export function comparisonToDeltaSeries(
+  comparison: LapsComparisonResponse,
+  driverNumbers: [number, number],
+  drivers: Driver[],
+): DeltaSeries[] {
+  return driverNumbers.map((dn) => {
+    const meta = driverMeta(dn, comparison, drivers)
+    return {
+      label: meta.label,
+      color: meta.color,
+      lapTimes: lapsToLapTimes(meta.laps),
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+export function formatPitLapsCaption(
+  pitLaps: Record<string, number[]>,
+  driverNumbers: [number, number],
+  comparison: LapsComparisonResponse | undefined,
+  drivers: Driver[],
+): string | null {
+  const parts: string[] = []
+
+  for (const dn of driverNumbers) {
+    const laps = pitLaps[String(dn)]
+    if (!laps?.length) continue
+    const meta = driverMeta(dn, comparison, drivers)
+    parts.push(`${meta.label}: L${laps.join(', L')}`)
+  }
+
+  return parts.length > 0 ? `Pit stops — ${parts.join(' · ')}` : null
+}
+
+export function compareDriverOptions(
+  drivers: Driver[],
+  results: EnrichedResult[],
+): Driver[] {
+  if (drivers.length > 0) {
+    return sortDriversByResults(drivers, results)
+  }
+  return results.map((r) => ({
+    driver_number: r.driver_number,
+    name_acronym: r.name_acronym,
+    full_name: r.full_name,
+    first_name: '',
+    last_name: '',
+    team_name: r.team_name,
+    team_colour: r.team_colour,
+    headshot_url: '',
+    broadcast_name: r.full_name,
+    session_key: r.session_key,
+    meeting_key: r.meeting_key,
+  }))
+}

frontend/src/lib/delta.ts

@@ -21,15 +21,31 @@ export function formatDeltaSeconds(delta: number): string {
   return `${sign}${delta.toFixed(1)}s`
 }
 
-function buildCumulative(lapTimes: ReadonlyArray<number | null>): number[] {
+/**
+ * Cumulative lap time aligned to reference-valid laps only.
+ * Laps where the reference is null are skipped for every series so later deltas
+ * do not compare against a frozen baseline while challengers keep accumulating.
+ */
+function buildAlignedCumulative(
+  lapTimes: ReadonlyArray<number | null>,
+  referenceLapTimes: ReadonlyArray<number | null>,
+): number[] {
   const cumulative: number[] = []
   let running = 0
-  for (const lap of lapTimes) {
+  const length = Math.max(lapTimes.length, referenceLapTimes.length)
-    if (lap !== null) {
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+    if (referenceLapTimes[i] == null) {
+      cumulative.push(running)
+      continue
+    }
+    const lap = lapTimes[i]
+    if (lap != null) {
       running += lap
     }
     cumulative.push(running)
   }
+
   return cumulative
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +63,8 @@ function resolveReference(
 /**
  * Compute per-lap cumulative time delta for each non-reference driver.
  * Positive = behind reference; negative = ahead.
- * Null laps carry cumulative forward but emit null in deltas (skip when plotting).
+ * Deltas are only emitted where the reference lap is valid; reference-null laps
+ * gap every series. Challenger-null laps gap only that driver's line.
  */
 export function computeCumulativeDeltas(
   series: ReadonlyArray<DeltaSeries>,
@@ -56,24 +73,22 @@ export function computeCumulativeDeltas(
   const reference = resolveReference(series, referenceLabel)
   if (!reference) return []
 
-  const refCumulative = buildCumulative(reference.lapTimes)
+  const refLapTimes = reference.lapTimes
+  const refCumulative = buildAlignedCumulative(refLapTimes, refLapTimes)
 
   return series
     .filter((s) => s.label !== reference.label)
     .map((driver) => {
-      const driverCumulative = buildCumulative(driver.lapTimes)
+      const driverCumulative = buildAlignedCumulative(driver.lapTimes, refLapTimes)
       const lapCount = Math.max(driver.lapTimes.length, refCumulative.length)
       const deltas: (number | null)[] = []
 
       for (let i = 0; i < lapCount; i++) {
-        if (driver.lapTimes[i] === null) {
+        if (refLapTimes[i] == null || driver.lapTimes[i] == null) {
           deltas.push(null)
           continue
         }
-        const refValue = refCumulative[i] ?? refCumulative[refCumulative.length - 1] ?? 0
+        deltas.push(driverCumulative[i] - refCumulative[i])
-        const driverValue =
-          driverCumulative[i] ?? driverCumulative[driverCumulative.length - 1] ?? 0
-        deltas.push(driverValue - refValue)
       }
 
       return {

frontend/src/lib/events.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+// "What just happened" event synthesis for the live page.
+// Pure functions only — no React, no side effects — so everything is unit-testable.
+// Mirrors the gapHistory/battles precedent: successive LiveStreamData snapshots
+// in, typed events out; the page owns the buffer, this module owns the diffing.
+
+import type {
+  LiveDriverData,
+  LiveRCMessage,
+  LiveSessionMeta,
+  LiveStreamData,
+} from '../types'
+
+export const MAX_EVENTS = 30
+
+export type LiveEventKind =
+  | 'overtake'
+  | 'position-gain'
+  | 'position-loss'
+  | 'pit-in'
+  | 'pit-out'
+  | 'personal-best'
+  | 'fastest-lap'
+  | 'retirement'
+  | 'track-status'
+  | 'race-control'
+
+export interface LiveEvent {
+  id: string
+  kind: LiveEventKind
+  lap: number
+  timestamp: string
+  headline: string
+  detail?: string
+  racingNumbers: string[]
+}
+
+/**
+ * Identity of the running session, used to reset the event buffer when a new
+ * session starts. LiveSessionMeta carries no numeric session key, so the
+ * meeting + session name/type triple stands in for one.
+ */
+export function sessionSignature(session: LiveSessionMeta | null | undefined): string {
+  if (!session) return ''
+  return [session.MeetingName, session.SessionName, session.SessionType].join('|')
+}
+
+/**
+ * Prepend freshly diffed events onto the newest-first buffer, dropping any
+ * whose id is already present (re-renders and replayed diffs must not
+ * duplicate) and evicting the oldest events beyond `cap`.
+ */
+export function appendEvents(
+  buffer: ReadonlyArray<LiveEvent>,
+  incoming: ReadonlyArray<LiveEvent>,
+  cap = MAX_EVENTS,
+): LiveEvent[] {
+  const seen = new Set(buffer.map((event) => event.id))
+  const fresh = incoming.filter((event) => {
+    if (seen.has(event.id)) return false
+    seen.add(event.id)
+    return true
+  })
+  if (fresh.length === 0) return [...buffer]
+  // Within one diff the array is oldest-first; reverse so the last-produced
+  // event ends up at the top of the newest-first rail.
+  return [...fresh.reverse(), ...buffer].slice(0, cap)
+}
+
+const TRACK_STATUS_HEADLINES: Record<string, string> = {
+  '1': 'Green flag — track clear',
+  '2': 'Yellow flag',
+  '4': 'Safety Car deployed',
+  '5': 'Red flag — session stopped',
+  '6': 'Virtual Safety Car deployed',
+  '7': 'Virtual Safety Car ending',
+}
+
+const RC_CATEGORIES = new Set(['flag', 'safetycar', 'drs'])
+
+/**
+ * Diff two successive live snapshots into a chronological list of synthesized
+ * events. Callers are expected to feed genuinely consecutive snapshots of the
+ * same session; diffing across a session boundary is the caller's job to
+ * prevent (see sessionSignature).
+ */
+export function diffSnapshots(prev: LiveStreamData, next: LiveStreamData): LiveEvent[] {
+  if (!prev || !next || prev === next) return []
+
+  const events: LiveEvent[] = []
+  const lap = next.CurrentLap || 0
+  const timestamp = next.Clock || ''
+  const code = (racingNumber: string): string =>
+    next.DriverInfo?.[racingNumber]?.Tla ||
+    prev.DriverInfo?.[racingNumber]?.Tla ||
+    `#${racingNumber}`
+
+  diffTrackStatus(prev, next, lap, timestamp, events)
+  diffRaceControl(prev, next, events)
+
+  const prevDrivers = prev.Drivers ?? {}
+  const nextDrivers = next.Drivers ?? {}
+  const numbers = Object.keys(nextDrivers).filter((number) => prevDrivers[number])
+
+  // Racing numbers whose position loss is already explained by an overtake
+  // event, so we don't also report a generic "drops to Pn".
+  const overtakenNumbers = new Set<string>()
+
+  for (const number of numbers) {
+    const before = prevDrivers[number]
+    const after = nextDrivers[number]
+
+    if (!before.Retired && after.Retired) {
+      events.push({
+        id: `ret:${number}`,
+        kind: 'retirement',
+        lap,
+        timestamp,
+        headline: `${code(number)} retires`,
+        detail: before.Position > 0 ? `Was running P${before.Position}` : undefined,
+        racingNumbers: [number],
+      })
+    }
+
+    if (!before.InPit && after.InPit && !after.Retired) {
+      const fromPosition = before.Position > 0 ? ` from P${before.Position}` : ''
+      events.push({
+        id: `pit-in:${number}:l${lap}`,
+        kind: 'pit-in',
+        lap,
+        timestamp,
+        headline: `${code(number)} pits${fromPosition}`,
+        racingNumbers: [number],
+      })
+    }
+
+    if (before.InPit && !after.InPit && !after.Retired) {
+      const compound = next.Tyres?.[number]?.Compound || ''
+      const stops = Math.max(0, (next.Stints?.[number]?.length ?? 0) - 1)
+      const parts = [compound, stops > 0 ? `${ordinal(stops)} stop` : ''].filter(Boolean)
+      const rejoined = after.Position > 0 ? ` P${after.Position}` : ''
+      events.push({
+        id: `pit-out:${number}:l${lap}`,
+        kind: 'pit-out',
+        lap,
+        timestamp,
+        headline: `${code(number)} rejoins${rejoined}${parts.length > 0 ? ` (${parts.join(', ')})` : ''}`,
+        racingNumbers: [number],
+      })
+    }
+
+    diffBestLap(number, before, after, code, lap, timestamp, events)
+  }
+
+  // Position gains, with overtake attribution via position swaps.
+  for (const number of numbers) {
+    const before = prevDrivers[number]
+    const after = nextDrivers[number]
+    if (before.Position <= 0 || after.Position <= 0) continue
+    if (after.Position >= before.Position) continue
+    if (after.InPit || after.Retired) continue
+
+    const overtaken = numbers.find((other) => {
+      if (other === number) return false
+      const otherBefore = prevDrivers[other]
+      const otherAfter = nextDrivers[other]
+      return (
+        otherBefore.Position === after.Position &&
+        otherAfter.Position > otherBefore.Position &&
+        !otherAfter.InPit &&
+        !otherAfter.Retired
+      )
+    })
+
+    if (overtaken) {
+      overtakenNumbers.add(overtaken)
+      events.push({
+        id: `overtake:${number}:${overtaken}:p${after.Position}:l${lap}`,
+        kind: 'overtake',
+        lap,
+        timestamp,
+        headline: `${code(number)} overtakes ${code(overtaken)} for P${after.Position}`,
+        detail: before.Position - after.Position > 1 ? `Up from P${before.Position}` : undefined,
+        racingNumbers: [number, overtaken],
+      })
+    } else {
+      events.push({
+        id: `pos:${number}:${before.Position}-${after.Position}:l${lap}`,
+        kind: 'position-gain',
+        lap,
+        timestamp,
+        headline: `${code(number)} moves up to P${after.Position} (from P${before.Position})`,
+        racingNumbers: [number],
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Position losses not already explained by an overtake or a pit visit.
+  for (const number of numbers) {
+    const before = prevDrivers[number]
+    const after = nextDrivers[number]
+    if (before.Position <= 0 || after.Position <= 0) continue
+    if (after.Position <= before.Position) continue
+    if (overtakenNumbers.has(number)) continue
+    if (after.InPit || after.PitOut || after.Retired || before.InPit) continue
+
+    events.push({
+      id: `pos:${number}:${before.Position}-${after.Position}:l${lap}`,
+      kind: 'position-loss',
+      lap,
+      timestamp,
+      headline: `${code(number)} drops to P${after.Position} (from P${before.Position})`,
+      racingNumbers: [number],
+    })
+  }
+
+  return events
+}
+
+function diffTrackStatus(
+  prev: LiveStreamData,
+  next: LiveStreamData,
+  lap: number,
+  timestamp: string,
+  events: LiveEvent[],
+): void {
+  if (!prev.TrackStatus || !next.TrackStatus) return
+  if (prev.TrackStatus === next.TrackStatus) return
+  events.push({
+    id: `track:${next.TrackStatus}:l${lap}`,
+    kind: 'track-status',
+    lap,
+    timestamp,
+    headline: TRACK_STATUS_HEADLINES[next.TrackStatus] ?? `Track status ${next.TrackStatus}`,
+    racingNumbers: [],
+  })
+}
+
+function diffRaceControl(prev: LiveStreamData, next: LiveStreamData, events: LiveEvent[]): void {
+  const prevMessages = prev.RCMessages ?? []
+  const seen = new Set(prevMessages.map(rcMessageKey))
+  for (const message of next.RCMessages ?? []) {
+    if (!message.Message || seen.has(rcMessageKey(message))) continue
+    if (!RC_CATEGORIES.has((message.Category || '').toLowerCase())) continue
+    events.push({
+      id: `rc:${rcMessageKey(message)}`,
+      kind: 'race-control',
+      lap: message.Lap || 0,
+      timestamp: message.Time || '',
+      headline: humanizeRaceControl(message.Message),
+      racingNumbers: carNumbersIn(message.Message),
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+function diffBestLap(
+  number: string,
+  before: LiveDriverData,
+  after: LiveDriverData,
+  code: (racingNumber: string) => string,
+  lap: number,
+  timestamp: string,
+  events: LiveEvent[],
+): void {
+  if (!after.LastLapTime) return
+  const isNewLap = after.LastLapTime !== before.LastLapTime
+
+  if (after.LastLapOB && (isNewLap || !before.LastLapOB)) {
+    events.push({
+      id: `ob:${number}:${after.LastLapTime}`,
+      kind: 'fastest-lap',
+      lap,
+      timestamp,
+      headline: `${code(number)} sets the fastest lap — ${after.LastLapTime}`,
+      racingNumbers: [number],
+    })
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (after.LastLapPB && !after.LastLapOB && (isNewLap || !before.LastLapPB)) {
+    events.push({
+      id: `pb:${number}:${after.LastLapTime}`,
+      kind: 'personal-best',
+      lap,
+      timestamp,
+      headline: `${code(number)} sets a personal best — ${after.LastLapTime}`,
+      racingNumbers: [number],
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+function rcMessageKey(message: LiveRCMessage): string {
+  return `${message.Time}:${message.Message}`
+}
+
+/** "SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED" -> "Safety car deployed", keeping known acronyms upper-cased. */
+export function humanizeRaceControl(message: string): string {
+  const lower = message.trim().toLowerCase()
+  if (!lower) return ''
+  const sentence = lower.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + lower.slice(1)
+  return sentence.replace(/\b(drs|vsc|sc|fia)\b/gi, (acronym) => acronym.toUpperCase())
+}
+
+function carNumbersIn(message: string): string[] {
+  const numbers: string[] = []
+  for (const match of message.matchAll(/CAR (\d+)/gi)) {
+    if (!numbers.includes(match[1])) numbers.push(match[1])
+  }
+  return numbers
+}
+
+function ordinal(n: number): string {
+  const rem10 = n % 10
+  const rem100 = n % 100
+  if (rem10 === 1 && rem100 !== 11) return `${n}st`
+  if (rem10 === 2 && rem100 !== 12) return `${n}nd`
+  if (rem10 === 3 && rem100 !== 13) return `${n}rd`
+  return `${n}th`
+}

frontend/src/lib/hero.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import type { Session } from '../types'
+import { sessionEndTime, sessionStartTime, type FocusMeetingKind } from './schedule'
+
+export type HeroStateKind = 'live' | 'upcoming' | 'between'
+
+export interface HeroStateInputs {
+  now: Date
+  liveActive: boolean
+  currentSession: Session | null
+  focusKind: FocusMeetingKind | null
+}
+
+export function classifySessionStatus(session: Session, now: Date): 'live' | 'done' | 'upcoming' {
+  const start = sessionStartTime(session)
+  const end = sessionEndTime(session)
+  if (start && end && now >= start && now < end) return 'live'
+  if (start && now >= start) return 'done'
+  return 'upcoming'
+}
+
+export function heroState(inputs: HeroStateInputs): HeroStateKind {
+  const { liveActive, currentSession, focusKind } = inputs
+
+  if (liveActive || currentSession) return 'live'
+  if (focusKind === 'current') return 'upcoming'
+  return 'between'
+}

frontend/src/lib/meaning.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+// Pure interpretation helpers for pairing numbers with their "so-what".
+// Thresholds are exported consts so they are cheap to tune in one place.
+
+import { PIT_LOSS_SECONDS } from './tyredeg'
+
+/** Gaps under this (seconds) are DRS attack range. */
+export const INTERVAL_DRS_MAX_SECONDS = 1.0
+
+/** Lower bound of the undercut window (seconds); contiguous with DRS range. */
+export const INTERVAL_UNDERCUT_MIN_SECONDS = INTERVAL_DRS_MAX_SECONDS
+
+/**
+ * Upper bound of the undercut window (seconds). Kept well below typical pit
+ * loss ({@link PIT_LOSS_SECONDS}s) — only a few seconds matter for strategy.
+ */
+export const INTERVAL_UNDERCUT_MAX_SECONDS = Math.min(3.0, PIT_LOSS_SECONDS / 7)
+
+/**
+ * Rough per-compound cliff lap estimates (dry compounds). Wet/intermediate
+ * values are conservative — deg varies wildly with conditions.
+ */
+export const TYRE_CLIFF_LAPS: Readonly<Record<string, number>> = {
+  SOFT: 18,
+  MEDIUM: 28,
+  HARD: 38,
+  INTERMEDIATE: 20,
+  WET: 15,
+}
+
+/** Default cliff when compound is unknown. */
+export const TYRE_CLIFF_DEFAULT_LAPS = 25
+
+/** Championship max points per race (winner). */
+export const MAX_POINTS_PER_ROUND = 25
+
+export interface MeaningAnnotation {
+  caption: string
+  title: string
+  tone?: 'good' | 'bad' | 'neutral' | 'warn'
+}
+
+function cliffLaps(compound: string | null | undefined): number {
+  if (!compound) return TYRE_CLIFF_DEFAULT_LAPS
+  return TYRE_CLIFF_LAPS[compound.toUpperCase()] ?? TYRE_CLIFF_DEFAULT_LAPS
+}
+
+/**
+ * Interval / gap-to-ahead meaning for the live timing tower.
+ * Returns null for leader gaps, out-of-range values, or unparsable input.
+ */
+export function intervalMeaning(seconds: number | null | undefined): MeaningAnnotation | null {
+  if (seconds == null || !Number.isFinite(seconds) || seconds < 0) return null
+
+  if (seconds < INTERVAL_DRS_MAX_SECONDS) {
+    return {
+      caption: 'DRS range',
+      title: `Within ${INTERVAL_DRS_MAX_SECONDS}s — DRS enabled next straight`,
+      tone: 'good',
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (seconds >= INTERVAL_UNDERCUT_MIN_SECONDS && seconds <= INTERVAL_UNDERCUT_MAX_SECONDS) {
+    return {
+      caption: 'undercut window',
+      title: `${INTERVAL_UNDERCUT_MIN_SECONDS}–${INTERVAL_UNDERCUT_MAX_SECONDS}s — pit now could gain a position (vs ~${PIT_LOSS_SECONDS}s stop)`,
+      tone: 'warn',
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
+
+/**
+ * Tyre-age meaning for deg / stint panels.
+ */
+export function tyreAgeMeaning(
+  compound: string | null | undefined,
+  age: number | null | undefined,
+): MeaningAnnotation | null {
+  if (age == null || !Number.isFinite(age) || age < 0) return null
+
+  const cliff = cliffLaps(compound)
+  const freshEnd = Math.ceil(cliff * 0.25)
+  const midEnd = Math.ceil(cliff * 0.65)
+
+  if (age <= freshEnd) {
+    return {
+      caption: 'fresh',
+      title: `${age} lap${age === 1 ? '' : 's'} on ${compound ?? 'tyre'} — early stint grip`,
+      tone: 'good',
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (age <= midEnd) {
+    return {
+      caption: 'mid-life',
+      title: `${age} laps — tyre in its working window before cliff (~${cliff} laps)`,
+      tone: 'neutral',
+    }
+  }
+
+  const lapsToCliff = cliff - age
+  if (lapsToCliff <= 0) {
+    return {
+      caption: 'past cliff',
+      title: `${age} laps — beyond typical ${compound ?? 'tyre'} cliff (~${cliff} laps)`,
+      tone: 'bad',
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    caption: `~${lapsToCliff} laps to cliff`,
+    title: `${age} of ~${cliff} laps before deg cliff on ${compound ?? 'tyre'}`,
+    tone: 'warn',
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Points gap to the driver directly ahead — catchable-or-not v1.
+ */
+export function pointsGapMeaning(
+  gapToAhead: number | null | undefined,
+  roundsLeft: number,
+  driverAhead?: string | null,
+): MeaningAnnotation | null {
+  if (gapToAhead == null || !Number.isFinite(gapToAhead) || gapToAhead <= 0) return null
+  if (!Number.isFinite(roundsLeft) || roundsLeft <= 0) return null
+
+  const maxCatchable = roundsLeft * MAX_POINTS_PER_ROUND
+  const ahead = driverAhead?.trim() || 'ahead'
+
+  if (gapToAhead > maxCatchable) {
+    return {
+      caption: 'out of reach',
+      title: `+${gapToAhead} pts with ${roundsLeft} round${roundsLeft === 1 ? '' : 's'} left (max ${maxCatchable} available)`,
+      tone: 'bad',
+    }
+  }
+
+  const perRound = Math.ceil(gapToAhead / roundsLeft)
+  return {
+    caption: `~${perRound} pts/round`,
+    title: `Needs ~${perRound} pts per round on ${ahead} to catch (${gapToAhead} pts in ${roundsLeft} round${roundsLeft === 1 ? '' : 's'})`,
+    tone: perRound <= 10 ? 'good' : 'warn',
+  }
+}

frontend/src/lib/radio.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import type { LiveRadioCapture, LiveSessionMeta } from '../types'
+
+export const LIVE_TIMING_STATIC_BASE = 'https://livetiming.formula1.com/static/'
+
+export function radioClipUrl(
+  session: Pick<LiveSessionMeta, 'Path'> | null | undefined,
+  capture: Pick<LiveRadioCapture, 'Path'> | null | undefined,
+): string {
+  const sessionPath = session?.Path?.trim()
+  const capturePath = capture?.Path?.trim()
+  if (!sessionPath || !capturePath) return ''
+  if (/^https?:\/\//i.test(capturePath)) return capturePath
+
+  const base = LIVE_TIMING_STATIC_BASE.replace(/\/+$/, '')
+  const normalizedSession = sessionPath.replace(/^\/+|\/+$/g, '')
+  const normalizedCapture = capturePath.replace(/^\/+/g, '')
+  return `${base}/${normalizedSession}/${normalizedCapture}`
+}
+
+export function radioCaptureKey(capture: LiveRadioCapture): string {
+  return `${capture.Utc}-${capture.RacingNumber}-${capture.Path}`
+}

