Merge pull request #101 from AmanTahiliani/release/v0.4.0-current-weekend

release: v0.4.0 - Weekend fidelity recovery

.gitignore

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ node_modules/
 /test-results/
 /playwright-report/
 /blob-report/
+/release-fidelity/
 /playwright/.cache/
 /playwright/.auth/
 

docs/product/v0.4.0/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# v0.4.0 — Current Weekend & Product Truth
+
+Product research references for the v0.4.0 feature sprint.
+
+## Direction
+
+The sprint replaces route-first navigation with a state-aware Weekend experience:
+
+- Weekend is the adaptive home for what happened, what is live, and what is next.
+- Preview content folds into Weekend before a session.
+- Live remains a stable deep link and becomes Weekend's active-session state.
+- Race Hub remains explicit completed-session analysis rather than a primary landing destination.
+- Championship and Briefing remain dedicated destinations.
+- Explore owns secondary discovery; Admin moves to operator utility.
+
+## Mockups
+
+- `mockups/weekend-between-races.png` — desktop between-races/post-weekend state.
+- `mockups/weekend-live.png` — desktop active-session state; the circuit is static sector context, not live GPS.
+- `mockups/weekend-between-sessions-mobile.png` — 390×844 between-session state.
+
+These are directional references, not pixel-perfect specifications. Implementations must preserve the established box-box visual language, accessibility, data constraints, and responsive behavior while satisfying their issue acceptance criteria.
+
+## Constraints
+
+- No OpenF1 REST dependency during active sessions.
+- Public live GPS is not assumed to be available.
+- Championship round numbers exclude tests and cancelled meetings.
+- Connection health, live-session state, archive availability, and local-analysis readiness are separate concepts.
+- Future sessions must not render empty post-session analysis.
+
+The authoritative product decisions and research packet are recorded in GitHub issue #71 under epic #70.

docs/testing.md

@@ -57,3 +57,58 @@ npm run test:visual:prod:update
 ```
 
 Snapshots live under `tests/visual/__snapshots__/`.
+
+## Release Fidelity and Owner Review
+
+Visual regression and mockup fidelity are deliberately separate gates. `npm run test:visual:prod` verifies the candidate against committed regression snapshots; it does not establish that the current UI matches the approved product design.
+
+After the approved references are available at `docs/product/<version>/mockups/`, make an offline review packet. For v0.4.0 the packet pairs `weekend-between-races` and `weekend-live` at the 1280×800 desktop reference viewport, plus `weekend-between-sessions-mobile` at the 390×844 mobile reference viewport. The capture configuration uses the same seeded SQLite data and unreachable OpenF1 endpoint as the visual suite.
+
+```bash
+export RELEASE_FIDELITY_VERSION=v0.4.0
+npm run release:fidelity:capture
+npm run release:fidelity:packet
+```
+
+Open `release-fidelity/v0.4.0/index.html` and review every approved-mockup/candidate pair. The owner, not an automated tool, records a decision in the committed file `docs/release/owner-reviews/v0.4.0.md`:
+
+```md
+# Owner Fidelity Sign-off: v0.4.0
+
+- Version: v0.4.0
+- Candidate commit: <full commit SHA>
+- Reviewed by: <owner name>
+- Reviewed on: YYYY-MM-DD
+- Decision: approved
+```
+
+Do not create the file or use `approved` until the owner has reviewed the packet. Once it is committed, the release gate can verify the evidence and decision:
+
+```bash
+npm run release:fidelity:verify
+```
+
+The verifier requires the sign-off commit to be `HEAD` and to change only `docs/release/owner-reviews/<version>.md`. Its full candidate SHA must equal `HEAD^`; any code change after approval requires a new owner sign-off. It also requires the owner, date, and approved decision fields. It intentionally cannot assess visual fidelity or create approval.
+
+For a release candidate, `npm run release:fidelity:gate` runs production visual regression first, then capture, packet generation, and owner-evidence verification in that order. It will remain red until the owner has committed the sign-off.
+
+## Deployment and Rollback
+
+Build and preserve a SHA-256 record with the deployable binary. Verify the staged binary before replacing the running one:
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p dist
+go build -trimpath -o dist/box-box ./cmd/main.go
+sha256sum dist/box-box | tee dist/box-box.sha256
+sha256sum -c dist/box-box.sha256
+```
+
+Record the current production binary and its SHA before deployment. If owner review rejects the release or deployment fails, restore that saved binary, then verify the restored SHA is byte-identical to the pre-deployment record:
+
+```bash
+sha256sum /srv/box-box/box-box
+install -m 0755 /srv/box-box/backups/box-box.previous /srv/box-box/box-box
+sha256sum -c /srv/box-box/backups/box-box.previous.sha256
+```
+
+Restart and health-check the service using the deployment environment's normal procedure. Keep the candidate SHA, prior SHA, fidelity packet path, and owner sign-off path with the release record.

frontend/src/api.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type {
   Session,
   TrackOutline,
   Weekend,
+  WeekendContext,
 } from './types'
 
 export async function fetchRaceHub(sessionKey: number): Promise<RaceHub> {
@@ -114,6 +115,14 @@ export async function fetchWeekend(meetingKey: number): Promise<Weekend> {
   return res.json()
 }
 
+export async function fetchWeekendContext(): Promise<WeekendContext> {
+  const res = await fetch('/api/v1/weekend-context')
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`API ${res.status}: ${res.statusText}`)
+  }
+  return res.json()
+}
+
 export async function fetchChampionshipHub(year?: number): Promise<ChampionshipHub> {
   const params = new URLSearchParams({ source: 'auto' })
   if (year) params.set('year', year.toString())

frontend/src/components/ChapterStrip.tsx

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+import { BookOpen } from 'lucide-react'
 import type { Chapter } from '../types'
 import {
   activeChapterIndex,
@@ -5,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   chapterLapRange,
   chapterStartScrub,
 } from '../lib/chapters'
+import { EmptyStateCard } from './EmptyStateCard'
 import '../styles/chapters.css'
 
 interface Props {
@@ -14,6 +17,8 @@ interface Props {
   tRange: number
   tourActive: boolean
   tourChapterIndex: number | null
+  /** Explicit selection from a chapter click; wins over scrub-derived active. */
+  selectedChapterIndex?: number | null
   onChapterClick: (index: number, scrub: number) => void
   onTourToggle: () => void
 }
@@ -25,19 +30,38 @@ export function ChapterStrip({
   tRange,
   tourActive,
   tourChapterIndex,
+  selectedChapterIndex = null,
   onChapterClick,
   onTourToggle,
 }: Props) {
+  const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
+  const activeIndex = activeChapterIndex(chapters, scrubTime, tMin, tRange)
+  const highlightedIndex = tourActive
+    ? tourChapterIndex
+    : (selectedChapterIndex ?? activeIndex)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (highlightedIndex === null || !scrollRef.current) return
+    const card = scrollRef.current.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+      `[data-testid="chapter-card-${highlightedIndex}"]`,
+    )
+    card?.scrollIntoView?.({ behavior: 'smooth', inline: 'center', block: 'nearest' })
+  }, [highlightedIndex])
+
   if (chapters.length === 0) {
     return (
       <div className="chapter-strip" data-testid="chapter-strip">
-        <p className="chapter-strip-empty">No story chapters for this session.</p>
+        <EmptyStateCard
+          icon={BookOpen}
+          title="No story chapters"
+          hint="This session does not have enough race-control or position data to build narrative chapters."
+          testId="chapter-strip-empty"
+          className="chapter-strip-empty-card"
+        />
       </div>
     )
   }
 
-  const activeIndex = activeChapterIndex(chapters, scrubTime, tMin, tRange)
-
   return (
     <div className="chapter-strip" data-testid="chapter-strip">
       <div className="chapter-strip-header">
@@ -53,34 +77,39 @@ export function ChapterStrip({
           </button>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div className="chapter-strip-scroll" role="list" aria-label="Race story chapters">
+      <div className="chapter-strip-scroll-wrap">
-        {chapters.map((chapter, index) => {
+        <div
-          const scrub = chapterStartScrub(chapter, tMin, tRange) ?? index / Math.max(chapters.length - 1, 1)
+          ref={scrollRef}
-          const isActive = tourActive
+          className="chapter-strip-scroll"
-            ? tourChapterIndex === index
+          role="list"
-            : activeIndex === index
+          aria-label="Race story chapters"
-          const headline = chapter.headline || chapter.title
+        >
+          {chapters.map((chapter, index) => {
+            const scrub = chapterStartScrub(chapter, tMin, tRange) ?? index / Math.max(chapters.length - 1, 1)
+            const isActive = highlightedIndex === index
+            const headline = chapter.headline || chapter.title
 
-          return (
+            return (
-            <button
+              <button
-              key={`${chapter.kind}-${chapter.start_lap}-${index}`}
+                key={`${chapter.kind}-${chapter.start_lap}-${index}`}
-              type="button"
+                type="button"
-              role="listitem"
+                role="listitem"
-              className={`chapter-card ${isActive ? (tourActive ? 'tour-active' : 'active') : ''}`}
+                className={`chapter-card ${isActive ? (tourActive ? 'tour-active' : 'active') : ''}`}
-              onClick={() => onChapterClick(index, scrub)}
+                onClick={() => onChapterClick(index, scrub)}
-              aria-current={isActive ? 'true' : undefined}
+                aria-current={isActive ? 'true' : undefined}
-              data-testid={`chapter-card-${index}`}
+                data-testid={`chapter-card-${index}`}
-            >
+              >
-              <div className="chapter-card-top">
+                <div className="chapter-card-top">
-                <span className={`chapter-kind chapter-kind--${chapter.kind}`}>
+                  <span className={`chapter-kind chapter-kind--${chapter.kind}`}>
-                  {chapterKindLabel(chapter.kind)}
+                    {chapterKindLabel(chapter.kind)}
-                </span>
+                  </span>
-                <span className="chapter-lap-range">{chapterLapRange(chapter)}</span>
+                  <span className="chapter-lap-range">{chapterLapRange(chapter)}</span>
-              </div>
+                </div>
-              <span className="chapter-headline">{headline}</span>
+                <span className="chapter-headline">{headline}</span>
-            </button>
+              </button>
-          )
+            )
-        })}
+          })}
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   )

frontend/src/components/EmptyStateCard.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import type { LucideIcon } from 'lucide-react'
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
+
+interface Props {
+  icon: LucideIcon
+  title: string
+  hint: ReactNode
+  testId?: string
+  className?: string
+}
+
+export function EmptyStateCard({ icon: Icon, title, hint, testId, className = '' }: Props) {
+  return (
+    <div className={`empty-state ui-card ${className}`.trim()} data-testid={testId}>
+      <Icon size={32} className="empty-state-icon" aria-hidden />
+      <div className="empty-state-title">{title}</div>
+      <div className="empty-state-desc">{hint}</div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/components/Nav.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { fetchLiveState } from '../api'
+import { isLiveSessionActive } from '../lib/live'
 
 export function Nav() {
+  const { data: liveState } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['live-state'],
+    queryFn: fetchLiveState,
+    staleTime: 5_000,
+    refetchInterval: 30_000,
+  })
+  const liveActive = isLiveSessionActive(liveState)
+
   return (
     <nav className="app-nav">
       <Link to="/" className="nav-logo">
@@ -10,8 +21,16 @@ export function Nav() {
         <Link to="/" activeProps={{ className: 'active' }} activeOptions={{ exact: true }}>
           Command
         </Link>
-        <Link to="/live" activeProps={{ className: 'active' }}>
+        <Link
+          to="/live"
+          className={liveActive ? 'nav-live nav-live-on' : 'nav-live'}
+          activeProps={{ className: 'active' }}
+          data-testid="nav-live"
+          data-live-active={liveActive ? 'true' : 'false'}
+        >
+          {liveActive && <span className="nav-live-dot" aria-hidden="true" />}
           Live
+          {liveActive && <span className="sr-only"> session active</span>}
         </Link>
         <Link to="/race-hub" search={{}} activeProps={{ className: 'active' }}>
           Race Hub

frontend/src/components/RaceStoryCanvas.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,36 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { LineChart } from 'lucide-react'
 import type { Driver, EnrichedResult, EnrichedGrid, PositionSample, Lap, Meeting, Session, Chapter } from '../types'
 import { fetchReplayFrames, fetchTrackOutline } from '../api'
 import { ReplayTrackMap } from './ReplayTrackMap'
 import { ChapterStrip } from './ChapterStrip'
+import { EmptyStateCard } from './EmptyStateCard'
 import { gridDelta, gridDeltaClass, formatDuration, formatGap } from '../utils'
-import { chapterEndScrub, chapterStartScrub, chapterTourDurations } from '../lib/chapters'
+import {
+  chapterBandFill,
+  chapterEndScrub,
+  chapterStartScrub,
+  chapterTourDurations,
+  deCollideYPositions,
+  decimatedPositionLabels,
+} from '../lib/chapters'
+import { isReplayMapAvailable } from '../lib/replayMap'
+import '../styles/race-story.css'
 
 const CHAPTER_TOUR_MS = 90_000
+const CHART_W = 640
+const CHART_H = 180
+const CHART_PL = 40
+const CHART_PR = 48
+const CHART_PT = 8
+const CHART_PB = 20
+
+interface ChartTiming {
+  tMin: number
+  tMax: number
+  tRange: number
+}
 
 interface Props {
   data: {
@@ -25,6 +48,48 @@ interface Props {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Position samples are recorded for the entire session, including the pre-race
+ * grid period.  Use the winning driver's laps to define the race window so
+ * that the x-axis starts at lights-out rather than at the earliest sample.
+ */
+function raceChartTiming(
+  positions: PositionSample[],
+  laps: Lap[],
+  results: EnrichedResult[],
+): ChartTiming | null {
+  const positionTimes = positions
+    .map((position) => new Date(position.date).getTime())
+    .filter(Number.isFinite)
+  if (positionTimes.length === 0) return null
+
+  const fallbackMin = Math.min(...positionTimes)
+  const fallbackMax = Math.max(...positionTimes)
+  const fallback = {
+    tMin: fallbackMin,
+    tMax: fallbackMax,
+    tRange: Math.max(fallbackMax - fallbackMin, 1),
+  }
+
+  const winner = results.find((result) => result.position === 1)
+  if (!winner) return fallback
+
+  const winnerLaps = laps
+    .filter((lap) => lap.driver_number === winner.driver_number && lap.lap_number > 0)
+    .map((lap) => ({ ...lap, start: new Date(lap.date_start).getTime() }))
+    .filter((lap) => Number.isFinite(lap.start))
+    .sort((a, b) => a.lap_number - b.lap_number)
+  if (winnerLaps.length === 0) return fallback
+
+  const firstLap = winnerLaps[0]
+  const lastLap = winnerLaps[winnerLaps.length - 1]
+  const finalLapDuration = lastLap.lap_duration ?? 0
+  const tMax = lastLap.start + (finalLapDuration > 0 ? finalLapDuration * 1000 : 0)
+  if (tMax <= firstLap.start) return fallback
+
+  return { tMin: firstLap.start, tMax, tRange: tMax - firstLap.start }
+}
+
 export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
   const {
     results,
@@ -48,32 +113,46 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
   const [playbackSpeed, setPlaybackSpeed] = useState(10)
   const [chapterTourActive, setChapterTourActive] = useState(false)
   const [tourChapterIndex, setTourChapterIndex] = useState<number | null>(null)
+  const [selectedChapterIndex, setSelectedChapterIndex] = useState<number | null>(null)
   const svgRef = useRef<SVGSVGElement>(null)
   const tourRef = useRef({ chapterIndex: 0, startedAt: 0, durationMs: 0, startScrub: 0, endScrub: 0 })
 
-  // Position Evolution Chart Logic
+  const chartTiming = useMemo(() => raceChartTiming(positions, laps, results), [laps, positions, results])
-  const allTimes = useMemo(() => [...new Set(positions.map((p) => p.date))].sort(), [positions])
+  const hasChartData = hasPositions && chartTiming !== null
-  const hasChartData = hasPositions && allTimes.length > 0
-  const chartTiming = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!hasChartData) return null
-    const tMin = new Date(allTimes[0]).getTime()
-    const tMax = new Date(allTimes[allTimes.length - 1]).getTime()
-    return { tMin, tMax, tRange: Math.max(tMax - tMin, 1) }
-  }, [allTimes, hasChartData])
   const circuitKey = session?.circuit_key ?? meeting?.circuit_key ?? 0
   const outlineYear = meeting?.year ?? (session?.date_start ? new Date(session.date_start).getFullYear() : 0)
+  const canProbeMap = Boolean(session?.session_key) && circuitKey > 0 && outlineYear > 0
 
   const replayQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['replay-frames', session?.session_key, 5000],
     queryFn: () => fetchReplayFrames(session!.session_key, 5000),
-    enabled: mapOpen && Boolean(session?.session_key),
+    enabled: canProbeMap,
   })
   const outlineQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['track-outline', circuitKey, outlineYear],
     queryFn: () => fetchTrackOutline(circuitKey, outlineYear),
-    enabled: mapOpen && circuitKey > 0 && outlineYear > 0,
+    enabled: canProbeMap,
   })
 
+  const mapProbeSettled = !canProbeMap || (!replayQuery.isLoading && !outlineQuery.isLoading)
+  const mapAvailable = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      canProbeMap &&
+      isReplayMapAvailable(
+        replayQuery.data,
+        outlineQuery.data,
+        replayQuery.isError || outlineQuery.isError,
+      ),
+    [canProbeMap, outlineQuery.data, outlineQuery.isError, replayQuery.data, replayQuery.isError],
+  )
+  const showMapPanel = mapOpen && mapAvailable
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!mapAvailable && mapOpen) {
+      setMapOpen(false)
+    }
+  }, [mapAvailable, mapOpen])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isPlaying || !chartTiming) return
 
@@ -104,9 +183,14 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
   const jumpToChapter = (index: number, scrub: number) => {
     setIsPlaying(false)
     stopChapterTour()
+    setSelectedChapterIndex(index)
     setScrubTime(scrub)
   }
 
+  const clearChapterSelection = () => {
+    setSelectedChapterIndex(null)
+  }
+
   const toggleChapterTour = () => {
     if (chapterTourActive) {
       stopChapterTour()
@@ -114,6 +198,7 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
     }
     if (!chartTiming || chapters.length === 0) return
     setIsPlaying(false)
+    setSelectedChapterIndex(null)
     setChapterTourActive(true)
     setTourChapterIndex(0)
     const startScrub = chapterStartScrub(chapters[0], chartTiming.tMin, chartTiming.tRange) ?? 0
@@ -194,16 +279,19 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
 
   if (hasChartData && chartTiming) {
     const { tMin, tRange } = chartTiming
+    const normaliseTime = (time: number) => Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (time - tMin) / tRange))
 
     const byDriver = new Map<number, Array<{ t: number; pos: number }>>()
     for (const p of positions) {
+      const time = new Date(p.date).getTime()
+      if (!Number.isFinite(time)) continue
       if (!byDriver.has(p.driver_number)) byDriver.set(p.driver_number, [])
       byDriver.get(p.driver_number)!.push({
-        t: (new Date(p.date).getTime() - tMin) / tRange,
+        t: normaliseTime(time),
         pos: p.position,
       })
     }
-    const dnfSet = new Set(results.filter(r => r.dnf || r.dns || r.dsq).map(r => r.driver_number))
+    const dnfSet = new Set(results.filter((r) => r.dnf || r.dns || r.dsq).map((r) => r.driver_number))
     for (const [dNum, samples] of byDriver.entries()) {
       samples.sort((a, b) => a.t - b.t)
       if (samples.length > 0 && !dnfSet.has(dNum)) {
@@ -211,16 +299,16 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
       }
     }
 
-    const getInterpPos = (samples: {t: number, pos: number}[], t: number) => {
+    const getInterpPos = (samples: { t: number; pos: number }[], t: number) => {
       if (!samples || samples.length === 0) return null
       if (t <= samples[0].t) return samples[0].pos
       if (t >= samples[samples.length - 1].t) return samples[samples.length - 1].pos
       for (let i = 0; i < samples.length - 1; i++) {
-        if (samples[i].t <= t && samples[i+1].t >= t) {
+        if (samples[i].t <= t && samples[i + 1].t >= t) {
-          const dt = samples[i+1].t - samples[i].t
+          const dt = samples[i + 1].t - samples[i].t
           if (dt === 0) return samples[i].pos
           const frac = (t - samples[i].t) / dt
-          return samples[i].pos + (samples[i+1].pos - samples[i].pos) * frac
+          return samples[i].pos + (samples[i + 1].pos - samples[i].pos) * frac
         }
       }
       return null
@@ -244,34 +332,37 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
     const maxPos = Math.max(...positions.map((p) => p.position), results.length, 2)
     const colorByDriver = new Map(results.map((r) => [r.driver_number, r.team_colour]))
     const acronymByDriver = new Map(results.map((r) => [r.driver_number, r.name_acronym]))
+    const positionLabels = decimatedPositionLabels(maxPos)
 
-    const W = 640
+    const W = CHART_W
-    const H = 180
+    const H = CHART_H
-    const PL = 40
+    const PL = CHART_PL
-    const PR = 48
+    const PR = CHART_PR
-    const PT = 8
+    const PT = CHART_PT
-    const PB = 20
+    const PB = CHART_PB
     const plotW = W - PL - PR
     const plotH = H - PT - PB
 
     const toX = (t: number) => PL + t * plotW
     const toY = (pos: number) => PT + ((pos - 1) / Math.max(maxPos - 1, 1)) * plotH
 
-    const winner = results.find(r => r.position === 1)
+    const winner = results.find((r) => r.position === 1)
-    const winnerLaps = winner ? laps.filter(l => l.driver_number === winner.driver_number) : []
+    const winnerLaps = winner ? laps.filter((l) => l.driver_number === winner.driver_number) : []
-    const lapTicks: { lap: number, t: number }[] = []
+    const lapTicks: { lap: number; t: number }[] = []
     const lapInterval = winnerLaps.length < 30 ? 5 : 10
 
-    for (const lap of winnerLaps) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < winnerLaps.length; i++) {
+      const lap = winnerLaps[i]
       if (lap.lap_number > 0 && lap.lap_number % lapInterval === 0) {
-        const t = (new Date(lap.date_start).getTime() - tMin) / tRange
+        const lapStart = new Date(lap.date_start).getTime()
-        if (t >= 0 && t <= 1) {
+        const nextLapStart = winnerLaps[i + 1] ? new Date(winnerLaps[i + 1].date_start).getTime() : NaN
-          lapTicks.push({ lap: lap.lap_number, t })
+        const lapEnd = lap.lap_duration && lap.lap_duration > 0
-        }
+          ? lapStart + lap.lap_duration * 1000
+          : nextLapStart
+        if (Number.isFinite(lapEnd)) lapTicks.push({ lap: lap.lap_number, t: normaliseTime(lapEnd) })
       }
     }
 
-    // Safety Car / VSC periods
     const scPeriods: { start: number; end: number | null; type: 'SC' | 'VSC' }[] = []
     let activeSC: { start: number; type: 'SC' | 'VSC' } | null = null
     const rc = [...race_control].sort((a, b) => new Date(a.date).getTime() - new Date(b.date).getTime())
@@ -296,25 +387,73 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
       scPeriods.push({ start: activeSC.start, end: null, type: activeSC.type })
     }
 
+    const chapterBands = chapters
+      .map((chapter, index) => {
+        const startT = chapterStartScrub(chapter, tMin, tRange)
+        const endT = chapterEndScrub(chapter, tMin, tRange)
+        if (startT === null) return null
+        const end = endT ?? startT
+        return {
+          key: `${chapter.kind}-${index}`,
+          start: Math.min(startT, end),
+          end: Math.max(startT, end),
+          fill: chapterBandFill(chapter.kind),
+        }
+      })
+      .filter((band): band is NonNullable<typeof band> => band !== null)
+
+    const labelCandidates = Array.from(byDriver.entries())
+      .map(([dNum, samples]) => {
+        const last = samples[samples.length - 1]
+        if (!last) return null
+        return { key: dNum, y: toY(last.pos) }
+      })
+      .filter((item): item is { key: number; y: number } => item !== null)
+    const labelYByDriver = deCollideYPositions(labelCandidates, 12)
+
     const handlePointerMove = (e: React.PointerEvent<SVGRectElement>) => {
       setIsPlaying(false)
       stopChapterTour()
+      clearChapterSelection()
       if (!svgRef.current) return
       const rect = svgRef.current.getBoundingClientRect()
-      const x = e.clientX - rect.left
+      if (rect.width <= 0) return
+      // Pointer coordinates are CSS pixels; convert them to the SVG viewBox
+      // before comparing with the fixed chart margins and plot width.