frontend/src/lib/tyredeg.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+// Tyre degradation + pit-window estimation for the live timing page.
+// Pure functions only — no React, no side effects — so everything is unit-testable.
+//
+// Lap-time samples are accumulated client-side from successive SSE snapshots
+// (mirroring the gapHistory/battles precedent); nothing here talks to the server.
+
+import type { LiveTimingRow } from './live'
+import { driverCode } from './live'
+import { parseIntervalSeconds } from './gapHistory'
+
+/**
+ * Rough typical pit-lane time loss (entry + stop + exit vs a flying lap), in
+ * seconds. Per-track values are deliberately out of scope for v1.
+ */
+export const PIT_LOSS_SECONDS = 22
+
+/** Minimum clean laps in the current stint before a slope is trustworthy. */
+export const MIN_CLEAN_LAPS = 4
+
+/**
+ * Laps more than this many seconds off the stint median are treated as
+ * outliers (traffic, spins, safety car) and excluded from the fit.
+ */
+export const OUTLIER_DELTA_SECONDS = 5
+
+/**
+ * Slope classification thresholds (seconds per lap):
+ *   slope <= -DEG_SLOPE_THRESHOLD  -> 'improving' (track evolution, fuel burn dominating)
+ *   slope >= +DEG_SLOPE_THRESHOLD  -> 'degrading' (tyre wear dominating)
+ *   otherwise                      -> 'stable'
+ */
+export const DEG_SLOPE_THRESHOLD = 0.05
+
+/** Safety cap so a very long stint cannot grow the buffer unbounded. */
+export const MAX_STINT_SAMPLES = 80
+
+export type DegTrend = 'improving' | 'stable' | 'degrading'
+
+export interface StintSample {
+  lap: number
+  seconds: number
+}
+
+export interface DriverStintHistory {
+  compound: string
+  tyreAge: number
+  lastLapNumber: number
+  lastLapTime: string
+  /** The next completed lap is an out-lap (fresh stint) and must be discarded. */
+  skipNextLap: boolean
+  samples: StintSample[]
+}
+
+/** Per-driver current-stint lap history, keyed by racing number. */
+export type StintHistoryMap = Record<string, DriverStintHistory>
+
+export interface StintLapInput {
+  racingNumber: string
+  lapNumber: number
+  lastLapTime: string
+  compound: string
+  tyreAge: number
+  inPit: boolean
+  pitOut: boolean
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse an F1 live-timing lap time string ("1:23.456", "83.456") into seconds.
+ * Same conventions as parseIntervalSeconds, but a lap time is never signed and
+ * never a lapped/leader marker; zero or negative values are rejected.
+ */
+export function parseLapTimeSeconds(raw: string | null | undefined): number | null {
+  const value = parseIntervalSeconds(raw)
+  if (value === null || value <= 0) return null
+  return value
+}
+
+export function stintInputFromRow(row: LiveTimingRow): StintLapInput {
+  return {
+    racingNumber: row.RacingNumber,
+    lapNumber: row.Driver.NumberOfLaps || 0,
+    lastLapTime: row.Driver.LastLapTime || '',
+    compound: row.Tyre?.Compound || '',
+    tyreAge: row.Tyre?.Age ?? 0,
+    inPit: Boolean(row.Driver.InPit),
+    pitOut: Boolean(row.Driver.PitOut),
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Record one snapshot's worth of lap samples for each driver's current stint.
+ * Returns a new map (input is not mutated); drivers missing from `inputs` are
+ * pruned.
+ *
+ * A lap counts as completed when LastLapTime changes to a new non-empty value
+ * (NumberOfLaps can tick before the lap time arrives, so the time string is
+ * the trigger; a sample for the same lap number is replaced, not duplicated).
+ * The stint buffer resets when the compound changes or the tyre age drops
+ * (new set fitted), and laps completed in the pit lane (in-lap), on pit exit
+ * (out-lap), or immediately after a reset are excluded.
+ */
+export function recordStintSamples(
+  history: StintHistoryMap,
+  inputs: ReadonlyArray<StintLapInput>,
+): StintHistoryMap {
+  const next: StintHistoryMap = {}
+
+  for (const input of inputs) {
+    if (!input.racingNumber) continue
+
+    const prior = history[input.racingNumber]
+    if (!prior) {
+      next[input.racingNumber] = {
+        compound: input.compound,
+        tyreAge: input.tyreAge,
+        lastLapNumber: input.lapNumber,
+        lastLapTime: input.lastLapTime,
+        skipNextLap: false,
+        samples: [],
+      }
+      continue
+    }
+
+    let samples = prior.samples
+    let skipNextLap = prior.skipNextLap
+
+    const compoundChanged = Boolean(input.compound) && Boolean(prior.compound) && input.compound !== prior.compound
+    const freshSet = input.tyreAge < prior.tyreAge
+    if (compoundChanged || freshSet || input.inPit) {
+      // Stint over (or a new one starting): drop the old laps and flag the
+      // upcoming out-lap for exclusion.
+      samples = []
+      skipNextLap = true
+    }
+
+    const lapCompleted = Boolean(input.lastLapTime) && input.lastLapTime !== prior.lastLapTime
+    if (lapCompleted) {
+      const seconds = parseLapTimeSeconds(input.lastLapTime)
+      const dirty = input.inPit || input.pitOut || skipNextLap
+      if (seconds !== null && !dirty) {
+        const last = samples[samples.length - 1]
+        if (last && last.lap === input.lapNumber) {
+          samples = [...samples.slice(0, -1), { lap: input.lapNumber, seconds }]
+        } else {
+          samples = [...samples, { lap: input.lapNumber, seconds }]
+          if (samples.length > MAX_STINT_SAMPLES) {
+            samples = samples.slice(samples.length - MAX_STINT_SAMPLES)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      if (!input.inPit) skipNextLap = false
+    }
+
+    next[input.racingNumber] = {
+      compound: input.compound || prior.compound,
+      tyreAge: input.tyreAge,
+      lastLapNumber: input.lapNumber,
+      lastLapTime: input.lastLapTime || prior.lastLapTime,
+      skipNextLap,
+      samples,
+    }
+  }
+
+  return next
+}
+
+export interface DegModel {
+  /** Least-squares slope of lap time vs lap number, in seconds per lap. */
+  slope: number
+  trend: DegTrend
+  /** Clean (outlier-filtered) samples the fit ran over, in lap order. */
+  samples: StintSample[]
+}
+
+/** Drop laps more than OUTLIER_DELTA_SECONDS off the stint median. */
+export function cleanStintSamples(
+  samples: ReadonlyArray<StintSample>,
+  maxDelta = OUTLIER_DELTA_SECONDS,
+): StintSample[] {
+  if (samples.length === 0) return []
+  const sorted = samples.map((sample) => sample.seconds).sort((a, b) => a - b)
+  const mid = Math.floor(sorted.length / 2)
+  const median = sorted.length % 2 === 1 ? sorted[mid] : (sorted[mid - 1] + sorted[mid]) / 2
+  return samples.filter((sample) => Math.abs(sample.seconds - median) <= maxDelta)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fit a linear degradation model over the stint's clean laps.
+ * Returns null with fewer than MIN_CLEAN_LAPS clean samples — the caller
+ * should show a "warming up" placeholder rather than a junk slope.
+ */
+export function degradationModel(samples: ReadonlyArray<StintSample>): DegModel | null {
+  const clean = cleanStintSamples(samples)
+  if (clean.length < MIN_CLEAN_LAPS) return null
+
+  const n = clean.length
+  const meanLap = clean.reduce((sum, s) => sum + s.lap, 0) / n
+  const meanSec = clean.reduce((sum, s) => sum + s.seconds, 0) / n
+
+  let numerator = 0
+  let denominator = 0
+  for (const sample of clean) {
+    numerator += (sample.lap - meanLap) * (sample.seconds - meanSec)
+    denominator += (sample.lap - meanLap) ** 2
+  }
+  if (denominator === 0) return null
+
+  const slope = numerator / denominator
+  const trend: DegTrend =
+    slope <= -DEG_SLOPE_THRESHOLD ? 'improving' : slope >= DEG_SLOPE_THRESHOLD ? 'degrading' : 'stable'
+
+  return { slope, trend, samples: clean }
+}
+
+/** "+0.08s/lap" / "-0.12s/lap" display form. */
+export function formatSlope(slope: number): string {
+  const sign = slope >= 0 ? '+' : '−'
+  return `${sign}${Math.abs(slope).toFixed(2)}s/lap`
+}
+
+export interface PitRejoinEstimate {
+  rejoinPosition: number
+  /** Cars behind that would get past during the stop. */
+  positionsLost: number
+  /** Driver code directly ahead after rejoining, if any. */
+  aheadCode: string | null
+  /** Driver code directly behind after rejoining, if any. */
+  behindCode: string | null
+}
+
+/**
+ * Estimate where a driver rejoins after a pit stop costing `pitLoss` seconds.
+ *
+ * Walks the cars behind the driver, accumulating their Interval (gap to car
+ * ahead) values: every car whose cumulative gap to the driver is under the
+ * pit loss gets past. An unparsable interval (lapped marker like "1L") ends
+ * the walk — those cars are at least a lap down and stay behind. Cars in the
+ * pits or retired are excluded from the ladder.
+ */
+export function estimatePitRejoin(
+  rows: ReadonlyArray<LiveTimingRow>,
+  racingNumber: string,
+  pitLoss = PIT_LOSS_SECONDS,
+): PitRejoinEstimate | null {
+  const ladder = rows
+    .filter((row) => row.Position > 0 && !row.Driver.Retired && !row.Driver.InPit)
+    .sort((a, b) => a.Position - b.Position)
+
+  const index = ladder.findIndex((row) => row.RacingNumber === racingNumber)
+  if (index === -1) return null
+
+  let cumulative = 0
+  let positionsLost = 0
+  for (let i = index + 1; i < ladder.length; i++) {
+    const gap = parseIntervalSeconds(ladder[i].Driver.Interval)
+    if (gap === null) break
+    cumulative += Math.max(0, gap)
+    if (cumulative >= pitLoss) break
+    positionsLost += 1
+  }
+
+  const ahead = positionsLost > 0 ? ladder[index + positionsLost] : ladder[index - 1]
+  const behind = ladder[index + positionsLost + 1]
+
+  return {
+    rejoinPosition: ladder[index].Position + positionsLost,
+    positionsLost,
+    aheadCode: ahead ? driverCode(ahead) : null,
+    behindCode: behind ? driverCode(behind) : null,
+  }
+}

frontend/src/pages/ChampionshipPage.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { fetchChampionshipHub, fetchSeasons } from '../api'
 import { teamColor } from '../utils'
 import type { ChampHubDriver, ChampionshipHub } from '../types'
 import { ChampionshipSimulator } from '../components/ChampionshipSimulator'
+import { Meaning } from '../components/Meaning'
+import { pointsGapMeaning } from '../lib/meaning'
 
 type View = 'drivers' | 'constructors' | 'progression' | 'simulator'
 
@@ -138,6 +140,8 @@ function ChampionshipBody({ hub, view, setView }: BodyProps) {
           color: teamColor(d.team_colour),
           gapLeader: i === 0 ? 'LEADER' : `+${fmtPts(gapLeaderNum)}`,
           gapAhead: gapAheadNum == null ? '—' : `+${fmtPts(gapAheadNum)}`,
+          gapAheadNum,
+          driverAhead: i === 0 ? null : drivers[i - 1].name_acronym,
           spark: sparkPoints(d.form),
           h2h: `${d.teammate_wins}–${d.teammate_losses}`,
           h2hWin: d.teammate_wins >= d.teammate_losses,
@@ -233,7 +237,12 @@ function ChampionshipBody({ hub, view, setView }: BodyProps) {
       </div>
 
       {view === 'drivers' && (
-        <DriversView enriched={enriched} leaderPoints={leader.points} titleMath={titleMath} />
+        <DriversView
+          enriched={enriched}
+          leaderPoints={leader.points}
+          titleMath={titleMath}
+          roundsLeft={hub.rounds_left}
+        />
       )}
       {view === 'constructors' && <ConstructorsView hub={hub} />}
       {view === 'progression' && <ProgressionView hub={hub} />}
@@ -248,6 +257,8 @@ interface EnrichedDriver {
   color: string
   gapLeader: string
   gapAhead: string
+  gapAheadNum: number | null
+  driverAhead: string | null
   spark: string
   h2h: string
   h2hWin: boolean
@@ -259,10 +270,12 @@ function DriversView({
   enriched,
   leaderPoints,
   titleMath,
+  roundsLeft,
 }: {
   enriched: EnrichedDriver[]
   leaderPoints: number
   titleMath: string
+  roundsLeft: number
 }) {
   const podium = enriched.slice(0, 3)
   return (
@@ -357,7 +370,19 @@ function DriversView({
                 <td className="champ-td-team">{e.d.team_name}</td>
                 <td className="r mono champ-td-pts">{fmtPts(e.d.points)}</td>
                 <td className="r mono champ-td-muted">{e.gapLeader}</td>
-                <td className="r mono champ-td-dim">{e.gapAhead}</td>
+                <td className="r mono champ-td-dim">
+                  {(() => {
+                    const gapAnnotation = pointsGapMeaning(e.gapAheadNum, roundsLeft, e.driverAhead)
+                    return (
+                      <Meaning
+                        value={e.gapAhead}
+                        meaning={gapAnnotation?.caption}
+                        title={gapAnnotation?.title}
+                        tone={gapAnnotation?.tone}
+                      />
+                    )
+                  })()}
+                </td>
                 <td className="c mono" style={{ color: e.d.wins > 0 ? 'var(--text)' : 'var(--text-3)' }}>
                   {e.d.wins}
                 </td>

frontend/src/pages/CommandCenterPage.tsx

@@ -1,38 +1,38 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { useQueries, useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'
-import { fetchLiveState, fetchLocalMeetings, fetchSeasonMeetings, fetchSeasons, fetchSessions, fetchWeekend, fetchChampionshipHub } from '../api'
+import {
+  fetchChampionshipHub,
+  fetchLiveState,
+  fetchLocalMeetings,
+  fetchRaceHub,
+  fetchSeasonMeetings,
+  fetchSeasons,
+  fetchSessions,
+  fetchWeekend,
+} from '../api'
+import { CommandCenterHero } from '../components/CommandCenterHero'
+import { PaddockBriefing } from '../components/PaddockBriefing'
 import { RACE_HUB_DATASETS, countWeekendStats, formatCoverageHint, sessionTypeAbbrev } from '../lib/coverage'
+import { countryAccent, countryDecal, countryFlag, formatGpDateRange } from '../lib/gpIdentity'
+import { classifySessionStatus, heroState } from '../lib/hero'
 import {
   currentAndNextSession,
   focusMeetingKind,
-  formatCountdown,
   formatSessionScheduleTime,
   meetingHasStarted,
+  mostRecentPastMeeting,
+  nextUpcomingMeeting,
   pickFocusMeeting,
-  sessionEndTime,
-  sessionStartTime,
   sortSessionsByStart,
 } from '../lib/schedule'
-import { countryAccent, countryDecal, countryFlag, formatGpDateRange } from '../lib/gpIdentity'
 import type { Meeting, Session, Weekend, WeekendSession } from '../types'
-import { PaddockBriefing } from '../components/PaddockBriefing'
+import { Trophy } from 'lucide-react'
-import { Play, Activity, Calendar, Trophy } from 'lucide-react'
-
-type WeekendStatusKind = 'live' | 'current' | 'next' | 'recent' | 'fallback'
 
 const missingDatasets = Object.fromEntries(
   RACE_HUB_DATASETS.map((dataset) => [dataset, { status: 'missing', source: 'none', count: 0 }]),
 ) as WeekendSession['datasets']
 
-function classifySessionStatus(session: Session, now: Date): 'live' | 'done' | 'upcoming' {
-  const start = sessionStartTime(session)
-  const end = sessionEndTime(session)
-  if (start && end && now >= start && now < end) return 'live'
-  if (start && now >= start) return 'done'
-  return 'upcoming'
-}
-
 function meetingStatus(meeting: Meeting, focusKey: number | undefined, now: Date) {
   if (meeting.meeting_key === focusKey) return 'focus'
   if (meetingHasStarted(meeting, now)) return 'past'
@@ -148,7 +148,36 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
     focusWeekendSessions[0]?.session
   const analysisSessionKey = actionSession?.session_key
 
-  const weekendsLoading = weekendQueries.some((q) => q.isLoading)
+  const liveActive = liveQuery.data?.is_live === true
+  const heroStateKind = heroState({
+    now: nowDate,
+    liveActive,
+    currentSession,
+    focusKind,
+  })
+
+  const lastPastMeeting = useMemo(
+    () => mostRecentPastMeeting(focusMeetings, nowDate),
+    [focusMeetings, nowDate],
+  )
+  const lastPastWeekend = lastPastMeeting ? weekendsByKey.get(lastPastMeeting.meeting_key) : undefined
+  const lastRaceAnalysis = pickAnalysisSession(lastPastWeekend)
+  const lastRaceSessionKey = lastRaceAnalysis?.session.session_key
+
+  const lastRaceHubQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['race-hub', lastRaceSessionKey, 'hero-podium'],
+    queryFn: () => fetchRaceHub(lastRaceSessionKey!),
+    enabled: lastRaceSessionKey != null && heroStateKind === 'between',
+    staleTime: 60_000,
+  })
+
+  const nextMeetingForHero = useMemo(() => {
+    if (heroStateKind !== 'between') return null
+    return nextUpcomingMeeting(focusMeetings, nowDate)
+  }, [heroStateKind, focusMeetings, nowDate])
+
+  const lastRacePodium = lastRaceHubQuery.data?.results ?? []
+  const lastRaceName = champHub?.last_race ?? lastPastMeeting?.meeting_name ?? ''
 
   if (seasonsQuery.isLoading) {
     return <div className="page loading-state">loading command center…</div>
@@ -189,19 +218,7 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
     )
   }
 
-  const liveActive = liveQuery.data?.is_live === true
-  const statusKind: WeekendStatusKind = liveActive
-    ? 'live'
-    : focusKind === 'current'
-      ? 'current'
-      : focusKind === 'next'
-        ? 'next'
-        : focusKind === 'recent'
-          ? 'recent'
-          : 'fallback'
-
   const accent = countryAccent(focusMeeting ?? null)
-  const decal = countryDecal(focusMeeting ?? null)
   const accentStyle = { '--gp-accent': accent } as React.CSSProperties
 
   return (
@@ -224,76 +241,25 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {focusMeeting && (
+      {focusMeeting && focusKind && (
-        <div className="cc-hero">
+        <CommandCenterHero
-          <section className="cc-weekend-band ui-card glass-panel" data-testid="cc-focus">
+          state={heroStateKind}
-            <div className="cc-band-accent" aria-hidden="true" />
+          now={nowDate}
-            <div className="cc-band-body">
+          accent={accent}
-              <div className="cc-band-row">
+          liveActive={liveActive}
-                <span className="cc-band-decal mono">{decal}</span>
+          liveData={liveQuery.data?.data}
-                <div className="cc-band-titles">
+          focusMeeting={focusMeeting}
-                  <div className="cc-band-eyebrow mono">
+          focusKind={focusKind}
-                    <WeekendKindLabel kind={statusKind} />
+          sessions={focusWeekendSessions}
-                  </div>
+          currentSession={currentSession}
-                  <h1 className="cc-band-name">{focusMeeting.meeting_name}</h1>
+          nextSession={nextSession}
-                  <div className="cc-band-sub mono">
+          analysisSessionKey={analysisSessionKey}
-                    {[focusMeeting.location, focusMeeting.circuit_short_name]
+          analysisSessionName={actionSession?.session_name}
-                      .filter(Boolean)
+          lastRaceName={lastRaceName}
-                      .join(' · ')}
+          lastRacePodium={lastRacePodium}
-                  </div>
+          lastRaceSessionKey={lastRaceSessionKey}
-                  <div className="cc-band-sub mono cc-band-dates">{formatGpDateRange(focusMeeting)}</div>
+          nextMeeting={nextMeetingForHero}
-                </div>
+        />
-                <CountdownBlock
-                  liveActive={liveActive}
-                  currentSession={currentSession}
-                  nextSession={nextSession}
-                  meeting={focusMeeting}
-                  now={nowDate}
-                />
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </section>
-
-          <div className="cc-actions-row" data-testid="cc-actions">
-            <Link
-              to="/live"
-              className={`cc-pri-action ui-card interactive ${liveActive ? 'is-live ui-cta-primary' : ''}`}
-              data-testid="cc-action-live"
-            >
-              <span className="cc-pri-label" style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '8px' }}><Play size={16} /> Watch Live</span>
-              <span className="cc-pri-meta mono">{liveActive ? 'Feed active' : 'Standby'}</span>
-            </Link>
-            <Link
-              to="/race-hub"
-              search={analysisSessionKey ? { session_key: analysisSessionKey } : {}}
-              className="cc-pri-action ui-card interactive"
-              data-testid="cc-action-race-hub"
-            >
-              <span className="cc-pri-label" style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '8px' }}><Activity size={16} /> Open Analysis</span>
-              <span className="cc-pri-meta mono">
-                {actionSession
-                  ? `${actionSession.session_name} · session ${actionSession.session_key}`
-                  : 'Pick a session'}
-              </span>
-            </Link>
-            {nextSession && sessionStartTime(nextSession) && (
-              <a
-                href="#cc-schedule"
-                className="cc-pri-action ui-card interactive"
-                data-testid="cc-action-schedule"
-                onClick={(e) => {
-                  e.preventDefault()
-                  document.getElementById('cc-schedule')?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' })
-                }}
-              >
-                <span className="cc-pri-label" style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '8px' }}><Calendar size={16} /> Schedule</span>
-                <span className="cc-pri-meta mono">
-                  next: {nextSession.session_name}
-                </span>
-              </a>
-            )}
-          </div>
-        </div>
       )}
 
       <div className="cc-dashboard-grid">
@@ -483,65 +449,3 @@ function FormSparkline({ form, color }: { form: number[], color: string }) {
   )
 }
 
-function WeekendKindLabel({ kind }: { kind: WeekendStatusKind }) {
-  switch (kind) {
-    case 'live':
-      return <span className="cc-kind cc-kind-live">● Live now</span>
-    case 'current':
-      return <span className="cc-kind cc-kind-current">Current weekend</span>
-    case 'next':
-      return <span className="cc-kind cc-kind-next">Next weekend</span>
-    case 'recent':
-      return <span className="cc-kind cc-kind-recent">Recent weekend</span>
-    default:
-      return <span className="cc-kind">Weekend</span>
-  }
-}
-
-interface CountdownBlockProps {
-  liveActive: boolean
-  currentSession: Session | null
-  nextSession: Session | null
-  meeting: Meeting
-  now: Date
-}
-
-function CountdownBlock({ liveActive, currentSession, nextSession, meeting, now }: CountdownBlockProps) {
-  if (liveActive) {
-    return (
-      <div className="cc-countdown-block">
-        <div className="cc-cd-label mono">SignalR</div>
-        <div className="cc-cd-value cc-cd-live">LIVE</div>
-        <div className="cc-cd-sub mono">{currentSession?.session_name ?? 'Feed connected'}</div>
-      </div>
-    )
-  }
-  if (currentSession) {
-    return (
-      <div className="cc-countdown-block">
-        <div className="cc-cd-label mono">On Track</div>
-        <div className="cc-cd-value cc-cd-current">{currentSession.session_name}</div>
-        <div className="cc-cd-sub mono">In session</div>
-      </div>
-    )
-  }
-  if (nextSession && sessionStartTime(nextSession)) {
-    return (
-      <div className="cc-countdown-block">
-        <div className="cc-cd-label mono">Next · {nextSession.session_name}</div>
-        <div className="cc-cd-value mono">{formatCountdown(sessionStartTime(nextSession)!, now)}</div>
-        <div className="cc-cd-sub mono">{formatSessionScheduleTime(nextSession.date_start)}</div>
-      </div>
-    )
-  }
-  if (meetingHasStarted(meeting, now)) {
-    return (
-      <div className="cc-countdown-block">
-        <div className="cc-cd-label mono">Status</div>
-        <div className="cc-cd-value cc-cd-done">Complete</div>
-        <div className="cc-cd-sub mono">Weekend finished</div>
-      </div>
-    )
-  }
-  return null
-}

frontend/src/pages/LiveTimingPage.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
-import { fetchLiveState, fetchLiveTrackOutline } from '../api'
+import { fetchLiveState } from '../api'
 import type { LivePosition, LiveStreamData } from '../types'
 import {
   loadPinnedDrivers,
@@ -15,19 +15,27 @@ import type { VisibleSectorState } from '../lib/live'
 import type { GapHistoryMap } from '../lib/gapHistory'
 import { recordGapSamples } from '../lib/gapHistory'
 import { battleNumbers, detectBattles } from '../lib/battles'
+import type { LiveEvent } from '../lib/events'
+import { appendEvents, diffSnapshots, sessionSignature } from '../lib/events'
 import { SessionBanner } from '../components/live/SessionBanner'
 import { TrackStatusBanner } from '../components/live/TrackStatusBanner'
 import { TimingTower } from '../components/live/TimingTower'
 import { BattleChips } from '../components/live/BattleChips'
 import { PinnedDrivers } from '../components/live/PinnedDrivers'
 import { RaceControlFeed } from '../components/live/RaceControlFeed'
-import { TrackMap } from '../components/live/TrackMap'
+import { EventRail } from '../components/live/EventRail'
-import { Radio } from 'lucide-react'
+import { TeamRadioTicker } from '../components/live/TeamRadioTicker'
+import { TyreDegPanel } from '../components/live/TyreDegPanel'
+import { Archive, Radio } from 'lucide-react'
 
 type StreamStatus = 'connecting' | 'connected' | 'disconnected' | 'error'
 
 export function LiveTimingPage() {
-  const [snapshot, setSnapshot] = useState<LiveStreamData | null>(null)
+  const [activeSnapshot, setActiveSnapshot] = useState<LiveStreamData | null>(null)
+  const [archiveSnapshot, setArchiveSnapshot] = useState<LiveStreamData | null>(null)
+  const [archivePositions, setArchivePositions] = useState<Record<string, LivePosition>>({})
+  const [archiveSnapshotAt, setArchiveSnapshotAt] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [archiveMode, setArchiveMode] = useState(false)
   const [isLive, setIsLive] = useState(false)
   const [streamStatus, setStreamStatus] = useState<StreamStatus>('connecting')
   const [now, setNow] = useState(Date.now())
@@ -35,6 +43,13 @@ export function LiveTimingPage() {
   const [pinned, setPinned] = useState<string[]>(() => loadPinnedDrivers())
   const [visibleSectors, setVisibleSectors] = useState<VisibleSectorState>({})
   const [positions, setPositions] = useState<Record<string, LivePosition>>({})
+  const [events, setEvents] = useState<LiveEvent[]>([])
+  const prevSnapshotRef = useRef<LiveStreamData | null>(null)
+  const sessionSigRef = useRef('')
+  const isLiveRef = useRef(false)
+  const archiveModeRef = useRef(false)
+  const snapshot = isLive ? activeSnapshot : archiveMode ? archiveSnapshot : null
+  const hasArchive = Boolean(archiveSnapshot)
 
   const { data, isLoading, isError, error } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['live-state'],
@@ -42,24 +57,31 @@ export function LiveTimingPage() {
     staleTime: 5_000,
   })
 
-  const trackOutlineQuery = useQuery({
-    queryKey: [
-      'live-track-outline',
-      snapshot?.Session?.MeetingName ?? '',
-      snapshot?.Session?.CircuitName ?? '',
-    ],
-    queryFn: () => fetchLiveTrackOutline(snapshot!.Session),
-    enabled: Boolean(snapshot?.Session?.MeetingName || snapshot?.Session?.CircuitName),
-    staleTime: Infinity,
-    retry: false,
-  })
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!data) return
-    setIsLive(data.is_live)
+    const nextLive = data.is_live && Boolean(data.data)
-    setSnapshot(data.data)
+    setIsLive(nextLive)
+    isLiveRef.current = nextLive
+    if (nextLive && data.data) {
+      setActiveSnapshot(data.data)
+      setArchiveMode(false)
+      return
+    }
+
+    setActiveSnapshot(null)
+    setArchiveSnapshot(data.last_snapshot ?? null)
+    setArchivePositions(data.last_positions ?? {})
+    setArchiveSnapshotAt(data.last_snapshot_at ?? null)
+    setArchiveMode((current) => current && Boolean(data.last_snapshot))
   }, [data])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    archiveModeRef.current = archiveMode
+    if (archiveMode) {
+      setPositions(archivePositions)
+    }
+  }, [archiveMode, archivePositions])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const timer = window.setInterval(() => setNow(Date.now()), 1000)
     return () => window.clearInterval(timer)
@@ -82,8 +104,23 @@ export function LiveTimingPage() {
     events.addEventListener('snapshot', (event) => {
       const state = parseLiveStateEvent(event.data)
       if (!state || cancelled) return
-      setIsLive(state.is_live)
+      const nextLive = state.is_live && Boolean(state.data)
-      setSnapshot(state.data)
+      setIsLive(nextLive)
+      if (nextLive && state.data) {
+        if (!isLiveRef.current || archiveModeRef.current) {
+          setPositions({})
+        }
+        isLiveRef.current = true
+        setActiveSnapshot(state.data)
+        setArchiveMode(false)
+      } else {
+        isLiveRef.current = false
+        setActiveSnapshot(null)
+        setArchiveSnapshot(state.last_snapshot ?? null)
+        setArchivePositions(state.last_positions ?? {})
+        setArchiveSnapshotAt(state.last_snapshot_at ?? null)
+        setArchiveMode((current) => current && Boolean(state.last_snapshot))
+      }
       setStreamStatus('connected')
     })
 