+      const x = ((e.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width) * W
       const t = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (x - PL) / plotW))
       setScrubTime(t)
     }
 
     chartContent = (
-      <div className="rs-chart-container scroll-x" data-testid="position-chart">
+      <div
+        className={`rs-chart-container scroll-x${showMapPanel ? '' : ' rs-chart-container--full'}`}
+        data-testid="position-chart"
+      >
         <svg
           ref={svgRef}
+          className="rs-position-chart-svg"
           viewBox={`0 0 ${W} ${H}`}
-          style={{ width: '100%', minWidth: 280, maxWidth: W, display: 'block' }}
           role="img"
           aria-label="Position evolution chart"
         >
+          {chapterBands.map((band) => {
+            const x1 = toX(Math.max(0, band.start))
+            const x2 = toX(Math.min(1, band.end))
+            if (x2 <= PL || x1 >= W - PR) return null
+            return (
+              <rect
+                key={band.key}
+                x={x1}
+                y={PT}
+                width={Math.max(0, x2 - x1)}
+                height={plotH}
+                fill={band.fill}
+                data-testid="chapter-band"
+              />
+            )
+          })}
+
           {scPeriods.map((sc, i) => {
             const startT = (sc.start - tMin) / tRange
             const endT = sc.end ? (sc.end - tMin) / tRange : 1
@@ -333,33 +472,41 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
             )
           })}
 
-          {Array.from({ length: maxPos }, (_, i) => i + 1).map((pos) => (
+          {positionLabels.map((pos) => (
             <g key={pos}>
               <line
                 x1={PL}
                 x2={W - PR}
                 y1={toY(pos)}
                 y2={toY(pos)}
-                stroke="var(--border)"
+                className="rs-chart-grid-line"
-                strokeWidth={0.5}
               />
               <text
                 x={PL - 4}
                 y={toY(pos) + 4}
                 textAnchor="end"
-                fill="var(--text-3)"
+                className="rs-chart-axis-label"
-                fontSize={8}
-                fontFamily="var(--f-mono)"
               >
                 P{pos}
               </text>
             </g>
           ))}
 
-          {lapTicks.map(tick => (
+          {lapTicks.map((tick) => (
             <g key={`lap-${tick.lap}`}>
-              <line x1={toX(tick.t)} x2={toX(tick.t)} y1={H - PB} y2={H - PB + 4} stroke="var(--border)" strokeWidth={1} />
+              <line
-              <text x={toX(tick.t)} y={H - PB + 14} textAnchor="middle" fill="var(--text-3)" fontSize={9} fontFamily="var(--f-mono)">
+                x1={toX(tick.t)}
+                x2={toX(tick.t)}
+                y1={H - PB}
+                y2={H - PB + 4}
+                className="rs-chart-lap-tick"
+              />
+              <text
+                x={toX(tick.t)}
+                y={H - PB + 14}
+                textAnchor="middle"
+                className="rs-chart-axis-label"
+              >
                 L{tick.lap}
               </text>
             </g>
@@ -372,8 +519,9 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
             const last = samples[samples.length - 1]
             const isHovered = hoverDriver === dNum
             const isFaded = hoverDriver !== null && !isHovered
+            const labelY = last ? (labelYByDriver.get(dNum) ?? toY(last.pos)) : 0
 
-            const driverPits = pit_stops.filter(p => p.driver_number === dNum)
+            const driverPits = pit_stops.filter((p) => p.driver_number === dNum)
 
             return (
               <g
@@ -394,8 +542,9 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
                 />
 
                 {driverPits.map((p, i) => {
-                  const t = (new Date(p.date).getTime() - tMin) / tRange
+                  const time = new Date(p.date).getTime()
-                  if (t < 0 || t > 1) return null
+                  if (!Number.isFinite(time) || time < tMin || time > tMin + tRange) return null
+                  const t = normaliseTime(time)
                   const pos = getInterpPos(samples, t)
                   if (pos === null) return null
                   return (
@@ -415,7 +564,7 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
                 {last && (
                   <text
                     x={toX(last.t) + 6}
-                    y={toY(last.pos) + 4}
+                    y={labelY + 4}
                     fill={color}
                     fontSize={isHovered ? 11 : 9}
                     fontFamily="var(--f-mono)"
@@ -449,44 +598,57 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
             width={plotW}
             height={plotH}
             fill="transparent"
+            data-testid="position-chart-interaction"
             onPointerMove={handlePointerMove}
             onPointerLeave={() => {
-              if (!isPlaying) setScrubTime(null)
+              if (!isPlaying) {
+                clearChapterSelection()
+                setScrubTime(null)
+              }
             }}
             style={{ cursor: 'crosshair', touchAction: 'none' }}
           />
         </svg>
-        <div className="rs-replay-tools" aria-label="Race replay controls">
+        <div className="rs-segmented-control" aria-label="Race replay controls" data-testid="replay-controls">
           <button
             type="button"
-            className={`rs-tool-btn ${isPlaying ? 'active' : ''}`}
+            className={`rs-segment ${isPlaying ? 'active' : ''}`}
             onClick={() => {
               setScrubTime((current) => current ?? 0)
               stopChapterTour()
+              clearChapterSelection()
               setIsPlaying((current) => !current)
             }}
+            aria-pressed={isPlaying}
           >
             {isPlaying ? 'Pause' : 'Play'}
           </button>
-          <div className="rs-speed-group" aria-label="Playback speed">
+          <span className="rs-segment-divider" aria-hidden />
-            {[1, 10, 30].map((speed) => (
+          {[1, 10, 30].map((speed) => (
+            <button
+              key={speed}
+              type="button"
+              className={`rs-segment ${playbackSpeed === speed ? 'active' : ''}`}
+              onClick={() => setPlaybackSpeed(speed)}
+              aria-pressed={playbackSpeed === speed}
+            >
+              {speed}x
+            </button>
+          ))}
+          {mapProbeSettled && mapAvailable && (
+            <>
+              <span className="rs-segment-divider" aria-hidden />
               <button
-                key={speed}
                 type="button"
-                className={`rs-speed-btn ${playbackSpeed === speed ? 'active' : ''}`}
+                className={`rs-segment ${mapOpen ? 'active' : ''}`}
-                onClick={() => setPlaybackSpeed(speed)}
+                onClick={() => setMapOpen((current) => !current)}
+                aria-pressed={mapOpen}
+                data-testid="replay-map-toggle"
               >
-                {speed}x
+                Map
               </button>
-            ))}
+            </>
-          </div>
+          )}
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            className={`rs-tool-btn ${mapOpen ? 'active' : ''}`}
-            onClick={() => setMapOpen((current) => !current)}
-          >
-            Map
-          </button>
         </div>
       </div>
     )
@@ -502,36 +664,41 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
           tRange={chartTiming.tRange}
           tourActive={chapterTourActive}
           tourChapterIndex={tourChapterIndex}
+          selectedChapterIndex={selectedChapterIndex}
           onChapterClick={jumpToChapter}
           onTourToggle={toggleChapterTour}
         />
       )}
-      <div className="rs-replay-shell">
+      <div className={`rs-replay-shell${showMapPanel ? ' rs-replay-shell--split' : ''}`}>
         <div className="rs-replay-main">
           {hasChartData ? (
             chartContent
           ) : (
-            <div className="analysis-notice">
+            <EmptyStateCard
-              <strong>Lap-by-lap positions not available.</strong> This session does not
+              icon={LineChart}
-              have ingested position samples in <code>/api/v1/race-hub</code>.
+              title="Lap-by-lap positions not available"
-            </div>
+              hint={
+                <>
+                  This session does not have ingested position samples in{' '}
+                  <code>/api/v1/race-hub</code>.
+                </>
+              }
+              testId="race-story-no-positions"
+              className="race-story-empty-card"
+            />
           )}
         </div>
-        {mapOpen && (
+        {showMapPanel && (
-          <div className="rs-replay-map-slot">
+          <div className="rs-replay-map-slot" data-testid="replay-map-slot">
-            {circuitKey > 0 && outlineYear > 0 ? (
+            <ReplayTrackMap
-              <ReplayTrackMap
+              outline={outlineQuery.data}
-                outline={outlineQuery.data}
+              replay={replayQuery.data}
-                replay={replayQuery.data}
+              tMs={replayTMs}
-                tMs={replayTMs}
+              drivers={drivers}
-                drivers={drivers}
+              results={results}
-                results={results}
+              loading={outlineQuery.isLoading || replayQuery.isLoading}
-                loading={outlineQuery.isLoading || replayQuery.isLoading}
+              error={outlineQuery.isError || replayQuery.isError}
-                error={outlineQuery.isError || replayQuery.isError}
+            />
-              />
-            ) : (
-              <div className="rs-replay-map-placeholder">track identity unavailable for replay map</div>
-            )}
           </div>
         )}
       </div>
@@ -542,7 +709,8 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
             const gridPos = grid.find((g) => g.driver_number === r.driver_number)?.position ?? 0
             const currentPos = scrubTime !== null ? i + 1 : r.position
             const isWinner = i === 0 && r.position === 1
-            const pClass = currentPos === 1 ? 'rs-pos-p1' : currentPos === 2 ? 'rs-pos-p2' : currentPos === 3 ? 'rs-pos-p3' : ''
+            const pClass =
+              currentPos === 1 ? 'rs-pos-p1' : currentPos === 2 ? 'rs-pos-p2' : currentPos === 3 ? 'rs-pos-p3' : ''
 
             let currentPoints: number | string = r.points
             if (scrubTime !== null) {
@@ -559,9 +727,7 @@ export function RaceStoryCanvas({ data }: Props) {
                 onMouseLeave={() => setHoverDriver(null)}
               >
                 <div className="rs-driver-left">
-                  <div className={`rs-pos-col ${pClass}`}>
+                  <div className={`rs-pos-col ${pClass}`}>{currentPos}</div>
-                    {currentPos}
-                  </div>
                   <div className="rs-driver-cell">
                     <div
                       className="rs-driver-color"

frontend/src/components/ReplayTrackMap.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { Loader2, MapPin, Satellite } from 'lucide-react'
 import type { Driver, EnrichedResult, ReplayFramesResponse, TrackOutline } from '../types'
 import { buildOutlinePath } from '../lib/trackmap'
 import { interpolateReplayCars, replayCarToSvg } from '../lib/replay'
+import { EmptyStateCard } from './EmptyStateCard'
 import '../styles/replay-map.css'
 
 interface Props {
@@ -60,7 +62,13 @@ export function ReplayTrackMap({
   if (loading) {
     return (
       <section className="replay-map-panel" data-testid="replay-track-map">
-        <div className="replay-map-empty">loading replay GPS...</div>
+        <EmptyStateCard
+          icon={Loader2}
+          title="Loading replay map"
+          hint="Fetching track outline and historical GPS frames."
+          testId="replay-map-loading"
+          className="replay-map-empty-card"
+        />
       </section>
     )
   }
@@ -68,7 +76,13 @@ export function ReplayTrackMap({
   if (error) {
     return (
       <section className="replay-map-panel" data-testid="replay-track-map">
-        <div className="replay-map-empty">replay GPS unavailable for this session</div>
+        <EmptyStateCard
+          icon={Satellite}
+          title="Replay GPS unavailable"
+          hint="This session does not have ingested location samples for the replay map."
+          testId="replay-map-error"
+          className="replay-map-empty-card"
+        />
       </section>
     )
   }
@@ -76,7 +90,13 @@ export function ReplayTrackMap({
   if (!outline || !outlinePath) {
     return (
       <section className="replay-map-panel" data-testid="replay-track-map">
-        <div className="replay-map-empty">track outline unavailable for this session</div>
+        <EmptyStateCard
+          icon={MapPin}
+          title="Track outline unavailable"
+          hint="Circuit GPS outline data is missing for this session."
+          testId="replay-map-no-outline"
+          className="replay-map-empty-card"
+        />
       </section>
     )
   }
@@ -84,7 +104,13 @@ export function ReplayTrackMap({
   if (!replay?.frames?.length || cars.length === 0) {
     return (
       <section className="replay-map-panel" data-testid="replay-track-map">
-        <div className="replay-map-empty">historical GPS unavailable for this session</div>
+        <EmptyStateCard
+          icon={Satellite}
+          title="Historical GPS unavailable"
+          hint="Fewer than two replay frames were returned for this session."
+          testId="replay-map-no-frames"
+          className="replay-map-empty-card"
+        />
       </section>
     )
   }

frontend/src/components/WeekendSwitcher.tsx

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function WeekendSwitcher({ currentMeetingKey, currentSessionKey, onClose
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="rh-switcher" data-testid="rh-switcher">
+    <div id="rh-weekend-switcher" className="rh-switcher" data-testid="rh-switcher">
       <div className="rh-switcher-head">
         <span className="sec-title">Switch Weekend</span>
         <div className="rh-switcher-years">

frontend/src/components/live/RaceControlFeed.tsx

@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ export function RaceControlFeed({ messages, driverInfo }: Props) {
     <section className="live-rc panel-glass">
       <div className="sec-header sticky-header">
         <span className="sec-title">Race Control</span>
-        {messages.length > 0 && <span className="sec-meta">{messages.length} messages</span>}
+        <span className="sec-meta" data-testid="rc-timezone">
+          {messages.length > 0 ? `${messages.length} messages · ` : ''}times UTC
+        </span>
       </div>
       {latest.length === 0 ? (
         <div className="missing-notice">No race control messages in the current live snapshot.</div>
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ export function RaceControlFeed({ messages, driverInfo }: Props) {
 
             return (
               <div className={`live-rc-row${flashClass}`} key={key}>
-                <span className="rc-time">{message.Time || '--:--'}</span>
+                <span className="rc-time" title="UTC">{message.Time || '--:--'}</span>
                 {message.Lap > 0 && <span className="rc-lap">L{message.Lap}</span>}
                 {message.Flag
                   ? <span className={`rc-flag ${rcFlagClass(message.Flag)}`}>{message.Flag}</span>

frontend/src/components/live/SessionBanner.tsx

@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ export function SessionBanner({ isLive, isArchive = false, snapshot, rows, conne
           <div className="live-banner-meta">
             {display.advanceCount && <span>{display.advanceCount} advance</span>}
             {atRiskLabel && <span>{atRiskLabel}</span>}
-            <span>
+            {display.isRace && (
-              L<strong>{snapshot.CurrentLap || '-'}</strong>/<strong>{snapshot.TotalLaps || '-'}</strong>
+              <span data-testid="live-lap-counter">
-            </span>
+                L<strong>{snapshot.CurrentLap || '-'}</strong>/<strong>{snapshot.TotalLaps || '-'}</strong>
+              </span>
+            )}
             <span className={isLive ? 'live-state live-state-on' : 'live-state'}>{stateLabel}</span>
           </div>
         </div>

frontend/src/components/live/TimingTower.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { useState, Fragment } from 'react'
+import { useState, useMemo, Fragment } from 'react'
 import { teamColor } from '../../utils'
 import { useAutoAnimate } from '@formkit/auto-animate/react'
 import type { LiveSessionMeta, LiveStintData } from '../../types'
 import type { LiveTimingRow } from '../../lib/live'
 import {
+  bestLapGaps,
   driverCode,
   liveSessionDisplay,
   positionDelta,
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ export function TimingTower({
   const isQuali = sessionDisplay.isQualifying || !isRace
   const columnCount = 7 + (isRace ? 3 : 0) + (isQuali ? 3 : 0)
 
+  // Practice/qualifying: derive a display-only gap to P1 from valid best laps
+  // when the upstream feed omits GapToLeader. Empty for races (feed is truth).
+  const practiceGaps = useMemo(() => bestLapGaps(isRace ? [] : rows), [isRace, rows])
+
   return (
     <div className="scroll-x">
       <table className="data-table live-tower" style={{ minWidth: 760 }}>
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ export function TimingTower({
             {isRace && <th>Δ</th>}
             <th>Driver</th>
             <th>Tyre</th>
-            <th>Last Lap</th>
+            <th className={isRace ? undefined : 'hide-mobile'}>Last Lap</th>
             <th
               className="interactive"
               onClick={() => setGapMode(g => g === 'interval' ? 'leader' : 'interval')}
@@ -81,10 +86,10 @@ export function TimingTower({
               {gapMode === 'interval' && isRace ? 'Interval' : 'Gap to P1'}
             </th>
             {isRace && <th>Trend</th>}
-            {isQuali && <th>S1</th>}
+            {isQuali && <th className="hide-mobile">S1</th>}
-            {isQuali && <th>S2</th>}
+            {isQuali && <th className="hide-mobile">S2</th>}
-            {isQuali && <th>S3</th>}
+            {isQuali && <th className="hide-mobile">S3</th>}
-            <th className="hide-mobile">Best</th>
+            <th className={isRace ? 'hide-mobile' : undefined}>Best</th>
             {isRace && <th className="hide-mobile r">Laps</th>}
             <th className="r"></th>
           </tr>
@@ -102,7 +107,15 @@ export function TimingTower({
               driver.Cutoff
             const showCutoffAfter = row.Position === sessionDisplay.cutoffPosition
 
-            const gapText = gapMode === 'interval' && isRace ? (driver.Interval || driver.GapToLeader) : driver.GapToLeader
+            let gapText: string
+            if (isRace) {
+              gapText = gapMode === 'interval' ? (driver.Interval || driver.GapToLeader) : driver.GapToLeader
+            } else if (driver.GapToLeader) {
+              gapText = driver.GapToLeader
+            } else {
+              const computed = practiceGaps[row.RacingNumber]
+              gapText = computed ? (computed.isLeader ? '—' : computed.gap) : ''
+            }
             const intervalAnnotation =
               gapMode === 'interval' && isRace && row.Position > 1
                 ? intervalMeaning(parseIntervalSeconds(gapText))
@@ -153,7 +166,10 @@ export function TimingTower({
                   <td>
                     <span className={`tyre-badge ${tyreClass(row.Tyre)}`}>{tyreLabel(row.Tyre)}</span>
                   </td>
-                  <td className={driver.LastLapOB ? 'mono lap-ob' : driver.LastLapPB ? 'mono lap-pb' : 'mono'}>
+                  <td className={[
+                    isRace ? '' : 'hide-mobile',
+                    driver.LastLapOB ? 'mono lap-ob' : driver.LastLapPB ? 'mono lap-pb' : 'mono',
+                  ].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}>
                     {driver.LastLapTime || '-'}
                   </td>
                   <td className="mono">
@@ -171,11 +187,14 @@ export function TimingTower({
                     </td>
                   )}
 
-                  {isQuali && <td>{renderSector(0)}</td>}
+                  {isQuali && <td className="hide-mobile">{renderSector(0)}</td>}
-                  {isQuali && <td>{renderSector(1)}</td>}
+                  {isQuali && <td className="hide-mobile">{renderSector(1)}</td>}
-                  {isQuali && <td>{renderSector(2)}</td>}
+                  {isQuali && <td className="hide-mobile">{renderSector(2)}</td>}
 
-                  <td className={`hide-mobile ${driver.BestLapOB ? 'mono lap-ob' : 'mono'}`}>
+                  <td className={[
+                    isRace ? 'hide-mobile' : '',
+                    driver.BestLapOB ? 'mono lap-ob' : 'mono',
+                  ].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}>
                     {driver.BestLapTime || '-'}
                   </td>
                   
@@ -208,6 +227,16 @@ export function TimingTower({
                                  <div className="mono">{driver.NumberOfLaps || 0}</div>
                               </div>
                             )}
+                            {!isRace && driver.Sectors?.some((sec) => sec?.Value) && (
+                              <div data-testid="expanded-sectors">
+                                 <div className="mono" style={{ color: 'var(--text-3)', fontSize: '10px', marginBottom: '4px' }}>SECTORS</div>
+                                 <div className="mono" style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '10px' }}>
+                                    {renderSector(0)}
+                                    {renderSector(1)}
+                                    {renderSector(2)}
+                                 </div>
+                              </div>
+                            )}
                             {driver.SpeedTrap && (
                               <div>
                                  <div className="mono" style={{ color: 'var(--text-3)', fontSize: '10px', marginBottom: '4px' }}>SPEED TRAP</div>

frontend/src/components/live/TyreDegPanel.tsx

@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ function StintSparkline({ seconds }: { seconds: number[] }) {
 }
 
 export function TyreDegPanel({ rows, sessionType, pinned }: Props) {
-  const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useState(false)
+  const isRace = isRaceSession(sessionType)
+  const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useState(true)
+  const [readerChose, setReaderChose] = useState(false)
   const [stints, setStints] = useState<StintHistoryMap>({})
 
   // One lap-history update per received snapshot (rows is rebuilt per snapshot).