@@ -112,6 +149,23 @@ export function LiveTimingPage() {
     }
   }, [])
 
+  // Synthesize "what just happened" events from successive snapshots; the
+  // buffer resets whenever a different session starts streaming.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!snapshot) return
+    const signature = sessionSignature(snapshot.Session)
+    const prev = prevSnapshotRef.current
+    prevSnapshotRef.current = snapshot
+    if (signature !== sessionSigRef.current) {
+      sessionSigRef.current = signature
+      setEvents([])
+      return
+    }
+    if (!prev || prev === snapshot) return
+    const fresh = diffSnapshots(prev, snapshot)
+    if (fresh.length > 0) setEvents((current) => appendEvents(current, fresh))
+  }, [snapshot])
+
   const rawRows = useMemo(() => sortLiveTimingRows(snapshot), [snapshot])
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -149,6 +203,19 @@ export function LiveTimingPage() {
     setPinned((prev) => togglePin(prev, racingNumber))
   }
 
+  const handleViewArchive = () => {
+    if (!archiveSnapshot) return
+    setIsLive(false)
+    setArchiveMode(true)
+    setPositions(archivePositions)
+  }
+
+  const archiveTimestamp = archiveSnapshotAt ? new Date(archiveSnapshotAt) : null
+  const archiveLabel =
+    archiveTimestamp && !Number.isNaN(archiveTimestamp.getTime())
+      ? `Archived snapshot from ${archiveTimestamp.toLocaleString()}`
+      : 'Archived live timing snapshot'
+
   return (
     <div className="page live-page" data-testid="live-page">
       {isError && (
@@ -157,12 +224,18 @@ export function LiveTimingPage() {
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {streamStatus === 'disconnected' && snapshot && (
+      {streamStatus === 'disconnected' && snapshot && !archiveMode && (
         <div className="live-status-strip live-status-warn">
           Stream disconnected — showing last received snapshot
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {archiveMode && snapshot && (
+        <div className="live-status-strip live-status-archive" data-testid="live-archive-strip">
+          {archiveLabel} — live updates are paused for this archive view
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {isLoading && !snapshot && (
         <div className="loading-state">connecting to live timing…</div>
       )}
@@ -177,22 +250,28 @@ export function LiveTimingPage() {
           <p className="empty-state-desc" style={{ color: 'var(--text-2)' }}>
             The telemetry feed is currently offline. <br /><br /> Check the <a href="/" style={{ color: 'var(--red)', textDecoration: 'underline' }}>Command Center</a> for the weekend schedule or explore historical data in the <a href="/race-hub" style={{ color: 'var(--red)', textDecoration: 'underline' }}>Race Hub</a>.
           </p>
+          {hasArchive && (
+            <button type="button" className="live-archive-btn" onClick={handleViewArchive}>
+              <Archive size={15} />
+              View Last Session
+            </button>
+          )}
         </div>
       )}
 
       {snapshot && (
         <>
-          <SessionBanner isLive={isLive} snapshot={snapshot} rows={rows} connection={streamStatus} now={now} />
+          <SessionBanner
+            isLive={isLive}
+            isArchive={archiveMode}
+            snapshot={snapshot}
+            rows={rows}
+            connection={streamStatus}
+            now={now}
+          />
           <TrackStatusBanner status={snapshot.TrackStatus} />
           <PinnedDrivers rows={rows} history={gapHistory} pinned={pinned} onToggle={handleTogglePin} />
-          <TrackMap
+          <TyreDegPanel rows={rows} sessionType={snapshot.Session?.SessionType} pinned={pinned} />
-            outline={trackOutlineQuery.data}
-            positions={positions}
-            telemetry={snapshot.Telemetry}
-            drivers={snapshot.Drivers}
-            driverInfo={snapshot.DriverInfo}
-            loading={trackOutlineQuery.isLoading}
-          />
           <div className="live-columns">
             <div className="live-tower-col">
               <div className="sec-header">
@@ -211,7 +290,13 @@ export function LiveTimingPage() {
               />
             </div>
             <div className="live-rc-col">
+              <TeamRadioTicker
+                captures={snapshot.TeamRadio ?? []}
+                driverInfo={snapshot.DriverInfo}
+                session={snapshot.Session}
+              />
               <RaceControlFeed messages={snapshot.RCMessages ?? []} driverInfo={snapshot.DriverInfo} />
+              <EventRail events={events} driverInfo={snapshot.DriverInfo} />
             </div>
           </div>
         </>

frontend/src/pages/RaceHubPage.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { TabBar, type Tab } from '../components/TabBar'
 import { DatasetStatusView } from '../components/DatasetStatusView'
 import { StrategyView } from '../components/StrategyView'
 import { LapsView } from '../components/LapsView'
+import { CompareView } from '../components/CompareView'
 import { RaceControlView } from '../components/RaceControlView'
 import { WeatherView } from '../components/WeatherView'
 import { OverviewView } from '../components/OverviewView'
@@ -307,6 +308,19 @@ export function RaceHubPage({ sessionKey }: Props) {
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {activeTab === 'compare' && (
+        <div className="data-section">
+          <div className="sec-header">
+            <span className="sec-title">Driver Compare</span>
+          </div>
+          <CompareView
+            sessionKey={sessionKey}
+            results={data.results}
+            drivers={data.drivers}
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {activeTab === 'lap_data' && (
         <div className="data-section">
           <div className="sec-header">

frontend/src/styles/app.css

@@ -808,6 +808,12 @@ a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
   color: var(--yellow);
 }
 
+.live-status-archive {
+  background: rgba(70, 140, 255, 0.08);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(70, 140, 255, 0.24);
+  color: #8bb7ff;
+}
+
 /* ── Live empty state ── */
 .live-empty-status {
   display: flex;
@@ -815,6 +821,29 @@ a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
   margin-bottom: var(--s4);
 }
 
+.live-archive-btn {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: var(--s2);
+  margin-top: var(--s5);
+  min-height: 36px;
+  padding: 0 var(--s4);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+  color: var(--text);
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
+.live-archive-btn:hover {
+  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+}
+
 .mono { font-family: var(--f-mono); }
 
 .live-conn,

frontend/src/styles/compare-view.css

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+.compare-view {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--s5);
+}
+
+.compare-pickers {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: var(--s4);
+  align-items: flex-end;
+}
+
+.compare-picker {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--s3);
+  min-width: 180px;
+}
+
+.compare-picker-label {
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+
+.compare-picker-select {
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  padding: var(--s2) var(--s3);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--r1);
+  background: var(--surface-2);
+  color: var(--text);
+}
+
+.compare-picker-select:focus {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--gp-accent, var(--red));
+  outline-offset: 1px;
+}
+
+.compare-section {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--s3);
+}
+
+.compare-section-title {
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--text-2);
+}
+
+.compare-section-meta {
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+
+.compare-pit-caption {
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.compare-stale-notice {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: var(--amber, #f59e0b);
+  background: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.08);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.25);
+  border-radius: var(--r1);
+  padding: var(--s2) var(--s3);
+}

frontend/src/styles/event-rail.css

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/* ── "What just happened" event rail (live page) ── */
+
+.event-rail {
+  margin-top: var(--s5);
+}
+
+.event-rail-list {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--s3);
+  padding-top: var(--s4);
+}
+
+.event-rail-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: var(--s4);
+  padding: var(--s3) var(--s4);
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--border-2);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
+}
+
+.event-rail-icon {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  padding-top: 1px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.event-kind-fastest-lap .event-rail-icon { color: var(--purple); }
+.event-kind-personal-best .event-rail-icon { color: var(--green); }
+.event-kind-overtake .event-rail-icon,
+.event-kind-position-gain .event-rail-icon { color: var(--green); }
+.event-kind-position-loss .event-rail-icon { color: var(--yellow); }
+.event-kind-retirement .event-rail-icon,
+.event-kind-track-status .event-rail-icon { color: var(--red); }
+.event-kind-pit-in .event-rail-icon,
+.event-kind-pit-out .event-rail-icon { color: var(--blue); }
+
+.event-rail-body {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--s1);
+  min-width: 0;
+  flex: 1;
+}
+
+.event-rail-headline {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: var(--text);
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}
+
+.event-rail-detail {
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-2);
+}
+
+.event-rail-lap {
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  font-size: 10px;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  padding-top: 2px;
+}

frontend/src/styles/hero.css

@@ -0,0 +1,373 @@
+.hero-panel {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--s4);
+}
+
+.hero-card {
+  display: flex;
+  background: var(--surface);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  min-height: 124px;
+}
+
+.hero-accent {
+  width: 4px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 12px var(--hero-accent, var(--gp-accent));
+  background: var(--hero-accent, var(--gp-accent));
+}
+
+.hero-accent--live {
+  animation: hero-pulse 1.4s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes hero-pulse {
+  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
+  50% { opacity: 0.55; }
+}
+
+.hero-body {
+  flex: 1;
+  padding: var(--s5);
+  min-width: 0;
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  background:
+    radial-gradient(ellipse at top right, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gp-accent) 15%, transparent), transparent 60%),
+    linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03) 1px, transparent 1px),
+    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03) 1px, transparent 1px),
+    var(--surface);
+  background-size: 100% 100%, 20px 20px, 20px 20px, 100% 100%;
+}
+
+.hero-body::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 100%);
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.hero-inner {
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 1;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--s5);
+}
+
+.hero-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: stretch;
+  gap: var(--s6);
+  min-width: 0;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.hero-identity {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.hero-decal {
+  font-size: 56px;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  line-height: 0.85;
+  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gp-accent) 35%, var(--text-3));
+  opacity: 0.9;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.hero-eyebrow {
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  margin-bottom: var(--s2);
+}
+
+.hero-eyebrow--live {
+  color: var(--red);
+}
+
+.hero-title {
+  font-size: 28px;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+  line-height: 1.1;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.hero-sub {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  margin-top: var(--s2);
+}
+
+.hero-countdown {
+  text-align: right;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.hero-cd-label {
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  margin-bottom: var(--s2);
+}
+
+.hero-cd-value {
+  font-size: 22px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  color: var(--text);
+}
+
+.hero-cd-value--live {
+  color: var(--red);
+  font-size: 28px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+}
+
+.hero-cd-sub {
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  margin-top: var(--s2);
+}
+
+.hero-track-status {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--s3);
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  padding: var(--s2) var(--s3);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  margin-top: var(--s3);
+}
+
+.hero-track-status--green { color: #3dd68c; background: rgba(61, 214, 140, 0.1); }
+.hero-track-status--yellow { color: #f5c842; background: rgba(245, 200, 66, 0.1); }
+.hero-track-status--sc,
+.hero-track-status--vsc { color: #f5a623; background: rgba(245, 166, 35, 0.12); }
+.hero-track-status--red { color: var(--red); background: rgba(225, 6, 0, 0.12); }
+.hero-track-status--unknown { color: var(--text-3); background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05); }
+
+.hero-timing {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--s2);
+  min-width: 200px;
+}
+
+.hero-timing-row {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 28px 1fr auto;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--s3);
+  padding: var(--s2) var(--s3);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  font-size: 13px;
+}
+
+.hero-timing-pos {
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+
+.hero-timing-pos--p1 { color: #ffd700; }
+.hero-timing-pos--p2 { color: #c0c0c0; }
+.hero-timing-pos--p3 { color: #cd7f32; }
+
+.hero-timing-bar {
+  width: 3px;
+  height: 14px;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.hero-timing-driver {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--s3);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+}
+
+.hero-timing-gap {
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+
+.hero-cta {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--s3);
+  font-size: 14px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--red);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: opacity 0.1s;
+}
+
+.hero-cta:hover {
+  opacity: 0.85;
+}
+
+.hero-cta--primary {
+  padding: var(--s3) var(--s5);
+  background: rgba(225, 6, 0, 0.12);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(225, 6, 0, 0.35);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+}
+
+.hero-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: var(--s3);
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.hero-secondary-link {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.hero-secondary-link:hover {
+  color: var(--text);
+}
+
+.hero-schedule-strip {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: var(--s3);
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  padding-bottom: var(--s2);
+}
+
+.hero-schedule-card {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  min-width: 120px;
+  padding: var(--s3) var(--s4);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  color: inherit;
+  transition: background 0.1s, border-color 0.1s;
+}
+
+.hero-schedule-card:hover {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+}
+
+.hero-schedule-card.is-next {
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gp-accent) 50%, transparent);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gp-accent) 8%, transparent);
+}
+
+.hero-schedule-card.is-done {
+  opacity: 0.55;
+}
+
+.hero-schedule-card.is-live {
+  border-color: rgba(225, 6, 0, 0.4);
+  background: rgba(225, 6, 0, 0.08);
+}
+
+.hero-schedule-abbrev {
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+
+.hero-schedule-name {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  margin: var(--s2) 0;
+}
+
+.hero-schedule-time {
+  font-size: 10px;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+
+.hero-schedule-marker {
+  font-size: 9px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  margin-top: var(--s2);
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+
+.hero-schedule-marker--next { color: var(--gp-accent); }
+.hero-schedule-marker--live { color: var(--red); }
+
+.hero-podium {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--s2);
+  min-width: 200px;
+}
+
+.hero-podium-row {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 32px 1fr;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--s3);
+  padding: var(--s2) var(--s3);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  font-size: 13px;
+}
+
+.hero-podium-pos {
+  font-weight: 700;
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+
+.hero-podium-pos--p1 { color: #ffd700; }
+.hero-podium-pos--p2 { color: #c0c0c0; }
+.hero-podium-pos--p3 { color: #cd7f32; }
+
+.hero-podium-driver {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--s3);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+}
+
+.hero-between-next {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--s4);
+}
+
+.hero-flag {
+  font-size: 32px;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 700px) {
+  .hero-row {
+    flex-wrap: nowrap;
+  }
+}

frontend/src/styles/meaning.css

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/* Compact value + muted meaning caption (issue #18). */
+
+.meaning {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: inherit;
+  gap: 1px;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+}
+
+.meaning-value {
+  /* inherits table cell mono styling from parent */
+}
+
+.meaning-caption {
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.meaning-caption--good {
+  color: var(--green);
+}
+
+.meaning-caption--bad {
+  color: var(--red);
+}
+
+.meaning-caption--warn {
+  color: var(--yellow, #e8c547);
+}
+
+.meaning-caption--neutral {
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+
+/* Table cells: right-align caption under numeric values */
+td.r .meaning,
+.champ-td-dim .meaning,
+.champ-td-muted .meaning {
+  align-items: flex-end;
+}
+
+.tyredeg-row .meaning {
+  align-items: flex-start;
+}

frontend/src/styles/stint-timeline.css

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+.stint-timeline {
+  --stint-left: 48px;
+  --stint-right: 12px;
+  --stint-row-h: 28px;
+  --stint-bar-h: 14px;
+  --stint-axis-h: 20px;
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__scroll {
+  overflow-x: auto;
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__svg {
+  width: 100%;
+  min-width: 280px;
+  max-width: 640px;
+  display: block;
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__label {
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  font-size: 10px;
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__bar {
+  stroke: none;
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__bar.tyre-soft { fill: var(--tyre-soft); }
+.stint-timeline__bar.tyre-medium { fill: var(--tyre-medium); }
+.stint-timeline__bar.tyre-hard { fill: var(--tyre-hard); stroke: #555; stroke-width: 0.5; }
+.stint-timeline__bar.tyre-inter { fill: var(--tyre-inter); }
+.stint-timeline__bar.tyre-wet { fill: var(--tyre-wet); }
+.stint-timeline__bar.tyre-unknown { fill: var(--surface-2); stroke: var(--border-2); stroke-width: 0.5; }
+
+.stint-timeline__bar--new {
+  stroke: var(--text);
+  stroke-width: 1;
+  stroke-dasharray: 2 1;
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__pit-marker {
+  stroke: var(--text);
+  stroke-width: 1.5;
+  opacity: 0.7;
+  pointer-events: stroke;
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__axis-tick {
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  font-size: 9px;
+  fill: var(--text-3);
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__axis-line {
+  stroke: var(--border-2);
+  stroke-width: 1;
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__legend {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: var(--s4);
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  margin-top: var(--s4);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__legend-swatch {
+  width: 10px;
+  height: 10px;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__legend-swatch.tyre-hard {
+  border: 1px solid #555;
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__legend-item {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 4px;
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__meta {
+  margin-left: auto;
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  font-size: 10px;
+}
+
+.stint-timeline__empty {
+  padding: var(--s5);
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  text-align: center;
+  border: 1px dashed var(--border-2);
+  border-radius: var(--r2);
+}

frontend/src/styles/team-radio.css

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+.team-radio {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  min-height: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.team-radio-audio {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.team-radio-list {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 6px;
+  max-height: 260px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding-right: 2px;
+}
+
+.team-radio-row {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 28px minmax(44px, 56px) minmax(68px, 1fr);
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  min-height: 34px;
+  padding: 6px 0;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+}
+
+.team-radio-row:last-child {
+  border-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.team-radio-play {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 28px;
+  height: 28px;
+  padding: 0;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  color: var(--text-1);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.team-radio-play:hover:not(:disabled),
+.team-radio-play:focus-visible:not(:disabled) {
+  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.36);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+}
+
+.team-radio-play:disabled {
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+  opacity: 0.55;
+}
+
+.team-radio-driver {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  min-width: 44px;
+  height: 24px;
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--text-3);
+  color: var(--text-1);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+}
+
+.team-radio-time {
+  min-width: 0;
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  text-align: right;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}

frontend/src/styles/telemetry-trace.css

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+.telemetry-trace {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-empty {
+  padding: 24px;
+  text-align: center;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  background: var(--surface);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-legend {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 14px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: var(--text-2);
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-legend-item {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-swatch {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 10px;
+  height: 10px;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  flex: none;
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-svg {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: auto;
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-panel-bg {
+  fill: var(--surface);
+  stroke: var(--border);
+  stroke-width: 1;
+  rx: 4;
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-panel-title {
+  fill: var(--text-2);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-axis-max {
+  fill: var(--text-3);
+  font-size: 10px;
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-crosshair {
+  stroke: var(--text-2);
+  stroke-width: 1;
+  stroke-dasharray: 3 3;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-readout {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  padding: 6px 10px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  background: var(--surface-h);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-readout-index {
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-readout-driver {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-readout-label {
+  color: var(--text);
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.telemetry-trace-readout-value {
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}

frontend/src/styles/tyredeg.css

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/* Live tyre-degradation & pit-window panel (see components/live/TyreDegPanel.tsx) */
+
+.live-tyredeg-panel {
+  margin-bottom: var(--s5);
+}
+
+.tyredeg-toggle {
+  width: 100%;
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+.tyredeg-chevron {
+  margin-left: auto;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+
+.tyredeg-rows {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 3px;
+}
+
+.tyredeg-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--s4);
+  padding: var(--s2) var(--s4);
+  background: var(--surface);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.tyredeg-row .drv-bar { height: 16px; }
+
+.tyredeg-pos {
+  min-width: 28px;
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  font-size: 11px;
+}
+
+.tyredeg-spark { display: block; }
+.tyredeg-spark-empty { color: var(--text-3); }
+
+.tyredeg-trend { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; }
+.tyredeg-trend-improving { color: var(--green); }
+.tyredeg-trend-stable    { color: var(--text-3); }
+.tyredeg-trend-degrading { color: #ff6b6b; }
+
+.tyredeg-slope {
+  min-width: 78px;
+  font-size: 11px;
+}
+
+.tyredeg-warmup {
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
+.tyredeg-rejoin {
+  margin-left: auto;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  gap: var(--s3);
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.tyredeg-rejoin-between {
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  font-size: 10px;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 640px) {
+  .tyredeg-rejoin-between { display: none; }
+  .tyredeg-slope { min-width: 0; }
+}

frontend/src/test/ChampionshipPage.test.tsx

@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ describe('ChampionshipPage', () => {
     expect(screen.getAllByText('VER').length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
     expect(screen.getByText('Monaco GP', { exact: false })).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByTestId('champ-titlemath')).toHaveTextContent('mathematically win the title')
+    expect(screen.getAllByText('~10 pts/round').length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
   })
 
   it('switches to constructors and progression views', async () => {

frontend/src/test/CommandCenterPage.test.tsx

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@ vi.mock('../api', () => ({
   fetchSessions: vi.fn(),
   fetchWeekend: vi.fn(),
   fetchLiveState: vi.fn(),
+  fetchChampionshipHub: vi.fn(),
+  fetchRaceHub: vi.fn(),
 }))
 
-import { fetchSeasons, fetchLocalMeetings, fetchSeasonMeetings, fetchSessions, fetchWeekend, fetchLiveState } from '../api'
+import {
+  fetchSeasons,
+  fetchLocalMeetings,
+  fetchSeasonMeetings,
+  fetchSessions,
+  fetchWeekend,
+  fetchLiveState,
+  fetchChampionshipHub,
+  fetchRaceHub,
+} from '../api'
 
 const mockFetchSeasons = vi.mocked(fetchSeasons)
 const mockFetchLocalMeetings = vi.mocked(fetchLocalMeetings)
@@ -22,6 +33,8 @@ const mockFetchSeasonMeetings = vi.mocked(fetchSeasonMeetings)
 const mockFetchSessions = vi.mocked(fetchSessions)
 const mockFetchWeekend = vi.mocked(fetchWeekend)
 const mockFetchLiveState = vi.mocked(fetchLiveState)
+const mockFetchChampionshipHub = vi.mocked(fetchChampionshipHub)
+const mockFetchRaceHub = vi.mocked(fetchRaceHub)
 
 const meeting: Meeting = {
   meeting_key: 1229,
@@ -102,6 +115,48 @@ describe('CommandCenterPage', () => {
     vi.clearAllMocks()
     mockFetchLiveState.mockResolvedValue({ is_live: false, data: null })
     mockFetchSessions.mockResolvedValue([])
+    mockFetchChampionshipHub.mockResolvedValue({
+      season: 2025,
+      round: 1,
+      total_rounds: 1,
+      rounds_left: 0,
+      last_race: 'Monaco',
+      round_labels: ['R1'],
+      drivers: [],
+      teams: [],
+    })
+    mockFetchRaceHub.mockResolvedValue({
+      source: 'local',
+      session_key: 9472,
+      datasets: fullDatasets,
+      results: [
+        {
+          driver_number: 1,
+          position: 1,
+          name_acronym: 'VER',
+          full_name: 'Max Verstappen',
+          team_name: 'Red Bull Racing',
+          team_colour: '3671c6',
+          dnf: false,
+          dns: false,
+          dsq: false,
+          duration: 7200,
+          gap_to_leader: null,
+          number_of_laps: 78,
+          points: 25,
+          session_key: 9472,
+          meeting_key: 1229,
+        },
+      ],
+      starting_grid: [],
+      drivers: [],
+      stints: [],
+      pit_stops: [],
+      positions: [],
+      race_control: [],
+      weather: [],
+      laps: [],
+    })
   })
 
   it('shows empty state when no seasons are ingested', async () => {
@@ -131,11 +186,10 @@ describe('CommandCenterPage', () => {
       expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-session-9472')).toBeInTheDocument()
     })
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-focus')).toHaveTextContent('Monaco')
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-focus')).toHaveTextContent('MON')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-season-calendar')).toHaveTextContent('Season Calendar')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-calendar-1229')).toHaveTextContent('R01')
     expect(screen.getByText('No live session')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-action-race-hub')).toHaveTextContent('Race')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-last-race-link')).toHaveTextContent('Monaco')
   })
 
   it('uses OpenF1 calendar metadata to focus the current weekend when local ingest is behind', async () => {
@@ -181,9 +235,9 @@ describe('CommandCenterPage', () => {
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-focus')).toHaveTextContent('Monaco')
     })
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-focus')).toHaveTextContent('Current weekend')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-focus')).toHaveTextContent('Live now')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-session-9602')).toHaveTextContent('On track')
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-action-race-hub')).toHaveTextContent('Qualifying')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-live-link')).toHaveAttribute('href', '/live')
 
     vi.useRealTimers()
   })

frontend/src/test/LiveComponents.test.tsx

@@ -189,6 +189,26 @@ describe('TimingTower', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText(/no driver timing rows/i)).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
+  it('annotates DRS-range intervals in race mode', () => {
+    const raceRows = [
+      makeRow('1', 1, 'VER'),
+      makeRow('4', 2, 'NOR', { Interval: '+0.4', GapToLeader: '+0.4' }),
+    ]
+    render(
+      <TimingTower
+        rows={raceRows}
+        session={{
+          MeetingName: 'Monaco Grand Prix',
+          CircuitName: 'Monaco',
+          SessionType: 'Race',
+          SessionName: 'Race',
+          Path: '',
+        }}
+      />,
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByText('DRS range')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   it('renders the SQ1 cutoff after P17 and marks rows below as at risk', () => {
     const sprintRows = Array.from({ length: 22 }, (_, index) =>
       makeRow(String(index + 1), index + 1, `D${index + 1}`),
@@ -201,6 +221,7 @@ describe('TimingTower', () => {
           CircuitName: 'Silverstone',
           SessionType: 'Sprint Qualifying',
           SessionName: 'Sprint Qualifying',
+          Path: '',
         }}
       />,
     )

frontend/src/test/LiveTimingPage.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { LiveTimingPage } from '../pages/LiveTimingPage'
+import type { LiveStateResponse, LiveStreamData } from '../types'
+
+vi.mock('../api', () => ({
+  fetchLiveState: vi.fn(),
+  fetchLiveTrackOutline: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+import { fetchLiveState, fetchLiveTrackOutline } from '../api'
+
+const mockFetchLiveState = vi.mocked(fetchLiveState)
+const mockFetchLiveTrackOutline = vi.mocked(fetchLiveTrackOutline)
+
+class MockEventSource {
+  onopen: (() => void) | null = null
+  onerror: (() => void) | null = null
+
+  constructor() {
+    setTimeout(() => this.onopen?.(), 0)
+  }
+
+  addEventListener() {}
+  close() {}
+}
+
+const archivedSnapshot: LiveStreamData = {
+  Drivers: {
+    '1': {
+      RacingNumber: '1',
+      Position: 1,
+      PrevPosition: 1,
+      GapToLeader: '',
+      Interval: '',
+      LastLapTime: '1:21.345',
+      LastLapPB: false,
+      LastLapOB: false,
+      BestLapTime: '1:20.987',
+      BestLapPB: false,
+      BestLapOB: false,
+      BestLapNum: 22,
+      InPit: false,
+      PitOut: false,
+      Retired: false,
+      KnockedOut: false,
+      Cutoff: false,
+      OnFlyingLap: false,
+      NumberOfLaps: 30,
+      SpeedTrap: '',
+      Sectors: [],
+    },
+  },
+  DriverInfo: {
+    '1': {
+      RacingNumber: '1',
+      BroadcastName: 'M VERSTAPPEN',
+      Tla: 'VER',
+      TeamName: 'Red Bull Racing',
+      TeamColour: '3671C6',
+      FirstName: 'Max',
+      LastName: 'Verstappen',
+    },
+  },
+  Tyres: {
+    '1': { Compound: 'HARD', New: false, Age: 12 },
+  },
+  Telemetry: {},
+  RCMessages: [],
+  Weather: {
+    AirTemp: 22,
+    TrackTemp: 41,
+    Humidity: 58,
+    WindSpeed: 3,
+    WindDir: 180,
+    Rainfall: false,
+  },
+  Session: {
+    MeetingName: 'Testonia Grand Prix',
+    CircuitName: 'Testring',
+    SessionType: 'Race',
+    SessionName: 'Race',
+    Path: '',
+  },
+  TeamRadio: [],
+  SessionStatus: 'Finished',
+  TrackStatus: '1',
+  CurrentLap: 57,
+  TotalLaps: 57,
+  Clock: '',
+  ClockRefTime: '',
+  ClockExtrapolating: false,
+  Stints: {},
+}
+
+function renderPage(response: LiveStateResponse) {
+  const queryClient = new QueryClient({
+    defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } },
+  })
+  mockFetchLiveState.mockResolvedValue(response)
+  mockFetchLiveTrackOutline.mockResolvedValue({
+    circuit_key: 1,
+    points: [],
+    bounds: { minX: 0, maxX: 1, minY: 0, maxY: 1 },
+  })
+
+  return render(
+    <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+      <LiveTimingPage />
+    </QueryClientProvider>,
+  )
+}
+
+describe('LiveTimingPage archive mode', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'EventSource', {
+      value: MockEventSource,
+      writable: true,
+      configurable: true,
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('keeps archived snapshots behind the View Last Session action', async () => {
+    renderPage({
+      is_live: false,
+      data: null,
+      last_snapshot: archivedSnapshot,
+      last_positions: {
+        '1': { x: 10, y: 20, z: 0, status: 'OnTrack' },
+      },
+      last_snapshot_at: '2026-07-04T14:00:00Z',
+    })
+
+    expect(await screen.findByTestId('live-empty')).toHaveTextContent('No live session active')
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Timing Tower')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /view last session/i }))
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('live-archive-strip')).toHaveTextContent('Archived snapshot')
+    })
+    expect(screen.getByText('Timing Tower')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getAllByText('VER').length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(screen.getByText('archive')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('does not show the archive action when no snapshot is retained', async () => {
+    renderPage({ is_live: false, data: null })
+
+    expect(await screen.findByTestId('live-empty')).toHaveTextContent('No live session active')
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /view last session/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('temporarily omits the track map while live GPS is unavailable', async () => {
+    renderPage({
+      is_live: true,
+      data: { ...archivedSnapshot, SessionStatus: 'Started' },
+    })
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Timing Tower')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Track Map')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(mockFetchLiveTrackOutline).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})

frontend/src/test/Meaning.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { Meaning } from '../components/Meaning'
+
+describe('Meaning', () => {
+  it('renders bare value when meaning is null', () => {
+    render(<Meaning value="+1.234" meaning={null} />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('+1.234')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('DRS range')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders value with caption and tooltip title', () => {
+    render(
+      <Meaning
+        value="+0.4"
+        meaning="DRS range"
+        title="Within 1.0s — DRS enabled next straight"
+        tone="good"
+      />,
+    )
+    const value = screen.getByText('+0.4')
+    expect(value).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('DRS range')).toHaveClass('meaning-caption--good')
+    expect(value.closest('.meaning')).toHaveAttribute('title', 'Within 1.0s — DRS enabled next straight')
+  })
+})

frontend/src/test/StrategyView.test.tsx

@@ -106,6 +106,17 @@ describe('StrategyView — stints available', () => {
     )
     expect(screen.queryByText(/Stints not available/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
+
+  it('maps pit_stops into timeline pit markers for the matching driver', () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <StrategyView results={results} stints={stints} pit_stops={pitStops} hasStints={true} />
+    )
+    const markers = container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="pit-marker"]')
+    expect(markers).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(markers[0]).toHaveAttribute('data-lap', '19')
+    const titles = [...container.querySelectorAll('title')].map((t) => t.textContent)
+    expect(titles).toContain('HAM pit stop · L19')
+  })
 })
 
 describe('StrategyView — stints missing', () => {

frontend/src/test/TabBar.test.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('TabBar', () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Overview' })).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Race Story' })).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Strategy' })).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Compare' })).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Lap Data' })).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Conditions' })).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Race Control' })).toBeInTheDocument()

frontend/src/test/TeamRadioTicker.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { TeamRadioTicker } from '../components/live/TeamRadioTicker'
+import { radioClipUrl } from '../lib/radio'
+import type { LiveDriverInfo, LiveRadioCapture, LiveSessionMeta } from '../types'
+
+const session: LiveSessionMeta = {
+  MeetingName: 'British Grand Prix',
+  CircuitName: 'Silverstone',
+  SessionType: 'Race',
+  SessionName: 'Race',
+  Path: '/2026/2026-07-05_British_Grand_Prix/2026-07-05_Race/',
+}
+
+const driverInfo: Record<string, LiveDriverInfo> = {
+  '4': {
+    RacingNumber: '4',
+    BroadcastName: 'L NORRIS',
+    Tla: 'NOR',
+    TeamName: 'McLaren',
+    TeamColour: 'ff8000',
+    FirstName: 'Lando',
+    LastName: 'Norris',
+  },
+  '16': {
+    RacingNumber: '16',
+    BroadcastName: 'C LECLERC',
+    Tla: 'LEC',
+    TeamName: 'Ferrari',
+    TeamColour: 'e8002d',
+    FirstName: 'Charles',
+    LastName: 'Leclerc',
+  },
+}
+
+const captures: LiveRadioCapture[] = [
+  { Utc: '2026-07-05T14:05:00Z', RacingNumber: '16', Path: '/TeamRadio/LEC-1.mp3' },
+  { Utc: '2026-07-05T14:07:00Z', RacingNumber: '4', Path: 'TeamRadio/NOR-1.mp3' },
+]
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.restoreAllMocks()
+})
+
+describe('radioClipUrl', () => {
+  it('builds static CDN URLs from the session path and capture path', () => {
+    expect(radioClipUrl(session, captures[0])).toBe(
+      'https://livetiming.formula1.com/static/2026/2026-07-05_British_Grand_Prix/2026-07-05_Race/TeamRadio/LEC-1.mp3',
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('returns an empty URL without path data', () => {
+    expect(radioClipUrl({ ...session, Path: '' }, captures[0])).toBe('')
+    expect(radioClipUrl(session, { ...captures[0], Path: '' })).toBe('')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('TeamRadioTicker', () => {
+  it('renders captures newest first with driver labels', () => {
+    vi.spyOn(Date, 'now').mockReturnValue(Date.parse('2026-07-05T14:10:00Z'))
+
+    render(<TeamRadioTicker captures={captures} driverInfo={driverInfo} session={session} />)
+
+    const rows = screen.getAllByRole('button')
+    expect(rows).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(screen.getByText('NOR')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('LEC')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getAllByText(/m ago/).map((node) => node.textContent)).toEqual(['3m ago', '5m ago'])
+  })
+
+  it('uses one audio element and toggles play/pause per clip', () => {
+    const play = vi.spyOn(window.HTMLMediaElement.prototype, 'play').mockResolvedValue()
+    const pause = vi.spyOn(window.HTMLMediaElement.prototype, 'pause').mockImplementation(() => {})
+
+    render(<TeamRadioTicker captures={captures} driverInfo={driverInfo} session={session} />)
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByLabelText('Play NOR radio'))
+    expect(play).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(document.querySelectorAll('audio')).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(document.querySelector('audio')?.getAttribute('src')).toBe(
+      'https://livetiming.formula1.com/static/2026/2026-07-05_British_Grand_Prix/2026-07-05_Race/TeamRadio/NOR-1.mp3',
+    )
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByLabelText('Pause NOR radio'))
+    expect(pause).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})

frontend/src/test/TyreDegPanel.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { TyreDegPanel } from '../components/live/TyreDegPanel'
+import type { LiveTimingRow } from '../lib/live'
+import type { LiveDriverData, LiveTyreData } from '../types'
+
+function makeRow(
+  number: string,
+  position: number,
+  tla: string,
+  driver: Partial<LiveDriverData> = {},
+  tyre: Partial<LiveTyreData> = {},
+): LiveTimingRow {
+  return {
+    RacingNumber: number,
+    Position: position,
+    Driver: {
+      RacingNumber: number,
+      Position: position,
+      Interval: position === 1 ? '' : '+5.0',
+      GapToLeader: '',
+      LastLapTime: '1:30.000',
+      NumberOfLaps: 10,
+      InPit: false,
+      PitOut: false,
+      Retired: false,
+      ...driver,
+    } as LiveDriverData,
+    Info: {
+      RacingNumber: number,
+      BroadcastName: '',
+      Tla: tla,
+      TeamName: '',
+      TeamColour: '3671c6',
+      FirstName: '',
+      LastName: '',
+    },
+    Tyre: { Compound: 'MEDIUM', New: false, Age: 5, ...tyre } as LiveTyreData,
+  }
+}
+
+function snapshotRows(lap: number, lastLapTime: string): LiveTimingRow[] {
+  return [
+    makeRow('1', 1, 'VER', { NumberOfLaps: lap, LastLapTime: lastLapTime }),
+    makeRow('4', 2, 'NOR', { NumberOfLaps: lap, LastLapTime: lastLapTime }),
+  ]
+}
+
+describe('TyreDegPanel', () => {
+  it('shows a warming-up placeholder until enough clean laps accumulate', () => {
+    render(<TyreDegPanel rows={snapshotRows(3, '1:30.000')} sessionType="Race" pinned={[]} />)
+    const panel = screen.getByTestId('tyredeg-panel')
+    expect(panel).toHaveTextContent('VER')
+    expect(panel).toHaveTextContent('M +5')
+    expect(panel).toHaveTextContent('fresh')
+    expect(panel).toHaveTextContent('warming up')
+  })
+
+  it('annotates tyre age meaning on stint rows', () => {
+    const rows = [
+      makeRow('1', 1, 'VER', { NumberOfLaps: 10, LastLapTime: '1:30.000' }, { Compound: 'MEDIUM', Age: 12 }),
+    ]
+    render(<TyreDegPanel rows={rows} sessionType="Race" pinned={[]} />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('mid-life')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders slope and rejoin estimate once laps accumulate across snapshots', () => {
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <TyreDegPanel rows={snapshotRows(1, '1:30.000')} sessionType="Race" pinned={[]} />,
+    )
+    // Five completed laps at +0.1s/lap after the first observed snapshot.
+    for (let lap = 2; lap <= 6; lap++) {
+      const time = `1:30.${String((lap - 1) * 100).padStart(3, '0')}`
+      rerender(<TyreDegPanel rows={snapshotRows(lap, time)} sessionType="Race" pinned={[]} />)
+    }
+
+    const panel = screen.getByTestId('tyredeg-panel')
+    expect(panel).toHaveTextContent('+0.10s/lap')
+    expect(panel).not.toHaveTextContent('warming up')
+    // VER pits from P1 with NOR +5.0 behind: NOR gets past -> rejoin ~P2.
+    expect(panel).toHaveTextContent('→ ~P2')
+  })
+
+  it('hides the rejoin estimate outside race sessions and collapses on toggle', () => {
+    render(<TyreDegPanel rows={snapshotRows(3, '1:30.000')} sessionType="Qualifying" pinned={[]} />)
+    const panel = screen.getByTestId('tyredeg-panel')
+    expect(panel).not.toHaveTextContent('~P')
+
+    expect(screen.getAllByTestId('tyredeg-row')).toHaveLength(2)
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /tyre deg/i }))
+    expect(screen.queryAllByTestId('tyredeg-row')).toHaveLength(0)
+  })
+
+  it('limits rows to the top ten plus pinned drivers', () => {
+    const rows = Array.from({ length: 15 }, (_, index) =>
+      makeRow(String(index + 1), index + 1, `D${index + 1}`),
+    )
+    render(<TyreDegPanel rows={rows} sessionType="Race" pinned={['14']} />)
+    expect(screen.getAllByTestId('tyredeg-row')).toHaveLength(11)
+    expect(screen.getByText('D14')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('D12')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders nothing without rows', () => {
+    render(<TyreDegPanel rows={[]} sessionType="Race" pinned={[]} />)
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('tyredeg-panel')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+})

frontend/src/test/compare-view.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,439 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
+import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { CompareView } from '../components/CompareView'
+import type { Driver, EnrichedResult, LapsComparisonResponse } from '../types'
+import {
+  buildBestLapTraceSeries,
+  carDataToTraceSeries,
+  comparisonToDeltaSeries,
+  defaultCompareDriverNumbers,
+  filterCarDataToLap,
+  findBestLap,
+  formatPitLapsCaption,
+  lapsToLapTimes,
+} from '../lib/compare'
+import { computeCumulativeDeltas } from '../lib/delta'
+
+vi.mock('../api', () => ({
+  fetchTelemetry: vi.fn(),
+  fetchLapsComparison: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+import { fetchTelemetry, fetchLapsComparison } from '../api'
+
+const mockFetchTelemetry = vi.mocked(fetchTelemetry)
+const mockFetchLapsComparison = vi.mocked(fetchLapsComparison)
+
+const results: EnrichedResult[] = [
+  {
+    driver_number: 1,
+    position: 1,
+    name_acronym: 'VER',
+    full_name: 'Max Verstappen',
+    team_name: 'Red Bull Racing',
+    team_colour: '3671C6',
+    dnf: false,
+    dns: false,
+    dsq: false,
+    duration: null,
+    gap_to_leader: null,
+    number_of_laps: 78,
+    points: 25,
+    session_key: 9472,
+    meeting_key: 1229,
+  },
+  {
+    driver_number: 44,
+    position: 2,
+    name_acronym: 'HAM',
+    full_name: 'Lewis Hamilton',
+    team_name: 'Ferrari',
+    team_colour: 'E8002D',
+    dnf: false,
+    dns: false,
+    dsq: false,
+    duration: null,
+    gap_to_leader: 5.1,
+    number_of_laps: 78,
+    points: 18,
+    session_key: 9472,
+    meeting_key: 1229,
+  },
+]
+
+const drivers: Driver[] = [
+  {
+    driver_number: 1,
+    name_acronym: 'VER',
+    full_name: 'Max Verstappen',
+    first_name: 'Max',
+    last_name: 'Verstappen',
+    team_name: 'Red Bull Racing',
+    team_colour: '3671C6',
+    headshot_url: '',
+    broadcast_name: 'M VERSTAPPEN',
+    session_key: 9472,
+    meeting_key: 1229,
+  },
+  {
+    driver_number: 44,
+    name_acronym: 'HAM',
+    full_name: 'Lewis Hamilton',
+    first_name: 'Lewis',
+    last_name: 'Hamilton',
+    team_name: 'Ferrari',
+    team_colour: 'E8002D',
+    headshot_url: '',
+    broadcast_name: 'L HAMILTON',
+    session_key: 9472,
+    meeting_key: 1229,
+  },
+]
+
+const comparison: LapsComparisonResponse = {
+  session_key: 9472,
+  sc_periods: [],
+  pit_laps: { '44': [19, 40] },
+  drivers: [
+    {
+      driver_number: 1,
+      name_acronym: 'VER',
+      team_colour: '3671C6',
+      laps: [
+        {
+          session_key: 9472,
+          driver_number: 1,
+          meeting_key: 1229,
+          lap_number: 1,
+          date_start: '2025-05-25T13:00:00.000Z',
+          lap_duration: 92.1,
+          is_pit_out_lap: false,
+        },
+        {
+          session_key: 9472,
+          driver_number: 1,
+          meeting_key: 1229,
+          lap_number: 2,
+          date_start: '2025-05-25T13:01:32.100Z',
+          lap_duration: 90.5,
+          is_pit_out_lap: false,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      driver_number: 44,
+      name_acronym: 'HAM',
+      team_colour: 'E8002D',
+      laps: [
+        {
+          session_key: 9472,
+          driver_number: 44,
+          meeting_key: 1229,
+          lap_number: 1,
+          date_start: '2025-05-25T13:00:01.000Z',
+          lap_duration: 93.0,
+          is_pit_out_lap: false,
+        },
+        {
+          session_key: 9472,
+          driver_number: 44,
+          meeting_key: 1229,
+          lap_number: 2,
+          date_start: '2025-05-25T13:01:34.000Z',
+          lap_duration: null,
+          is_pit_out_lap: true,
+        },
+        {
+          session_key: 9472,
+          driver_number: 44,
+          meeting_key: 1229,
+          lap_number: 3,
+          date_start: '2025-05-25T13:03:10.000Z',
+          lap_duration: 91.2,
+          is_pit_out_lap: false,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+}
+
+const nextSessionResults: EnrichedResult[] = [
+  {
+    driver_number: 16,
+    position: 1,
+    name_acronym: 'LEC',
+    full_name: 'Charles Leclerc',
+    team_name: 'Ferrari',
+    team_colour: 'E8002D',
+    dnf: false,
+    dns: false,
+    dsq: false,
+    duration: null,
+    gap_to_leader: null,
+    number_of_laps: 57,
+    points: 25,
+    session_key: 9550,
+    meeting_key: 1234,
+  },
+  {
+    driver_number: 55,
+    position: 2,
+    name_acronym: 'SAI',
+    full_name: 'Carlos Sainz',
+    team_name: 'Williams',
+    team_colour: '64C4FF',
+    dnf: false,
+    dns: false,
+    dsq: false,
+    duration: null,
+    gap_to_leader: 3.2,
+    number_of_laps: 57,
+    points: 18,
+    session_key: 9550,
+    meeting_key: 1234,
+  },
+]
+
+const nextSessionDrivers: Driver[] = [
+  {
+    driver_number: 16,
+    name_acronym: 'LEC',
+    full_name: 'Charles Leclerc',
+    first_name: 'Charles',
+    last_name: 'Leclerc',
+    team_name: 'Ferrari',
+    team_colour: 'E8002D',
+    headshot_url: '',
+    broadcast_name: 'C LECLERC',
+    session_key: 9550,
+    meeting_key: 1234,
+  },
+  {
+    driver_number: 55,
+    name_acronym: 'SAI',
+    full_name: 'Carlos Sainz',
+    first_name: 'Carlos',
+    last_name: 'Sainz',
+    team_name: 'Williams',
+    team_colour: '64C4FF',
+    headshot_url: '',
+    broadcast_name: 'C SAINZ',
+    session_key: 9550,
+    meeting_key: 1234,
+  },
+]
+
+function renderCompareView(
+  props: {
+    sessionKey?: number
+    results?: EnrichedResult[]
+    drivers?: Driver[]
+  } = {},
+) {
+  const client = new QueryClient({
+    defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } },
+  })
+  return render(
+    <QueryClientProvider client={client}>
+      <CompareView
+        sessionKey={props.sessionKey ?? 9472}
+        results={props.results ?? results}
+        drivers={props.drivers ?? drivers}
+      />
+    </QueryClientProvider>,
+  )
+}
+
+describe('compare mapping helpers', () => {
+  it('defaults to top two finishers', () => {
+    expect(defaultCompareDriverNumbers(results, drivers)).toEqual([1, 44])
+  })
+
+  it('maps comparison laps to delta series with null pit laps', () => {
+    const series = comparisonToDeltaSeries(comparison, [1, 44], drivers)
+    expect(series).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(series[0].label).toBe('VER')
+    expect(series[1].lapTimes[1]).toBeNull()
+
+    const deltas = computeCumulativeDeltas(series, 'VER')
+    expect(deltas[0].deltas[0]).toBeCloseTo(0.9)
+  })
+
+  it('maps car data to trace series', () => {
+    const trace = carDataToTraceSeries(
+      [
+        {
+          speed: 300,
+          throttle: 100,
+          brake: 0,
+          date: '',
+          driver_number: 1,
+          drs: 0,
+          meeting_key: 1,
+          n_gear: 8,
+          rpm: 12000,
+          session_key: 1,
+        },
+      ],
+      'VER',
+      '#3671C6',
+    )
+    expect(trace.samples[0]).toEqual({ speed: 300, throttle: 100, brake: 0 })
+  })
+
+  it('filters car data to best lap window', () => {
+    const best = findBestLap(comparison.drivers[0].laps)
+    expect(best?.lap_number).toBe(2)
+
+    const samples = [
+      {
+        date: '2025-05-25T13:01:32.100Z',
+        speed: 280,
+        throttle: 90,
+        brake: 0,
+        driver_number: 1,
+        drs: 0,
+        meeting_key: 1229,
+        n_gear: 7,
+        rpm: 11000,
+        session_key: 9472,
+      },
+      {
+        date: '2025-05-25T13:00:00.000Z',
+        speed: 200,
+        throttle: 50,
+        brake: 10,
+        driver_number: 1,
+        drs: 0,
+        meeting_key: 1229,
+        n_gear: 4,
+        rpm: 9000,
+        session_key: 9472,
+      },
+    ]
+
+    const filtered = filterCarDataToLap(samples, best!)
+    expect(filtered).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(filtered[0].speed).toBe(280)
+  })
+
+  it('builds best-lap trace series from car data and laps', () => {
+    const series = buildBestLapTraceSeries(
+      [
+        {
+          date: '2025-05-25T13:01:33.000Z',
+          speed: 310,
+          throttle: 100,
+          brake: 0,
+          driver_number: 1,
+          drs: 10,
+          meeting_key: 1229,
+          n_gear: 8,
+          rpm: 12000,
+          session_key: 9472,
+        },
+      ],
+      comparison.drivers[0].laps,
+      'VER',
+      '#3671C6',
+    )
+    expect(series?.samples).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(series?.samples[0].speed).toBe(310)
+  })
+
+  it('maps laps to lap time arrays with nulls', () => {
+    expect(lapsToLapTimes(comparison.drivers[1].laps)).toEqual([93.0, null, 91.2])
+  })
+
+  it('formats pit lap captions', () => {
+    expect(formatPitLapsCaption(comparison.pit_laps, [1, 44], comparison, drivers)).toBe(
+      'Pit stops — HAM: L19, L40',
+    )
+  })
+})
+
+describe('CompareView', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    mockFetchLapsComparison.mockResolvedValue(comparison)
+    mockFetchTelemetry.mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        date: '2025-05-25T13:01:33.000Z',
+        speed: 310,
+        throttle: 100,
+        brake: 0,
+        driver_number: 1,
+        drs: 10,
+        meeting_key: 1229,
+        n_gear: 8,
+        rpm: 12000,
+        session_key: 9472,
+      },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('renders pickers defaulting to top two finishers', async () => {
+    renderCompareView()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('compare-picker-a')).toHaveValue('1')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('compare-picker-b')).toHaveValue('44')
+    expect(screen.getAllByText('VER').length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(screen.getAllByText('HAM').length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+  })
+
+  it('resets the selected pair when the mounted session changes', async () => {
+    const { rerender } = renderCompareView()
+
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId('compare-picker-a'), { target: { value: '44' } })
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('compare-picker-a')).toHaveValue('44')
+
+    rerender(
+      <QueryClientProvider client={new QueryClient({ defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } } })}>
+        <CompareView
+          sessionKey={9550}
+          results={nextSessionResults}
+          drivers={nextSessionDrivers}
+        />
+      </QueryClientProvider>,
+    )
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('compare-picker-a')).toHaveValue('16')
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('compare-picker-b')).toHaveValue('55')
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('renders telemetry and pace sections with mocked queries', async () => {
+    renderCompareView()
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(mockFetchLapsComparison).toHaveBeenCalledWith(9472, [1, 44])
+    })
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('telemetry-trace')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('delta-time-graph')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('compare-pit-caption')).toHaveTextContent('HAM: L19, L40')
+  })
+
+  it('shows error state when comparison fetch fails', async () => {
+    mockFetchLapsComparison.mockRejectedValue(new Error('comparison unavailable'))
+    renderCompareView()
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText('comparison unavailable')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('shows empty state when fewer than two drivers', () => {
+    const client = new QueryClient({ defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } } })
+    render(
+      <QueryClientProvider client={client}>
+        <CompareView sessionKey={9472} results={[]} drivers={[drivers[0]]} />
+      </QueryClientProvider>,
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('compare-view-empty')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+})

frontend/src/test/delta-time-graph.test.tsx

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('computeCumulativeDeltas', () => {
     expect(result[0].deltas[2]).toBeCloseTo(2)
   })
 
-  it('emits null for missing lap times while carrying cumulative forward', () => {
+  it('emits null for challenger missing lap times while carrying cumulative forward', () => {
     const withNull: DeltaSeries = {
       label: 'NOR',
       color: '#FF8000',
@@ -60,6 +60,41 @@ describe('computeCumulativeDeltas', () => {
     expect(result[0].deltas[2]).toBeCloseTo(-92)
   })
 