@@ -61,8 +63,6 @@ export function TyreDegPanel({ rows, sessionType, pinned }: Props) {
     setStints((prev) => recordStintSamples(prev, rows.map(stintInputFromRow)))
   }, [rows])
 
-  const isRace = isRaceSession(sessionType)
-
   const visible = useMemo(
     () =>
       rows.filter(
@@ -74,6 +74,30 @@ export function TyreDegPanel({ rows, sessionType, pinned }: Props) {
     [rows, pinned],
   )
 
+  // One linear fit per driver per snapshot, shared by the readiness check and
+  // the rows below. degradationModel is O(laps) and this runs at feed rate.
+  const models = useMemo(() => {
+    const out: Record<string, ReturnType<typeof degradationModel>> = {}
+    for (const row of visible) {
+      out[row.RacingNumber] = degradationModel(stints[row.RacingNumber]?.samples ?? [])
+    }
+    return out
+  }, [visible, stints])
+
+  // Before any stint has enough clean laps to fit, every row reads "warming
+  // up" — a full-height panel of placeholders that pushed the Timing Tower off
+  // the fold for the first third of a race. Stay collapsed until there is
+  // something to say, then open. A reader who has toggled it keeps their choice.
+  const hasSignal = useMemo(
+    () => visible.some((row) => models[row.RacingNumber] != null),
+    [visible, models],
+  )
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (readerChose) return
+    setCollapsed(!(isRace && hasSignal))
+  }, [isRace, hasSignal, readerChose])
+
   if (visible.length === 0) return null
 
   return (
@@ -81,18 +105,25 @@ export function TyreDegPanel({ rows, sessionType, pinned }: Props) {
       <button
         type="button"
         className="sec-header tyredeg-toggle"
-        onClick={() => setCollapsed((prev) => !prev)}
+        onClick={() => {
+          setReaderChose(true)
+          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>}
+        {!hasSignal ? (
+          <span className="sec-meta">collecting clean laps</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 model = models[row.RacingNumber]
             const rejoin = isRace ? estimatePitRejoin(rows, row.RacingNumber) : null
             const ageAnnotation = tyreAgeMeaning(row.Tyre?.Compound, row.Tyre?.Age)
             return (

frontend/src/lib/chapters.ts

@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ export function chapterEndScrub(
   return Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (ms - tMin) / tRange))
 }
 
-/** Index of the chapter containing the current scrub position, if any. */
+/** Index of the chapter containing the current scrub position, if any.
+ * Uses the same 0–1 clamped bounds as chapterStartScrub/chapterEndScrub so
+ * chapters whose timestamps fall outside the position-sample window still
+ * activate when the scrubber is parked at the clamped edge. */
 export function activeChapterIndex(
   chapters: Chapter[],
   scrubTime: number | null,
@@ -61,15 +64,13 @@ export function activeChapterIndex(
   tRange: number,
 ): number | null {
   if (scrubTime === null || chapters.length === 0 || tRange <= 0) return null
-  const chartMs = tMin + scrubTime * tRange
   for (let i = 0; i < chapters.length; i++) {
-    const ch = chapters[i]
+    const start = chapterStartScrub(chapters[i], tMin, tRange)
-    const startMs = ch.start_time ? new Date(ch.start_time).getTime() : NaN
+    const end = chapterEndScrub(chapters[i], tMin, tRange)
-    const endRaw = ch.end_time ?? ch.start_time
+    if (start === null || end === null) continue
-    const endMs = endRaw ? new Date(endRaw).getTime() : NaN
+    const lo = Math.min(start, end)
-    if (!Number.isNaN(startMs) && !Number.isNaN(endMs) && chartMs >= startMs && chartMs <= endMs) {
+    const hi = Math.max(start, end)
-      return i
+    if (scrubTime >= lo && scrubTime <= hi) return i
-    }
   }
   return null
 }
@@ -80,3 +81,52 @@ export function chapterTourDurations(chapters: Chapter[], totalMs = 90_000): num
   const perChapter = totalMs / chapters.length
   return chapters.map(() => perChapter)
 }
+
+/** Decimated position axis labels, e.g. P1, P5, P10, P15, P20. */
+export function decimatedPositionLabels(maxPos: number): number[] {
+  if (maxPos <= 1) return [1]
+  const labels = new Set<number>([1])
+  for (let pos = 5; pos < maxPos; pos += 5) {
+    labels.add(pos)
+  }
+  labels.add(maxPos)
+  return [...labels].sort((a, b) => a - b)
+}
+
+/** Subtle background fill for chapter time-bands on the position graph. */
+export function chapterBandFill(kind: string): string {
+  switch (kind) {
+    case 'safety_car':
+      return 'rgba(255, 153, 0, 0.14)'
+    case 'virtual_safety_car':
+      return 'rgba(255, 204, 0, 0.12)'
+    case 'red_flag':
+      return 'rgba(230, 36, 41, 0.12)'
+    case 'pit_phase':
+      return 'rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.08)'
+    case 'decisive_swing':
+      return 'rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.08)'
+    case 'finish':
+      return 'rgba(255, 204, 0, 0.06)'
+    default:
+      return 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03)'
+  }
+}
+
+/** Minimum vertical spacing between colliding labels (SVG units). */
+export function deCollideYPositions(
+  items: ReadonlyArray<{ key: string | number; y: number }>,
+  minGap = 12,
+): Map<string | number, number> {
+  if (items.length === 0) return new Map()
+  const sorted = [...items].sort((a, b) => a.y - b.y)
+  const adjusted = sorted.map((item) => ({ ...item }))
+  for (let i = 1; i < adjusted.length; i++) {
+    const prev = adjusted[i - 1]
+    const curr = adjusted[i]
+    if (curr.y - prev.y < minGap) {
+      curr.y = prev.y + minGap
+    }
+  }
+  return new Map(adjusted.map((item) => [item.key, item.y]))
+}

frontend/src/lib/live.ts

@@ -268,6 +268,63 @@ export function driverCode(row: LiveTimingRow): string {
   return row.Info?.Tla || row.RacingNumber
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parse an F1 lap-time string ("1:45.944", "45.944") into total seconds.
+ * Returns null for empty/invalid values so callers never invent a gap.
+ */
+export function parseLapTimeSeconds(value: string | null | undefined): number | null {
+  if (!value) return null
+  const match = value.trim().match(/^(?:(\d+):)?([0-5]?\d(?:\.\d+)?)$/)
+  if (!match) return null
+  const minutes = match[1] ? Number(match[1]) : 0
+  const seconds = Number(match[2])
+  if (!Number.isFinite(minutes) || !Number.isFinite(seconds)) return null
+  return minutes * 60 + seconds
+}
+
+export interface BestLapGap {
+  isLeader: boolean
+  gap: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display-only gap-to-P1 for practice/qualifying, derived from each driver's
+ * valid best lap. Only drivers with a parseable best lap get an entry, and the
+ * fastest is flagged as the leader. Never fabricates a gap from a missing or
+ * invalid lap — the upstream interval remains the source of truth for races.
+ */
+export function bestLapGaps(rows: ReadonlyArray<LiveTimingRow>): Record<string, BestLapGap> {
+  let leaderNumber = ''
+  let best = Infinity
+  for (const row of rows) {
+    const seconds = parseLapTimeSeconds(row.Driver.BestLapTime)
+    if (seconds === null) continue
+    if (seconds < best) {
+      best = seconds
+      leaderNumber = row.RacingNumber
+    }
+  }
+
+  const out: Record<string, BestLapGap> = {}
+  if (!Number.isFinite(best)) return out
+  for (const row of rows) {
+    const seconds = parseLapTimeSeconds(row.Driver.BestLapTime)
+    if (seconds === null) continue
+    out[row.RacingNumber] =
+      row.RacingNumber === leaderNumber
+        ? { isLeader: true, gap: '' }
+        : { isLeader: false, gap: `+${(seconds - best).toFixed(3)}` }
+  }
+  return out
+}
+
+/** True when the live feed reports an in-progress session with timing data. */
+export function isLiveSessionActive(
+  state: { is_live?: boolean; data?: unknown } | null | undefined,
+): boolean {
+  return Boolean(state?.is_live && state.data)
+}
+
 export function trackStatusLabel(status: string): string {
   return TRACK_STATUS_LABELS[status] || status || 'UNKNOWN'
 }

frontend/src/lib/replayMap.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { ReplayFramesResponse, TrackOutline } from '../types'
+
+/** Whether replay map can render (probe uses existing frames + outline queries). */
+export function isReplayMapAvailable(
+  replay: ReplayFramesResponse | null | undefined,
+  outline: TrackOutline | null | undefined,
+  hasError: boolean,
+): boolean {
+  if (hasError) return false
+  const frames = replay?.frames ?? []
+  if (frames.length < 2) return false
+  if (!outline?.points?.length) return false
+  return true
+}

frontend/src/lib/schedule.ts

@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ export function formatSessionScheduleTime(value: string): string {
   })
 }
 
+export const MAX_BROWSER_TIMEOUT = 2_147_483_647
+
+export function refreshDeadlineDelay(refreshAt: string | undefined, now = Date.now()): number | null {
+  if (!refreshAt) return null
+  const deadline = Date.parse(refreshAt)
+  if (Number.isNaN(deadline)) return null
+  return Math.min(Math.max(0, deadline - now), MAX_BROWSER_TIMEOUT)
+}
+
 export type FocusMeetingKind = 'current' | 'next' | 'recent' | 'fallback'
 
 export function focusMeetingKind(meeting: Meeting, now: Date): FocusMeetingKind {

frontend/src/pages/CommandCenterPage.tsx

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   currentAndNextSession,
   focusMeetingKind,
   formatSessionScheduleTime,
+  meetingEndTime,
   meetingHasStarted,
   mostRecentPastMeeting,
   nextUpcomingMeeting,
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ const missingDatasets = Object.fromEntries(
 ) as WeekendSession['datasets']
 
 function meetingStatus(meeting: Meeting, focusKey: number | undefined, now: Date) {
+  const end = meetingEndTime(meeting)
+  if (end && now >= end) return 'past'
   if (meeting.meeting_key === focusKey) return 'focus'
   if (meetingHasStarted(meeting, now)) return 'past'
   return 'future'
@@ -163,6 +166,12 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
   const lastPastWeekend = lastPastMeeting ? weekendsByKey.get(lastPastMeeting.meeting_key) : undefined
   const lastRaceAnalysis = pickAnalysisSession(lastPastWeekend)
   const lastRaceSessionKey = lastRaceAnalysis?.session.session_key
+  const railSessions =
+    focusWeekendSessions.length > 0
+      ? focusWeekendSessions
+      : heroStateKind === 'between'
+        ? lastPastWeekend?.sessions ?? []
+        : []
 
   const lastRaceHubQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['race-hub', lastRaceSessionKey, 'hero-podium'],
@@ -178,6 +187,16 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
 
   const lastRacePodium = lastRaceHubQuery.data?.results ?? []
   const lastRaceName = champHub?.last_race ?? lastPastMeeting?.meeting_name ?? ''
+  const focusNarrative =
+    heroStateKind === 'between'
+      ? lastRaceName
+        ? `${lastRaceName} is in the archive. The next chapter begins at ${focusMeeting?.circuit_short_name || focusMeeting?.meeting_name || 'the next round'}.`
+        : 'The season is between race weekends. Use the timeline to revisit a completed round or look ahead.'
+      : currentSession
+        ? `${currentSession.session_name} is the active chapter of this weekend. Session detail remains available as it lands locally.`
+        : nextSession
+          ? `${nextSession.session_name} is next on the timetable. The weekend rail keeps every session and its local analysis in reach.`
+          : 'The weekend timetable is ready to explore.'
 
   if (seasonsQuery.isLoading) {
     return <div className="page loading-state">loading command center…</div>
@@ -226,7 +245,7 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
       <div className="cc-topbar">
         <span className="cc-topbar-label mono">box-box · command center</span>
         <span className="cc-topbar-meta mono">
-          {latestSeason} season · {meetingStats.full}/{meetingStats.total || 0} weekends full
+          {latestSeason} season · weekend desk
         </span>
         <span className="cc-live-pill" data-testid="cc-live-status">
           <span className={`cc-live-dot ${liveActive ? 'live' : ''}`} />
@@ -262,6 +281,26 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
         />
       )}
 
+      {focusMeeting && (
+        <section className="cc-context" data-testid="cc-circuit-context">
+          <div className="cc-context-decal mono" aria-hidden="true">
+            {countryDecal(focusMeeting)}
+          </div>
+          <div className="cc-context-copy">
+            <span className="cc-context-kicker mono">Circuit context</span>
+            <h2>{focusMeeting.circuit_short_name || focusMeeting.meeting_name}</h2>
+            <p>{focusNarrative}</p>
+          </div>
+          <div className="cc-context-meta mono">
+            <span>{focusMeeting.location || focusMeeting.country_name}</span>
+            <span>{formatGpDateRange(focusMeeting)}</span>
+            <Link to="/preview" className="cc-context-preview">
+              Weekend preview →
+            </Link>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      )}
+
       <div className="cc-dashboard-grid">
         <div className="cc-dashboard-main">
           <div 
@@ -298,7 +337,9 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
                       <div className="cc-calendar-accent" aria-hidden="true" />
                       <div className="cc-calendar-top mono">
                         <span className="cc-calendar-round">R{String(index + 1).padStart(2, '0')}</span>
-                        <span className={`cc-cov-dot cc-cov-${weekend?.source ?? 'none'}`} aria-hidden="true" />
+                        <span className={`cc-calendar-status cc-calendar-status-${status}`}>
+                          {status === 'past' ? 'Archive' : status === 'focus' ? 'Now' : 'Ahead'}
+                        </span>
                       </div>
                       <div className="cc-calendar-id">
                         {countryFlag(meeting) && <span className="cc-calendar-flag">{countryFlag(meeting)}</span>}
@@ -371,14 +412,14 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
             </section>
           )}
 
-          {focusWeekendSessions.length > 0 && (
+          {railSessions.length > 0 && (
             <section className="cc-schedule" data-testid="cc-schedule">
               <div className="sec-header">
                 <span className="sec-title">Weekend Schedule</span>
-                <span className="sec-meta mono">{focusWeekendSessions.length} sessions</span>
+                <span className="sec-meta mono">{railSessions.length} sessions</span>
               </div>
               <div className="cc-session-strip" role="list">
-                {focusWeekendSessions.map(({ session, source, datasets }) => {
+                {railSessions.map(({ session, source, datasets }) => {
                   const status = classifySessionStatus(session, nowDate)
                   const isNext = nextSession?.session_key === session.session_key
                   const isCurrent = currentSession?.session_key === session.session_key
@@ -404,9 +445,9 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
                       </div>
                       <div className="cc-session-name">{session.session_name}</div>
                       <div className="cc-session-time mono">{formatSessionScheduleTime(session.date_start)}</div>
-                      <div className="cc-session-cov mono">
+                      <div className="cc-session-cov mono" title={formatCoverageHint(datasets)}>
                         <span className={`cc-cov-dot cc-cov-${source}`} aria-hidden="true" />
-                        {formatCoverageHint(datasets)}
+                        {source === 'local' ? 'Analysis ready' : formatCoverageHint(datasets)}
                       </div>
                     </Link>
                   )
@@ -416,6 +457,10 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
           )}
 
           <PaddockBriefing />
+          <div className="cc-data-note mono" data-testid="cc-data-note">
+            <span className="cc-cov-dot cc-cov-local" aria-hidden="true" />
+            {meetingStats.full}/{meetingStats.total || 0} locally complete · availability is shown per session
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -448,4 +493,3 @@ function FormSparkline({ form, color }: { form: number[], color: string }) {
     </svg>
   )
 }
-

frontend/src/pages/LiveTimingPage.tsx

@@ -289,14 +289,16 @@ export function LiveTimingPage() {
                 session={snapshot.Session}
               />
             </div>
+            {/* Rail runs most-synthesized to most-raw: a reader arriving
+                mid-session wants "what did I miss" before the regulatory log. */}
             <div className="live-rc-col">
+              <EventRail events={events} driverInfo={snapshot.DriverInfo} />
               <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

@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { useNavigate } from '@tanstack/react-router'
-import {
+import { fetchRaceHub, fetchWeekend, fetchWeekendContext } from '../api'
-  fetchLocalMeetings,
-  fetchRaceHub,
-  fetchSeasons,
-  fetchWeekend,
-} from '../api'
 import { DatasetStrip } from '../components/DatasetStrip'
 import { RaceStoryCanvas } from '../components/RaceStoryCanvas'
 import { TabBar, type Tab } from '../components/TabBar'
@@ -22,76 +17,72 @@ import { SourceBadge } from '../components/SourceBadge'
 import { countryAccent, countryDecal, formatGpDateRange } from '../lib/gpIdentity'
 import { formatCoverageHint, sessionTypeAbbrev } from '../lib/coverage'
 import {
+  MAX_BROWSER_TIMEOUT,
+  formatCountdown,
   formatSessionScheduleTime,
-  pickFocusMeeting,
+  refreshDeadlineDelay,
   sortSessionsByStart,
 } from '../lib/schedule'
-import type { Weekend, WeekendSession } from '../types'
+import type { ContextSession, Weekend } from '../types'
 
 interface Props {
   sessionKey: number
 }
 
-function pickAnalysisSession(weekend: Weekend | undefined): WeekendSession | undefined {
-  if (!weekend) return undefined
-  const local = weekend.sessions.filter((s) => s.source === 'local')
-  const partial = weekend.sessions.filter((s) => s.source === 'partial')
-  const pool = local.length > 0 ? local : partial.length > 0 ? partial : weekend.sessions
-  const race = pool.find((s) => s.session.session_type?.toLowerCase().includes('race'))
-  if (race) return race
-  const qual = pool.find((s) => s.session.session_type?.toLowerCase().includes('qualifying'))
-  if (qual) return qual
-  return pool[0]
-}
-
 export function RaceHubPage({ sessionKey }: Props) {
   const navigate = useNavigate()
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<Tab>('overview')
   const [switcherOpen, setSwitcherOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [now, setNow] = useState(() => Date.now())
+  const [refreshGeneration, setRefreshGeneration] = useState(0)
 
-  // ─── Auto-redirect when no session_key is supplied ───
+  // The server owns bare Race Hub selection so every open tab crosses the
-  const seasonsQuery = useQuery({
+  // one-hour handoff at the same instant.
-    queryKey: ['seasons'],
+  const contextQuery = useQuery({
-    queryFn: fetchSeasons,
+    queryKey: ['weekend-context'],
+    queryFn: fetchWeekendContext,
     enabled: sessionKey === 0,
   })
+  const { refetch: refetchContext } = contextQuery
 
-  const latestSeason = seasonsQuery.data?.[0] ?? null
+  const context = contextQuery.data
-
+  const preSession = sessionKey === 0 && context?.race_hub_pre_session === true
-  const meetingsQuery = useQuery({
+  const preSessionRef = context?.race_hub_default_session
-    queryKey: ['meetings', latestSeason],
+  const preSessionMeetingKey = preSessionRef?.meeting?.meeting_key
-    queryFn: () => fetchLocalMeetings(latestSeason!),
+  const preSessionWeekendQuery = useQuery({
-    enabled: sessionKey === 0 && latestSeason != null,
+    queryKey: ['weekend', preSessionMeetingKey],
-  })
+    queryFn: () => fetchWeekend(preSessionMeetingKey!),
-
+    enabled: preSession && preSessionMeetingKey != null && preSessionMeetingKey > 0,
-  const focusMeeting = useMemo(() => {
-    if (sessionKey !== 0 || !meetingsQuery.data) return null
-    return pickFocusMeeting(meetingsQuery.data, new Date())
-  }, [sessionKey, meetingsQuery.data])
-
-  const fallbackWeekendQuery = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ['weekend', focusMeeting?.meeting_key],
-    queryFn: () => fetchWeekend(focusMeeting!.meeting_key),
-    enabled: sessionKey === 0 && focusMeeting != null,
   })
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (sessionKey !== 0) return
-    const weekend = fallbackWeekendQuery.data
+    const delay = refreshDeadlineDelay(context?.race_hub_refresh_at)
-    if (!weekend) return
+    if (delay == null) return
-    const target = pickAnalysisSession(weekend)?.session.session_key
+    const rearmAfterRefetch = delay === MAX_BROWSER_TIMEOUT
-      ?? weekend.default_session_key
+    const timer = window.setTimeout(() => {
-      ?? weekend.sessions[0]?.session.session_key
+      void refetchContext().finally(() => {
-    if (target) {
+        if (rearmAfterRefetch) setRefreshGeneration((generation) => generation + 1)
-      navigate({ to: '/race-hub', search: { session_key: target }, replace: true })
+      })
-    }
+    }, delay)
-  }, [sessionKey, fallbackWeekendQuery.data, navigate])
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(timer)
+  }, [sessionKey, context?.race_hub_refresh_at, refetchContext, refreshGeneration])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!preSession) return
+    const timer = window.setInterval(() => setNow(Date.now()), 1_000)
+    return () => window.clearInterval(timer)
+  }, [preSession])
+
+  // A bare route retains canonical context ownership while rendering its
+  // completed analysis selection. Explicit URLs remain user-owned.
+  const selectedSessionKey = sessionKey || context?.race_hub_default_session?.session.session_key || 0
 
   // ─── Active session payload ───
   const raceHubQuery = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ['race-hub', sessionKey],
+    queryKey: ['race-hub', selectedSessionKey],
-    queryFn: () => fetchRaceHub(sessionKey),
+    queryFn: () => fetchRaceHub(selectedSessionKey),
-    enabled: sessionKey > 0,
+    enabled: selectedSessionKey > 0 && (sessionKey > 0 || !preSession),
     staleTime: 30_000,
   })
 
@@ -108,25 +99,36 @@ export function RaceHubPage({ sessionKey }: Props) {
   const accent = countryAccent(data?.meeting ?? null)
   const accentStyle = { '--gp-accent': accent } as React.CSSProperties
 
-  // ─── No session_key: show resolving state, fall back to switcher if no local data ───
+  // ─── No session_key: resolve exclusively through canonical Weekend Context ───
   if (sessionKey === 0) {
-    if (seasonsQuery.isLoading || meetingsQuery.isLoading || fallbackWeekendQuery.isLoading) {
+    if (contextQuery.isLoading || (preSession && preSessionWeekendQuery.isLoading)) {
       return (
         <div className="rh-page" style={accentStyle}>
           <div className="loading-state">resolving latest local weekend…</div>
         </div>
       )
     }
-    const seasons = seasonsQuery.data ?? []
+    if (preSession && preSessionRef) {
-    if (seasons.length === 0) {
+      return (
+        <RaceHubPreSession
+          session={preSessionRef}
+          weekend={preSessionWeekendQuery.data}
+          now={now}
+          switcherOpen={switcherOpen}
+          onToggleSwitcher={() => setSwitcherOpen((open) => !open)}
+          onCloseSwitcher={() => setSwitcherOpen(false)}
+        />
+      )
+    }
+    if (!selectedSessionKey) {
       return (
         <div className="rh-page rh-empty" data-testid="race-hub-empty" style={accentStyle}>
           <div className="rh-empty-band">
             <span className="rh-empty-eyebrow mono">box-box · race hub</span>
-            <h1 className="rh-empty-title">No local sessions yet</h1>
+            <h1 className="rh-empty-title">No completed local analysis yet</h1>
             <p className="rh-empty-sub">
-              The Race Hub reads from local ingest only. Once a weekend is ingested
+              Race Hub opens completed local analysis between weekends. Check Data Health
-              it will open here automatically.
+              to ingest a completed session.
             </p>
             <div className="rh-empty-actions">
               <a href="/admin" className="rh-empty-action">Open Admin · Data Health</a>
@@ -136,18 +138,13 @@ export function RaceHubPage({ sessionKey }: Props) {
         </div>
       )
     }
-    return (
-      <div className="rh-page" style={accentStyle}>
-        <div className="loading-state">resolving latest local weekend…</div>
-      </div>
-    )
   }
 
-  // ─── Loading / error for the requested session_key ───
+  // ─── Loading / error for the selected session ───
   if (raceHubQuery.isLoading) {
     return (
       <div className="rh-page" style={accentStyle}>
-        <div className="loading-state">loading session {sessionKey}…</div>
+        <div className="loading-state">loading session {selectedSessionKey}…</div>
       </div>
     )
   }
@@ -157,7 +154,7 @@ export function RaceHubPage({ sessionKey }: Props) {
         <div className="error-box">
           {raceHubQuery.error instanceof Error
             ? raceHubQuery.error.message
-            : `Failed to load session ${sessionKey}.`}
+            : `Failed to load session ${selectedSessionKey}.`}
         </div>
       </div>
     )
@@ -168,7 +165,7 @@ export function RaceHubPage({ sessionKey }: Props) {
   const sessionMeta = weekend
     ? Object.fromEntries(weekend.sessions.map((w) => [w.session.session_key, w]))
     : {}
-  const activeSessionMeta = sessionMeta[sessionKey]
+  const activeSessionMeta = sessionMeta[selectedSessionKey]
 
   return (
     <div className="rh-page" data-testid="race-hub" style={accentStyle}>
@@ -194,7 +191,7 @@ export function RaceHubPage({ sessionKey }: Props) {
       {switcherOpen && (
         <WeekendSwitcher
           currentMeetingKey={meetingKey}
-          currentSessionKey={sessionKey}
+          currentSessionKey={selectedSessionKey}
           onClose={() => setSwitcherOpen(false)}
         />
       )}
@@ -225,7 +222,7 @@ export function RaceHubPage({ sessionKey }: Props) {
         <nav className="rh-session-rail" aria-label="Weekend sessions" data-testid="rh-session-rail">
           {sessions.map((session) => {
             const meta = sessionMeta[session.session_key]
-            const active = session.session_key === sessionKey
+            const active = session.session_key === selectedSessionKey
             return (
               <button
                 key={session.session_key}
@@ -278,7 +275,7 @@ export function RaceHubPage({ sessionKey }: Props) {
               {formatCoverageHint(activeSessionMeta.datasets)} datasets local
             </span>
           )}
-          <span className="rh-active-key mono">key {sessionKey}</span>
+          <span className="rh-active-key mono">key {selectedSessionKey}</span>
         </div>
       )}
 
@@ -314,7 +311,7 @@ export function RaceHubPage({ sessionKey }: Props) {
             <span className="sec-title">Driver Compare</span>
           </div>
           <CompareView
-            sessionKey={sessionKey}
+            sessionKey={selectedSessionKey}
             results={data.results}
             drivers={data.drivers}
           />
@@ -368,3 +365,72 @@ export function RaceHubPage({ sessionKey }: Props) {
     </div>
   )
 }
+
+function RaceHubPreSession({
+  session,
+  weekend,
+  now,
+  switcherOpen,
+  onToggleSwitcher,
+  onCloseSwitcher,
+}: {
+  session: ContextSession
+  weekend?: Weekend
+  now: number
+  switcherOpen: boolean
+  onToggleSwitcher: () => void
+  onCloseSwitcher: () => void
+}) {
+  const meeting = session.meeting
+  const sessions = sortSessionsByStart((weekend?.sessions ?? []).map((entry) => entry.session))
+  const target = new Date(session.session.date_start)
+  const accent = countryAccent(meeting ?? null)
+  const pendingLiveEvidence = target.getTime() <= now
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rh-page rh-empty" data-testid="race-hub-pre-session" style={{ '--gp-accent': accent } as React.CSSProperties}>
+      <div className="rh-topbar">
+        <span className="rh-topbar-label mono">box-box · race hub</span>
+        <span className="rh-topbar-spacer" />
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className={`rh-switcher-toggle${switcherOpen ? ' active' : ''}`}
+          onClick={onToggleSwitcher}
+          aria-expanded={switcherOpen}
+          aria-controls="rh-weekend-switcher"
+          data-testid="rh-switch-weekend"
+        >
+          {switcherOpen ? 'Close' : 'Switch Weekend'}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {switcherOpen && (
+        <WeekendSwitcher
+          currentMeetingKey={meeting?.meeting_key}
+          currentSessionKey={session.session.session_key}
+          onClose={onCloseSwitcher}
+        />
+      )}
+
+      <section className="rh-empty-band">
+        <span className="rh-empty-eyebrow mono">box-box · race hub</span>
+        <h1 className="rh-empty-title">{meeting?.meeting_name ?? 'Next race weekend'}</h1>
+        <p className="rh-empty-sub">
+          {pendingLiveEvidence
+            ? `${session.session.session_name} is scheduled; awaiting live timing.`
+            : <>{session.session.session_name} begins in <span className="mono">{formatCountdown(target, new Date(now))}</span></>}
+        </p>
+        {sessions.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="preview-schedule" data-testid="rh-pre-session-schedule">
+            {sessions.map((scheduled) => (
+              <div key={scheduled.session_key} className="preview-schedule-item">
+                <span className="preview-schedule-name">{scheduled.session_name}</span>
+                <span className="preview-schedule-time">{formatSessionScheduleTime(scheduled.date_start)}</span>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </section>
+    </div>
+  )
+}

frontend/src/styles/app.css

@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@ a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
 }
 .app-nav::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
 
+/* The nav scrolls horizontally with its scrollbar hidden. Below the width
+   where the links stop fitting, fade the trailing edge so the cut-off item
+   reads as "scroll for more" instead of as a clipping bug. */
+@media (max-width: 560px) {
+  .app-nav {
+    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, #000 calc(100% - 32px), transparent 100%);
+    mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, #000 calc(100% - 32px), transparent 100%);
+  }
+}
+
 .nav-logo {
   font-family: var(--f-mono);
   font-size: 15px;
@@ -112,6 +122,30 @@ a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
 .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--text); background: var(--surface-h); }
 .nav-links a.active { color: var(--text); background: var(--surface-2); }
 
+/* Live nav gets a pulsing marker only while a session is on air. */
+.nav-live { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; }
+.nav-links a.nav-live-on { color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }
+.nav-live-dot {
+  width: 7px;
+  height: 7px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--red);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(225, 6, 0, 0.4);
+  animation: pulse-live 1.6s infinite;
+}
+
+.sr-only {
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 1px;
+  height: 1px;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: -1px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  border: 0;
+}
+
 .nav-utility {
   margin-left: auto;
   display: flex;
@@ -4730,3 +4764,137 @@ a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
   background: #f82f34;
   transform: translateY(-1px);
 }
+
+/* Weekend recut: put the active circuit and season journey ahead of data plumbing. */
+.cc-context {
+  position: relative;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(84px, 0.3fr) minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+  gap: var(--s5);
+  align-items: center;
+  min-height: 112px;
+  padding: var(--s5) var(--s6);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  background:
+    linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gp-accent) 9%, transparent), transparent 46%),
+    var(--surface);
+}
+
+.cc-context-decal {
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gp-accent) 58%, var(--text));
+  font-size: clamp(38px, 6vw, 72px);
+  font-weight: 800;
+  letter-spacing: -0.08em;
+  line-height: 0.75;
+  opacity: 0.72;
+}
+
+.cc-context-copy h2 {
+  font-size: 18px;
+  line-height: 1.15;
+}
+
+.cc-context-kicker {
+  display: block;
+  margin-bottom: var(--s2);
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
+.cc-context-copy p {
+  max-width: 64ch;
+  margin-top: var(--s2);
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.cc-context-meta {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  gap: var(--s2);
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  font-size: 10px;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.cc-context-preview {
+  margin-top: var(--s2);
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+.cc-context-preview:hover { color: var(--text); }
+
+.cc-calendar-grid {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0;
+  padding: var(--s3) 0 var(--s4);
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+}
+
+.cc-calendar-card {
+  min-width: 112px;
+  min-height: 138px;
+  flex: 1 0 112px;
+  padding: var(--s3) var(--s4);
+  border-radius: 0;
+  border-width: 1px 1px 1px 0;
+  background: transparent;
+  backdrop-filter: none;
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
+}
+.cc-calendar-card:first-child { border-left-width: 1px; }
+.cc-calendar-card:hover { transform: none; box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 var(--gp-card-accent); }
+.cc-calendar-card::before { display: none; }
+.cc-calendar-accent { top: auto; bottom: 0; height: 2px; opacity: 0.65; }
+.cc-calendar-past { filter: none; opacity: 0.62; }
+.cc-calendar-past:hover { filter: none; opacity: 1; }
+.cc-calendar-focus { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gp-card-accent) 10%, transparent); }
+.cc-calendar-decal { font-size: 60px; bottom: -5px; }
+.cc-calendar-status {
+  font-size: 9px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+.cc-calendar-status-focus { color: var(--gp-card-accent); }
+.cc-calendar-status-future { color: var(--text-2); }
+
+.cc-data-note {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--s2);
+  padding-top: var(--s4);
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  font-size: 10px;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 899px) {
+  .cc-dashboard-grid { gap: var(--s5); }
+  .cc-dashboard-sidebar { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: var(--s5); }
+  .cc-briefing, .cc-data-note { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 640px) {
+  .cc-context { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: var(--s4); padding: var(--s4); }
+  .cc-context-decal { display: none; }
+  .cc-context-meta { align-items: flex-start; grid-column: 1 / -1; text-align: left; }
+  .cc-context-copy h2 { font-size: 17px; }
+  .cc-context-copy p { font-size: 11px; }
+  .cc-dashboard-sidebar { display: flex; }
+  .cc-calendar-grid { margin: 0 calc(var(--s4) * -1); padding-left: var(--s4); padding-right: var(--s4); }
+  .cc-calendar-card { min-width: 104px; flex-basis: 104px; }
+  .cc-calendar-circuit { display: none; }
+  .cc-champ-snapshot { order: 2; }
+  .cc-schedule { order: 1; }
+  .cc-briefing { order: 3; margin-top: var(--s4); }
+  .cc-data-note { order: 4; }
+}

frontend/src/styles/chapters.css

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
   gap: var(--s4);
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
 
 .chapter-strip-title {
@@ -44,6 +45,31 @@
   color: var(--text);
 }
 
+.chapter-strip-scroll-wrap {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.chapter-strip-scroll-wrap::before,
+.chapter-strip-scroll-wrap::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  bottom: var(--s2);
+  width: 28px;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
+
+.chapter-strip-scroll-wrap::before {
+  left: 0;
+  background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--bg), transparent);
+}
+
+.chapter-strip-scroll-wrap::after {
+  right: 0;
+  background: linear-gradient(to left, var(--bg), transparent);
+}
+
 .chapter-strip-scroll {
   display: flex;
   gap: var(--s3);
@@ -51,10 +77,26 @@
   padding-bottom: var(--s2);
   scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
   -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+  scrollbar-color: var(--border-2) transparent;
+}
+
+.chapter-strip-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar {
+  height: 4px;
+}
+
+.chapter-strip-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+.chapter-strip-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
+  background: var(--border-2);
+  border-radius: 999px;
 }
 
 .chapter-card {
   flex: 0 0 min(240px, 72vw);
+  min-height: 88px;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: var(--s2);
@@ -64,7 +106,7 @@
   background: var(--surface);
   text-align: left;
   cursor: pointer;
-  scroll-snap-align: start;
+  scroll-snap-align: center;
   transition: border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s, box-shadow 0.15s;
 }
 
@@ -145,10 +187,22 @@
   -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
   -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
   overflow: hidden;
+  flex: 1;
 }
 
-.chapter-strip-empty {
+.chapter-strip-empty-card {
-  font-size: 12px;
+  padding: var(--s6) var(--s5);
-  color: var(--text-3);
+  margin: 0;
-  padding: var(--s3) 0;
+}
+
+.chapter-strip-empty-card .empty-state-icon {
+  display: block;
+  margin: 0 auto var(--s3);
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+  .chapter-strip-header {
+    align-items: flex-start;
+  }
 }

frontend/src/styles/race-story.css

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+.race-story-empty-card {
+  padding: var(--s6) var(--s5);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.race-story-empty-card .empty-state-icon {
+  display: block;
+  margin: 0 auto var(--s3);
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+
+.rs-replay-shell {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  gap: var(--s5);
+  align-items: stretch;
+}
+
+.rs-replay-shell--split {
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) minmax(260px, 0.8fr);
+}
+
+.rs-replay-main {
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.rs-chart-container {
+  --rs-chart-max-width: 100%;
+}
+
+.rs-chart-container--full {
+  --rs-chart-max-width: 100%;
+}
+
+.rs-segmented-control {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: stretch;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0;
+  margin-top: var(--s3);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-2);
+  border-radius: var(--s1);
+  background: var(--surface);
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.rs-segment {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  min-height: 30px;
+  padding: 0 var(--s4);
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 0.12s, color 0.12s;
+}
+
+.rs-segment:last-child {
+  border-right: none;
+}
+
+.rs-segment:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  color: var(--text);
+  background: var(--surface-h);
+}
+
+.rs-segment:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--red);
+  outline-offset: -2px;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
+
+.rs-segment.active {
+  color: var(--text);
+  background: rgba(230, 36, 41, 0.12);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 var(--red);
+}
+
+.rs-segment:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.45;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+.rs-segment-divider {
+  width: 1px;
+  align-self: stretch;
+  background: var(--border);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.rs-replay-map-slot {
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.rs-position-chart-svg {
+  width: 100%;
+  min-width: 280px;
+  max-width: var(--rs-chart-max-width, 640px);
+  display: block;
+}
+
+.rs-chart-axis-label {
+  fill: var(--text-3);
+  font-family: var(--f-mono);
+  font-size: 9px;
+}
+
+.rs-chart-grid-line {
+  stroke: var(--border);
+  stroke-width: 0.5;
+}
+
+.rs-chart-lap-tick {
+  stroke: var(--border);
+  stroke-width: 1;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+  .rs-replay-shell--split {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+
+  .rs-segmented-control {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  .rs-segment {
+    flex: 1 1 auto;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 560px) {
+  .rs-segmented-control {
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: stretch;
+  }
+
+  .rs-segment {
+    border-right: none;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  }
+
+  .rs-segment:last-child {
+    border-bottom: none;
+  }
+
+  .rs-segment-divider {
+    display: none;
+  }
+}

frontend/src/styles/replay-map.css

@@ -1,76 +1,9 @@
-.rs-replay-shell {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) minmax(260px, 0.8fr);
-  gap: var(--s5);
-  align-items: stretch;
-}
-
-.rs-replay-main {
-  min-width: 0;
-}
-
-.rs-replay-tools {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  gap: var(--s3);
-  margin-top: var(--s3);
-}
-
-.rs-tool-btn,
-.rs-speed-btn {
-  height: 28px;
-  padding: 0 var(--s4);
-  font-family: var(--f-mono);
-  font-size: 10px;
-  font-weight: 700;
-  color: var(--text-2);
-  background: var(--surface);
-  border: 1px solid var(--border-2);
-  border-radius: 2px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.rs-tool-btn:hover,
-.rs-speed-btn:hover {
-  color: var(--text);
-  border-color: var(--text-3);
-}
-
-.rs-tool-btn.active,
-.rs-speed-btn.active {
-  color: var(--text);
-  border-color: var(--red);
-  background: rgba(230, 36, 41, 0.12);
-}
-
-.rs-speed-group {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  gap: 2px;
-}
-
-.rs-replay-map-slot {
-  min-width: 0;
-}
-
-.rs-replay-map-placeholder {
-  min-height: 244px;
-  display: grid;
-  place-items: center;
-  padding: var(--s5);
-  color: var(--text-3);
-  font-family: var(--f-mono);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  text-align: center;
-  border: 1px dashed var(--border-2);
-  background: var(--surface);
-}
-
 .replay-map-panel {
   min-height: 244px;
   height: 100%;
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
   background: var(--surface);
+  border-radius: var(--s2);
 }
 
 .replay-map-stage {
@@ -143,19 +76,16 @@
   stroke-width: 1.2;
 }
 
-.replay-map-empty {
+.replay-map-empty-card {
   min-height: 244px;
   display: grid;
-  place-items: center;
+  place-content: center;
-  padding: var(--s5);
+  padding: var(--s6);
-  color: var(--text-3);
+  margin: 0;
-  font-family: var(--f-mono);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  text-align: center;
 }
 
-@media (max-width: 860px) {
+.replay-map-empty-card .empty-state-icon {
-  .rs-replay-shell {
+  display: block;
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  margin: 0 auto var(--s3);
-  }
+  color: var(--text-3);
 }

frontend/src/test/ChapterStrip.test.tsx

@@ -68,6 +68,25 @@ describe('ChapterStrip', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('L12–L15')).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
+  it('renders an empty-state card when there are no chapters', () => {
+    const queryClient = new QueryClient({ defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } } })
+    render(
+      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+        <ChapterStrip
+          chapters={[]}
+          scrubTime={null}
+          tMin={tMin}
+          tRange={tRange}
+          tourActive={false}
+          tourChapterIndex={null}
+          onChapterClick={vi.fn()}
+          onTourToggle={vi.fn()}
+        />
+      </QueryClientProvider>,
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-strip-empty')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   it('highlights the active chapter from scrub time', () => {
     const scrub = (new Date('2025-05-25T13:13:00Z').getTime() - tMin) / tRange
     renderStrip({ scrubTime: scrub })
@@ -84,4 +103,26 @@ describe('ChapterStrip', () => {
     expect(index).toBe(1)
     expect(scrub).toBeCloseTo(0.6, 2)
   })
+
+  it('highlights an explicitly selected chapter even when scrub is outside its raw window', () => {
+    // Scrub parked at chart start; chapter 1's raw times are mid-race, but selection wins.
+    const queryClient = new QueryClient({ defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } } })
+    render(
+      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+        <ChapterStrip
+          chapters={chapters}
+          scrubTime={0}
+          tMin={tMin}
+          tRange={tRange}
+          tourActive={false}
+          tourChapterIndex={null}
+          selectedChapterIndex={1}
+          onChapterClick={vi.fn()}
+          onTourToggle={vi.fn()}
+        />
+      </QueryClientProvider>,
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-1')).toHaveClass('active')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-0')).not.toHaveClass('active')
+  })
 })

frontend/src/test/CommandCenterPage.test.tsx

@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ describe('CommandCenterPage', () => {
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-focus')).toHaveTextContent('Monaco')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-season-calendar')).toHaveTextContent('Season Calendar')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-calendar-1229')).toHaveTextContent('R01')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-circuit-context')).toHaveTextContent('Circuit context')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-circuit-context')).toHaveTextContent('Weekend preview')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-data-note')).toHaveTextContent('availability is shown per session')
     expect(screen.getByText('No live session')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-last-race-link')).toHaveTextContent('Monaco')
   })
@@ -238,8 +241,40 @@ describe('CommandCenterPage', () => {
     })
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-focus')).toHaveTextContent('Live now')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-session-9602')).toHaveTextContent('On track')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-calendar-1301')).toHaveTextContent('Archive')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-calendar-1302')).toHaveTextContent('Now')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-live-link')).toHaveAttribute('href', '/live')
 
     vi.useRealTimers()
   })
+
+  it('keeps the completed local session rail available when the next weekend has no sessions', async () => {
+    const nextMeeting = {
+      ...meeting,
+      meeting_key: 1303,
+      meeting_name: 'Canada',
+      country_name: 'Canada',
+      country_code: 'CAN',
+      circuit_short_name: 'Montreal',
+      date_start: '2026-06-12T00:00:00+00:00',
+      date_end: '2026-06-14T23:59:59+00:00',
+      year: 2026,
+    }
+
+    vi.setSystemTime(new Date('2026-06-06T15:15:00Z'))
+    mockFetchSeasons.mockResolvedValue([2026])
+    mockFetchLocalMeetings.mockResolvedValue([meeting])
+    mockFetchSeasonMeetings.mockResolvedValue([meeting, nextMeeting])
+    mockFetchWeekend.mockResolvedValue(weekend)
+    mockFetchSessions.mockResolvedValue([])
+
+    renderPage()
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-session-9472')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-schedule')).toHaveTextContent('1 sessions')
+
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
 })

frontend/src/test/LiveComponents.test.tsx

@@ -209,6 +209,32 @@ describe('TimingTower', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('DRS range')).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
+  it('derives a gap to P1 from best laps when the practice feed omits GapToLeader', () => {
+    const practiceRows = [
+      makeRow('1', 1, 'VER', { BestLapTime: '1:45.944', GapToLeader: '' }),
+      makeRow('4', 2, 'NOR', { BestLapTime: '1:46.134', GapToLeader: '' }),
+      makeRow('16', 3, 'LEC', { BestLapTime: '', GapToLeader: '' }),
+    ]
+    render(
+      <TimingTower
+        rows={practiceRows}
+        session={{
+          MeetingName: 'Belgian Grand Prix',
+          CircuitName: 'Spa',
+          SessionType: 'Practice',
+          SessionName: 'Practice 2',
+          Path: '',
+        }}
+      />,
+    )
+    // Leader shows a clear leader marker, not a fabricated gap.