+  it('gaps all drivers when the reference lap is null and resumes without that window', () => {
+    const refWithNull: DeltaSeries = {
+      label: 'VER',
+      color: '#3671C6',
+      lapTimes: [90, null, 92],
+    }
+    const validChallenger: DeltaSeries = {
+      label: 'HAM',
+      color: '#E8002D',
+      lapTimes: [89, 91, 90],
+    }
+    const result = computeCumulativeDeltas([refWithNull, validChallenger])
+    expect(result[0].deltas[0]).toBeCloseTo(-1)
+    expect(result[0].deltas[1]).toBeNull()
+    // Lap 3 excludes the reference-null window for both: (89+90) - (90+92) = -3
+    expect(result[0].deltas[2]).toBeCloseTo(-3)
+  })
+
+  it('gaps challenger laps beyond a shorter reference series', () => {
+    const shortReference: DeltaSeries = {
+      label: 'VER',
+      color: '#3671C6',
+      lapTimes: [90, 91],
+    }
+    const longerChallenger: DeltaSeries = {
+      label: 'HAM',
+      color: '#E8002D',
+      lapTimes: [89, 92, 90],
+    }
+    const result = computeCumulativeDeltas([shortReference, longerChallenger])
+    expect(result[0].deltas[0]).toBeCloseTo(-1)
+    expect(result[0].deltas[1]).toBeCloseTo(0)
+    expect(result[0].deltas[2]).toBeNull()
+  })
+
   it('returns an empty array when only one series is provided', () => {
     expect(computeCumulativeDeltas([reference])).toEqual([])
   })
@@ -97,6 +132,19 @@ describe('DeltaTimeGraph', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByTestId('delta-line-VER')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
+  it('splits polylines at reference-null laps', () => {
+    const refWithNull: DeltaSeries = {
+      label: 'VER',
+      color: '#3671C6',
+      lapTimes: [90, null, 92],
+    }
+    const { container } = render(
+      <DeltaTimeGraph series={[refWithNull, challenger]} />,
+    )
+    const lines = container.querySelectorAll('.delta-graph-driver-line')
+    expect(lines.length).toBeGreaterThan(1)
+  })
+
   it('shows a crosshair tooltip on hover', () => {
     vi.spyOn(SVGSVGElement.prototype, 'getBoundingClientRect').mockReturnValue({
       x: 0,
@@ -118,4 +166,31 @@ describe('DeltaTimeGraph', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText(/Lap 1/)).toBeInTheDocument()
     vi.restoreAllMocks()
   })
+
+  it('omits tooltip rows on reference-null laps', () => {
+    vi.spyOn(SVGSVGElement.prototype, 'getBoundingClientRect').mockReturnValue({
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0,
+      left: 0,
+      top: 0,
+      width: 640,
+      height: 220,
+      right: 640,
+      bottom: 220,
+      toJSON: () => ({}),
+    })
+    const refWithNull: DeltaSeries = {
+      label: 'VER',
+      color: '#3671C6',
+      lapTimes: [90, null, 92],
+    }
+    const { container } = render(
+      <DeltaTimeGraph series={[refWithNull, challenger]} />,
+    )
+    const hoverLayer = container.querySelector('.delta-graph-hover-layer')
+    fireEvent.mouseMove(hoverLayer!, { clientX: 352, clientY: 100 })
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('delta-crosshair')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('delta-tooltip')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    vi.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
 })

frontend/src/test/events.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import {
+  MAX_EVENTS,
+  appendEvents,
+  diffSnapshots,
+  humanizeRaceControl,
+  sessionSignature,
+} from '../lib/events'
+import type { LiveEvent } from '../lib/events'
+import type {
+  LiveDriverData,
+  LiveDriverInfo,
+  LiveRCMessage,
+  LiveStreamData,
+} from '../types'
+
+function driver(number: string, position: number, overrides: Partial<LiveDriverData> = {}): LiveDriverData {
+  return {
+    RacingNumber: number,
+    Position: position,
+    PrevPosition: position,
+    GapToLeader: '',
+    Interval: '',
+    LastLapTime: '',
+    LastLapPB: false,
+    LastLapOB: false,
+    BestLapTime: '',
+    BestLapPB: false,
+    BestLapOB: false,
+    BestLapNum: 0,
+    InPit: false,
+    PitOut: false,
+    Retired: false,
+    KnockedOut: false,
+    Cutoff: false,
+    OnFlyingLap: false,
+    NumberOfLaps: 10,
+    SpeedTrap: '',
+    Sectors: [],
+    ...overrides,
+  }
+}
+
+function info(number: string, tla: string): LiveDriverInfo {
+  return {
+    RacingNumber: number,
+    BroadcastName: tla,
+    Tla: tla,
+    TeamName: '',
+    TeamColour: '3671C6',
+    FirstName: '',
+    LastName: '',
+  }
+}
+
+function snapshot(
+  drivers: Record<string, LiveDriverData>,
+  overrides: Partial<LiveStreamData> = {},
+): LiveStreamData {
+  return {
+    Drivers: drivers,
+    DriverInfo: {
+      '1': info('1', 'VER'),
+      '4': info('4', 'NOR'),
+      '44': info('44', 'HAM'),
+    },
+    Tyres: {},
+    RCMessages: [],
+    TeamRadio: [],
+    Weather: {} as LiveStreamData['Weather'],
+    Session: {
+      MeetingName: 'Test Grand Prix',
+      CircuitName: 'Test Circuit',
+      SessionType: 'Race',
+      SessionName: 'Race',
+      Path: '',
+    },
+    TrackStatus: '1',
+    CurrentLap: 12,
+    TotalLaps: 57,
+    Clock: '01:23:45',
+    ClockRefTime: '',
+    ClockExtrapolating: false,
+    Stints: {},
+    ...overrides,
+  }
+}
+
+function rc(message: string, category: string, overrides: Partial<LiveRCMessage> = {}): LiveRCMessage {
+  return { Time: '2026-07-03T14:00:00Z', Category: category, Flag: '', Message: message, Lap: 12, ...overrides }
+}
+
+describe('diffSnapshots', () => {
+  it('returns no events for identical snapshots', () => {
+    const prev = snapshot({ '1': driver('1', 1), '44': driver('44', 2) })
+    const next = snapshot({ '1': driver('1', 1), '44': driver('44', 2) })
+    expect(diffSnapshots(prev, next)).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  it('reports an overtake when two drivers swap positions', () => {
+    const prev = snapshot({ '1': driver('1', 3), '44': driver('44', 2) })
+    const next = snapshot({ '1': driver('1', 2), '44': driver('44', 3) })
+    const events = diffSnapshots(prev, next)
+    expect(events).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(events[0].kind).toBe('overtake')
+    expect(events[0].headline).toBe('VER overtakes HAM for P2')
+    expect(events[0].racingNumbers).toEqual(['1', '44'])
+    expect(events[0].lap).toBe(12)
+  })
+
+  it('reports a generic gain when the displaced driver pitted instead', () => {
+    const prev = snapshot({ '1': driver('1', 3), '44': driver('44', 2) })
+    const next = snapshot({ '1': driver('1', 2), '44': driver('44', 5, { InPit: true }) })
+    const events = diffSnapshots(prev, next)
+    const gain = events.find((event) => event.kind === 'position-gain')
+    expect(gain?.headline).toBe('VER moves up to P2 (from P3)')
+    // HAM's drop is covered by the pit-in event, not a position-loss one.
+    expect(events.some((event) => event.kind === 'position-loss')).toBe(false)
+    expect(events.some((event) => event.kind === 'pit-in')).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('reports a position loss not explained by an overtake or pit stop', () => {
+    const prev = snapshot({ '44': driver('44', 3) })
+    const next = snapshot({ '44': driver('44', 6) })
+    const events = diffSnapshots(prev, next)
+    expect(events).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(events[0].kind).toBe('position-loss')
+    expect(events[0].headline).toBe('HAM drops to P6 (from P3)')
+  })
+
+  it('reports pit entry with the position pitted from', () => {
+    const prev = snapshot({ '4': driver('4', 3) })
+    const next = snapshot({ '4': driver('4', 3, { InPit: true }) })
+    const events = diffSnapshots(prev, next)
+    expect(events).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(events[0].kind).toBe('pit-in')
+    expect(events[0].headline).toBe('NOR pits from P3')
+    expect(events[0].racingNumbers).toEqual(['4'])
+  })
+
+  it('reports pit exit with rejoin position, compound, and stop count', () => {
+    const prev = snapshot({ '4': driver('4', 3, { InPit: true }) })
+    const next = snapshot(
+      { '4': driver('4', 6, { PitOut: true }) },
+      {
+        Tyres: { '4': { Compound: 'MEDIUM', New: true, Age: 0 } },
+        Stints: {
+          '4': [
+            { Compound: 'SOFT', New: true, Laps: 12 },
+            { Compound: 'HARD', New: true, Laps: 20 },
+            { Compound: 'MEDIUM', New: true, Laps: 0 },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    )
+    const events = diffSnapshots(prev, next)
+    expect(events).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(events[0].kind).toBe('pit-out')
+    expect(events[0].headline).toBe('NOR rejoins P6 (MEDIUM, 2nd stop)')
+  })
+
+  it('reports personal and overall best laps once per lap time', () => {
+    const prev = snapshot({
+      '1': driver('1', 1, { LastLapTime: '1:24.500' }),
+      '4': driver('4', 2, { LastLapTime: '1:25.100' }),
+    })
+    const next = snapshot({
+      '1': driver('1', 1, { LastLapTime: '1:23.456', LastLapPB: true, LastLapOB: true }),
+      '4': driver('4', 2, { LastLapTime: '1:24.900', LastLapPB: true }),
+    })
+    const events = diffSnapshots(prev, next)
+    const fastest = events.find((event) => event.kind === 'fastest-lap')
+    const personal = events.find((event) => event.kind === 'personal-best')
+    expect(fastest?.headline).toBe('VER sets the fastest lap — 1:23.456')
+    expect(personal?.headline).toBe('NOR sets a personal best — 1:24.900')
+    // A repeat diff of the same state produces nothing new.
+    expect(diffSnapshots(next, snapshot(next.Drivers))).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  it('reports a retirement with the last running position', () => {
+    const prev = snapshot({ '44': driver('44', 5) })
+    const next = snapshot({ '44': driver('44', 5, { Retired: true }) })
+    const events = diffSnapshots(prev, next)
+    expect(events).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(events[0].kind).toBe('retirement')
+    expect(events[0].headline).toBe('HAM retires')
+    expect(events[0].detail).toBe('Was running P5')
+  })
+
+  it('reports track status transitions as human sentences', () => {
+    const prev = snapshot({ '1': driver('1', 1) })
+    const next = snapshot({ '1': driver('1', 1) }, { TrackStatus: '4' })
+    const events = diffSnapshots(prev, next)
+    expect(events).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(events[0].kind).toBe('track-status')
+    expect(events[0].headline).toBe('Safety Car deployed')
+  })
+
+  it('reports new Flag/SafetyCar/Drs race-control messages and skips other categories', () => {
+    const existing = rc('YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 7', 'Flag', { Time: '2026-07-03T13:00:00Z' })
+    const prev = snapshot({ '1': driver('1', 1) }, { RCMessages: [existing] })
+    const next = snapshot({ '1': driver('1', 1) }, {
+      RCMessages: [
+        existing,
+        rc('DRS ENABLED', 'Drs'),
+        rc('FIA STEWARDS: CAR 4 (NOR) UNDER INVESTIGATION', 'Other'),
+      ],
+    })
+    const events = diffSnapshots(prev, next)
+    expect(events).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(events[0].kind).toBe('race-control')
+    expect(events[0].headline).toBe('DRS enabled')
+  })
+
+  it('produces stable ids across repeated diffs of the same snapshots', () => {
+    const prev = snapshot({ '1': driver('1', 3), '44': driver('44', 2) })
+    const next = snapshot({ '1': driver('1', 2), '44': driver('44', 3) })
+    const first = diffSnapshots(prev, next)
+    const second = diffSnapshots(prev, next)
+    expect(first.map((event) => event.id)).toEqual(second.map((event) => event.id))
+  })
+})
+
+describe('humanizeRaceControl', () => {
+  it('sentence-cases while preserving acronyms', () => {
+    expect(humanizeRaceControl('SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED')).toBe('Safety car deployed')
+    expect(humanizeRaceControl('DRS ENABLED')).toBe('DRS enabled')
+    expect(humanizeRaceControl('VSC DEPLOYED')).toBe('VSC deployed')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('appendEvents', () => {
+  const event = (id: string): LiveEvent => ({
+    id,
+    kind: 'race-control',
+    lap: 1,
+    timestamp: '',
+    headline: id,
+    racingNumbers: [],
+  })
+
+  it('prepends new events newest-first and dedups by id', () => {
+    const buffer = appendEvents([event('a')], [event('a'), event('b'), event('c')])
+    expect(buffer.map((entry) => entry.id)).toEqual(['c', 'b', 'a'])
+    // Re-appending the same diff output changes nothing.
+    const again = appendEvents(buffer, [event('b'), event('c')])
+    expect(again.map((entry) => entry.id)).toEqual(['c', 'b', 'a'])
+  })
+
+  it('evicts the oldest events beyond the cap', () => {
+    let buffer: LiveEvent[] = []
+    for (let index = 0; index < MAX_EVENTS + 5; index += 1) {
+      buffer = appendEvents(buffer, [event(`event-${index}`)])
+    }
+    expect(buffer).toHaveLength(MAX_EVENTS)
+    expect(buffer[0].id).toBe(`event-${MAX_EVENTS + 4}`)
+    expect(buffer[buffer.length - 1].id).toBe('event-5')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('sessionSignature', () => {
+  it('changes when the session changes, enabling buffer resets', () => {
+    const race = snapshot({}).Session
+    expect(sessionSignature(race)).toBe('Test Grand Prix|Race|Race')
+    expect(sessionSignature({ ...race, SessionName: 'Qualifying' })).not.toBe(sessionSignature(race))
+    expect(sessionSignature(null)).toBe('')
+  })
+})

frontend/src/test/hero.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { heroState, classifySessionStatus } from '../lib/hero'
+import { currentAndNextSession } from '../lib/schedule'
+import type { Session } from '../types'
+
+const session = (overrides: Partial<Session> = {}): Session => ({
+  session_key: 9472,
+  session_name: 'Race',
+  session_type: 'Race',
+  meeting_key: 1,
+  date_start: '2025-05-25T13:00:00+00:00',
+  date_end: '2025-05-25T15:00:00+00:00',
+  gmt_offset: '02:00:00',
+  ...overrides,
+})
+
+describe('heroState', () => {
+  it('returns live when the live snapshot is active', () => {
+    const now = new Date('2025-05-24T12:00:00Z')
+    expect(
+      heroState({
+        now,
+        liveActive: true,
+        currentSession: null,
+        focusKind: 'current',
+      }),
+    ).toBe('live')
+  })
+
+  it('returns live when a session is in progress', () => {
+    const now = new Date('2025-05-25T14:00:00Z')
+    const sessions = [session()]
+    const { current } = currentAndNextSession(sessions, now)
+    expect(
+      heroState({
+        now,
+        liveActive: false,
+        currentSession: current,
+        focusKind: 'current',
+      }),
+    ).toBe('live')
+  })
+
+  it('returns upcoming during a focus weekend gap before the next session', () => {
+    const now = new Date('2025-05-24T12:00:00Z')
+    const sessions = [
+      session({
+        session_key: 1,
+        session_name: 'FP1',
+        date_start: '2025-05-23T10:00:00+00:00',
+        date_end: '2025-05-23T11:00:00+00:00',
+      }),
+      session({
+        session_key: 2,
+        session_name: 'Race',
+        date_start: '2025-05-25T13:00:00+00:00',
+        date_end: '2025-05-25T15:00:00+00:00',
+      }),
+    ]
+    const { current, next } = currentAndNextSession(sessions, now)
+    expect(current).toBeNull()
+    expect(next?.session_key).toBe(2)
+    expect(
+      heroState({
+        now,
+        liveActive: false,
+        currentSession: current,
+        focusKind: 'current',
+      }),
+    ).toBe('upcoming')
+  })
+
+  it('returns upcoming when the weekend just ended but is still the focus weekend', () => {
+    const now = new Date('2025-05-25T16:00:00Z')
+    const sessions = [session()]
+    const { current } = currentAndNextSession(sessions, now)
+    expect(current).toBeNull()
+    expect(
+      heroState({
+        now,
+        liveActive: false,
+        currentSession: current,
+        focusKind: 'current',
+      }),
+    ).toBe('upcoming')
+  })
+
+  it('returns between before the next grand prix weekend', () => {
+    const now = new Date('2025-06-01T12:00:00Z')
+    expect(
+      heroState({
+        now,
+        liveActive: false,
+        currentSession: null,
+        focusKind: 'next',
+      }),
+    ).toBe('between')
+  })
+
+  it('returns between after the season when only a recent meeting remains', () => {
+    const now = new Date('2026-01-01T00:00:00Z')
+    expect(
+      heroState({
+        now,
+        liveActive: false,
+        currentSession: null,
+        focusKind: 'recent',
+      }),
+    ).toBe('between')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('classifySessionStatus', () => {
+  it('marks a session as done immediately after it ends', () => {
+    const now = new Date('2025-05-25T15:00:00Z')
+    expect(classifySessionStatus(session(), now)).toBe('done')
+  })
+
+  it('marks a session as live during its window', () => {
+    const now = new Date('2025-05-25T14:00:00Z')
+    expect(classifySessionStatus(session(), now)).toBe('live')
+  })
+})

frontend/src/test/hero.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
+import type { ComponentProps, ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import type { EnrichedResult, LiveStreamData, Meeting, WeekendSession } from '../types'
+
+vi.mock('@tanstack/react-router', () => ({
+  Link: ({
+    to,
+    children,
+    ...rest
+  }: {
+    to: string
+    children: ReactNode
+    className?: string
+    'data-testid'?: string
+  }) => (
+    <a href={to} {...rest}>
+      {children}
+    </a>
+  ),
+}))
+
+import { CommandCenterHero } from '../components/CommandCenterHero'
+
+const focusMeeting: Meeting = {
+  meeting_key: 1229,
+  meeting_name: 'Monaco',
+  meeting_official_name: 'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2025',
+  location: 'Monaco',
+  country_name: 'Monaco',
+  country_code: 'MON',
+  country_flag: '',
+  circuit_short_name: 'Monaco',
+  date_start: '2025-05-23T00:00:00+00:00',
+  date_end: '2025-05-25T00:00:00+00:00',
+  year: 2025,
+}
+
+const weekendSessions: WeekendSession[] = [
+  {
+    session: {
+      session_key: 9472,
+      session_name: 'Race',
+      session_type: 'Race',
+      meeting_key: 1229,
+      date_start: '2025-05-25T13:00:00+00:00',
+      date_end: '2025-05-25T15:00:00+00:00',
+      gmt_offset: '02:00:00',
+    },
+    source: 'local',
+    datasets: {} as WeekendSession['datasets'],
+  },
+]
+
+const liveData: LiveStreamData = {
+  Drivers: {
+    '1': {
+      RacingNumber: '1',
+      Position: 1,
+      PrevPosition: 1,
+      GapToLeader: '',
+      Interval: '',
+      LastLapTime: '1:14.000',
+      LastLapPB: false,
+      LastLapOB: false,
+      BestLapTime: '1:13.500',
+      BestLapPB: false,
+      BestLapOB: false,
+      BestLapNum: 10,
+      InPit: false,
+      PitOut: false,
+      Retired: false,
+      KnockedOut: false,
+      Cutoff: false,
+      OnFlyingLap: false,
+      NumberOfLaps: 10,
+      SpeedTrap: '',
+      Sectors: [],
+    },
+    '44': {
+      RacingNumber: '44',
+      Position: 2,
+      PrevPosition: 2,
+      GapToLeader: '+1.2',
+      Interval: '+1.2',
+      LastLapTime: '1:14.200',
+      LastLapPB: false,
+      LastLapOB: false,
+      BestLapTime: '1:13.700',
+      BestLapPB: false,
+      BestLapOB: false,
+      BestLapNum: 10,
+      InPit: false,
+      PitOut: false,
+      Retired: false,
+      KnockedOut: false,
+      Cutoff: false,
+      OnFlyingLap: false,
+      NumberOfLaps: 10,
+      SpeedTrap: '',
+      Sectors: [],
+    },
+  },
+  DriverInfo: {
+    '1': {
+      RacingNumber: '1',
+      BroadcastName: 'M VERSTAPPEN',
+      Tla: 'VER',
+      TeamName: 'Red Bull Racing',
+      TeamColour: '3671c6',
+      FirstName: 'Max',
+      LastName: 'Verstappen',
+    },
+    '44': {
+      RacingNumber: '44',
+      BroadcastName: 'L HAMILTON',
+      Tla: 'HAM',
+      TeamName: 'Ferrari',
+      TeamColour: 'e8002d',
+      FirstName: 'Lewis',
+      LastName: 'Hamilton',
+    },
+  },
+  Tyres: {},
+  RCMessages: [],
+  Weather: {
+    AirTemp: 20,
+    TrackTemp: 30,
+    Humidity: 50,
+    WindSpeed: 1,
+    WindDir: 0,
+    Rainfall: false,
+  },
+  Session: {
+    MeetingName: 'Monaco',
+    CircuitName: 'Monaco',
+    SessionType: 'Race',
+    SessionName: 'Race',
+  },
+  TrackStatus: '1',
+  CurrentLap: 10,
+  TotalLaps: 78,
+  Clock: '',
+  ClockRefTime: '',
+  ClockExtrapolating: false,
+  Stints: {},
+}
+
+const podium: EnrichedResult[] = [
+  {
+    driver_number: 1,
+    position: 1,
+    name_acronym: 'VER',
+    full_name: 'Max Verstappen',
+    team_name: 'Red Bull Racing',
+    team_colour: '3671c6',
+    dnf: false,
+    dns: false,
+    dsq: false,
+    duration: 7200,
+    gap_to_leader: null,
+    number_of_laps: 78,
+    points: 25,
+    session_key: 9472,
+    meeting_key: 1229,
+  },
+  {
+    driver_number: 44,
+    position: 2,
+    name_acronym: 'HAM',
+    full_name: 'Lewis Hamilton',
+    team_name: 'Ferrari',
+    team_colour: 'e8002d',
+    dnf: false,
+    dns: false,
+    dsq: false,
+    duration: 7205,
+    gap_to_leader: 3.2,
+    number_of_laps: 78,
+    points: 18,
+    session_key: 9472,
+    meeting_key: 1229,
+  },
+]
+
+function renderHero(overrides: Partial<ComponentProps<typeof CommandCenterHero>> = {}) {
+  const props: ComponentProps<typeof CommandCenterHero> = {
+    state: 'upcoming',
+    now: new Date('2025-05-24T12:00:00Z'),
+    accent: '#d61a3e',
+    liveActive: false,
+    liveData: null,
+    focusMeeting,
+    focusKind: 'current',
+    sessions: weekendSessions,
+    currentSession: null,
+    nextSession: weekendSessions[0].session,
+    lastRaceName: '',
+    lastRacePodium: [],
+    nextMeeting: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  }
+
+  return render(<CommandCenterHero {...props} />)
+}
+
+describe('CommandCenterHero', () => {
+  it('renders live timing link and top three in live state', () => {
+    renderHero({
+      state: 'live',
+      liveActive: true,
+      liveData,
+      currentSession: weekendSessions[0].session,
+    })
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-live-link')).toHaveAttribute('href', '/live')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-live-timing')).toHaveTextContent('VER')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-live-timing')).toHaveTextContent('HAM')
+    expect(screen.getByText('TRACK CLEAR')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders countdown and schedule strip in upcoming state', () => {
+    renderHero({
+      state: 'upcoming',
+      nextSession: weekendSessions[0].session,
+    })
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-countdown')).toHaveTextContent('1d 01h 00m 00s')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-schedule-strip')).toHaveTextContent('Race')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-schedule-strip')).toHaveTextContent('Next')
+  })
+
+  it('renders last race podium and next GP countdown in between state', () => {
+    const nextMeeting: Meeting = {
+      ...focusMeeting,
+      meeting_key: 1301,
+      meeting_name: 'Canada',
+      country_code: 'CAN',
+      date_start: '2025-06-06T00:00:00+00:00',
+      date_end: '2025-06-08T00:00:00+00:00',
+    }
+
+    renderHero({
+      state: 'between',
+      lastRaceName: 'Monaco',
+      lastRacePodium: podium,
+      nextMeeting,
+      now: new Date('2025-06-01T12:00:00Z'),
+    })
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-last-race')).toHaveTextContent('After Monaco')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-podium')).toHaveTextContent('VER')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-podium')).toHaveTextContent('HAM')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-next-gp-countdown')).toHaveTextContent('Canada')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-next-gp-countdown')).toHaveTextContent('4d')
+  })
+})

frontend/src/test/live.test.ts

@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ const snapshot: LiveStreamData = {
     { Time: '14:08', Category: 'Drs', Flag: '', Message: 'DRS ENABLED', Lap: 3 },
   ],
   Weather: { AirTemp: 20, TrackTemp: 31, Humidity: 55, WindSpeed: 2, WindDir: 180, Rainfall: false },
-  Session: { MeetingName: 'Monaco Grand Prix', CircuitName: 'Monaco', SessionType: 'Race', SessionName: 'Race' },
+  Session: { MeetingName: 'Monaco Grand Prix', CircuitName: 'Monaco', SessionType: 'Race', SessionName: 'Race', Path: '2026/Monaco/Race' },
+  TeamRadio: [],
   TrackStatus: '1',
   CurrentLap: 21,
   TotalLaps: 78,
@@ -162,6 +163,20 @@ describe('live transforms', () => {
     expect(parsed?.data?.Drivers['16'].RacingNumber).toBe('16')
   })
 