+    expect(screen.getByText('VER').closest('tr')).toHaveTextContent('—')
+    expect(screen.getByText('+0.190')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    // A driver without a valid best lap gets no invented gap.
+    const lecRow = screen.getByText('LEC').closest('tr')!
+    expect(lecRow).not.toHaveTextContent('+')
+  })
+
   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}`),

frontend/src/test/LiveTimingPage.test.tsx

@@ -153,6 +153,29 @@ describe('LiveTimingPage archive mode', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /view last session/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
+  it('renders the live session for a red-flag paused snapshot instead of the inactive empty state', async () => {
+    renderPage({
+      is_live: true,
+      data: {
+        ...archivedSnapshot,
+        SessionStatus: 'Inactive',
+        TrackStatus: '2',
+        Clock: '00:03:27',
+        Session: {
+          MeetingName: 'Belgian Grand Prix',
+          CircuitName: 'Spa-Francorchamps',
+          SessionType: 'Practice',
+          SessionName: 'Practice 2',
+          Path: '',
+        },
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Timing Tower')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('live-empty')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('live-archive-strip')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   it('temporarily omits the track map while live GPS is unavailable', async () => {
     renderPage({
       is_live: true,

frontend/src/test/RaceHubPage.test.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest'
-import { render, screen, waitFor, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { act, render, screen, waitFor, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react'
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import {
   Outlet,
@@ -9,21 +9,24 @@ import {
   createRoute,
 } from '@tanstack/react-router'
 import { RaceHubPage } from '../pages/RaceHubPage'
-import type { DatasetInfo, Meeting, RaceHub, Session, Weekend } from '../types'
+import { MAX_BROWSER_TIMEOUT } from '../lib/schedule'
+import type { ContextAvailability, DatasetInfo, Meeting, RaceHub, Session, Weekend, WeekendContext } from '../types'
 
 vi.mock('../api', () => ({
   fetchRaceHub: vi.fn(),
   fetchSeasons: vi.fn(),
   fetchLocalMeetings: vi.fn(),
   fetchWeekend: vi.fn(),
+  fetchWeekendContext: vi.fn(),
 }))
 
-import { fetchRaceHub, fetchSeasons, fetchLocalMeetings, fetchWeekend } from '../api'
+import { fetchLocalMeetings, fetchRaceHub, fetchSeasons, fetchWeekend, fetchWeekendContext } from '../api'
 
 const mockFetchRaceHub = vi.mocked(fetchRaceHub)
 const mockFetchSeasons = vi.mocked(fetchSeasons)
 const mockFetchLocalMeetings = vi.mocked(fetchLocalMeetings)
 const mockFetchWeekend = vi.mocked(fetchWeekend)
+const mockFetchWeekendContext = vi.mocked(fetchWeekendContext)
 
 const meeting: Meeting = {
   meeting_key: 1229,
@@ -169,6 +172,26 @@ const weekend: Weekend = {
   ],
 }
 
+const availability: ContextAvailability = {
+  source: 'local',
+  schedule: 'available',
+  live_transport: 'unknown',
+  live_session: 'inactive',
+  archive: 'unavailable',
+  local_analysis: 'complete',
+  freshness: 'local',
+  limitations: [],
+}
+
+const analysisContext: WeekendContext = {
+  temporal_state: 'between_weekends',
+  default_analysis_session: { session: raceSession, meeting, availability },
+  race_hub_default_session: { session: raceSession, meeting, availability },
+  race_hub_pre_session: false,
+  championship_round: 1,
+  total_championship_rounds: 24,
+}
+
 function renderRaceHub(sessionKey: number) {
   const queryClient = new QueryClient({
     defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } },
@@ -193,23 +216,28 @@ function renderRaceHub(sessionKey: number) {
       return <RaceHubPage sessionKey={session_key ?? 0} />
     },
   })
+  window.history.pushState({}, '', sessionKey ? `/race-hub?session_key=${sessionKey}` : '/race-hub')
   const router = createRouter({
     routeTree: rootRoute.addChildren([raceHubRoute]),
     history: undefined,
   })
 
-  // Navigate to the URL before mounting
+  return { queryClient, ...render(<RouterProvider router={router} />) }
-  router.navigate({ to: '/race-hub', search: sessionKey ? { session_key: sessionKey } : {} })
-  return render(<RouterProvider router={router} />)
 }
 
 describe('RaceHubPage', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers()
     vi.clearAllMocks()
     mockFetchSeasons.mockResolvedValue([2025])
     mockFetchLocalMeetings.mockResolvedValue([meeting])
     mockFetchWeekend.mockResolvedValue(weekend)
     mockFetchRaceHub.mockResolvedValue(raceHub)
+    mockFetchWeekendContext.mockResolvedValue(analysisContext)
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers()
   })
 
   it('renders the workspace identity band, session rail, and overview for a known session', async () => {
@@ -256,4 +284,122 @@ describe('RaceHubPage', () => {
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('rh-switch-weekend'))
     expect(await screen.findByTestId('rh-switcher')).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
+
+  it('uses the server-selected completed analysis session for bare Race Hub without changing the URL', async () => {
+    renderRaceHub(0)
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockFetchRaceHub).toHaveBeenCalledWith(9472))
+    expect(mockFetchWeekendContext).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('renders the intentional pre-session state without analysis cards', async () => {
+    mockFetchWeekendContext.mockResolvedValue({
+      ...analysisContext,
+      race_hub_default_session: {
+        session: { ...raceSession, session_key: 9473, session_name: 'Practice 1', session_type: 'Practice', date_start: '2099-05-23T13:00:00Z' },
+        meeting,
+        availability,
+      },
+      race_hub_pre_session: true,
+      race_hub_refresh_at: '2099-05-23T13:00:00Z',
+    })
+
+    renderRaceHub(0)
+
+    expect(await screen.findByTestId('race-hub-pre-session')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('rh-pre-session-schedule')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Winner')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(mockFetchRaceHub).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('opens the weekend switcher from pre-session and navigates to the selected explicit session', async () => {
+    mockFetchWeekendContext.mockResolvedValue({
+      ...analysisContext,
+      race_hub_default_session: {
+        session: { ...raceSession, session_key: 9473, session_name: 'Practice 1', session_type: 'Practice', date_start: '2099-05-23T13:00:00Z' },
+        meeting,
+        availability,
+      },
+      race_hub_pre_session: true,
+      race_hub_refresh_at: '2099-05-23T13:00:00Z',
+    })
+
+    renderRaceHub(0)
+
+    const switchWeekend = await screen.findByTestId('rh-switch-weekend')
+    expect(switchWeekend).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false')
+    fireEvent.click(switchWeekend)
+    expect(await screen.findByTestId('rh-switcher')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(switchWeekend).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true')
+
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByTestId('rh-switcher-session-9471'))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(window.location.search).toBe('?session_key=9471'))
+  })
+
+  it('shows recovery instead of selecting an empty future session', async () => {
+    mockFetchWeekendContext.mockResolvedValue({
+      ...analysisContext,
+      race_hub_default_session: undefined,
+      race_hub_pre_session: false,
+    })
+
+    renderRaceHub(0)
+
+    expect(await screen.findByTestId('race-hub-empty')).toHaveTextContent('No completed local analysis yet')
+    expect(mockFetchRaceHub).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('hands a bare route from completed analysis to pre-session at the supplied refresh boundary', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers({ shouldAdvanceTime: true })
+    const handoff = new Date(Date.now() + 10_000).toISOString()
+    const pendingContext: WeekendContext = {
+      ...analysisContext,
+      race_hub_default_session: {
+        session: { ...raceSession, session_key: 9473, session_name: 'Practice 1', session_type: 'Practice', date_start: handoff },
+        meeting,
+        availability,
+      },
+      race_hub_pre_session: true,
+      race_hub_refresh_at: new Date(Date.now() + 16_000).toISOString(),
+    }
+    mockFetchWeekendContext
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ...analysisContext, race_hub_refresh_at: handoff })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(pendingContext)
+
+    renderRaceHub(0)
+    await screen.findByTestId('race-hub')
+    await act(async () => { await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10_000) })
+
+    expect(await screen.findByTestId('race-hub-pre-session')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(mockFetchWeekendContext).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(mockFetchRaceHub).toHaveBeenCalledWith(9472)
+    expect(mockFetchRaceHub).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(9473)
+  })
+
+  it('re-arms a bare route refresh after a capped browser timer', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers({ shouldAdvanceTime: true })
+    mockFetchWeekendContext.mockResolvedValue({
+      ...analysisContext,
+      race_hub_refresh_at: new Date(Date.now() + MAX_BROWSER_TIMEOUT + 1_000).toISOString(),
+    })
+
+    renderRaceHub(0)
+    await screen.findByTestId('race-hub')
+    await act(async () => { await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(MAX_BROWSER_TIMEOUT) })
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockFetchWeekendContext).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2))
+    await act(async () => { await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1_000) })
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockFetchWeekendContext).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3))
+  })
+
+  it('keeps an explicit session URL stable across the canonical refresh boundary', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    renderRaceHub(9472)
+
+    await act(async () => { await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(60_000) })
+
+    expect(mockFetchWeekendContext).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(mockFetchRaceHub).toHaveBeenCalledWith(9472)
+    expect(mockFetchRaceHub).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(9473)
+  })
 })

frontend/src/test/RaceStoryCanvas.test.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ 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 { RaceStoryCanvas } from '../components/RaceStoryCanvas'
-import type { RaceHub, ReplayFramesResponse, TrackOutline } from '../types'
+import type { Chapter, RaceHub, ReplayFramesResponse, TrackOutline } from '../types'
 
 vi.mock('../api', () => ({
   fetchReplayFrames: vi.fn(),
@@ -28,9 +28,35 @@ const replay: ReplayFramesResponse = {
   session_key: 99,
   interval_ms: 5000,
   start_time: '2025-05-25T13:00:00Z',
-  frames: [{ t: 0, cars: { '1': { x: 10, y: 20 } } }],
+  frames: [
+    { t: 0, cars: { '1': { x: 10, y: 20 } } },
+    { t: 5000, cars: { '1': { x: 50, y: 50 } } },
+  ],
 }
 
+const chapters: Chapter[] = [
+  {
+    kind: 'start',
+    title: 'Start',
+    headline: 'Lights out',
+    start_lap: 1,
+    end_lap: 1,
+    start_time: '2025-05-25T13:00:00Z',
+    end_time: '2025-05-25T13:01:00Z',
+    driver_numbers: [],
+  },
+  {
+    kind: 'safety_car',
+    title: 'Safety Car',
+    headline: 'Incident brings out the Safety Car',
+    start_lap: 2,
+    end_lap: 2,
+    start_time: '2025-05-25T13:05:00Z',
+    end_time: '2025-05-25T13:05:00Z',
+    driver_numbers: [],
+  },
+]
+
 const raceHub: RaceHub = {
   source: 'local',
   session_key: 99,
@@ -103,14 +129,14 @@ const raceHub: RaceHub = {
   race_control: [],
   weather: [],
   laps: [],
-  chapters: [],
+  chapters,
 }
 
-function renderCanvas() {
+function renderCanvas(overrides: Partial<RaceHub> = {}) {
   const queryClient = new QueryClient({ defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } } })
   return render(
     <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
-      <RaceStoryCanvas data={raceHub} />
+      <RaceStoryCanvas data={{ ...raceHub, ...overrides }} />
     </QueryClientProvider>,
   )
 }
@@ -122,14 +148,144 @@ describe('RaceStoryCanvas replay map', () => {
     mockFetchTrackOutline.mockResolvedValue(outline)
   })
 
-  it('fetches replay frames lazily when the map panel opens', async () => {
+  it('probes replay frames on mount and opens the map when data is available', async () => {
     renderCanvas()
 
-    expect(mockFetchReplayFrames).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Map' }))
-
     await waitFor(() => expect(mockFetchReplayFrames).toHaveBeenCalledWith(99, 5000))
     expect(mockFetchTrackOutline).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 2025)
+
+    const mapToggle = await screen.findByTestId('replay-map-toggle')
+    fireEvent.click(mapToggle)
+
     expect(await screen.findByTestId('replay-track-map')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('replay-map-slot')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('hides the map toggle when replay frames are unavailable', async () => {
+    mockFetchReplayFrames.mockResolvedValue({ ...replay, frames: [] })
+    renderCanvas()
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockFetchReplayFrames).toHaveBeenCalled())
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByTestId('replay-map-toggle')).not.toBeInTheDocument())
+  })
+
+  it('uses full-width chart layout when the map is closed', async () => {
+    renderCanvas()
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockFetchReplayFrames).toHaveBeenCalled())
+    const chart = screen.getByTestId('position-chart')
+    expect(chart).toHaveClass('rs-chart-container--full')
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('replay-map-slot')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(document.querySelector('.rs-replay-shell--split')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('uses lap timing rather than pre-race position samples for the chart scale', () => {
+    const laps = Array.from({ length: 20 }, (_, index) => ({
+      session_key: 99,
+      driver_number: 1,
+      meeting_key: 1,
+      lap_number: index + 1,
+      date_start: `2025-05-25T13:${String(index).padStart(2, '0')}:00Z`,
+      lap_duration: 60,
+      is_pit_out_lap: false,
+    }))
+
+    renderCanvas({
+      results: [{ ...raceHub.results[0], number_of_laps: 20 }],
+      laps,
+      positions: [
+        { session_key: 99, driver_number: 1, meeting_key: 1, date: '2025-05-25T12:00:00Z', position: 1 },
+        { session_key: 99, driver_number: 1, meeting_key: 1, date: '2025-05-25T13:20:00Z', position: 1 },
+      ],
+    })
+
+    // L10 is the end of the tenth 60s lap, exactly halfway through the race.
+    const lapTenLabel = screen.getByText('L10')
+    expect(lapTenLabel.previousElementSibling).toHaveAttribute('x1', '316')
+    // The pre-race position is retained as the starting grid at the left edge.
+    expect(document.querySelector('.rs-driver-line')).toHaveAttribute('points', '40,8 592,8 592,8')
+  })
+
+  it('maps cursor positions from rendered pixels to the SVG viewBox', () => {
+    renderCanvas()
+
+    const svg = document.querySelector('.rs-position-chart-svg')!
+    vi.spyOn(svg, 'getBoundingClientRect').mockReturnValue({
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0,
+      width: 1280,
+      height: 360,
+      top: 0,
+      right: 1280,
+      bottom: 360,
+      left: 0,
+      toJSON: () => ({}),
+    })
+
+    const pointerMove = new Event('pointermove', { bubbles: true })
+    Object.defineProperty(pointerMove, 'clientX', { value: 640 })
+    fireEvent(screen.getByTestId('position-chart-interaction'), pointerMove)
+
+    // 640px is the middle of a 1280px rendered chart, which is x=320 in its 640-unit viewBox.
+    expect(document.querySelector('.rs-playhead')).toHaveAttribute('x1', '320')
+  })
+
+  it('syncs active chapter highlight when a chapter card is clicked', async () => {
+    renderCanvas()
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-1'))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-1')).toHaveClass('active'))
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-0')).not.toHaveClass('active')
+  })
+
+  it('highlights out-of-window chapters after click (clamped scrub + selection)', async () => {
+    // Position samples start at 13:05; start chapter ends at 13:01 — outside the window.
+    renderCanvas({
+      positions: [
+        { session_key: 99, driver_number: 1, meeting_key: 1, date: '2025-05-25T13:05:00Z', position: 1 },
+        { session_key: 99, driver_number: 1, meeting_key: 1, date: '2025-05-25T13:10:00Z', position: 1 },
+      ],
+      chapters: [
+        {
+          kind: 'start',
+          title: 'Start',
+          headline: 'Lights out before samples',
+          start_lap: 1,
+          end_lap: 1,
+          start_time: '2025-05-25T13:00:00Z',
+          end_time: '2025-05-25T13:01:00Z',
+          driver_numbers: [],
+        },
+        {
+          kind: 'finish',
+          title: 'Finish',
+          headline: 'Flag after samples',
+          start_lap: 78,
+          end_lap: 78,
+          start_time: '2025-05-25T13:20:00Z',
+          end_time: '2025-05-25T13:21:00Z',
+          driver_numbers: [],
+        },
+      ],
+    })
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-0'))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-0')).toHaveClass('active'))
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-1')).not.toHaveClass('active')
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-1'))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-1')).toHaveClass('active'))
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('chapter-card-0')).not.toHaveClass('active')
+  })
+
+  it('renders the empty-state card when positions are unavailable', () => {
+    renderCanvas({
+      datasets: { positions: { status: 'missing', source: 'local', count: 0 } },
+      positions: [],
+      chapters: [],
+    })
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('race-story-no-positions')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Lap-by-lap positions not available')).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 })

frontend/src/test/ReplayTrackMap.test.tsx

@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ const results: EnrichedResult[] = [
 ]
 
 describe('ReplayTrackMap', () => {
-  it('renders an empty state when replay frames are missing', () => {
+  it('renders an empty-state card when replay frames are missing', () => {
     render(<ReplayTrackMap outline={outline} replay={{ ...replay, frames: [] }} tMs={0} drivers={[]} results={results} />)
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('replay-track-map')).toHaveTextContent(/historical GPS unavailable/i)
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('replay-map-no-frames')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Historical GPS unavailable')).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
   it('renders car labels from result metadata', () => {

frontend/src/test/SessionBanner.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { SessionBanner } from '../components/live/SessionBanner'
+import type { LiveStreamData } from '../types'
+
+function makeSnapshot(sessionType: string, sessionName: string): LiveStreamData {
+  return {
+    Drivers: {},
+    DriverInfo: {},
+    Tyres: {},
+    RCMessages: [],
+    Weather: { AirTemp: 0, TrackTemp: 0, Humidity: 0, WindSpeed: 0, WindDir: 0, Rainfall: false },
+    Session: {
+      MeetingName: 'Belgian Grand Prix',
+      CircuitName: 'Spa-Francorchamps',
+      SessionType: sessionType,
+      SessionName: sessionName,
+      Path: '',
+    },
+    TeamRadio: [],
+    TrackStatus: '1',
+    CurrentLap: 0,
+    TotalLaps: 0,
+    Clock: '00:45:00',
+    ClockRefTime: '',
+    ClockExtrapolating: false,
+    Stints: {},
+  }
+}
+
+describe('SessionBanner', () => {
+  it('never renders a race lap counter for a practice session', () => {
+    render(
+      <SessionBanner
+        isLive
+        snapshot={makeSnapshot('Practice', 'Practice 2')}
+        rows={[]}
+        connection="connected"
+        now={0}
+      />,
+    )
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('live-lap-counter')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    // Session identity and clock stay intact.
+    expect(screen.getByText('Belgian Grand Prix')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('live-clock')).toHaveTextContent('00:45:00')
+  })
+
+  it('shows the lap counter for a race session', () => {
+    const snapshot = { ...makeSnapshot('Race', 'Race'), CurrentLap: 12, TotalLaps: 44 }
+    render(
+      <SessionBanner
+        isLive
+        snapshot={snapshot}
+        rows={[]}
+        connection="connected"
+        now={0}
+      />,
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('live-lap-counter')).toHaveTextContent('L12/44')
+  })
+})

frontend/src/test/TyreDegPanel.test.tsx

@@ -47,9 +47,20 @@ function snapshotRows(lap: number, lastLapTime: string): LiveTimingRow[] {
 }
 
 describe('TyreDegPanel', () => {
-  it('shows a warming-up placeholder until enough clean laps accumulate', () => {
+  it('stays collapsed while every stint is still warming up', () => {
     render(<TyreDegPanel rows={snapshotRows(3, '1:30.000')} sessionType="Race" pinned={[]} />)
     const panel = screen.getByTestId('tyredeg-panel')
+
+    // A panel of "warming up" placeholders carries no information and used to
+    // push the Timing Tower off the fold for the first third of a race.
+    expect(screen.queryAllByTestId('tyredeg-row')).toHaveLength(0)
+    expect(panel).toHaveTextContent('collecting clean laps')
+  })
+
+  it('shows a warming-up placeholder on each row once expanded', () => {
+    render(<TyreDegPanel rows={snapshotRows(3, '1:30.000')} sessionType="Race" pinned={[]} />)
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /tyre deg/i }))
+    const panel = screen.getByTestId('tyredeg-panel')
     expect(panel).toHaveTextContent('VER')
     expect(panel).toHaveTextContent('M +5')
     expect(panel).toHaveTextContent('fresh')
@@ -61,6 +72,7 @@ describe('TyreDegPanel', () => {
       makeRow('1', 1, 'VER', { NumberOfLaps: 10, LastLapTime: '1:30.000' }, { Compound: 'MEDIUM', Age: 12 }),
     ]
     render(<TyreDegPanel rows={rows} sessionType="Race" pinned={[]} />)
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /tyre deg/i }))
     expect(screen.getByText('mid-life')).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
@@ -81,13 +93,46 @@ describe('TyreDegPanel', () => {
     expect(panel).toHaveTextContent('→ ~P2')
   })
 
-  it('hides the rejoin estimate outside race sessions and collapses on toggle', () => {
+  it('collapses by default outside race sessions and hides the rejoin estimate when expanded', () => {
     render(<TyreDegPanel rows={snapshotRows(3, '1:30.000')} sessionType="Qualifying" pinned={[]} />)
     const panel = screen.getByTestId('tyredeg-panel')
+
+    // Practice/qualifying starts collapsed so the Timing Tower stays above the fold.
+    expect(screen.queryAllByTestId('tyredeg-row')).toHaveLength(0)
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /tyre deg/i }))
+    expect(screen.getAllByTestId('tyredeg-row')).toHaveLength(2)
     expect(panel).not.toHaveTextContent('~P')
+  })
+
+  it('opens itself during a race as soon as a stint has signal', () => {
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <TyreDegPanel rows={snapshotRows(1, '1:30.000')} sessionType="Race" pinned={[]} />,
+    )
+    expect(screen.queryAllByTestId('tyredeg-row')).toHaveLength(0)
+
+    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={[]} />)
+    }
 
     expect(screen.getAllByTestId('tyredeg-row')).toHaveLength(2)
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /tyre deg/i }))
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the reader\'s own collapse choice when signal arrives', () => {
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <TyreDegPanel rows={snapshotRows(1, '1:30.000')} sessionType="Race" pinned={[]} />,
+    )
+    // Reader opens it early, then closes it again — that decision must stick
+    // even once the panel would otherwise auto-open.
+    const toggle = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /tyre deg/i })
+    fireEvent.click(toggle)
+    fireEvent.click(toggle)
+
+    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={[]} />)
+    }
+
     expect(screen.queryAllByTestId('tyredeg-row')).toHaveLength(0)
   })
 
@@ -96,6 +141,7 @@ describe('TyreDegPanel', () => {
       makeRow(String(index + 1), index + 1, `D${index + 1}`),
     )
     render(<TyreDegPanel rows={rows} sessionType="Race" pinned={['14']} />)
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /tyre deg/i }))
     expect(screen.getAllByTestId('tyredeg-row')).toHaveLength(11)
     expect(screen.getByText('D14')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.queryByText('D12')).not.toBeInTheDocument()

frontend/src/test/chapters.test.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import {
   activeChapterIndex,
+  chapterBandFill,
   chapterKindLabel,
   chapterLapRange,
   chapterStartScrub,
   chapterTourDurations,
+  deCollideYPositions,
+  decimatedPositionLabels,
 } from '../lib/chapters'
 import type { Chapter } from '../types'
 
@@ -57,7 +60,65 @@ describe('chapters lib', () => {
     expect(activeChapterIndex(sampleChapters, scrub, tMin, tRange)).toBe(1)
   })
 
+  it('activates chapters whose timestamps clamp outside the position window', () => {
+    // Position samples only cover 13:05–13:10; chapters sit before/after that window.
+    const tMin = new Date('2025-05-25T13:05:00Z').getTime()
+    const tMax = new Date('2025-05-25T13:10:00Z').getTime()
+    const tRange = tMax - tMin
+    const outOfWindow: Chapter[] = [
+      {
+        kind: 'start',
+        title: 'Start',
+        headline: 'Lights out',
+        start_lap: 1,
+        end_lap: 1,
+        start_time: '2025-05-25T13:00:00Z',
+        end_time: '2025-05-25T13:01:00Z',
+        driver_numbers: [],
+      },
+      {
+        kind: 'finish',
+        title: 'Finish',
+        headline: 'Chequered flag',
+        start_lap: 78,
+        end_lap: 78,
+        start_time: '2025-05-25T13:20:00Z',
+        end_time: '2025-05-25T13:21:00Z',
+        driver_numbers: [],
+      },
+    ]
+
+    expect(chapterStartScrub(outOfWindow[0], tMin, tRange)).toBe(0)
+    expect(chapterStartScrub(outOfWindow[1], tMin, tRange)).toBe(1)
+    expect(activeChapterIndex(outOfWindow, 0, tMin, tRange)).toBe(0)
+    expect(activeChapterIndex(outOfWindow, 1, tMin, tRange)).toBe(1)
+    expect(activeChapterIndex(outOfWindow, 0.5, tMin, tRange)).toBeNull()
+  })
+
   it('splits 90s evenly across chapters', () => {
     expect(chapterTourDurations(sampleChapters)).toEqual([45_000, 45_000])
   })
+
+  it('decimates position axis labels', () => {
+    expect(decimatedPositionLabels(22)).toEqual([1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 22])
+  })
+
+  it('returns chapter band fills by kind', () => {
+    expect(chapterBandFill('safety_car')).toContain('rgba')
+    expect(chapterBandFill('virtual_safety_car')).toContain('rgba')
+  })
+
+  it('de-collides overlapping label y positions', () => {
+    const adjusted = deCollideYPositions(
+      [
+        { key: 'a', y: 10 },
+        { key: 'b', y: 12 },
+        { key: 'c', y: 30 },
+      ],
+      12,
+    )
+    expect(adjusted.get('a')).toBe(10)
+    expect(adjusted.get('b')).toBe(22)
+    expect(adjusted.get('c')).toBe(34)
+  })
 })

frontend/src/test/live.test.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import {
+  bestLapGaps,
   compoundClass,
   compoundLetter,
   extrapolateClock,
+  isLiveSessionActive,
   latestRaceControl,
   liveSessionDisplay,
   loadPinnedDrivers,
   mergeVisibleSectors,
+  parseLapTimeSeconds,
   positionDeltaClass,
   parseLiveStateEvent,
   rcFlagClass,
@@ -279,6 +282,43 @@ describe('live qualifying display', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('practice/qualifying computed gaps', () => {
+  it('parses lap-time strings into seconds and rejects invalid input', () => {
+    expect(parseLapTimeSeconds('1:45.944')).toBeCloseTo(105.944, 3)
+    expect(parseLapTimeSeconds('45.944')).toBeCloseTo(45.944, 3)
+    expect(parseLapTimeSeconds('')).toBeNull()
+    expect(parseLapTimeSeconds(undefined)).toBeNull()
+    expect(parseLapTimeSeconds('-')).toBeNull()
+    expect(parseLapTimeSeconds('nope')).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('derives a gap to P1 from valid best laps only, flagging the leader', () => {
+    const gaps = bestLapGaps([
+      timingRow('1', 1, { BestLapTime: '1:45.944' }),
+      timingRow('4', 2, { BestLapTime: '1:46.134' }),
+      timingRow('16', 3, { BestLapTime: '' }),
+    ])
+    expect(gaps['1']).toEqual({ isLeader: true, gap: '' })
+    expect(gaps['4']).toEqual({ isLeader: false, gap: '+0.190' })
+    // No valid best lap → no fabricated gap.
+    expect(gaps['16']).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  it('returns no gaps when nobody has set a lap', () => {
+    expect(bestLapGaps([timingRow('1', 1, { BestLapTime: '' })])).toEqual({})
+  })
+})
+
+describe('live session activity', () => {
+  it('is active only when the feed reports a live session with data', () => {
+    expect(isLiveSessionActive({ is_live: true, data: snapshot })).toBe(true)
+    expect(isLiveSessionActive({ is_live: true, data: null })).toBe(false)
+    expect(isLiveSessionActive({ is_live: false, data: snapshot })).toBe(false)
+    expect(isLiveSessionActive(null)).toBe(false)
+    expect(isLiveSessionActive(undefined)).toBe(false)
+  })
+})
+
 describe('visible sector display', () => {
   it('holds S1 and S2 through temporary blanks while a flying lap is active', () => {
     const first = [timingRow('4', 1, {

frontend/src/test/replayMap.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { isReplayMapAvailable } from '../lib/replayMap'
+import type { ReplayFramesResponse, TrackOutline } from '../types'
+
+const outline: TrackOutline = {
+  circuit_key: 1,
+  bounds: { minX: 0, maxX: 100, minY: 0, maxY: 100 },
+  points: [{ x: 0, y: 0 }],
+}
+
+const replay: ReplayFramesResponse = {
+  session_key: 1,
+  interval_ms: 5000,
+  start_time: '2025-05-25T13:00:00Z',
+  frames: [
+    { t: 0, cars: {} },
+    { t: 5000, cars: {} },
+  ],
+}
+
+describe('isReplayMapAvailable', () => {
+  it('returns true when frames and outline are present', () => {
+    expect(isReplayMapAvailable(replay, outline, false)).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('returns false when frames are sparse', () => {
+    expect(isReplayMapAvailable({ ...replay, frames: [{ t: 0, cars: {} }] }, outline, false)).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('returns false on query error', () => {
+    expect(isReplayMapAvailable(replay, outline, true)).toBe(false)
+  })
+})

frontend/src/test/schedule.test.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import {
   focusMeetingKind,
   focusMeetingLabel,
   formatCountdown,
+  MAX_BROWSER_TIMEOUT,
   nextUpcomingMeeting,
   pickFocusMeeting,
+  refreshDeadlineDelay,
 } from '../lib/schedule'
 import type { Meeting, Session } from '../types'
 
@@ -78,4 +80,15 @@ describe('schedule helpers', () => {
     const target = new Date('2025-05-25T13:00:00+00:00')
     expect(formatCountdown(target, now)).toBe('0d 01h 00m 00s')
   })
+
+  it('uses the server refresh deadline without local timezone conversion', () => {
+    expect(refreshDeadlineDelay('2025-05-25T13:00:00Z', Date.parse('2025-05-25T12:59:30Z'))).toBe(30_000)
+    expect(refreshDeadlineDelay(undefined)).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('caps a refresh deadline beyond the browser timer maximum', () => {
+    const now = Date.parse('2025-05-25T12:00:00Z')
+    const deadline = new Date(now + MAX_BROWSER_TIMEOUT + 1_000).toISOString()
+    expect(refreshDeadlineDelay(deadline, now)).toBe(MAX_BROWSER_TIMEOUT)
+  })
 })

frontend/src/types.ts

@@ -217,6 +217,41 @@ export interface Weekend {
   default_session_key?: number
 }
 
+export interface ContextAvailability {
+  source: string
+  schedule: string
+  live_transport: string
+  live_session: string
+  archive: string
+  local_analysis: string
+  freshness: string
+  observed_at?: string
+  limitations: string[]
+}
+
+export interface ContextSession {
+  session: Session
+  meeting?: Meeting
+  availability: ContextAvailability
+}
+
+export interface WeekendContext {
+  season?: number
+  temporal_state: string
+  previous_meeting?: Meeting
+  focus_meeting?: Meeting
+  next_meeting?: Meeting
+  previous_completed_session?: ContextSession
+  active_session?: ContextSession
+  next_session?: ContextSession
+  default_analysis_session?: ContextSession
+  race_hub_default_session?: ContextSession
+  race_hub_pre_session: boolean
+  race_hub_refresh_at?: string
+  championship_round: number
+  total_championship_rounds: number
+}
+
 export interface LiveStateResponse {
   is_live: boolean
   data: LiveStreamData | null

internal/api/cache.go

@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ func (c *Cache) Get(key string) ([]byte, bool) {
 	if ttl > 0 {
 		age := time.Since(time.Unix(createdAt, 0))
 		if age > ttl {
-			// Expired — delete and return miss.
+			// Expired entries remain stored so get() can use them as a stale
-			_, _ = c.db.Exec(`DELETE FROM cache WHERE key = ?`, key)
+			// fallback if the live request fails. Prune() owns physical cleanup.
 			atomic.AddInt64(&c.stats.Misses, 1)
 			return nil, false
 		}

internal/api/client.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -26,8 +27,12 @@ type requestPacer struct {
 
 // wait blocks until this caller's reserved slot arrives.
 func (p *requestPacer) wait() {
+	_ = p.waitContext(context.Background())
+}
+
+func (p *requestPacer) waitContext(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if p == nil || p.interval <= 0 {
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 	p.mu.Lock()
 	now := time.Now()
@@ -38,8 +43,18 @@ func (p *requestPacer) wait() {
 	p.next = p.next.Add(p.interval)
 	p.mu.Unlock()
 	if sleep > 0 {
-		time.Sleep(sleep)
+		timer := time.NewTimer(sleep)
+		defer timer.Stop()
+		select {
+		case <-timer.C:
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			// Keep the unused reservation in the schedule. Blindly reclaiming an
+			// interval can collide with later callers that already reserved their
+			// wake times, releasing two requests simultaneously.
+			return ctx.Err()
+		}
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 type OpenF1Client struct {
@@ -56,6 +71,26 @@ type OpenF1Client struct {
 	staleFlag int32
 }
 
+// Scoped returns a lightweight request-scoped view of the client. Network,
+// pacing and cache resources are shared, while the stale fallback indicator is
+// deliberately not shared. Web handlers use this view so a stale fallback in
+// one concurrent HTTP request can never mark an unrelated response as stale.
+//
+// The legacy client-wide stale flag remains available for the TUI, whose loads
+// are intentionally aggregated into one navigation-level notice.
+func (c *OpenF1Client) Scoped() *OpenF1Client {
+	if c == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &OpenF1Client{
+		url:        c.url,
+		apiKey:     c.apiKey,
+		httpClient: c.httpClient,
+		cache:      c.cache,
+		pacer:      c.pacer,
+	}
+}
+
 func NewOpenF1Client(url string, timeout time.Duration) *OpenF1Client {
 	return &OpenF1Client{
 		url:        url,

internal/api/freshness_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func expireCacheEntry(t *testing.T, c *OpenF1Client, key string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if _, err := c.cache.db.Exec(`UPDATE cache SET created_at = ? WHERE key = ?`, time.Now().Add(-48*time.Hour).Unix(), key); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestScopedClientReportsStaleFallbackWithoutMutatingParent(t *testing.T) {
+	year := time.Now().Year()
+	var fail atomic.Bool
+	upstream := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if fail.Load() {
+			http.Error(w, "unavailable", http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+			return
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, `[{
+			"meeting_key": 1,
+			"meeting_name": "British Grand Prix",
+			"year": %d
+		}]`, year)
+	}))
+	defer upstream.Close()
+
+	client := NewOpenF1Client(upstream.URL, time.Second)
+	defer client.Close()
+	client.pacer.interval = 0
+	key := fmt.Sprintf("%s/v1/meetings?year=%d", upstream.URL, year)
+	_, _ = client.cache.db.Exec(`DELETE FROM cache WHERE key = ?`, key)
+	defer func() { _, _ = client.cache.db.Exec(`DELETE FROM cache WHERE key = ?`, key) }()
+
+	if _, err := client.GetMeetingsForYear(year); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("prime cache: %v", err)
+	}
+	expireCacheEntry(t, client, key)
+	fail.Store(true)
+
+	scoped := client.Scoped()
+	meetings, err := scoped.GetMeetingsForYear(year)
+	if err != nil || len(meetings) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("stale fallback = (%+v, %v)", meetings, err)
+	}
+	if !scoped.LastResponseWasStale() {
+		t.Fatal("scoped request did not report its stale fallback")
+	}
+	if client.LastResponseWasStale() {
+		t.Fatal("request-scoped fallback leaked into the parent client")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestScopedClientsDoNotLeakFreshnessAcrossConcurrentRequests(t *testing.T) {
+	year := time.Now().Year()
+	staleStarted := make(chan struct{})
+	releaseStale := make(chan struct{})
+	var failMeetings atomic.Bool
+	upstream := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch r.URL.Path {
+		case "/v1/meetings":
+			if failMeetings.Load() {
+				close(staleStarted)
+				<-releaseStale
+				http.Error(w, "unavailable", http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+				return
+			}
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, `[{"meeting_key":1,"meeting_name":"British Grand Prix","year":%d}]`, year)
+		case "/v1/sessions":
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[{"session_key":11,"meeting_key":2,"session_name":"Race"}]`))
+		default:
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer upstream.Close()
+
+	client := NewOpenF1Client(upstream.URL, 2*time.Second)
+	defer client.Close()
+	client.pacer.interval = 0
+	meetingKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s/v1/meetings?year=%d", upstream.URL, year)
+	sessionKey := upstream.URL + "/v1/sessions?meeting_key=2"
+	_, _ = client.cache.db.Exec(`DELETE FROM cache WHERE key IN (?, ?)`, meetingKey, sessionKey)
+	defer func() { _, _ = client.cache.db.Exec(`DELETE FROM cache WHERE key IN (?, ?)`, meetingKey, sessionKey) }()
+	if _, err := client.GetMeetingsForYear(year); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	expireCacheEntry(t, client, meetingKey)
+	failMeetings.Store(true)
+
+	staleClient := client.Scoped()
+	staleDone := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		_, err := staleClient.GetMeetingsForYear(year)
+		staleDone <- err
+	}()
+	<-staleStarted
+
+	freshClient := client.Scoped()
+	if _, err := freshClient.GetSessionsForMeeting(2); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("fresh concurrent request: %v", err)
+	}
+	if freshClient.LastResponseWasStale() {
+		t.Fatal("fresh request inherited concurrent request's stale state")
+	}
+	close(releaseStale)
+	if err := <-staleDone; err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stale request: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !staleClient.LastResponseWasStale() {
+		t.Fatal("stale request lost its own freshness state")
+	}
+	if freshClient.LastResponseWasStale() || client.LastResponseWasStale() {
+		t.Fatal("stale state leaked after concurrent requests completed")
+	}
+}

internal/api/openf1.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -59,8 +60,14 @@ func retryAfter429(resp *http.Response) time.Duration {
 // Without this, concurrent fan-outs (championship hub, track prefetch) burst
 // past the free-tier limit and callers silently treat 429s as missing data.
 func (c *OpenF1Client) doPaced(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return c.doPacedContext(req.Context(), req)
+}
+
+func (c *OpenF1Client) doPacedContext(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 	for attempt := 0; ; attempt++ {
-		c.pacer.wait()
+		if err := c.pacer.waitContext(ctx); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		resp, err := c.httpClient.Do(req)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -70,7 +77,14 @@ func (c *OpenF1Client) doPaced(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 		}
 		delay := retryAfter429(resp)
 		resp.Body.Close()
-		time.Sleep(delay)
+		timer := time.NewTimer(delay)
+		select {
+		case <-timer.C:
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			timer.Stop()
+			return nil, ctx.Err()
+		}
+		timer.Stop()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -83,13 +97,23 @@ func (c *OpenF1Client) doPaced(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 // entry for this URL, that stale entry is returned instead of propagating the
 // error.  The client's staleFlag is set so the UI can show a disclaimer.
 func (c *OpenF1Client) get(url string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	return c.getContext(context.Background(), url)
+}
+
+// getContext is the cancellable form used by bounded optional web enrichment.
+// A caller cancellation never falls back to stale data: the work is no longer
+// relevant to that response and must stop instead of continuing in background.
+func (c *OpenF1Client) getContext(ctx context.Context, url string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	// 1. Check the cache for a fresh (non-expired) entry.
 	if cachedData, ok := c.cache.Get(url); ok {
 		return io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(cachedData)), nil
 	}
 
 	// 2. Attempt a live network request.
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Even a request-construction failure warrants a stale fallback.
 		return c.tryStale(url, err)
@@ -98,8 +122,11 @@ func (c *OpenF1Client) get(url string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+c.apiKey)
 	}
 
-	resp, err := c.doPaced(req)
+	resp, err := c.doPacedContext(ctx, req)
 	if err != nil {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return nil, ctx.Err()
+		}
 		return c.tryStale(url, err)
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
@@ -128,6 +155,9 @@ func (c *OpenF1Client) get(url string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	// 3. Success — read the body, store in cache, return.
 	data, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return nil, ctx.Err()
+		}
 		return c.tryStale(url, err)
 	}
 
@@ -245,7 +275,13 @@ func (c *OpenF1Client) GetDriversForSession(sessionKey int) ([]models.Driver, er
 }
 
 func (c *OpenF1Client) GetDriver(sessionKey, driverNumber int) (*models.Driver, error) {
-	body, err := c.get(fmt.Sprintf("%s/v1/drivers?session_key=%d&driver_number=%d", c.url, sessionKey, driverNumber))
+	return c.GetDriverContext(context.Background(), sessionKey, driverNumber)
+}
+
+// GetDriverContext is a cancellable single-driver lookup for optional bounded
+// enrichment. Other public methods retain their existing background semantics.
+func (c *OpenF1Client) GetDriverContext(ctx context.Context, sessionKey, driverNumber int) (*models.Driver, error) {
+	body, err := c.getContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("%s/v1/drivers?session_key=%d&driver_number=%d", c.url, sessionKey, driverNumber))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

internal/api/pacing_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -49,6 +51,70 @@ func TestRequestPacerNilSafe(t *testing.T) {
 	p.wait() // must not panic
 }
 
+func TestRequestPacerCancellationDoesNotCollideReservedWaiters(t *testing.T) {
+	const interval = 80 * time.Millisecond
+	p := &requestPacer{interval: interval}
+	if err := p.waitContext(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	initialNext := p.next
+	p.mu.Unlock()
+
+	waitForReservation := func(want time.Time) {
+		t.Helper()
+		deadline := time.Now().Add(250 * time.Millisecond)
+		for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+			p.mu.Lock()
+			got := p.next
+			p.mu.Unlock()
+			if got.Equal(want) {
+				return
+			}
+			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
+		}
+		t.Fatalf("reservation did not reach %v", want)
+	}
+
+	ctxB, cancelB := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	bDone := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() { bDone <- p.waitContext(ctxB) }()
+	waitForReservation(initialNext.Add(interval))
+
+	cDone := make(chan time.Time, 1)
+	go func() {
+		_ = p.waitContext(context.Background())
+		cDone <- time.Now()
+	}()
+	waitForReservation(initialNext.Add(2 * interval))
+
+	cancelStarted := time.Now()
+	cancelB()
+	select {
+	case err := <-bDone:
+		if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			t.Fatalf("B error = %v, want context.Canceled", err)
+		}
+		if elapsed := time.Since(cancelStarted); elapsed > 30*time.Millisecond {
+			t.Fatalf("B cancellation took %v", elapsed)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(50 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Fatal("B did not return promptly after cancellation")
+	}
+
+	dDone := make(chan time.Time, 1)
+	go func() {
+		_ = p.waitContext(context.Background())
+		dDone <- time.Now()
+	}()
+	waitForReservation(initialNext.Add(3 * interval))
+
+	cAt, dAt := <-cDone, <-dDone
+	if separation := dAt.Sub(cAt); separation < interval/2 {
+		t.Fatalf("C and D collided: wake separation %v, want at least %v", separation, interval/2)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGetRetriesOn429(t *testing.T) {
 	var calls atomic.Int32
 	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {

internal/live/parser_test.go

@@ -307,6 +307,28 @@ func TestSessionStatusIsActive(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSessionStatusIsTerminal(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		status string
+		want   bool
+	}{
+		{"Finished", true},
+		{"Finalised", true},
+		{"Finalized", true},
+		{"Ends", true},
+		{"Aborted", true},
+		{"Started", false},
+		{"Resumed", false},
+		{"Inactive", false},
+		{"", false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		if got := live.SessionStatusIsTerminal(tt.status); got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("SessionStatusIsTerminal(%q) = %v, want %v", tt.status, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestProcessTopicRaceControlMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	state := live.NewState()
 	data := json.RawMessage(`{
@@ -450,6 +472,62 @@ func TestProcessTopicTimingAppData(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// The feed sends stints as sparse deltas keyed by stint index. Replacing the
+// slice on each delta collapsed pit history to one entry and pinned tyre age
+// near zero — observed live at lap 49 of a 70-lap race, where every driver
+// reported a single stint of age 0 despite having pitted.
+func TestProcessTopicTimingAppDataMergesSparseStintDeltas(t *testing.T) {
+	state := live.NewState()
+	state.ProcessTopic("TimingAppData", json.RawMessage(`{
+		"Lines": {"4": {"Stints": {"0": {"Compound": "MEDIUM", "New": "true", "TotalLaps": 0}}}}
+	}`))
+	// Stint 0 runs to 18 laps, then the driver pits onto a new hard.