+  it('parses archived EventSource snapshots separately from active data', () => {
+    const parsed = parseLiveStateEvent(JSON.stringify({
+      is_live: false,
+      data: null,
+      last_snapshot: snapshot,
+      last_positions: { '16': { x: 1, y: 2, z: 3, status: 'OnTrack' } },
+      last_snapshot_at: '2026-07-04T14:00:00Z',
+    }))
+    expect(parsed?.is_live).toBe(false)
+    expect(parsed?.data).toBeNull()
+    expect(parsed?.last_snapshot?.Drivers['16'].RacingNumber).toBe('16')
+    expect(parsed?.last_positions?.['16'].status).toBe('OnTrack')
+  })
+
   it('sorts timing rows by live position and includes drivers with metadata only', () => {
     const rows = sortLiveTimingRows(snapshot)
     expect(rows.map((row) => row.RacingNumber)).toEqual(['16', '1', '44'])
@@ -220,7 +235,7 @@ describe('track status mapping', () => {
 describe('live qualifying display', () => {
   it('puts the SQ1 cutoff after P17 for a 22-car sprint qualifying session', () => {
     const display = liveSessionDisplay(
-      { MeetingName: 'British Grand Prix', CircuitName: 'Silverstone', SessionType: 'Sprint Qualifying', SessionName: 'Sprint Qualifying' },
+      { MeetingName: 'British Grand Prix', CircuitName: 'Silverstone', SessionType: 'Sprint Qualifying', SessionName: 'Sprint Qualifying', Path: '' },
       rows(22),
     )
     expect(display.phaseLabel).toBe('SQ1')
@@ -232,7 +247,7 @@ describe('live qualifying display', () => {
 
   it('keeps the normal Q1 cutoff after P15 for a 20-car qualifying session', () => {
     const display = liveSessionDisplay(
-      { MeetingName: 'Monaco Grand Prix', CircuitName: 'Monaco', SessionType: 'Qualifying', SessionName: 'Qualifying' },
+      { MeetingName: 'Monaco Grand Prix', CircuitName: 'Monaco', SessionType: 'Qualifying', SessionName: 'Qualifying', Path: '' },
       rows(20),
     )
     expect(display.phaseLabel).toBe('Q1')
@@ -241,7 +256,7 @@ describe('live qualifying display', () => {
 
   it('moves phase 2 cutoff after P10 once five cars are knocked out', () => {
     const display = liveSessionDisplay(
-      { MeetingName: 'Monaco Grand Prix', CircuitName: 'Monaco', SessionType: 'Qualifying', SessionName: 'Qualifying' },
+      { MeetingName: 'Monaco Grand Prix', CircuitName: 'Monaco', SessionType: 'Qualifying', SessionName: 'Qualifying', Path: '' },
       rows(20, 5),
     )
     expect(display.phaseLabel).toBe('Q2')
@@ -251,13 +266,13 @@ describe('live qualifying display', () => {
   it('shows no cutoff for race sessions or Q3', () => {
     expect(
       liveSessionDisplay(
-        { MeetingName: 'Monaco Grand Prix', CircuitName: 'Monaco', SessionType: 'Race', SessionName: 'Race' },
+        { MeetingName: 'Monaco Grand Prix', CircuitName: 'Monaco', SessionType: 'Race', SessionName: 'Race', Path: '' },
         rows(20),
       ).cutoffPosition,
     ).toBeNull()
     expect(
       liveSessionDisplay(
-        { MeetingName: 'Monaco Grand Prix', CircuitName: 'Monaco', SessionType: 'Qualifying', SessionName: 'Q3' },
+        { MeetingName: 'Monaco Grand Prix', CircuitName: 'Monaco', SessionType: 'Qualifying', SessionName: 'Q3', Path: '' },
         rows(10),
       ).cutoffPosition,
     ).toBeNull()

frontend/src/test/meaning.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import {
+  INTERVAL_DRS_MAX_SECONDS,
+  INTERVAL_UNDERCUT_MAX_SECONDS,
+  INTERVAL_UNDERCUT_MIN_SECONDS,
+  MAX_POINTS_PER_ROUND,
+  TYRE_CLIFF_LAPS,
+  intervalMeaning,
+  pointsGapMeaning,
+  tyreAgeMeaning,
+} from '../lib/meaning'
+
+describe('intervalMeaning', () => {
+  it('returns DRS range below the threshold', () => {
+    expect(intervalMeaning(0.4)?.caption).toBe('DRS range')
+    expect(intervalMeaning(INTERVAL_DRS_MAX_SECONDS - 0.01)?.caption).toBe('DRS range')
+  })
+
+  it('returns undercut window in the middle band', () => {
+    expect(intervalMeaning(INTERVAL_UNDERCUT_MIN_SECONDS)?.caption).toBe('undercut window')
+    expect(intervalMeaning(2.0)?.caption).toBe('undercut window')
+    expect(intervalMeaning(INTERVAL_UNDERCUT_MAX_SECONDS)?.caption).toBe('undercut window')
+  })
+
+  it('returns null outside known bands', () => {
+    expect(intervalMeaning(INTERVAL_UNDERCUT_MAX_SECONDS + 0.5)).toBeNull()
+    expect(intervalMeaning(10)).toBeNull()
+    expect(intervalMeaning(null)).toBeNull()
+    expect(intervalMeaning(undefined)).toBeNull()
+    expect(intervalMeaning(-1)).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
+
+describe('tyreAgeMeaning', () => {
+  it('labels fresh, mid-life, and laps-to-cliff for SOFT', () => {
+    const cliff = TYRE_CLIFF_LAPS.SOFT
+    expect(tyreAgeMeaning('SOFT', 2)?.caption).toBe('fresh')
+    expect(tyreAgeMeaning('SOFT', Math.ceil(cliff * 0.5))?.caption).toBe('mid-life')
+    expect(tyreAgeMeaning('SOFT', cliff - 2)?.caption).toBe('~2 laps to cliff')
+    expect(tyreAgeMeaning('SOFT', cliff + 5)?.caption).toBe('past cliff')
+  })
+
+  it('handles unknown compounds with defaults', () => {
+    expect(tyreAgeMeaning('UNKNOWN', 3)?.caption).toBe('fresh')
+    expect(tyreAgeMeaning(undefined, 3)?.caption).toBe('fresh')
+  })
+
+  it('returns null for invalid age', () => {
+    expect(tyreAgeMeaning('MEDIUM', null)).toBeNull()
+    expect(tyreAgeMeaning('MEDIUM', -1)).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
+
+describe('pointsGapMeaning', () => {
+  it('computes catchable pts/round', () => {
+    const result = pointsGapMeaning(40, 4, 'VER')
+    expect(result?.caption).toBe('~10 pts/round')
+    expect(result?.title).toContain('VER')
+  })
+
+  it('marks uncatchable gaps', () => {
+    const max = 3 * MAX_POINTS_PER_ROUND
+    expect(pointsGapMeaning(max + 1, 3, 'VER')?.caption).toBe('out of reach')
+  })
+
+  it('returns null for leader or invalid input', () => {
+    expect(pointsGapMeaning(0, 4)).toBeNull()
+    expect(pointsGapMeaning(10, 0)).toBeNull()
+    expect(pointsGapMeaning(null, 4)).toBeNull()
+  })
+})

frontend/src/test/telemetry-trace-chart.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import {
+  TelemetryTraceChart,
+  type TelemetryTraceSeries,
+} from '../components/charts/TelemetryTraceChart'
+
+function makeSeries(label: string, color: string, speeds: number[]): TelemetryTraceSeries {
+  return {
+    label,
+    color,
+    samples: speeds.map((speed, i) => ({
+      speed,
+      throttle: (i * 25) % 101,
+      brake: i % 2 === 0 ? 100 : 0,
+    })),
+  }
+}
+
+const VER = makeSeries('VER', '#2563eb', [280, 310, 190, 90, 240])
+const LEC = makeSeries('LEC', '#dc2626', [275, 305, 200, 95, 235])
+
+describe('TelemetryTraceChart', () => {
+  it('renders one polyline per series per channel', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<TelemetryTraceChart series={[VER, LEC]} />)
+    const lines = container.querySelectorAll('polyline.telemetry-trace-line')
+    expect(lines).toHaveLength(2 * 3)
+    for (const channel of ['speed', 'throttle', 'brake']) {
+      expect(
+        container.querySelectorAll(`polyline.telemetry-trace-line[data-channel="${channel}"]`),
+      ).toHaveLength(2)
+    }
+    expect(
+      container.querySelectorAll('polyline.telemetry-trace-line[data-series="VER"]'),
+    ).toHaveLength(3)
+  })
+
+  it('respects the channels prop', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<TelemetryTraceChart series={[VER]} channels={['speed']} />)
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll('polyline.telemetry-trace-line')).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll('.telemetry-trace-panel')).toHaveLength(1)
+  })
+
+  it('renders an empty state for no series', () => {
+    render(<TelemetryTraceChart series={[]} />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('No telemetry data')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders an empty state when a series has no samples', () => {
+    render(<TelemetryTraceChart series={[makeSeries('VER', '#2563eb', [])]} />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('No telemetry data')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('survives a single sample and mismatched series lengths', () => {
+    const short = makeSeries('VER', '#2563eb', [300])
+    const long = makeSeries('LEC', '#dc2626', [280, 290, 300])
+    const { container } = render(<TelemetryTraceChart series={[short, long]} />)
+    // Clamped to the shortest series: every polyline has exactly one point.
+    const lines = container.querySelectorAll('polyline.telemetry-trace-line')
+    expect(lines).toHaveLength(6)
+    for (const line of lines) {
+      expect(line.getAttribute('points')!.trim().split(' ')).toHaveLength(1)
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('clamps throttle values to 0-100 within the panel', () => {
+    const wild: TelemetryTraceSeries = {
+      label: 'VER',
+      color: '#2563eb',
+      samples: [
+        { speed: 100, throttle: 150, brake: 0 },
+        { speed: 100, throttle: -20, brake: 0 },
+        { speed: 100, throttle: 50, brake: 0 },
+      ],
+    }
+    const { container } = render(
+      <TelemetryTraceChart series={[wild]} channels={['throttle']} height={110} />,
+    )
+    const line = container.querySelector('polyline.telemetry-trace-line[data-channel="throttle"]')!
+    const ys = line
+      .getAttribute('points')!
+      .split(' ')
+      .map((p) => Number(p.split(',')[1]))
+    // Panel occupies y 0..110 with 6px padding; clamped values pin to the edges.
+    expect(ys[0]).toBeCloseTo(6, 1) // 150% -> 100% -> panel top
+    expect(ys[1]).toBeCloseTo(104, 1) // -20% -> 0% -> panel bottom
+    expect(ys[2]).toBeCloseTo(55, 1) // 50% -> middle
+  })
+
+  it('shows the speed axis max in km/h', () => {
+    render(<TelemetryTraceChart series={[VER]} channels={['speed']} />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('310 km/h')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('lists every series in the legend with a color swatch', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<TelemetryTraceChart series={[VER, LEC]} />)
+    const legend = container.querySelector('.telemetry-trace-legend')!
+    expect(legend.textContent).toContain('VER')
+    expect(legend.textContent).toContain('LEC')
+    expect(legend.querySelectorAll('.telemetry-trace-swatch')).toHaveLength(2)
+  })
+
+  it('shows a crosshair and per-driver readout on hover, hides on leave', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<TelemetryTraceChart series={[VER, LEC]} />)
+    const svg = container.querySelector('svg.telemetry-trace-svg')!
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('telemetry-trace-crosshair')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    fireEvent.mouseMove(svg, { clientX: 0, clientY: 10 })
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('telemetry-trace-crosshair')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    const readout = screen.getByTestId('telemetry-trace-readout')
+    expect(readout.textContent).toContain('VER')
+    expect(readout.textContent).toContain('LEC')
+    expect(readout.textContent).toContain('km/h')
+
+    fireEvent.mouseLeave(svg)
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('telemetry-trace-crosshair')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+})

frontend/src/test/tyre-stint-timeline.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { TyreStintTimeline, type StintTimelineRow } from '../components/charts/TyreStintTimeline'
+import { StrategyView } from '../components/StrategyView'
+import type { EnrichedResult, Stint, PitStop } from '../types'
+
+const sampleRows: StintTimelineRow[] = [
+  {
+    label: 'VER',
+    color: '#3671C6',
+    stints: [
+      { compound: 'MEDIUM', lapStart: 1, lapEnd: 30 },
+      { compound: 'SOFT', lapStart: 31, lapEnd: 78 },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'HAM',
+    color: '#E8002D',
+    stints: [{ compound: 'SOFT', lapStart: 1, lapEnd: 18 }],
+  },
+]
+
+describe('TyreStintTimeline', () => {
+  it('renders one rect per stint', () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <TyreStintTimeline rows={sampleRows} totalLaps={78} />,
+    )
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll('.stint-timeline__bar')).toHaveLength(3)
+  })
+
+  it('maps compounds to color classes', () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <TyreStintTimeline rows={sampleRows} totalLaps={78} />,
+    )
+    const bars = container.querySelectorAll('.stint-timeline__bar')
+    expect(bars[0]).toHaveClass('tyre-medium')
+    expect(bars[1]).toHaveClass('tyre-soft')
+    expect(bars[2]).toHaveClass('tyre-soft')
+  })
+
+  it('shows native title with compound, lap range, and stint length', () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <TyreStintTimeline rows={sampleRows} totalLaps={78} />,
+    )
+    const titles = [...container.querySelectorAll('title')].map((t) => t.textContent)
+    expect(titles).toContain('Medium · L1–30 · 30 laps')
+    expect(titles).toContain('Soft · L31–78 · 48 laps')
+    expect(titles).toContain('Soft · L1–18 · 18 laps')
+  })
+
+  it('renders lap-axis ticks every 10 laps', () => {
+    render(<TyreStintTimeline rows={sampleRows} totalLaps={78} />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('0')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('10')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('20')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('70')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('shows legend only for used compounds', () => {
+    render(<TyreStintTimeline rows={sampleRows} totalLaps={78} />)
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('legend-soft')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('legend-medium')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('legend-hard')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('legend-wet')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Soft')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Medium')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders empty state when rows are empty', () => {
+    render(<TyreStintTimeline rows={[]} totalLaps={50} />)
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stint-timeline-empty')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText(/No stint data/i)).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders one pit marker per stop at the correct lap position', () => {
+    const rowsWithPits: StintTimelineRow[] = [
+      {
+        label: 'HAM',
+        color: '#E8002D',
+        stints: [{ compound: 'SOFT', lapStart: 1, lapEnd: 18 }],
+        pitStops: [19],
+      },
+      {
+        label: 'VER',
+        color: '#3671C6',
+        stints: [
+          { compound: 'MEDIUM', lapStart: 1, lapEnd: 30 },
+          { compound: 'SOFT', lapStart: 31, lapEnd: 78 },
+        ],
+        pitStops: [31, 52],
+      },
+    ]
+    const { container } = render(
+      <TyreStintTimeline rows={rowsWithPits} totalLaps={78} />,
+    )
+    const markers = container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="pit-marker"]')
+    expect(markers).toHaveLength(3)
+    expect(markers[0]).toHaveAttribute('data-lap', '19')
+    expect(markers[1]).toHaveAttribute('data-lap', '31')
+    expect(markers[2]).toHaveAttribute('data-lap', '52')
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll('.stint-timeline__bar')).toHaveLength(3)
+  })
+
+  it('positions pit markers using lap_number and includes driver in tooltip', () => {
+    const rows: StintTimelineRow[] = [
+      {
+        label: 'HAM',
+        color: '#E8002D',
+        stints: [{ compound: 'SOFT', lapStart: 1, lapEnd: 18 }],
+        pitStops: [19],
+      },
+    ]
+    const { container } = render(<TyreStintTimeline rows={rows} totalLaps={78} />)
+    const marker = container.querySelector('[data-testid="pit-marker"]') as SVGLineElement
+    expect(marker).toBeTruthy()
+    // lap 19 → x = 48 + (18/78) * 580 ≈ 181.85
+    expect(Number(marker.getAttribute('x1'))).toBeCloseTo(181.85, 1)
+    const titles = [...container.querySelectorAll('title')].map((t) => t.textContent)
+    expect(titles).toContain('HAM pit stop · L19')
+  })
+
+  it('leaves rows without pit data unchanged', () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <TyreStintTimeline rows={sampleRows} totalLaps={78} />,
+    )
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="pit-marker"]')).toHaveLength(0)
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll('.stint-timeline__bar')).toHaveLength(3)
+  })
+})
+
+const results: EnrichedResult[] = [
+  {
+    driver_number: 1,
+    position: 1,
+    name_acronym: 'VER',
+    full_name: 'Max Verstappen',
+    team_name: 'Red Bull Racing',
+    team_colour: '3671C6',
+    dnf: false,
+    dns: false,
+    dsq: false,
+    duration: null,
+    gap_to_leader: null,
+    number_of_laps: 78,
+    points: 25,
+    session_key: 9472,
+    meeting_key: 1229,
+  },
+  {
+    driver_number: 44,
+    position: 2,
+    name_acronym: 'HAM',
+    full_name: 'Lewis Hamilton',
+    team_name: 'Ferrari',
+    team_colour: 'E8002D',
+    dnf: false,
+    dns: false,
+    dsq: false,
+    duration: null,
+    gap_to_leader: 5.1,
+    number_of_laps: 78,
+    points: 18,
+    session_key: 9472,
+    meeting_key: 1229,
+  },
+]
+
+const stints: Stint[] = [
+  {
+    session_key: 9472,
+    driver_number: 1,
+    meeting_key: 1229,
+    stint_number: 1,
+    compound: 'MEDIUM',
+    lap_start: 1,
+    lap_end: 30,
+    tyre_age_at_start: 0,
+  },
+  {
+    session_key: 9472,
+    driver_number: 44,
+    meeting_key: 1229,
+    stint_number: 1,
+    compound: 'SOFT',
+    lap_start: 1,
+    lap_end: 18,
+    tyre_age_at_start: 0,
+  },
+]
+
+const pitStops: PitStop[] = []
+
+describe('StrategyView integration', () => {
+  it('renders timeline when stints exist', () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <StrategyView results={results} stints={stints} pit_stops={pitStops} hasStints={true} />,
+    )
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="strategy-chart"]')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stint-timeline')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('VER')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('HAM')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll('.stint-timeline__bar')).toHaveLength(2)
+  })
+})

frontend/src/test/tyredeg.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import {
+  DEG_SLOPE_THRESHOLD,
+  MIN_CLEAN_LAPS,
+  PIT_LOSS_SECONDS,
+  cleanStintSamples,
+  degradationModel,
+  estimatePitRejoin,
+  formatSlope,
+  parseLapTimeSeconds,
+  recordStintSamples,
+  stintInputFromRow,
+} from '../lib/tyredeg'
+import type { StintHistoryMap, StintLapInput, StintSample } from '../lib/tyredeg'
+import type { LiveTimingRow } from '../lib/live'
+import type { LiveDriverData } from '../types'
+
+function makeInput(overrides: Partial<StintLapInput> = {}): StintLapInput {
+  return {
+    racingNumber: '1',
+    lapNumber: 1,
+    lastLapTime: '1:30.000',
+    compound: 'MEDIUM',
+    tyreAge: 1,
+    inPit: false,
+    pitOut: false,
+    ...overrides,
+  }
+}
+
+/** Feed a sequence of snapshots for one driver through the accumulator. */
+function accumulate(snapshots: Array<Partial<StintLapInput>>): StintHistoryMap {
+  let history: StintHistoryMap = {}
+  for (const snapshot of snapshots) {
+    history = recordStintSamples(history, [makeInput(snapshot)])
+  }
+  return history
+}
+
+function makeRow(
+  number: string,
+  position: number,
+  tla: string,
+  driver: Partial<LiveDriverData> = {},
+): LiveTimingRow {
+  return {
+    RacingNumber: number,
+    Position: position,
+    Driver: {
+      RacingNumber: number,
+      Position: position,
+      Interval: '',
+      GapToLeader: '',
+      LastLapTime: '1:30.000',
+      NumberOfLaps: 10,
+      InPit: false,
+      PitOut: false,
+      Retired: false,
+      ...driver,
+    } as LiveDriverData,
+    Info: {
+      RacingNumber: number,
+      BroadcastName: '',
+      Tla: tla,
+      TeamName: '',
+      TeamColour: '3671c6',
+      FirstName: '',
+      LastName: '',
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+describe('parseLapTimeSeconds', () => {
+  it('parses minute-form and plain-second lap times', () => {
+    expect(parseLapTimeSeconds('1:23.456')).toBeCloseTo(83.456)
+    expect(parseLapTimeSeconds('83.456')).toBeCloseTo(83.456)
+  })
+
+  it('rejects empty, garbage, and non-positive values', () => {
+    expect(parseLapTimeSeconds('')).toBeNull()
+    expect(parseLapTimeSeconds(undefined)).toBeNull()
+    expect(parseLapTimeSeconds(null)).toBeNull()
+    expect(parseLapTimeSeconds('LAP 12')).toBeNull()
+    expect(parseLapTimeSeconds('-1:30.000')).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
+
+describe('recordStintSamples', () => {
+  it('accumulates one sample per completed lap across snapshots', () => {
+    const history = accumulate([
+      { lapNumber: 1, lastLapTime: '1:30.000' },
+      { lapNumber: 2, lastLapTime: '1:30.100' },
+      { lapNumber: 2, lastLapTime: '1:30.100' }, // repeated snapshot, same lap
+      { lapNumber: 3, lastLapTime: '1:30.200' },
+    ])
+    expect(history['1'].samples).toEqual([
+      { lap: 2, seconds: 90.1 },
+      { lap: 3, seconds: 90.2 },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('does not record a lap from the very first snapshot seen', () => {
+    const history = accumulate([{ lapNumber: 5, lastLapTime: '1:29.000' }])
+    expect(history['1'].samples).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  it('replaces (not duplicates) a sample when the lap time is corrected', () => {
+    const history = accumulate([
+      { lapNumber: 1, lastLapTime: '1:30.000' },
+      { lapNumber: 2, lastLapTime: '1:30.500' },
+      { lapNumber: 2, lastLapTime: '1:30.400' }, // late correction for lap 2
+    ])
+    expect(history['1'].samples).toEqual([{ lap: 2, seconds: 90.4 }])
+  })
+
+  it('resets the stint on compound change and skips the next lap', () => {
+    const history = accumulate([
+      { lapNumber: 1, lastLapTime: '1:30.000', compound: 'SOFT', tyreAge: 1 },
+      { lapNumber: 2, lastLapTime: '1:30.100', compound: 'SOFT', tyreAge: 2 },
+      { lapNumber: 3, lastLapTime: '1:30.200', compound: 'SOFT', tyreAge: 3 },
+      // Boxed for hards: old samples dropped, out-lap (lap 4) excluded.
+      { lapNumber: 4, lastLapTime: '1:52.000', compound: 'HARD', tyreAge: 0 },
+      { lapNumber: 5, lastLapTime: '1:31.000', compound: 'HARD', tyreAge: 1 },
+      { lapNumber: 6, lastLapTime: '1:31.100', compound: 'HARD', tyreAge: 2 },
+    ])
+    expect(history['1'].samples).toEqual([
+      { lap: 5, seconds: 91.0 },
+      { lap: 6, seconds: 91.1 },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('resets on a fresh set of the same compound (tyre age drops)', () => {
+    const history = accumulate([
+      { lapNumber: 1, lastLapTime: '1:30.000', tyreAge: 10 },
+      { lapNumber: 2, lastLapTime: '1:30.100', tyreAge: 11 },
+      { lapNumber: 3, lastLapTime: '1:50.000', tyreAge: 0 }, // new mediums
+      { lapNumber: 4, lastLapTime: '1:30.500', tyreAge: 1 },
+    ])
+    expect(history['1'].samples).toEqual([{ lap: 4, seconds: 90.5 }])
+  })
+
+  it('excludes laps completed in the pit lane or on pit exit', () => {
+    const history = accumulate([
+      { lapNumber: 1, lastLapTime: '1:30.000' },
+      { lapNumber: 2, lastLapTime: '1:30.100' },
+      { lapNumber: 3, lastLapTime: '1:48.000', inPit: true }, // in-lap
+      { lapNumber: 4, lastLapTime: '1:45.000', pitOut: true, tyreAge: 0 }, // out-lap
+      { lapNumber: 5, lastLapTime: '1:30.300', tyreAge: 1 },
+    ])
+    expect(history['1'].samples).toEqual([{ lap: 5, seconds: 90.3 }])
+  })
+
+  it('prunes drivers missing from the snapshot and does not mutate input', () => {
+    const initial = accumulate([
+      { lapNumber: 1, lastLapTime: '1:30.000' },
+      { lapNumber: 2, lastLapTime: '1:30.100' },
+    ])
+    const next = recordStintSamples(initial, [makeInput({ racingNumber: '44' })])
+    expect(next['1']).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(next['44']).toBeDefined()
+    expect(initial['1'].samples).toHaveLength(1)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('degradationModel', () => {
+  const series = (times: number[], startLap = 1): StintSample[] =>
+    times.map((seconds, index) => ({ lap: startLap + index, seconds }))
+
+  it('fits the slope of a known linear series', () => {
+    const model = degradationModel(series([90.0, 90.1, 90.2, 90.3, 90.4]))
+    expect(model).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(model!.slope).toBeCloseTo(0.1, 5)
+    expect(model!.trend).toBe('degrading')
+  })
+
+  it('classifies improving and stable stints', () => {
+    expect(degradationModel(series([91.0, 90.8, 90.6, 90.4]))!.trend).toBe('improving')
+    expect(degradationModel(series([90.0, 90.01, 90.0, 90.02, 90.01]))!.trend).toBe('stable')
+    // A slope clearly under the threshold stays stable.
+    expect(DEG_SLOPE_THRESHOLD).toBeGreaterThan(0.03)
+    expect(degradationModel(series([90.0, 90.03, 90.06, 90.09, 90.12]))!.trend).toBe('stable')
+  })
+
+  it('excludes outliers more than ~5s off the stint median', () => {
+    // Clean laps follow +0.1s/lap; the 97.5 (traffic/spin) must not skew the fit.
+    const samples = series([90.0, 90.1, 97.5, 90.3, 90.4, 90.5])
+    expect(cleanStintSamples(samples)).toHaveLength(5)
+    const model = degradationModel(samples)
+    expect(model!.samples).toHaveLength(5)
+    expect(model!.slope).toBeCloseTo(0.1, 5)
+  })
+
+  it('returns null with fewer than MIN_CLEAN_LAPS clean laps', () => {
+    expect(degradationModel(series([90.0, 90.1, 90.2]))).toBeNull()
+    // 4 raw laps but one outlier -> only 3 clean -> still warming up
+    expect(degradationModel(series([90.0, 90.1, 90.2, 99.0]))).toBeNull()
+    expect(MIN_CLEAN_LAPS).toBe(4)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('formatSlope', () => {
+  it('renders signed seconds-per-lap', () => {
+    expect(formatSlope(0.083)).toBe('+0.08s/lap')
+    expect(formatSlope(-0.125)).toBe('−0.13s/lap')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('estimatePitRejoin', () => {
+  const ladder = [
+    makeRow('1', 1, 'VER'),
+    makeRow('4', 2, 'NOR', { Interval: '+5.0' }),
+    makeRow('44', 3, 'HAM', { Interval: '+10.0' }),
+    makeRow('14', 4, 'ALO', { Interval: '+15.0' }),
+    makeRow('16', 5, 'LEC', { Interval: '+20.0' }),
+  ]
+
+  it('projects the rejoin slot between the right cars', () => {
+    // VER pits from P1: NOR (5s) and HAM (15s cumulative) get past;
+    // ALO would be 30s back -> stays behind. Rejoin ~P3.
+    const estimate = estimatePitRejoin(ladder, '1')
+    expect(estimate).toEqual({
+      rejoinPosition: 3,
+      positionsLost: 2,
+      aheadCode: 'HAM',
+      behindCode: 'ALO',
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('keeps position when the cars behind are further than the pit loss', () => {
+    const estimate = estimatePitRejoin(ladder, '14')
+    // LEC is 20s behind ALO — inside the 22s window, so he gets past.
+    expect(estimate!.rejoinPosition).toBe(5)
+    expect(estimate!.aheadCode).toBe('LEC')
+    expect(estimate!.behindCode).toBeNull()
+
+    const wide = estimatePitRejoin(
+      [makeRow('1', 1, 'VER'), makeRow('4', 2, 'NOR', { Interval: `+${PIT_LOSS_SECONDS + 3}.0` })],
+      '1',
+    )
+    expect(wide!.rejoinPosition).toBe(1)
+    expect(wide!.positionsLost).toBe(0)
+    expect(wide!.behindCode).toBe('NOR')
+  })
+
+  it('stops the ladder walk at lapped cars and skips pitted/retired ones', () => {
+    const estimate = estimatePitRejoin(
+      [
+        makeRow('1', 1, 'VER'),
+        makeRow('4', 2, 'NOR', { Interval: '+5.0', InPit: true }), // mid-stop, excluded
+        makeRow('44', 3, 'HAM', { Interval: '+10.0' }),
+        makeRow('16', 4, 'LEC', { Interval: '1L' }), // lapped — walk ends here
+        makeRow('14', 5, 'ALO', { Interval: '+2.0' }),
+      ],
+      '1',
+    )
+    expect(estimate!.positionsLost).toBe(1) // only HAM gets past
+    expect(estimate!.rejoinPosition).toBe(2)
+    expect(estimate!.aheadCode).toBe('HAM')
+    expect(estimate!.behindCode).toBe('LEC')
+  })
+
+  it('returns null for unknown drivers', () => {
+    expect(estimatePitRejoin(ladder, '99')).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
+
+describe('stintInputFromRow', () => {
+  it('maps tower rows into accumulator inputs', () => {
+    const row = makeRow('4', 2, 'NOR', { NumberOfLaps: 12, LastLapTime: '1:29.900' })
+    row.Tyre = { Compound: 'HARD', New: false, Age: 7 }
+    expect(stintInputFromRow(row)).toEqual({
+      racingNumber: '4',
+      lapNumber: 12,
+      lastLapTime: '1:29.900',
+      compound: 'HARD',
+      tyreAge: 7,
+      inPit: false,
+      pitOut: false,
+    })
+  })
+})