+	state.ProcessTopic("TimingAppData", json.RawMessage(`{
+		"Lines": {"4": {"Stints": {"0": {"TotalLaps": 18}}}}
+	}`))
+	state.ProcessTopic("TimingAppData", json.RawMessage(`{
+		"Lines": {"4": {"Stints": {"1": {"Compound": "HARD", "New": "true", "TotalLaps": 0}}}}
+	}`))
+	state.ProcessTopic("TimingAppData", json.RawMessage(`{
+		"Lines": {"4": {"Stints": {"1": {"TotalLaps": 12}}}}
+	}`))
+
+	snap := state.Snapshot()
+	stints := snap.Stints["4"]
+	if len(stints) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 stints after a pit stop, got %d: %+v", len(stints), stints)
+	}
+	if stints[0].Compound != "MEDIUM" || stints[0].Laps != 18 {
+		t.Errorf("first stint lost across deltas: %+v", stints[0])
+	}
+	if stints[1].Compound != "HARD" || stints[1].Laps != 12 {
+		t.Errorf("second stint = %+v", stints[1])
+	}
+	if tyre := snap.Tyres["4"]; tyre.Compound != "HARD" || tyre.Age != 12 {
+		t.Errorf("current tyre should track the latest stint, got %+v", tyre)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProcessTopicTimingAppDataIgnoresNonNumericStintKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	state := live.NewState()
+	state.ProcessTopic("TimingAppData", json.RawMessage(`{
+		"Lines": {"4": {"Stints": {"0": {"Compound": "SOFT", "New": "true", "TotalLaps": 9}}}}
+	}`))
+	// "_kf" is a feed key-frame marker, not a stint index. Parsing it as 0
+	// would overwrite the real first stint.
+	state.ProcessTopic("TimingAppData", json.RawMessage(`{
+		"Lines": {"4": {"Stints": {"_kf": {"Compound": "HARD", "TotalLaps": 99}}}}
+	}`))
+
+	stints := state.Snapshot().Stints["4"]
+	if len(stints) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 stint, got %d: %+v", len(stints), stints)
+	}
+	if stints[0].Compound != "SOFT" || stints[0].Laps != 9 {
+		t.Errorf("key-frame marker corrupted stint 0: %+v", stints[0])
+	}
+}
+
 func TestProcessTopicTimingStats(t *testing.T) {
 	state := live.NewState()
 	state.Drivers["55"] = live.LiveDriverData{RacingNumber: "55"}

internal/live/state.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -404,22 +405,42 @@ func (s *State) ProcessTopic(topic string, data json.RawMessage) bool {
 					Stints json.RawMessage `json:"Stints"`
 				}
 				if json.Unmarshal(lineRaw, &line) == nil && line.Stints != nil {
-					var driverStints []LiveStintData
+					// The feed sends stints as sparse deltas keyed by stint index:
+					// a mid-stint update is just {"1": {"TotalLaps": 14}}. Merge
+					// each entry into the stint it addresses. Replacing the slice
+					// wholesale discarded every earlier stint, so pit history
+					// collapsed to one entry and tyre age stuck near zero for the
+					// whole race.
+					driverStints := append([]LiveStintData(nil), s.Stints[num]...)
+					changed := false
 					for _, sRaw := range indexedRawValues(line.Stints) {
 						var st struct {
-							Compound  string `json:"Compound"`
+							Compound  *string `json:"Compound"`
-							New       string `json:"New"`
+							New       *string `json:"New"`
-							TotalLaps int    `json:"TotalLaps"`
+							TotalLaps *int    `json:"TotalLaps"`
 						}
-						if json.Unmarshal(sRaw.Raw, &st) == nil && st.Compound != "" {
+						if json.Unmarshal(sRaw.Raw, &st) != nil {
-							driverStints = append(driverStints, LiveStintData{
+							continue
-								Compound: st.Compound,
-								New:      st.New == "true" || st.New == "True",
-								Laps:     st.TotalLaps,
-							})
 						}
+						if st.Compound == nil && st.New == nil && st.TotalLaps == nil {
+							continue
+						}
+						for len(driverStints) <= sRaw.Index {
+							driverStints = append(driverStints, LiveStintData{})
+						}
+						entry := &driverStints[sRaw.Index]
+						if st.Compound != nil && *st.Compound != "" {
+							entry.Compound = *st.Compound
+						}
+						if st.New != nil {
+							entry.New = *st.New == "true" || *st.New == "True"
+						}
+						if st.TotalLaps != nil {
+							entry.Laps = *st.TotalLaps
+						}
+						changed = true
 					}
-					if len(driverStints) > 0 {
+					if changed {
 						s.Stints[num] = driverStints
 						lastStint := driverStints[len(driverStints)-1]
 						t := s.Tyres[num]
@@ -874,8 +895,13 @@ func indexedRawValues(raw json.RawMessage) []indexedRaw {
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &obj); err == nil {
 		values := make([]indexedRaw, 0, len(obj))
 		for k, v := range obj {
-			i := 0
+			// Keys are array indices in the feed's delta form. Non-numeric keys
-			fmt.Sscanf(k, "%d", &i)
+			// are feed metadata — "_kf" (key frame) is the common one — and must
+			// not be folded in as index 0, which would clobber the first entry.
+			i, err := strconv.Atoi(k)
+			if err != nil || i < 0 {
+				continue
+			}
 			values = append(values, indexedRaw{Index: i, Raw: v})
 		}
 		sort.Slice(values, func(i, j int) bool {

internal/live/types.go

@@ -186,6 +186,19 @@ func SessionStatusIsActive(status string) bool {
 	}
 }
 
+// SessionStatusIsTerminal reports whether a raw F1 live timing SessionStatus
+// value represents a session that has ended and will not resume. A temporarily
+// inactive session (e.g. a red-flag pause reported as "Inactive") is neither
+// active nor terminal.
+func SessionStatusIsTerminal(status string) bool {
+	switch normalizeSessionStatus(status) {
+	case "finished", "finalised", "finalized", "ends", "aborted":
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
 func normalizeSessionStatus(status string) string {
 	out := make([]rune, 0, len(status))
 	for _, r := range status {

internal/query/context.go

@@ -0,0 +1,488 @@
+package query
+
+import (
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/models"
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/store"
+)
+
+// TemporalState describes where the fan is in the current season/weekend.
+type TemporalState string
+
+const (
+	TemporalNoSeason        TemporalState = "no_season"
+	TemporalBetweenWeekends TemporalState = "between_weekends"
+	TemporalPreSession      TemporalState = "pre_session"
+	TemporalSessionLive     TemporalState = "session_live"
+	TemporalSessionSettling TemporalState = "session_settling"
+	TemporalBetweenSessions TemporalState = "between_sessions"
+	TemporalPostWeekend     TemporalState = "post_weekend"
+	TemporalSeasonComplete  TemporalState = "season_complete"
+
+	preSessionWindow  = 48 * time.Hour
+	postWeekendWindow = 48 * time.Hour
+	raceHubPendingPollInterval = 15 * time.Second
+)
+
+// LiveEvidence is the small, transport-independent subset of FIA state needed
+// by the context resolver. Active identity is authoritative over the schedule.
+type LiveEvidence struct {
+	Active      bool
+	Final       bool
+	MeetingName string
+	CircuitName string
+	SessionName string
+	SessionType string
+	ObservedAt  time.Time
+}
+
+// ContextAvailability is structured source state for a referenced session.
+type ContextAvailability struct {
+	Source        string   `json:"source"`
+	Schedule      string   `json:"schedule"`
+	LiveTransport string   `json:"live_transport"`
+	LiveSession   string   `json:"live_session"`
+	Archive       string   `json:"archive"`
+	LocalAnalysis string   `json:"local_analysis"`
+	Freshness     string   `json:"freshness"`
+	ObservedAt    string   `json:"observed_at,omitempty"`
+	Limitations   []string `json:"limitations"`
+}
+
+// ContextSession couples a session identity with its availability contract.
+type ContextSession struct {
+	Session      models.Session      `json:"session"`
+	Meeting      *models.Meeting     `json:"meeting,omitempty"`
+	Availability ContextAvailability `json:"availability"`
+}
+
+// WeekendContext is the canonical local-first previous/current/next model.
+type WeekendContext struct {
+	Season                   int             `json:"season,omitempty"`
+	TemporalState            TemporalState   `json:"temporal_state"`
+	PreviousMeeting          *models.Meeting `json:"previous_meeting,omitempty"`
+	FocusMeeting             *models.Meeting `json:"focus_meeting,omitempty"`
+	NextMeeting              *models.Meeting `json:"next_meeting,omitempty"`
+	PreviousCompletedSession *ContextSession `json:"previous_completed_session,omitempty"`
+	ActiveSession            *ContextSession `json:"active_session,omitempty"`
+	NextSession              *ContextSession `json:"next_session,omitempty"`
+	DefaultAnalysisSession   *ContextSession `json:"default_analysis_session,omitempty"`
+	RaceHubDefaultSession    *ContextSession `json:"race_hub_default_session,omitempty"`
+	RaceHubPreSession        bool            `json:"race_hub_pre_session"`
+	RaceHubRefreshAt         string          `json:"race_hub_refresh_at,omitempty"`
+	ChampionshipRound        int             `json:"championship_round"`
+	TotalChampionshipRounds  int             `json:"total_championship_rounds"`
+}
+
+type contextCandidate struct {
+	meeting  store.Meeting
+	session  store.Session
+	start    time.Time
+	end      time.Time
+	counts   store.SessionDatasetCounts
+	complete bool
+	archived bool
+}
+
+// ResolveWeekendContext computes the canonical context using only the domain
+// store, the service clock, and optional in-memory FIA evidence.
+func (s *Service) ResolveWeekendContext(evidence LiveEvidence) (WeekendContext, error) {
+	now := s.now().UTC()
+	out := WeekendContext{TemporalState: TemporalNoSeason}
+	years, err := s.store.ListYears()
+	if err != nil || len(years) == 0 {
+		return out, err
+	}
+	out.Season = currentLocalSeason(years, now.Year())
+	meetings, err := s.store.ListMeetingsByYear(out.Season)
+	if err != nil {
+		return WeekendContext{}, err
+	}
+	if len(meetings) == 0 {
+		return out, nil
+	}
+
+	byMeeting := make(map[int][]store.Session, len(meetings))
+	var candidates []contextCandidate
+	for i := range meetings {
+		m := meetings[i]
+		sessions, listErr := s.store.ListSessionsByMeeting(m.MeetingKey)
+		if listErr != nil {
+			return WeekendContext{}, listErr
+		}
+		byMeeting[m.MeetingKey] = sessions
+		applySessionDisplayRange(&meetings[i], sessions)
+		m = meetings[i]
+		for _, sess := range sessions {
+			if m.IsCancelled || sess.IsCancelled {
+				continue
+			}
+			start, _ := parseContextTime(sess.DateStart)
+			end, _ := parseContextTime(sess.DateEnd)
+			if end.IsZero() && !start.IsZero() {
+				end = start.Add(3 * time.Hour)
+			}
+			counts, countErr := s.store.CountSessionDatasets(sess.SessionKey)
+			if countErr != nil {
+				return WeekendContext{}, countErr
+			}
+			archived := evidence.Final && liveMatches(evidence, m, sess)
+			candidates = append(candidates, contextCandidate{
+				meeting: m, session: sess, start: start, end: end, counts: counts,
+				complete: hasMeaningfulAnalysis(counts) || archived, archived: archived,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	sort.SliceStable(candidates, func(i, j int) bool { return candidates[i].start.Before(candidates[j].start) })
+
+	champMeetings := championshipMeetings(meetings, byMeeting)
+	out.TotalChampionshipRounds = len(champMeetings)
+
+	var active *contextCandidate
+	if evidence.Active {
+		for i := range candidates {
+			if liveMatches(evidence, candidates[i].meeting, candidates[i].session) {
+				active = &candidates[i]
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if active == nil {
+			active = syntheticLiveCandidate(evidence, now)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var previous, next, defaultAnalysis, pending *contextCandidate
+	for i := range candidates {
+		c := &candidates[i]
+		isActive := active != nil && active.session.SessionKey != 0 && c.session.SessionKey == active.session.SessionKey
+		completionEligible := c.start.IsZero() || !c.start.After(now) || c.archived
+		if !isActive && c.complete && completionEligible && (previous == nil || candidateTime(*c).After(candidateTime(*previous))) {
+			previous = c
+		}
+		if !isActive && c.complete && hasMeaningfulAnalysis(c.counts) && (c.start.IsZero() || !c.start.After(now)) && (defaultAnalysis == nil || candidateTime(*c).After(candidateTime(*defaultAnalysis))) {
+			defaultAnalysis = c
+		}
+		if !isActive && !c.start.IsZero() && !c.start.Before(now) && (next == nil || c.start.Before(next.start)) {
+			next = c
+		}
+		if !isActive && !c.complete && !c.start.IsZero() && !c.start.After(now) &&
+			(c.end.IsZero() || now.Before(c.end)) && (pending == nil || c.start.After(pending.start)) {
+			pending = c
+		}
+	}
+
+	if previous != nil {
+		out.PreviousCompletedSession = sessionRef(*previous, evidence, now)
+		out.PreviousMeeting = meetingModelByKey(meetings, previous.meeting.MeetingKey)
+	}
+	if defaultAnalysis != nil {
+		out.DefaultAnalysisSession = sessionRef(*defaultAnalysis, evidence, now)
+	}
+	if next != nil {
+		out.NextSession = sessionRef(*next, evidence, now)
+		out.NextMeeting = meetingModelByKey(meetings, next.meeting.MeetingKey)
+	}
+	if active != nil {
+		out.ActiveSession = sessionRef(*active, evidence, now)
+		out.FocusMeeting = out.ActiveSession.Meeting
+		out.TemporalState = TemporalSessionLive
+	} else {
+		out.FocusMeeting = chooseFocusMeeting(meetings, previous, next)
+		out.TemporalState = classifyTemporalState(now, previous, next, candidates, champMeetings, championshipScheduleUnknown(champMeetings, byMeeting))
+	}
+	if out.FocusMeeting != nil {
+		out.ChampionshipRound = championshipRound(champMeetings, int(out.FocusMeeting.MeetingKey))
+	}
+	applyRaceHubDefault(&out, active, defaultAnalysis, next, pending, now)
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// applyRaceHubDefault is deliberately distinct from TemporalPreSession. Other
+// weekend surfaces begin preparation 48 hours ahead; Race Hub remains an
+// analysis destination until the one-hour handoff before the next session.
+func applyRaceHubDefault(out *WeekendContext, active, analysis, next, pending *contextCandidate, now time.Time) {
+	if active != nil {
+		out.RaceHubDefaultSession = out.ActiveSession
+		return
+	}
+	if next != nil {
+		handoff := next.start.Add(-time.Hour)
+		if now.Before(handoff) {
+			out.RaceHubRefreshAt = handoff.Format(time.RFC3339)
+		} else if now.Before(next.start) {
+			out.RaceHubDefaultSession = out.NextSession
+			out.RaceHubPreSession = true
+			out.RaceHubRefreshAt = next.start.Format(time.RFC3339)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if pending != nil {
+		out.RaceHubDefaultSession = sessionRef(*pending, LiveEvidence{}, now)
+		out.RaceHubPreSession = true
+		out.RaceHubRefreshAt = now.Add(raceHubPendingPollInterval).Format(time.RFC3339)
+		return
+	}
+	if analysis != nil {
+		out.RaceHubDefaultSession = out.DefaultAnalysisSession
+	}
+}
+
+func currentLocalSeason(years []int, current int) int {
+	for _, year := range years {
+		if year == current {
+			return year
+		}
+	}
+	for _, year := range years {
+		if year < current {
+			return year
+		}
+	}
+	return years[len(years)-1]
+}
+
+func parseContextTime(value string) (time.Time, bool) {
+	if value == "" {
+		return time.Time{}, false
+	}
+	for _, layout := range []string{time.RFC3339Nano, time.RFC3339, "2006-01-02T15:04:05"} {
+		if parsed, err := time.Parse(layout, value); err == nil {
+			return parsed.UTC(), true
+		}
+	}
+	return time.Time{}, false
+}
+
+func hasMeaningfulAnalysis(c store.SessionDatasetCounts) bool {
+	return c.Results > 0 || c.Laps > 0 || c.Stints > 0 || c.Positions > 0 || c.RaceControl > 0
+}
+
+func candidateTime(c contextCandidate) time.Time {
+	if !c.end.IsZero() {
+		return c.end
+	}
+	return c.start
+}
+
+func liveMatches(e LiveEvidence, m store.Meeting, s store.Session) bool {
+	meetingMatch := normalizedContains(e.MeetingName, m.MeetingName) || normalizedContains(e.CircuitName, m.CircuitShortName)
+	sessionMatch := normalizedEqual(e.SessionName, s.SessionName)
+	if normalizeIdentity(e.SessionName) == "" {
+		sessionMatch = normalizedEqual(e.SessionType, s.SessionType)
+	}
+	return meetingMatch && sessionMatch
+}
+
+func normalizedEqual(a, b string) bool {
+	return normalizeIdentity(a) != "" && normalizeIdentity(a) == normalizeIdentity(b)
+}
+func normalizedContains(a, b string) bool {
+	a, b = normalizeIdentity(a), normalizeIdentity(b)
+	return a != "" && b != "" && (strings.Contains(a, b) || strings.Contains(b, a))
+}
+func normalizeIdentity(v string) string {
+	return strings.Map(func(r rune) rune {
+		if r >= 'A' && r <= 'Z' {
+			return r + ('a' - 'A')
+		}
+		if (r >= 'a' && r <= 'z') || (r >= '0' && r <= '9') {
+			return r
+		}
+		return -1
+	}, v)
+}
+
+func syntheticLiveCandidate(e LiveEvidence, now time.Time) *contextCandidate {
+	return &contextCandidate{meeting: store.Meeting{MeetingName: e.MeetingName, CircuitShortName: e.CircuitName}, session: store.Session{SessionName: e.SessionName, SessionType: e.SessionType, DateStart: now.Format(time.RFC3339)}, start: now}
+}
+
+func applySessionDisplayRange(m *store.Meeting, sessions []store.Session) {
+	var first, last time.Time
+	for _, sess := range sessions {
+		if sess.IsCancelled {
+			continue
+		}
+		start, ok := parseContextTime(sess.DateStart)
+		if ok && (first.IsZero() || start.Before(first)) {
+			first = start
+		}
+		end, ok := parseContextTime(sess.DateEnd)
+		if !ok {
+			end = start
+		}
+		if !end.IsZero() && (last.IsZero() || end.After(last)) {
+			last = end
+		}
+	}
+	if !first.IsZero() {
+		m.DateStart = first.Format(time.RFC3339)
+	}
+	if !last.IsZero() {
+		m.DateEnd = last.Format(time.RFC3339)
+	}
+}
+
+func meetingModelByKey(meetings []store.Meeting, key int) *models.Meeting {
+	for _, meeting := range meetings {
+		if meeting.MeetingKey == key {
+			model := meetingToModel(meeting)
+			return &model
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func sessionRef(c contextCandidate, evidence LiveEvidence, now time.Time) *ContextSession {
+	session := sessionToModel(c.session)
+	meeting := meetingToModel(c.meeting)
+	// Schedule and analysis are domain-store facts. Without an ingestion
+	// timestamp the resolver cannot honestly call them network-fresh, so local
+	// is the baseline freshness vocabulary exposed to clients.
+	availability := ContextAvailability{Source: "local", Schedule: "available", LiveSession: "inactive", Archive: "unavailable", Freshness: "local", Limitations: []string{}}
+	availability.LiveTransport = "unknown"
+	if c.session.SessionKey == 0 {
+		availability.Schedule = "unavailable"
+		availability.Limitations = append(availability.Limitations, "schedule_identity_unmatched")
+	}
+	if evidence.Active && liveMatches(evidence, c.meeting, c.session) {
+		availability.Source = "mixed"
+		availability.LiveTransport = "connected"
+		availability.LiveSession = "active"
+		availability.Freshness = "live"
+		if !evidence.ObservedAt.IsZero() {
+			availability.ObservedAt = evidence.ObservedAt.Format(time.RFC3339)
+		}
+	}
+	if c.archived {
+		availability.Source = "mixed"
+		availability.Archive = "available"
+		availability.Freshness = "archive"
+		if !evidence.ObservedAt.IsZero() {
+			availability.ObservedAt = evidence.ObservedAt.Format(time.RFC3339)
+		}
+	}
+	if c.counts.Results > 0 && (c.counts.Laps+c.counts.Stints+c.counts.Positions+c.counts.RaceControl > 0) {
+		availability.LocalAnalysis = "complete"
+	} else if hasMeaningfulAnalysis(c.counts) || c.counts.Drivers+c.counts.StartingGrid+c.counts.Weather > 0 {
+		availability.LocalAnalysis = "partial"
+	} else if !c.start.IsZero() && c.start.After(now) {
+		availability.LocalAnalysis = "not_applicable"
+	} else {
+		availability.LocalAnalysis = "pending"
+	}
+	if availability.LocalAnalysis == "partial" && availability.Freshness == "local" {
+		availability.Freshness = "partial"
+	}
+	if c.session.SessionKey == 0 && availability.LiveSession == "active" {
+		availability.Source = "fia"
+	}
+	return &ContextSession{Session: session, Meeting: &meeting, Availability: availability}
+}
+
+func chooseFocusMeeting(meetings []store.Meeting, previous, next *contextCandidate) *models.Meeting {
+	if next != nil {
+		return meetingModelByKey(meetings, next.meeting.MeetingKey)
+	}
+	if previous != nil {
+		return meetingModelByKey(meetings, previous.meeting.MeetingKey)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func classifyTemporalState(now time.Time, previous, next *contextCandidate, candidates []contextCandidate, championship []store.Meeting, scheduleUnknown bool) TemporalState {
+	var latestStarted *contextCandidate
+	for i := range candidates {
+		if !candidates[i].start.IsZero() && !candidates[i].start.After(now) && (latestStarted == nil || candidates[i].start.After(latestStarted.start)) {
+			latestStarted = &candidates[i]
+		}
+	}
+	// Once a new meeting enters its preparation window, an ingest gap from an
+	// older meeting must not keep the product stuck in settling.