frontend/src/types.ts

@@ -158,6 +158,37 @@ export interface Lap {
   is_pit_out_lap: boolean
 }
 
+export interface CarDataSample {
+  brake: number
+  date: string
+  driver_number: number
+  drs: number
+  meeting_key: number
+  n_gear: number
+  rpm: number
+  session_key: number
+  speed: number
+  throttle: number
+}
+
+export interface ComparisonLap extends Lap {
+  compound?: string
+}
+
+export interface ComparisonDriver {
+  driver_number: number
+  name_acronym: string
+  team_colour: string
+  laps: ComparisonLap[]
+}
+
+export interface LapsComparisonResponse {
+  session_key: number
+  sc_periods: unknown[]
+  pit_laps: Record<string, number[]>
+  drivers: ComparisonDriver[]
+}
+
 export interface WeekendSession {
   session: Session
   source: 'local' | 'partial' | 'none' | 'cancelled'
@@ -175,6 +206,9 @@ export interface Weekend {
 export interface LiveStateResponse {
   is_live: boolean
   data: LiveStreamData | null
+  last_snapshot?: LiveStreamData | null
+  last_positions?: Record<string, LivePosition> | null
+  last_snapshot_at?: string
 }
 
 export interface LivePosition {
@@ -261,6 +295,7 @@ export interface LiveSessionMeta {
   CircuitName: string
   SessionType: string
   SessionName: string
+  Path: string
 }
 
 export interface LiveStintData {
@@ -269,6 +304,12 @@ export interface LiveStintData {
   Laps: number
 }
 
+export interface LiveRadioCapture {
+  Utc: string
+  RacingNumber: string
+  Path: string
+}
+
 export interface LiveStreamData {
   Drivers: Record<string, LiveDriverData>
   DriverInfo: Record<string, LiveDriverInfo>
@@ -277,6 +318,8 @@ export interface LiveStreamData {
   RCMessages: LiveRCMessage[]
   Weather: LiveWeatherData
   Session: LiveSessionMeta
+  TeamRadio: LiveRadioCapture[]
+  SessionStatus?: string
   TrackStatus: string
   CurrentLap: number
   TotalLaps: number

internal/api/cache.go

@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ func cacheDBPath() string {
 	return filepath.Join(".cache", "box-box", "cache.db")
 }
 
+// DefaultCacheDBPath returns the HTTP cache database path used by the OpenF1
+// client in both TUI and web modes.
+func DefaultCacheDBPath() string {
+	return cacheDBPath()
+}
+
 // ttlForURL determines the appropriate TTL based on the URL pattern.
 // Returns 0 (CacheTTLForever) for historical data that will never change.
 func ttlForURL(url string) time.Duration {

internal/api/openf1.go

@@ -623,6 +623,19 @@ func (c *OpenF1Client) GetTeamRadio(sessionKey, driverNumber int) ([]models.Team
 // to maximise the chance of finding data quickly.
 var candidateDrivers = []int{1, 11, 44, 16, 55, 4, 14, 63, 81, 24}
 
+// TrackOutlinePrefetchResult summarizes a season track-outline cache warming
+// run. Counts are scoped to the unique non-zero circuit keys in the provided
+// meeting list.
+type TrackOutlinePrefetchResult struct {
+	Year           int
+	UniqueCircuits int
+	CachedBefore   int
+	CachedAfter    int
+	Skipped        int
+	Fetched        int
+	Failed         int
+}
+
 // PrefetchTrackOutlines fetches GPS location data for every circuit in the
 // provided meeting list and stores it in the cache so the track map tab can
 // render during live sessions when the free-tier API is locked.
@@ -632,28 +645,58 @@ var candidateDrivers = []int{1, 11, 44, 16, 55, 4, 14, 63, 81, 24}
 // Errors per-circuit are silently ignored — this is a best-effort operation
 // and must never block or crash the main UI.
 func (c *OpenF1Client) PrefetchTrackOutlines(meetings []models.Meeting) {
+	year := time.Now().Year()
+	for _, m := range meetings {
+		if m.Year != 0 {
+			year = m.Year
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	_ = c.PrefetchTrackOutlinesForYear(year, meetings)
+}
+
+// PrefetchTrackOutlinesForYear fetches and caches track outlines for unique
+// circuits in the provided meeting list, storing them under the explicit season
+// year. Unlike PrefetchTrackOutlines, it returns accounting suitable for CLI
+// cache-warming workflows.
+func (c *OpenF1Client) PrefetchTrackOutlinesForYear(year int, meetings []models.Meeting) TrackOutlinePrefetchResult {
 	const maxWorkers = 3
 
-	year := time.Now().Year()
+	result := TrackOutlinePrefetchResult{Year: year}
-
+	uniqueByCircuit := make(map[int]models.Meeting)
-	// Filter to meetings that need fetching.
+	var unique []models.Meeting
-	var pending []models.Meeting
 	for _, m := range meetings {
 		if m.CircuitKey == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
+		if _, exists := uniqueByCircuit[m.CircuitKey]; exists {
+			continue
+		}
+		uniqueByCircuit[m.CircuitKey] = m
+		unique = append(unique, m)
+	}
+
+	result.UniqueCircuits = len(unique)
+
+	// Filter to meetings that need fetching.
+	var pending []models.Meeting
+	for _, m := range unique {
 		if _, ok := c.cache.GetTrackOutline(m.CircuitKey, year); ok {
+			result.CachedBefore++
+			result.Skipped++
 			continue // already cached for this season
 		}
 		pending = append(pending, m)
 	}
 
 	if len(pending) == 0 {
-		return
+		result.CachedAfter = result.CachedBefore
+		return result
 	}
 
 	sem := make(chan struct{}, maxWorkers)
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	var mu sync.Mutex
 
 	for _, mtg := range pending {
 		mtg := mtg // capture
@@ -662,19 +705,34 @@ func (c *OpenF1Client) PrefetchTrackOutlines(meetings []models.Meeting) {
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			defer func() { <-sem }()
-			c.prefetchCircuit(mtg, year)
+			ok := c.prefetchCircuit(mtg, year)
+			mu.Lock()
+			if ok {
+				result.Fetched++
+			} else {
+				result.Failed++
+			}
+			mu.Unlock()
 		}()
 	}
 
 	wg.Wait()
+
+	for _, m := range unique {
+		if _, ok := c.cache.GetTrackOutline(m.CircuitKey, year); ok {
+			result.CachedAfter++
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result
 }
 
 // prefetchCircuit fetches the track outline for a single meeting and stores it.
 // It prefers completed sessions (past date_end) so the data is full and stable.
-func (c *OpenF1Client) prefetchCircuit(mtg models.Meeting, year int) {
+func (c *OpenF1Client) prefetchCircuit(mtg models.Meeting, year int) bool {
 	sessions, err := c.GetSessionsForMeeting(int(mtg.MeetingKey))
 	if err != nil || len(sessions) == 0 {
-		return
+		return false
 	}
 
 	// Pick the best session: prefer a completed race, then any session with
@@ -696,7 +754,7 @@ func (c *OpenF1Client) prefetchCircuit(mtg models.Meeting, year int) {
 		}
 	}
 	if bestSession == nil {
-		return
+		return false
 	}
 
 	// Try candidate drivers in order until we find one with enough points.
@@ -706,7 +764,7 @@ func (c *OpenF1Client) prefetchCircuit(mtg models.Meeting, year int) {
 			continue
 		}
 		// Store under the circuit key for this year and stop.
-		_ = c.cache.SetTrackOutline(mtg.CircuitKey, year, locs)
+		return c.cache.SetTrackOutline(mtg.CircuitKey, year, locs) == nil
-		return
 	}
+	return false
 }

internal/api/track_outline_prefetch_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/models"
+)
+
+func newTrackOutlineTestClient(t *testing.T, srvURL string) *OpenF1Client {
+	t.Helper()
+	t.Setenv("HOME", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME", t.TempDir())
+
+	c := NewOpenF1Client(srvURL, 5*time.Second)
+	c.pacer = &requestPacer{}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = c.Close() })
+	return c
+}
+
+func TestPrefetchTrackOutlinesForYearSkipsCachedAndWritesLocations(t *testing.T) {
+	var sessionsByMeeting = map[string][]models.Session{
+		"202": {
+			{
+				SessionKey:  9002,
+				SessionName: "Race",
+				MeetingKey:  202,
+				CircuitKey:  2,
+				DateEnd:     "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	var sessionsRequested []string
+	var locationsRequested []string
+
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch r.URL.Path {
+		case "/v1/sessions":
+			meetingKey := r.URL.Query().Get("meeting_key")
+			sessionsRequested = append(sessionsRequested, meetingKey)
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(sessionsByMeeting[meetingKey])
+		case "/v1/location":
+			sessionKey := r.URL.Query().Get("session_key")
+			driverNumber := r.URL.Query().Get("driver_number")
+			locationsRequested = append(locationsRequested, sessionKey+"/"+driverNumber)
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(testLocations(9002, 1, 51))
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected request path %s", r.URL.Path)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	client := newTrackOutlineTestClient(t, srv.URL)
+	if err := client.Cache().SetTrackOutline(1, 2026, testLocations(9001, 1, 51)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("SetTrackOutline() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	result := client.PrefetchTrackOutlinesForYear(2026, []models.Meeting{
+		{MeetingKey: 101, Year: 2026, Circuit: models.Circuit{CircuitKey: 1}},
+		{MeetingKey: 202, Year: 2026, Circuit: models.Circuit{CircuitKey: 2}},
+		{MeetingKey: 303, Year: 2026, Circuit: models.Circuit{CircuitKey: 2}},
+	})
+
+	if result.UniqueCircuits != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("UniqueCircuits = %d, want 2", result.UniqueCircuits)
+	}
+	if result.CachedBefore != 1 || result.Skipped != 1 || result.Fetched != 1 || result.Failed != 0 || result.CachedAfter != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected result: %+v", result)
+	}
+	if got, want := len(sessionsRequested), 1; got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("sessions requested %d time(s), want %d: %v", got, want, sessionsRequested)
+	}
+	if sessionsRequested[0] != "202" {
+		t.Fatalf("requested meeting %s, want 202", sessionsRequested[0])
+	}
+	if got, want := len(locationsRequested), 1; got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("locations requested %d time(s), want %d: %v", got, want, locationsRequested)
+	}
+	if locationsRequested[0] != "9002/1" {
+		t.Fatalf("requested location %s, want 9002/1", locationsRequested[0])
+	}
+
+	locs, ok := client.Cache().GetTrackOutline(2, 2026)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("expected circuit 2 outline to be cached")
+	}
+	if len(locs) != 51 {
+		t.Fatalf("cached %d locations, want 51", len(locs))
+	}
+}
+
+func testLocations(sessionKey, driverNumber, count int) []models.Location {
+	locs := make([]models.Location, count)
+	for i := range locs {
+		locs[i] = models.Location{
+			Date:         "2026-01-01T12:00:" + strconv.Itoa(i%60) + "+00:00",
+			DriverNumber: driverNumber,
+			MeetingKey:   202,
+			SessionKey:   sessionKey,
+			X:            float64(i),
+			Y:            float64(i * 2),
+		}
+	}
+	return locs
+}

internal/live/parser_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"compress/flate"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -211,12 +212,16 @@ func TestProcessTopicSessionInfoCircuitName(t *testing.T) {
 	state.ProcessTopic("SessionInfo", json.RawMessage(`{
 		"Meeting": {"Name": "British Grand Prix", "Circuit": {"ShortName": "Silverstone"}},
 		"Name": "Race",
-		"Type": "Race"
+		"Type": "Race",
+		"Path": "2026/2026-07-05_British_Grand_Prix/2026-07-05_Race/"
 	}`))
 	s := state.Snapshot().Session
 	if s.MeetingName != "British Grand Prix" || s.CircuitName != "Silverstone" {
 		t.Fatalf("session = %+v", s)
 	}
+	if s.Path != "2026/2026-07-05_British_Grand_Prix/2026-07-05_Race/" {
+		t.Fatalf("session path = %q", s.Path)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestProcessTopicDriverList(t *testing.T) {
@@ -268,6 +273,40 @@ func TestProcessTopicTrackStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestProcessTopicSessionStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	state := live.NewState()
+	if !state.ProcessTopic("SessionStatus", json.RawMessage(`{"Status": "Finished"}`)) {
+		t.Fatal("SessionStatus should update state")
+	}
+	snap := state.Snapshot()
+	if snap.SessionStatus != "Finished" {
+		t.Fatalf("session status = %q, want Finished", snap.SessionStatus)
+	}
+	if !snap.SnapshotUpdated {
+		t.Fatal("SessionStatus should mark snapshot updated")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSessionStatusIsActive(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		status string
+		want   bool
+	}{
+		{"Started", true},
+		{"Resumed", true},
+		{"Finished", false},
+		{"Finalised", false},
+		{"Ends", false},
+		{"Aborted", false},
+		{"", false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		if got := live.SessionStatusIsActive(tt.status); got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("SessionStatusIsActive(%q) = %v, want %v", tt.status, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestProcessTopicRaceControlMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	state := live.NewState()
 	data := json.RawMessage(`{
@@ -285,6 +324,68 @@ func TestProcessTopicRaceControlMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestProcessTopicTeamRadioSnapshotAndPatch(t *testing.T) {
+	state := live.NewState()
+	snapshot := json.RawMessage(`{
+		"Captures": [
+			{"Utc": "2026-07-05T14:05:30Z", "RacingNumber": "4", "Path": "TeamRadio/NOR-1.mp3"},
+			{"Utc": "2026-07-05T14:04:10Z", "RacingNumber": "16", "Path": "TeamRadio/LEC-1.mp3"}
+		]
+	}`)
+
+	if !state.ProcessTopic("TeamRadio", snapshot) {
+		t.Fatal("TeamRadio snapshot should update state")
+	}
+
+	patch := json.RawMessage(`{
+		"Captures": {
+			"2": {"Utc": "2026-07-05T14:06:00Z", "RacingNumber": "44", "Path": "TeamRadio/HAM-1.mp3"}
+		}
+	}`)
+	if !state.ProcessTopic("TeamRadio", patch) {
+		t.Fatal("TeamRadio keyed patch should update state")
+	}
+
+	radio := state.Snapshot().TeamRadio
+	if len(radio) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("radio captures = %d, want 3", len(radio))
+	}
+	if radio[0].RacingNumber != "16" || radio[1].RacingNumber != "4" || radio[2].RacingNumber != "44" {
+		t.Fatalf("radio order = %+v", radio)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProcessTopicTeamRadioMalformed(t *testing.T) {
+	state := live.NewState()
+	if state.ProcessTopic("TeamRadio", json.RawMessage(`{"Captures": {"1": {"Utc": "2026-07-05T14:06:00Z", "Path": "missing-driver.mp3"}}}`)) {
+		t.Fatal("incomplete TeamRadio capture should not update state")
+	}
+	if state.ProcessTopic("TeamRadio", json.RawMessage(`{"Captures": "not-a-list"}`)) {
+		t.Fatal("unexpected TeamRadio captures shape should not update state")
+	}
+	if len(state.Snapshot().TeamRadio) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("malformed captures mutated state: %+v", state.Snapshot().TeamRadio)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProcessTopicTeamRadioCapsAtTwenty(t *testing.T) {
+	state := live.NewState()
+	for i := 0; i < 25; i++ {
+		payload := json.RawMessage([]byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{
+			"Captures": [{"Utc": "2026-07-05T14:%02d:00Z", "RacingNumber": "%d", "Path": "TeamRadio/%02d.mp3"}]
+		}`, i, i, i)))
+		state.ProcessTopic("TeamRadio", payload)
+	}
+
+	radio := state.Snapshot().TeamRadio
+	if len(radio) != 20 {
+		t.Fatalf("radio captures = %d, want 20", len(radio))
+	}
+	if radio[0].Utc != "2026-07-05T14:05:00Z" || radio[19].Utc != "2026-07-05T14:24:00Z" {
+		t.Fatalf("radio cap kept wrong captures: first=%+v last=%+v", radio[0], radio[19])
+	}
+}
+
 func TestProcessTopicWeatherData(t *testing.T) {
 	state := live.NewState()
 	state.ProcessTopic("WeatherData", json.RawMessage(`{

internal/live/signalr.go

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ func connectToF1SignalRCore(dataChan chan LiveStreamData) error {
 		"RaceControlMessages",
 		"WeatherData",
 		"SessionInfo",
+		"TeamRadio",
 		"CurrentTyres",
 		"TimingAppData",
 		"TimingStats",
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ func connectToF1LegacySignalR(dataChan chan LiveStreamData) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	subscribeMsg := []byte(`{"H":"Streaming","M":"Subscribe","A":[["Heartbeat","TimingData","Position.z","CarData.z","DriverList","LapCount","ExtrapolatedClock","TrackStatus","RaceControlMessages","WeatherData","SessionInfo","CurrentTyres","TimingAppData","TimingStats"]],"I":1}`)
+	subscribeMsg := []byte(`{"H":"Streaming","M":"Subscribe","A":[["Heartbeat","TimingData","Position.z","CarData.z","DriverList","LapCount","ExtrapolatedClock","TrackStatus","RaceControlMessages","WeatherData","SessionInfo","TeamRadio","CurrentTyres","TimingAppData","TimingStats","SessionStatus"]],"I":1}`)
 	err = c.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, subscribeMsg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err

internal/live/state.go

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ type State struct {
 	RCMessages         []LiveRCMessage
 	Weather            LiveWeatherData
 	Session            LiveSessionMeta
+	TeamRadio          []LiveRadioCapture
+	SessionStatus      string
 	TrackStatus        string
 	CurrentLap         int
 	TotalLaps          int
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ type State struct {
 }
 
 const signalRRecordSeparator = byte(0x1e)
+const maxTeamRadioCaptures = 20
 
 // NewState returns an empty live timing accumulator.
 func NewState() *State {
@@ -71,6 +76,8 @@ func (s *State) Snapshot() LiveStreamData {
 	}
 	cpyRC := make([]LiveRCMessage, len(s.RCMessages))
 	copy(cpyRC, s.RCMessages)
+	cpyRadio := make([]LiveRadioCapture, len(s.TeamRadio))
+	copy(cpyRadio, s.TeamRadio)
 	cpyStints := make(map[string][]LiveStintData, len(s.Stints))
 	for k, v := range s.Stints {
 		st := make([]LiveStintData, len(v))
@@ -86,6 +93,8 @@ func (s *State) Snapshot() LiveStreamData {
 		RCMessages:         cpyRC,
 		Weather:            s.Weather,
 		Session:            s.Session,
+		TeamRadio:          cpyRadio,
+		SessionStatus:      s.SessionStatus,
 		TrackStatus:        s.TrackStatus,
 		CurrentLap:         s.CurrentLap,
 		TotalLaps:          s.TotalLaps,
@@ -266,6 +275,14 @@ func (s *State) ProcessTopic(topic string, data json.RawMessage) bool {
 			s.TrackStatus = ts.Status
 			updated = true
 		}
+	case "SessionStatus":
+		var ss struct {
+			Status string `json:"Status"`
+		}
+		if json.Unmarshal(data, &ss) == nil && ss.Status != "" {
+			s.SessionStatus = ss.Status
+			updated = true
+		}
 	case "RaceControlMessages":
 		var rcm struct {
 			Messages json.RawMessage `json:"Messages"`
@@ -335,6 +352,7 @@ func (s *State) ProcessTopic(topic string, data json.RawMessage) bool {
 			} `json:"Meeting"`
 			Name string `json:"Name"`
 			Type string `json:"Type"`
+			Path string `json:"Path"`
 		}
 		if json.Unmarshal(data, &si) == nil {
 			if si.Meeting.Name != "" {
@@ -349,8 +367,13 @@ func (s *State) ProcessTopic(topic string, data json.RawMessage) bool {
 			if si.Type != "" {
 				s.Session.SessionType = si.Type
 			}
+			if si.Path != "" {
+				s.Session.Path = si.Path
+			}
 			updated = true
 		}
+	case "TeamRadio":
+		updated = s.updateTeamRadio(data)
 	case "CurrentTyres":
 		var ct map[string]json.RawMessage
 		if json.Unmarshal(data, &ct) == nil {
@@ -483,6 +506,62 @@ func readCompressed(r io.ReadCloser, err error) ([]byte, bool) {
 	return out, err == nil
 }
 
+func (s *State) updateTeamRadio(data json.RawMessage) bool {
+	var payload struct {
+		Captures json.RawMessage `json:"Captures"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &payload); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("live: skipping malformed TeamRadio payload: %v", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	if len(payload.Captures) == 0 || string(payload.Captures) == "null" {
+		log.Printf("live: skipping TeamRadio payload without Captures")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	captures := indexedRawValues(payload.Captures)
+	if len(captures) == 0 {
+		log.Printf("live: skipping TeamRadio payload with unexpected Captures shape")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	updated := false
+	for _, captureRaw := range captures {
+		var capture LiveRadioCapture
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(captureRaw.Raw, &capture); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("live: skipping malformed TeamRadio capture: %v", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if capture.Utc == "" || capture.RacingNumber == "" || capture.Path == "" {
+			log.Printf("live: skipping incomplete TeamRadio capture: utc=%q racing_number=%q path=%q", capture.Utc, capture.RacingNumber, capture.Path)
+			continue
+		}
+		if s.hasTeamRadioCapture(capture) {
+			continue
+		}
+		s.TeamRadio = append(s.TeamRadio, capture)
+		updated = true
+	}
+	if updated {
+		sort.SliceStable(s.TeamRadio, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return s.TeamRadio[i].Utc < s.TeamRadio[j].Utc
+		})
+		if len(s.TeamRadio) > maxTeamRadioCaptures {
+			s.TeamRadio = append([]LiveRadioCapture(nil), s.TeamRadio[len(s.TeamRadio)-maxTeamRadioCaptures:]...)
+		}
+	}
+	return updated
+}
+
+func (s *State) hasTeamRadioCapture(capture LiveRadioCapture) bool {
+	for _, existing := range s.TeamRadio {
+		if existing.Utc == capture.Utc && existing.RacingNumber == capture.RacingNumber && existing.Path == capture.Path {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (s *State) updatePositions(data json.RawMessage) bool {
 	var payload struct {
 		Position json.RawMessage `json:"Position"`
@@ -799,6 +878,9 @@ func indexedRawValues(raw json.RawMessage) []indexedRaw {
 			fmt.Sscanf(k, "%d", &i)
 			values = append(values, indexedRaw{Index: i, Raw: v})
 		}
+		sort.Slice(values, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return values[i].Index < values[j].Index
+		})
 		return values
 	}
 

internal/live/types.go

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ type LiveSessionMeta struct {
 	CircuitName string
 	SessionType string
 	SessionName string
+	Path        string
 }
 
 // LivePositionData is the latest raw F1 GPS position for one driver.
@@ -144,6 +145,13 @@ type LiveStintData struct {
 	Laps     int
 }
 
+// LiveRadioCapture is one team radio audio clip from the live timing feed.
+type LiveRadioCapture struct {
+	Utc          string
+	RacingNumber string
+	Path         string
+}
+
 // LiveStreamData is an immutable snapshot of all live timing state.
 type LiveStreamData struct {
 	Drivers            map[string]LiveDriverData
@@ -153,6 +161,8 @@ type LiveStreamData struct {
 	RCMessages         []LiveRCMessage
 	Weather            LiveWeatherData
 	Session            LiveSessionMeta
+	TeamRadio          []LiveRadioCapture
+	SessionStatus      string
 	TrackStatus        string // "1"=green "2"=yellow "4"=SC "5"=red "6"=VSC
 	CurrentLap         int
 	TotalLaps          int
@@ -164,3 +174,27 @@ type LiveStreamData struct {
 	PositionUpdated    bool                        `json:"-"`
 	SnapshotUpdated    bool                        `json:"-"`
 }
+
+// SessionStatusIsActive reports whether a raw F1 live timing SessionStatus
+// value represents an actively running session.
+func SessionStatusIsActive(status string) bool {
+	switch normalizeSessionStatus(status) {
+	case "started", "resumed":
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+func normalizeSessionStatus(status string) string {
+	out := make([]rune, 0, len(status))
+	for _, r := range status {
+		switch {
+		case r >= 'A' && r <= 'Z':
+			out = append(out, r+'a'-'A')
+		case r >= 'a' && r <= 'z', r >= '0' && r <= '9':
+			out = append(out, r)
+		}
+	}
+	return string(out)
+}

internal/web/live.go

@@ -29,10 +29,21 @@ type SSEHub struct {
 	deregister chan *sseClient
 	broadcast  chan sseEvent
 
-	mu            sync.RWMutex
+	mu              sync.RWMutex
-	lastSnapshot  *live.LiveStreamData
+	activeSnapshot  *live.LiveStreamData
-	lastPositions map[string]live.LivePositionData
+	activePositions map[string]live.LivePositionData
-	isLive        bool
+	lastSnapshot    *live.LiveStreamData
+	lastPositions   map[string]live.LivePositionData
+	lastSnapshotAt  time.Time
+	isLive          bool
+}
+
+type liveStatePayload struct {
+	IsLive         bool                             `json:"is_live"`
+	Data           *live.LiveStreamData             `json:"data"`
+	LastSnapshot   *live.LiveStreamData             `json:"last_snapshot,omitempty"`
+	LastPositions  map[string]live.LivePositionData `json:"last_positions,omitempty"`
+	LastSnapshotAt *time.Time                       `json:"last_snapshot_at,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func newSSEHub() *SSEHub {
@@ -51,19 +62,16 @@ func (h *SSEHub) run() {
 		case c := <-h.register:
 			clients[c] = true
 			// Send catch-up snapshot so new clients see current state immediately.
-			h.mu.RLock()
+			state := h.State()
-			snap := h.lastSnapshot
+			if state.Data != nil || state.LastSnapshot != nil {
-			positions := cloneLivePositions(h.lastPositions)
+				if data, err := json.Marshal(state); err == nil {
-			live := h.isLive
-			h.mu.RUnlock()
-			if snap != nil {
-				if data, err := json.Marshal(map[string]any{"data": snap, "is_live": live}); err == nil {
 					select {
 					case c.ch <- formatSSEFrame("snapshot", data):
 					default:
 					}
 				}
 			}
+			positions := h.ActivePositions()
 			if len(positions) > 0 {
 				if data, err := json.Marshal(positions); err == nil {
 					select {
@@ -96,11 +104,125 @@ func formatSSEFrame(event string, data []byte) []byte {
 	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("event: %s\ndata: %s\n\n", event, data))
 }
 
-// Snapshot returns the latest live data snapshot and whether a session is active.
+// State returns the active live snapshot and the retained in-memory archive.
-func (h *SSEHub) Snapshot() (*live.LiveStreamData, bool) {
+func (h *SSEHub) State() liveStatePayload {
 	h.mu.RLock()
 	defer h.mu.RUnlock()
-	return h.lastSnapshot, h.isLive
+	payload := liveStatePayload{
+		IsLive: h.isLive,
+	}
+	if h.isLive {
+		payload.Data = h.activeSnapshot
+	} else if h.lastSnapshot != nil {
+		payload.LastSnapshot = h.lastSnapshot
+		payload.LastPositions = cloneLivePositions(h.lastPositions)
+		if !h.lastSnapshotAt.IsZero() {
+			at := h.lastSnapshotAt
+			payload.LastSnapshotAt = &at
+		}
+	}
+	return payload
+}
+
+func (h *SSEHub) ActivePositions() map[string]live.LivePositionData {
+	h.mu.RLock()
+	defer h.mu.RUnlock()
+	return cloneLivePositions(h.activePositions)
+}
+
+func (h *SSEHub) applySnapshot(data live.LiveStreamData, now time.Time) liveStatePayload {
+	h.mu.Lock()
+	defer h.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if live.SessionStatusIsActive(data.SessionStatus) {
+		h.isLive = true
+		h.activeSnapshot = &data
+		if data.PositionUpdated && len(data.Positions) > 0 {
+			h.activePositions = cloneLivePositions(data.Positions)
+		}
+		return liveStatePayload{IsLive: true, Data: h.activeSnapshot}
+	}
+
+	archivePositions := cloneLivePositions(h.activePositions)
+	if data.PositionUpdated && len(data.Positions) > 0 {
+		archivePositions = cloneLivePositions(data.Positions)
+	}
+	h.isLive = false
+	h.activeSnapshot = nil
+	h.activePositions = nil
+	if hasLiveSnapshotData(data) {
+		h.lastSnapshot = &data
+		h.lastSnapshotAt = now
+		h.lastPositions = archivePositions
+	}
+	return h.stateLocked()
+}
+
+func (h *SSEHub) applyPositions(data live.LiveStreamData) map[string]live.LivePositionData {
+	h.mu.Lock()
+	defer h.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if len(data.Positions) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	positions := cloneLivePositions(data.Positions)
+	if h.isLive {
+		h.activePositions = positions
+		return positions
+	}
+	if h.lastSnapshot != nil {
+		h.lastPositions = positions
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *SSEHub) deactivate(now time.Time) liveStatePayload {
+	h.mu.Lock()
+	defer h.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if h.activeSnapshot != nil {
+		h.lastSnapshot = h.activeSnapshot
+		h.lastPositions = cloneLivePositions(h.activePositions)
+		h.lastSnapshotAt = now
+	}
+	h.isLive = false
+	h.activeSnapshot = nil
+	h.activePositions = nil
+	return h.stateLocked()
+}
+
+func (h *SSEHub) stateLocked() liveStatePayload {
+	payload := liveStatePayload{IsLive: h.isLive}
+	if h.isLive {
+		payload.Data = h.activeSnapshot
+		return payload
+	}
+	if h.lastSnapshot != nil {
+		payload.LastSnapshot = h.lastSnapshot
+		payload.LastPositions = cloneLivePositions(h.lastPositions)
+		if !h.lastSnapshotAt.IsZero() {
+			at := h.lastSnapshotAt
+			payload.LastSnapshotAt = &at
+		}
+	}
+	return payload
+}
+
+func hasLiveSnapshotData(data live.LiveStreamData) bool {
+	return len(data.Drivers) > 0 ||
+		len(data.DriverInfo) > 0 ||
+		len(data.Tyres) > 0 ||
+		len(data.Telemetry) > 0 ||
+		len(data.RCMessages) > 0 ||
+		len(data.TeamRadio) > 0 ||
+		len(data.Stints) > 0 ||
+		data.Session.MeetingName != "" ||
+		data.Session.SessionName != "" ||
+		data.Session.SessionType != "" ||
+		data.TrackStatus != "" ||
+		data.CurrentLap != 0 ||
+		data.TotalLaps != 0 ||
+		data.Clock != ""
 }
 
 // runLiveFeeds launches background goroutines for the F1 SignalR feed and keepalive.
@@ -129,13 +251,8 @@ func (s *Server) signalRLoop() {
 			log.Printf("web: live feed ended: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		s.hub.mu.Lock()
+		state := s.hub.deactivate(time.Now())
-		s.hub.isLive = false
+		if payload, err := json.Marshal(state); err == nil {
-		s.hub.lastSnapshot = nil
-		s.hub.lastPositions = nil
-		s.hub.mu.Unlock()
-
-		if payload, err := json.Marshal(map[string]any{"data": nil, "is_live": false}); err == nil {
 			s.hub.broadcast <- sseEvent{name: "snapshot", data: payload}
 		}
 
@@ -167,24 +284,20 @@ func (s *Server) connectAndDrain() error {
 		select {
 		case data := <-dataChan:
 			now := time.Now()
-			s.hub.mu.Lock()
 			if data.SnapshotUpdated {
-				s.hub.lastSnapshot = &data
+				state := s.hub.applySnapshot(data, now)
-			}
+				if payload, err := json.Marshal(state); err == nil {
-			if data.PositionUpdated && len(data.Positions) > 0 {
-				s.hub.lastPositions = cloneLivePositions(data.Positions)
-			}
-			s.hub.isLive = true
-			s.hub.mu.Unlock()
-
-			if data.SnapshotUpdated {
-				if payload, err := json.Marshal(map[string]any{"data": data, "is_live": true}); err == nil {
 					s.hub.broadcast <- sseEvent{name: "snapshot", data: payload}
 				}
 			}
 
 			if data.PositionUpdated && len(data.Positions) > 0 && now.Sub(lastPositionBroadcast) >= 250*time.Millisecond {
-				if payload, err := json.Marshal(data.Positions); err == nil {
+				positions := s.hub.applyPositions(data)
+				if len(positions) > 0 {
+					payload, err := json.Marshal(positions)
+					if err != nil {
+						continue
+					}
 					s.hub.broadcast <- sseEvent{name: "positions", data: payload}
 					lastPositionBroadcast = now
 				}
@@ -217,11 +330,7 @@ func cloneLivePositions(in map[string]live.LivePositionData) map[string]live.Liv
 
 // handleLiveState returns the current live data snapshot as JSON.
 func (s *Server) handleLiveState(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	snap, isLive := s.hub.Snapshot()
+	writeJSON(w, s.hub.State())
-	writeJSON(w, map[string]any{
-		"is_live": isLive,
-		"data":    snap,
-	})
 }
 
 // handleSSEStream is the persistent SSE endpoint for live data.

internal/web/live_archive_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package web
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/live"
+)
+
+func TestSSEHubArchivesTerminalSessionSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
+	hub := newSSEHub()
+	now := time.Date(2026, 7, 4, 14, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	active := live.LiveStreamData{
+		SessionStatus: "Started",
+		Drivers: map[string]live.LiveDriverData{
+			"1": {RacingNumber: "1", Position: 1},
+		},
+		Positions: map[string]live.LivePositionData{
+			"1": {X: 100, Y: -50, Z: 2, Status: "OnTrack"},
+		},
+		PositionUpdated: true,
+		SnapshotUpdated: true,
+	}
+	if state := hub.applySnapshot(active, now); !state.IsLive || state.Data == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("active state = %+v, want live data", state)
+	}
+
+	terminal := active
+	terminal.SessionStatus = "Finished"
+	terminal.Positions = nil
+	terminal.PositionUpdated = false
+	state := hub.applySnapshot(terminal, now.Add(time.Minute))
+
+	if state.IsLive {
+		t.Fatal("terminal SessionStatus should not be live")
+	}
+	if state.Data != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("inactive state data = %+v, want nil", state.Data)
+	}
+	if state.LastSnapshot == nil || state.LastSnapshot.SessionStatus != "Finished" {
+		t.Fatalf("last snapshot = %+v, want terminal snapshot", state.LastSnapshot)
+	}
+	if got := state.LastPositions["1"]; got.X != 100 || got.Status != "OnTrack" {
+		t.Fatalf("last positions = %+v, want carried active positions", state.LastPositions)
+	}
+	if state.LastSnapshotAt == nil || !state.LastSnapshotAt.Equal(now.Add(time.Minute)) {
+		t.Fatalf("last snapshot time = %v, want %v", state.LastSnapshotAt, now.Add(time.Minute))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleLiveStateKeepsArchiveOutOfActiveData(t *testing.T) {
+	hub := newSSEHub()
+	now := time.Date(2026, 7, 4, 14, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	hub.applySnapshot(live.LiveStreamData{
+		SessionStatus: "Finished",
+		Session:       live.LiveSessionMeta{MeetingName: "British Grand Prix", SessionName: "Race"},
+		Drivers: map[string]live.LiveDriverData{
+			"44": {RacingNumber: "44", Position: 1},
+		},
+		SnapshotUpdated: true,
+	}, now)
+
+	srv := &Server{hub: hub}
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/live/state", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	srv.handleLiveState(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200", rec.Code)
+	}
+	var resp liveStatePayload
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.IsLive {
+		t.Fatal("archived snapshot should report is_live=false")
+	}
+	if resp.Data != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("archived snapshot leaked into data: %+v", resp.Data)
+	}
+	if resp.LastSnapshot == nil || resp.LastSnapshot.Session.MeetingName != "British Grand Prix" {
+		t.Fatalf("last snapshot = %+v, want archived race", resp.LastSnapshot)
+	}
+	if resp.LastSnapshotAt == nil {
+		t.Fatal("last_snapshot_at should be present for archived snapshots")
+	}
+}

scripts/debug/f1_live_socket_probe.py

@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Probe the official F1 live timing sockets for GPS position topics.
+
+This intentionally does not call OpenF1 REST. It connects directly to the F1
+SignalR endpoints used by the app and reports which topics arrive.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import base64
+import json
+import os
+import random
+import socket
+import ssl
+import struct
+import sys
+import time
+import urllib.parse
+import urllib.request
+
+
+RS = b"\x1e"
+CORE_NEGOTIATE = "https://livetiming.formula1.com/signalrcore/negotiate?negotiateVersion=1"
+CORE_WS_HOST = "livetiming.formula1.com"
+LEGACY_HUB = '[{"name":"Streaming"}]'
+TOPICS = [
+    "Heartbeat",
+    "TimingData",
+    "Position",
+    "Position.z",
+    "CarData",
+    "CarData.z",
+    "DriverList",
+    "LapCount",
+    "ExtrapolatedClock",
+    "TrackStatus",
+    "RaceControlMessages",
+    "WeatherData",
+    "SessionInfo",
+    "TeamRadio",
+    "CurrentTyres",
+    "TimingAppData",
+    "TimingStats",
+    "SessionStatus",
+    "TopThree",
+]
+
+
+class WebSocket:
+    def __init__(self, host: str, path: str, headers: dict[str, str] | None = None):
+        self.host = host
+        self.sock = ssl.create_default_context().wrap_socket(
+            socket.create_connection((host, 443), timeout=10),
+            server_hostname=host,
+        )
+        key = base64.b64encode(os.urandom(16)).decode("ascii")
+        request_headers = {
+            "Host": host,
+            "Upgrade": "websocket",
+            "Connection": "Upgrade",
+            "Sec-WebSocket-Key": key,
+            "Sec-WebSocket-Version": "13",
+            "Origin": "https://www.formula1.com",
+            "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0",
+        }
+        request_headers.update(headers or {})
+        lines = [f"GET {path} HTTP/1.1", *[f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in request_headers.items()], "", ""]
+        self.sock.sendall("\r\n".join(lines).encode("utf-8"))
+        response = self._read_http_response()
+        if b" 101 " not in response.split(b"\r\n", 1)[0]:
+            raise RuntimeError(response.decode("utf-8", "replace"))
+
+    def _read_http_response(self) -> bytes:
+        data = b""
+        while b"\r\n\r\n" not in data:
+            data += self.sock.recv(4096)
+        return data
+
+    def send_text(self, text: str) -> None:
+        payload = text.encode("utf-8")
+        header = bytearray([0x81])
+        if len(payload) < 126:
+            header.append(0x80 | len(payload))
+        elif len(payload) < 65536:
+            header.append(0x80 | 126)
+            header.extend(struct.pack("!H", len(payload)))
+        else:
+            header.append(0x80 | 127)
+            header.extend(struct.pack("!Q", len(payload)))
+        mask = random.randbytes(4) if hasattr(random, "randbytes") else os.urandom(4)
+        masked = bytes(b ^ mask[i % 4] for i, b in enumerate(payload))
+        self.sock.sendall(bytes(header) + mask + masked)
+
+    def recv_text(self, timeout: float = 5.0) -> str | None:
+        self.sock.settimeout(timeout)
+        while True:
+            first = self.sock.recv(2)
+            if not first:
+                return None
+            opcode = first[0] & 0x0F
+            masked = bool(first[1] & 0x80)
+            length = first[1] & 0x7F
+            if length == 126:
+                length = struct.unpack("!H", self._read_exact(2))[0]
+            elif length == 127:
+                length = struct.unpack("!Q", self._read_exact(8))[0]
+            mask = self._read_exact(4) if masked else b""
+            payload = self._read_exact(length)
+            if masked:
+                payload = bytes(b ^ mask[i % 4] for i, b in enumerate(payload))
+            if opcode == 0x8:
+                return None
+            if opcode == 0x9:
+                self._send_pong(payload)
+                continue
+            if opcode == 0x1:
+                return payload.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+
+    def _send_pong(self, payload: bytes) -> None:
+        self.sock.sendall(bytes([0x8A, len(payload)]) + payload)
+
+    def _read_exact(self, n: int) -> bytes:
+        chunks = []
+        remaining = n
+        while remaining:
+            chunk = self.sock.recv(remaining)
+            if not chunk:
+                raise EOFError("socket closed")
+            chunks.append(chunk)
+            remaining -= len(chunk)
+        return b"".join(chunks)
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        self.sock.close()
+
+
+def http_json(url: str, method: str = "GET", headers: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> tuple[dict, list[str]]:
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, method=method, headers=headers or {})
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
+        cookies = resp.headers.get_all("Set-Cookie") or []
+        return json.loads(resp.read()), cookies
+
+
+def core_probe(seconds: int) -> None:
+    print("== SignalR Core ==")
+    neg, cookies = http_json(
+        CORE_NEGOTIATE,
+        method="POST",
+        headers={"Origin": "https://www.formula1.com", "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0", "Content-Length": "0"},
+    )
+    token = urllib.parse.quote(neg["connectionToken"], safe="")
+    ws = WebSocket(
+        CORE_WS_HOST,
+        f"/signalrcore?id={token}",
+        {"Cookie": "; ".join(cookies)} if cookies else None,
+    )
+    try:
+        ws.send_text(json.dumps({"protocol": "json", "version": 1}, separators=(",", ":")) + RS.decode())
+        print("handshake:", repr(ws.recv_text()))
+        ws.send_text(
+            json.dumps(
+                {"type": 1, "target": "subscribe", "arguments": [TOPICS], "invocationId": "1"},
+                separators=(",", ":"),
+            )
+            + RS.decode()
+        )
+        collect(ws, seconds)
+    finally:
+        ws.close()
+
+
+def legacy_probe(seconds: int, bearer: str | None) -> None:
+    print("\n== Legacy SignalR ==")
+    query = urllib.parse.quote(LEGACY_HUB, safe="")
+    headers = {"User-Agent": "BestHTTP"}
+    if bearer:
+        headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {bearer}"
+    neg_url = f"https://livetiming.formula1.com/signalr/negotiate?clientProtocol=1.5&connectionData={query}"
+    try:
+        neg, cookies = http_json(neg_url, headers=headers)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print("negotiate failed:", exc)
+        return
+    token = urllib.parse.quote(neg["ConnectionToken"], safe="")
+    path = f"/signalr/connect?clientProtocol=1.5&transport=webSockets&connectionToken={token}&connectionData={query}"
+    ws_headers = {"User-Agent": "BestHTTP"}
+    if cookies:
+        ws_headers["Cookie"] = "; ".join(cookies)
+    if bearer:
+        ws_headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {bearer}"
+    ws = WebSocket(CORE_WS_HOST, path, ws_headers)
+    try:
+        ws.send_text(json.dumps({"H": "Streaming", "M": "Subscribe", "A": [TOPICS], "I": 1}, separators=(",", ":")))
+        collect(ws, seconds)
+    finally:
+        ws.close()
+
+
+def collect(ws: WebSocket, seconds: int) -> None:
+    deadline = time.time() + seconds
+    seen: dict[str, int] = {}
+    while time.time() < deadline:
+        try:
+            message = ws.recv_text(timeout=min(5, max(1, deadline - time.time())))
+        except TimeoutError:
+            continue
+        if not message:
+            break
+        for frame in message.split(RS.decode()):
+            if not frame:
+                continue
+            try:
+                payload = json.loads(frame)
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                continue
+            record_topics(payload, seen)
+    print("seen topics:")
+    for topic in sorted(seen):
+        print(f"  {topic}: {seen[topic]}")
+    if not any(topic.startswith("Position") for topic in seen):
+        print("  (no Position / Position.z topics observed)")
+
+
+def record_topics(payload: dict, seen: dict[str, int]) -> None:
+    result = payload.get("result") or payload.get("R")
+    if isinstance(result, dict):
+        for topic, data in result.items():
+            seen[topic] = seen.get(topic, 0) + 1
+            maybe_print_position(topic, data)
+    for message in payload.get("M") or []:
+        args = message.get("A") or []
+        if len(args) >= 2:
+            topic = args[0]
+            seen[topic] = seen.get(topic, 0) + 1
+            maybe_print_position(topic, args[1])
+    if payload.get("target") == "feed":
+        args = payload.get("arguments") or []
+        if len(args) >= 2:
+            topic = args[0]
+            seen[topic] = seen.get(topic, 0) + 1
+            maybe_print_position(topic, args[1])
+
+
+def maybe_print_position(topic: str, data) -> None:
+    if topic in {"Position", "Position.z"}:
+        text = json.dumps(data)[:600] if not isinstance(data, str) else data[:600]
+        print(f"POSITION TOPIC {topic}: {text}")
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("--seconds", type=int, default=20)
+    parser.add_argument("--legacy", action="store_true", help="also probe legacy SignalR")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    core_probe(args.seconds)
+    if args.legacy:
+        legacy_probe(args.seconds, os.environ.get("BOXBOX_F1_LIVE_BEARER_TOKEN") or os.environ.get("F1_LIVE_BEARER_TOKEN"))
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())

tests/command-center.spec.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ test.describe('Command Center', () => {
     await expect(page.getByTestId('command-center')).toBeVisible()
     await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-focus')).toBeVisible()
     await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-session-9472')).toBeVisible()
-    await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-actions')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('hero-last-race-link')).toBeVisible()
   })
 
   test('nav link reaches command center from race hub', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -21,13 +21,48 @@ test.describe('Command Center', () => {
 
   test('open analysis action opens race hub for the focus session', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/')
-    await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-action-race-hub')).toContainText(String(FULL_SESSION))
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('hero-last-race-link')).toBeVisible()
-    await page.getByTestId('cc-action-race-hub').click()
+    await page.getByTestId('hero-last-race-link').click()
     await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`/race-hub\\?session_key=${FULL_SESSION}`))
     await expect(page.getByTestId('rh-identity')).toBeVisible()
     await expect(page.getByTestId(`rh-session-${FULL_SESSION}`)).toBeVisible()
   })
 
+  test('archived live snapshot does not mark command center live', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/live/state', (route) =>
+      route.fulfill({
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          is_live: false,
+          data: null,
+          last_snapshot: {
+            Drivers: { '1': { RacingNumber: '1', Position: 1 } },
+            DriverInfo: { '1': { RacingNumber: '1', Tla: 'VER', TeamColour: '3671C6' } },
+            Tyres: {},
+            RCMessages: [],
+            Weather: {},
+            Session: { MeetingName: 'Archived GP', SessionName: 'Race', SessionType: 'Race' },
+            TeamRadio: [],
+            SessionStatus: 'Finished',
+            TrackStatus: '1',
+            CurrentLap: 57,
+            TotalLaps: 57,
+            Clock: '',
+            ClockRefTime: '',
+            ClockExtrapolating: false,
+            Stints: {},
+          },
+          last_snapshot_at: '2026-07-04T14:00:00Z',
+        }),
+      }),
+    )
+
+    await page.goto('/')
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('command-center')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-live-status')).toContainText('No live session')
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-live-status')).not.toContainText('Live session active')
+  })
+
   test('existing routes continue to work', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto(`/race-hub?session_key=${FULL_SESSION}`)
     await expect(page.getByTestId('race-hub')).toBeVisible()

tests/live-timing.spec.ts

@@ -239,4 +239,39 @@ test.describe('Live Timing (no session)', () => {
     await expect(page.getByTestId('live-empty')).toBeVisible()
     await expect(page.getByTestId('live-page')).toContainText('No live session active')
   })
+
+  test('renders an archived snapshot only after View Last Session', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/live/state', (route) =>
+      route.fulfill({
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          is_live: false,
+          data: null,
+          last_snapshot: {
+            ...raceSnapshot.data,
+            SessionStatus: 'Finished',
+          },
+          last_positions: {
+            '1': { x: 100, y: -50, z: 2, status: 'OnTrack' },
+          },
+          last_snapshot_at: '2026-07-04T14:00:00Z',
+        }),
+      }),
+    )
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/live/stream', (route) =>
+      route.fulfill({
+        contentType: 'text/event-stream',
+        body: 'event: heartbeat\ndata: {}\n\n',
+      }),
+    )
+
+    await page.goto('/live')
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('live-empty')).toContainText('No live session active')
+    await expect(page.getByText('Timing Tower')).toHaveCount(0)
+
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'View Last Session' }).click()
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('live-archive-strip')).toContainText('Archived snapshot')
+    await expect(page.getByText('Timing Tower')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page.locator('.live-state')).toContainText('archive')
+  })
 })