+	if next != nil && next.start.Sub(now) <= preSessionWindow && (latestStarted == nil || latestStarted.meeting.MeetingKey != next.meeting.MeetingKey) {
+		return TemporalPreSession
+	}
+	if latestStarted != nil && !latestStarted.complete && !latestStarted.end.IsZero() {
+		if now.Before(latestStarted.end) {
+			return TemporalPreSession
+		}
+		return TemporalSessionSettling
+	}
+	if previous != nil && next != nil && previous.meeting.MeetingKey == next.meeting.MeetingKey {
+		return TemporalBetweenSessions
+	}
+	if previous != nil && meetingFinalSession(*previous, candidates) && !candidateTime(*previous).After(now) && now.Sub(candidateTime(*previous)) <= postWeekendWindow {
+		return TemporalPostWeekend
+	}
+	if next != nil && next.start.Sub(now) <= preSessionWindow {
+		return TemporalPreSession
+	}
+	if next == nil && len(championship) > 0 && !scheduleUnknown {
+		return TemporalSeasonComplete
+	}
+	return TemporalBetweenWeekends
+}
+
+func championshipScheduleUnknown(meetings []store.Meeting, sessions map[int][]store.Session) bool {
+	for _, meeting := range meetings {
+		for _, session := range sessions[meeting.MeetingKey] {
+			if !session.IsCancelled && isChampionshipRace(session) {
+				if _, ok := parseContextTime(session.DateStart); !ok {
+					return true
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func meetingFinalSession(previous contextCandidate, candidates []contextCandidate) bool {
+	latest := previous.start
+	for _, c := range candidates {
+		if c.meeting.MeetingKey == previous.meeting.MeetingKey && c.start.After(latest) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func championshipMeetings(meetings []store.Meeting, sessions map[int][]store.Session) []store.Meeting {
+	var out []store.Meeting
+	for _, m := range meetings {
+		if m.IsCancelled || isTestMeeting(m) {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, sess := range sessions[m.MeetingKey] {
+			if !sess.IsCancelled && isChampionshipRace(sess) {
+				out = append(out, m)
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	sort.SliceStable(out, func(i, j int) bool {
+		a, _ := parseContextTime(out[i].DateStart)
+		b, _ := parseContextTime(out[j].DateStart)
+		return a.Before(b)
+	})
+	return out
+}
+
+func isTestMeeting(m store.Meeting) bool {
+	n := strings.ToLower(m.MeetingName + " " + m.MeetingOfficialName)
+	return strings.Contains(n, "test")
+}
+func isChampionshipRace(s store.Session) bool {
+	n := strings.ToLower(s.SessionName)
+	t := strings.ToLower(s.SessionType)
+	return (n == "race" || t == "race") && !strings.Contains(n, "sprint") && !strings.Contains(t, "sprint")
+}
+func championshipRound(meetings []store.Meeting, key int) int {
+	for i, m := range meetings {
+		if m.MeetingKey == key {
+			return i + 1
+		}
+	}
+	return 0
+}

internal/query/context_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,486 @@
+package query
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/store"
+)
+
+func contextService(t *testing.T, now time.Time) *Service {
+	t.Helper()
+	base := openTestService(t)
+	return NewServiceWithClock(base.store, func() time.Time { return now })
+}
+
+func addContextMeeting(t *testing.T, svc *Service, key int, name, start, end string, cancelled bool) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if err := svc.store.UpsertMeeting(store.Meeting{MeetingKey: key, MeetingName: name, MeetingOfficialName: name, CircuitShortName: name, Year: 2026, DateStart: start, DateEnd: end, IsCancelled: cancelled}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func addContextSession(t *testing.T, svc *Service, key, meeting int, name, start, end string, cancelled bool) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if err := svc.store.UpsertSession(store.Session{SessionKey: key, MeetingKey: meeting, SessionName: name, SessionType: name, DateStart: start, DateEnd: end, IsCancelled: cancelled}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func completeContextSession(t *testing.T, svc *Service, key, meeting int) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if err := svc.store.UpsertSessionResult(store.SessionResult{SessionKey: key, MeetingKey: meeting, DriverNumber: 1, Position: 1}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWeekendContextTemporalStates(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		now      string
+		seed     func(*testing.T, *Service)
+		evidence LiveEvidence
+		want     TemporalState
+	}{
+		{name: "no season", now: "2026-06-01T12:00:00Z", want: TemporalNoSeason},
+		{name: "between weekends", now: "2026-06-10T12:00:00Z", seed: func(t *testing.T, s *Service) {
+			addContextMeeting(t, s, 1, "Monaco Grand Prix", "2026-06-01T09:00:00Z", "2026-06-02T16:00:00Z", false)
+			addContextSession(t, s, 11, 1, "Race", "2026-06-02T14:00:00Z", "2026-06-02T16:00:00Z", false)
+			completeContextSession(t, s, 11, 1)
+			addContextMeeting(t, s, 2, "Canada Grand Prix", "2026-06-20T09:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+			addContextSession(t, s, 21, 2, "Practice 1", "2026-06-20T09:00:00Z", "2026-06-20T10:00:00Z", false)
+			addContextSession(t, s, 22, 2, "Race", "2026-06-22T14:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+		}, want: TemporalBetweenWeekends},
+		{name: "pre session", now: "2026-06-19T12:00:00Z", seed: func(t *testing.T, s *Service) {
+			addContextMeeting(t, s, 2, "Canada Grand Prix", "2026-06-20T09:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+			addContextSession(t, s, 21, 2, "Practice 1", "2026-06-20T09:00:00Z", "2026-06-20T10:00:00Z", false)
+			addContextSession(t, s, 22, 2, "Race", "2026-06-22T14:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+		}, want: TemporalPreSession},
+		{name: "session live overrides schedule", now: "2026-06-20T12:00:00Z", seed: func(t *testing.T, s *Service) {
+			addContextMeeting(t, s, 2, "Canada Grand Prix", "2026-06-20T09:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+			addContextSession(t, s, 21, 2, "Practice 1", "2026-06-20T09:00:00Z", "2026-06-20T10:00:00Z", false)
+			addContextSession(t, s, 22, 2, "Race", "2026-06-22T14:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+		}, evidence: LiveEvidence{Active: true, MeetingName: "Canadian Grand Prix", CircuitName: "Canada Grand Prix", SessionName: "Practice 1", SessionType: "Practice 1"}, want: TemporalSessionLive},
+		{name: "session settling", now: "2026-06-20T11:00:00Z", seed: func(t *testing.T, s *Service) {
+			addContextMeeting(t, s, 2, "Canada Grand Prix", "2026-06-20T09:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+			addContextSession(t, s, 21, 2, "Practice 1", "2026-06-20T09:00:00Z", "2026-06-20T10:00:00Z", false)
+			addContextSession(t, s, 22, 2, "Race", "2026-06-22T14:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+		}, want: TemporalSessionSettling},
+		{name: "between sessions", now: "2026-06-20T11:00:00Z", seed: func(t *testing.T, s *Service) {
+			addContextMeeting(t, s, 2, "Canada Grand Prix", "2026-06-20T09:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+			addContextSession(t, s, 21, 2, "Practice 1", "2026-06-20T09:00:00Z", "2026-06-20T10:00:00Z", false)
+			completeContextSession(t, s, 21, 2)
+			addContextSession(t, s, 22, 2, "Race", "2026-06-22T14:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+		}, want: TemporalBetweenSessions},
+		{name: "post weekend", now: "2026-06-22T18:00:00Z", seed: func(t *testing.T, s *Service) {
+			addContextMeeting(t, s, 2, "Canada Grand Prix", "2026-06-20T09:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+			addContextSession(t, s, 22, 2, "Race", "2026-06-22T14:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+			completeContextSession(t, s, 22, 2)
+		}, want: TemporalPostWeekend},
+		{name: "season complete", now: "2026-06-30T12:00:00Z", seed: func(t *testing.T, s *Service) {
+			addContextMeeting(t, s, 2, "Canada Grand Prix", "2026-06-20T09:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+			addContextSession(t, s, 22, 2, "Race", "2026-06-22T14:00:00Z", "2026-06-22T16:00:00Z", false)
+			completeContextSession(t, s, 22, 2)
+		}, want: TemporalSeasonComplete},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, tt.now)
+			svc := contextService(t, now)
+			if tt.seed != nil {
+				tt.seed(t, svc)
+			}
+			got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(tt.evidence)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if got.TemporalState != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("state = %s, want %s; context=%+v", got.TemporalState, tt.want, got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWeekendContextTruthRules(t *testing.T) {
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-10T12:00:00Z")
+	svc := contextService(t, now)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1, "Pre-Season Testing", "2026-02-01T00:00:00Z", "2026-02-03T00:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 10, 1, "Race", "2026-02-03T10:00:00Z", "2026-02-03T12:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 2, "Cancelled Grand Prix", "2026-03-01T00:00:00Z", "2026-03-03T00:00:00Z", true)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 20, 2, "Race", "2026-03-03T10:00:00Z", "2026-03-03T12:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 3, "British Grand Prix", "2026-07-01T00:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T00:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 30, 3, "Practice 1", "2026-07-03T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-03T10:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 31, 3, "Sprint", "2026-07-04T10:00:00Z", "2026-07-04T11:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 32, 3, "Race", "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	completeContextSession(t, svc, 32, 3)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 4, "Belgian Grand Prix", "2026-07-16T00:00:00Z", "2026-07-18T00:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 40, 4, "Practice 1", "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-17T10:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 41, 4, "Cancelled Practice", "2026-07-18T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-18T10:00:00Z", true)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 42, 4, "Race", "2026-07-19T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-19T16:00:00Z", false)
+
+	got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.TotalChampionshipRounds != 2 || got.ChampionshipRound != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("rounds = %d/%d, want 2/2", got.ChampionshipRound, got.TotalChampionshipRounds)
+	}
+	if got.DefaultAnalysisSession == nil || got.DefaultAnalysisSession.Session.SessionKey != 32 {
+		t.Fatalf("default analysis = %+v, want completed race 32", got.DefaultAnalysisSession)
+	}
+	if got.NextSession == nil || got.NextSession.Session.SessionKey != 40 {
+		t.Fatalf("next = %+v, want 40", got.NextSession)
+	}
+	if got.NextMeeting.DateStart != "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z" || got.NextMeeting.DateEnd != "2026-07-19T16:00:00Z" {
+		t.Fatalf("display range = %s..%s", got.NextMeeting.DateStart, got.NextMeeting.DateEnd)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWeekendContextPassedTimeDoesNotCompleteSession(t *testing.T) {
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-05T18:00:00Z")
+	svc := contextService(t, now)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1, "British Grand Prix", "2026-07-03T00:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1, "Race", "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.PreviousCompletedSession != nil || got.DefaultAnalysisSession != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("passed schedule was treated complete: %+v", got)
+	}
+	archive, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{Final: true, MeetingName: "British Grand Prix", CircuitName: "British Grand Prix", SessionName: "Race", SessionType: "Race", ObservedAt: now})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if archive.PreviousCompletedSession == nil || archive.PreviousCompletedSession.Availability.Archive != "available" {
+		t.Fatalf("final archive not used: %+v", archive)
+	}
+	if archive.DefaultAnalysisSession != nil {
+		t.Fatal("archive without local analysis must not become default analysis")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWeekendContextAvailabilityUsesTruthfulSources(t *testing.T) {
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-05T18:00:00Z")
+	svc := contextService(t, now)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1, "British Grand Prix", "2026-07-03T00:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1, "Race", "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	// Results without laps/stints/positions are meaningful but incomplete local
+	// analysis, so they must not be labelled universally fresh.
+	completeContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 2, "Belgian Grand Prix", "2026-07-17T00:00:00Z", "2026-07-19T16:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 21, 2, "Practice 1", "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-17T10:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 22, 2, "Race", "2026-07-19T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-19T16:00:00Z", false)
+
+	local, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got := local.PreviousCompletedSession.Availability; got.Source != "local" || got.Freshness != "partial" || got.LocalAnalysis != "partial" {
+		t.Fatalf("partial local availability = %+v", got)
+	}
+	if got := local.NextSession.Availability; got.Source != "local" || got.Freshness != "local" {
+		t.Fatalf("future local availability = %+v", got)
+	}
+
+	liveContext, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{Active: true, MeetingName: "Belgian Grand Prix", CircuitName: "Belgian Grand Prix", SessionName: "Practice 1", SessionType: "Practice 1", ObservedAt: now})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got := liveContext.ActiveSession.Availability; got.Source != "mixed" || got.Freshness != "live" || got.LiveSession != "active" {
+		t.Fatalf("FIA + local availability = %+v", got)
+	}
+
+	archiveContext, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{Final: true, MeetingName: "British Grand Prix", CircuitName: "British Grand Prix", SessionName: "Race", SessionType: "Race", ObservedAt: now})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got := archiveContext.PreviousCompletedSession.Availability; got.Source != "mixed" || got.Freshness != "archive" || got.Archive != "available" {
+		t.Fatalf("FIA archive + local availability = %+v", got)
+	}
+
+	synthetic, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{Active: true, MeetingName: "Unscheduled Grand Prix", SessionName: "Race", SessionType: "Race", ObservedAt: now})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got := synthetic.ActiveSession.Availability; got.Source != "fia" || got.Freshness != "live" || got.Schedule != "unavailable" {
+		t.Fatalf("synthetic FIA availability = %+v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWeekendContextNeverUsesFutureAnalysis(t *testing.T) {
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-01T12:00:00Z")
+	svc := contextService(t, now)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1, "British Grand Prix", "2026-07-03T00:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1, "Race", "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	completeContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1) // bad/preloaded data must not make a future session canonical
+	got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.PreviousCompletedSession != nil || got.DefaultAnalysisSession != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("future analysis selected: %+v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+// Regression for the v0.4.0 release blocker (#90). Production held a run
+// British race (11326) and an unrun Belgian race (11334) two weekends apart.
+// Analysis must resolve to the race that actually happened, even when the
+// later meeting carries preloaded rows.
+func TestResolveWeekendContextPrefersRunRaceOverLaterUnrunRace(t *testing.T) {
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-13T12:00:00Z")
+	svc := contextService(t, now)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1289, "British Grand Prix", "2026-07-03T11:30:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 11326, 1289, "Race", "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	completeContextSession(t, svc, 11326, 1289)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1290, "Belgian Grand Prix", "2026-07-17T11:30:00Z", "2026-07-19T15:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 11334, 1290, "Race", "2026-07-19T13:00:00Z", "2026-07-19T15:00:00Z", false)
+	completeContextSession(t, svc, 11334, 1290)
+
+	got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.DefaultAnalysisSession == nil {
+		t.Fatal("no analysis session resolved")
+	}
+	if key := got.DefaultAnalysisSession.Session.SessionKey; key != 11326 {
+		t.Fatalf("analysis session = %d, want 11326 (British); 11334 is the unrun Belgian race", key)
+	}
+	if got.PreviousCompletedSession == nil || got.PreviousCompletedSession.Session.SessionKey != 11326 {
+		t.Fatalf("previous completed = %+v, want 11326", got.PreviousCompletedSession)
+	}
+	if got.NextSession == nil || got.NextSession.Session.SessionKey != 11334 {
+		t.Fatalf("next session = %+v, want 11334", got.NextSession)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWeekendContextSprintWeekendHandoff(t *testing.T) {
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-04T12:00:00Z")
+	svc := contextService(t, now)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1, "British Grand Prix", "2026-07-03T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1, "Sprint", "2026-07-04T10:00:00Z", "2026-07-04T11:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 12, 1, "Race", "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	completeContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1)
+	got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.TemporalState != TemporalBetweenSessions || got.PreviousCompletedSession.Session.SessionKey != 11 || got.NextSession.Session.SessionKey != 12 {
+		t.Fatalf("sprint handoff = %+v", got)
+	}
+	if got.TotalChampionshipRounds != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("sprint created extra championship round: %d", got.TotalChampionshipRounds)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWeekendContextBoundaryTimestamps(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("pre-session window is inclusive", func(t *testing.T) {
+		now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-01T09:00:00Z")
+		svc := contextService(t, now)
+		addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1, "British Grand Prix", "2026-07-03T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+		addContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1, "Practice 1", "2026-07-03T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-03T10:00:00Z", false)
+		addContextSession(t, svc, 12, 1, "Race", "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+		got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if got.TemporalState != TemporalPreSession {
+			t.Fatalf("state = %s", got.TemporalState)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("scheduled end enters settling", func(t *testing.T) {
+		now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-03T10:00:00Z")
+		svc := contextService(t, now)
+		addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1, "British Grand Prix", "2026-07-03T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+		addContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1, "Practice 1", "2026-07-03T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-03T10:00:00Z", false)
+		addContextSession(t, svc, 12, 1, "Race", "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+		got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if got.TemporalState != TemporalSessionSettling {
+			t.Fatalf("state = %s", got.TemporalState)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("post-weekend window is inclusive", func(t *testing.T) {
+		now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-07T16:00:00Z")
+		svc := contextService(t, now)
+		addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1, "British Grand Prix", "2026-07-03T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+		addContextSession(t, svc, 12, 1, "Race", "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+		completeContextSession(t, svc, 12, 1)
+		got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if got.TemporalState != TemporalPostWeekend {
+			t.Fatalf("state = %s", got.TemporalState)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestResolveWeekendContextPartialFutureSchedule(t *testing.T) {
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-01T12:00:00Z")
+	svc := contextService(t, now)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1, "British Grand Prix", "2026-07-03T09:00:00Z", "", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1, "Practice 1", "", "", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 12, 1, "Race", "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", "", false)
+	got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.NextSession == nil || got.NextSession.Session.SessionKey != 12 {
+		t.Fatalf("partial schedule next = %+v", got.NextSession)
+	}
+	if got.FocusMeeting == nil || got.FocusMeeting.DateStart != "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z" || got.FocusMeeting.DateEnd != "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z" {
+		t.Fatalf("partial display range = %+v", got.FocusMeeting)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWeekendContextActiveSessionIsNotCompletedOrDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-05T15:00:00Z")
+	svc := contextService(t, now)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1, "British Grand Prix", "2026-07-03T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 10, 1, "Qualifying", "2026-07-04T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-04T15:00:00Z", false)
+	completeContextSession(t, svc, 10, 1)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1, "Race", "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	completeContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1)
+
+	got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{Active: true, MeetingName: "British Grand Prix", CircuitName: "British Grand Prix", SessionName: "Race", SessionType: "Race", ObservedAt: now})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.ActiveSession == nil || got.ActiveSession.Session.SessionKey != 11 {
+		t.Fatalf("active = %+v", got.ActiveSession)
+	}
+	if got.PreviousCompletedSession == nil || got.PreviousCompletedSession.Session.SessionKey != 10 {
+		t.Fatalf("previous = %+v, want earlier completed session", got.PreviousCompletedSession)
+	}
+	if got.DefaultAnalysisSession == nil || got.DefaultAnalysisSession.Session.SessionKey != 10 {
+		t.Fatalf("default = %+v, want earlier completed session", got.DefaultAnalysisSession)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWeekendContextOldIncompleteSessionDoesNotSuppressNextWeekend(t *testing.T) {
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-16T12:00:00Z")
+	svc := contextService(t, now)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1, "British Grand Prix", "2026-07-03T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1, "Race", "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 2, "Belgian Grand Prix", "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-19T16:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 21, 2, "Practice 1", "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-17T10:00:00Z", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 22, 2, "Race", "2026-07-19T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-19T16:00:00Z", false)
+
+	got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.TemporalState != TemporalPreSession {
+		t.Fatalf("state = %s, want %s; context=%+v", got.TemporalState, TemporalPreSession, got)
+	}
+	if got.FocusMeeting == nil || got.FocusMeeting.MeetingKey != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("focus = %+v, want Belgian weekend", got.FocusMeeting)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWeekendContextMissingScheduleDoesNotClaimSeasonComplete(t *testing.T) {
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-01T12:00:00Z")
+	svc := contextService(t, now)
+	addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1, "British Grand Prix", "", "", false)
+	addContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1, "Race", "", "", false)
+
+	got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.TemporalState != TemporalBetweenWeekends {
+		t.Fatalf("state = %s, want limited %s context", got.TemporalState, TemporalBetweenWeekends)
+	}
+	if got.TotalChampionshipRounds != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("total rounds = %d, want scheduled round retained", got.TotalChampionshipRounds)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWeekendContextRaceHubDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	seed := func(t *testing.T, svc *Service) {
+		addContextMeeting(t, svc, 1, "British Grand Prix", "2026-07-03T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+		addContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1, "Race", "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z", false)
+		completeContextSession(t, svc, 11, 1)
+		addContextMeeting(t, svc, 2, "Belgian Grand Prix", "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-19T16:00:00Z", false)
+		addContextSession(t, svc, 21, 2, "Practice 1", "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-17T10:00:00Z", false)
+	}
+
+	t.Run("keeps completed analysis before handoff", func(t *testing.T) {
+		now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-16T07:59:59Z")
+		svc := contextService(t, now)
+		seed(t, svc)
+		got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if got.RaceHubDefaultSession == nil || got.RaceHubDefaultSession.Session.SessionKey != 11 || got.RaceHubPreSession {
+			t.Fatalf("race hub default = %+v, pre-session = %t", got.RaceHubDefaultSession, got.RaceHubPreSession)
+		}
+		if got.RaceHubRefreshAt != "2026-07-17T08:00:00Z" {
+			t.Fatalf("refresh = %q", got.RaceHubRefreshAt)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("hands off exactly one hour before first session", func(t *testing.T) {
+		now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-17T08:00:00Z")
+		svc := contextService(t, now)
+		seed(t, svc)
+		got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if got.RaceHubDefaultSession == nil || got.RaceHubDefaultSession.Session.SessionKey != 21 || !got.RaceHubPreSession {
+			t.Fatalf("race hub handoff = %+v, pre-session = %t", got.RaceHubDefaultSession, got.RaceHubPreSession)
+		}
+		if got.RaceHubRefreshAt != "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z" {
+			t.Fatalf("refresh = %q", got.RaceHubRefreshAt)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("keeps the scheduled session pending after its start without live evidence", func(t *testing.T) {
+		now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z")
+		svc := contextService(t, now)
+		seed(t, svc)
+		got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if got.RaceHubDefaultSession == nil || got.RaceHubDefaultSession.Session.SessionKey != 21 || !got.RaceHubPreSession {
+			t.Fatalf("scheduled race hub default = %+v, pre-session = %t", got.RaceHubDefaultSession, got.RaceHubPreSession)
+		}
+		if got.RaceHubRefreshAt != "2026-07-17T09:00:15Z" {
+			t.Fatalf("refresh = %q", got.RaceHubRefreshAt)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("active live session wins", func(t *testing.T) {
+		now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-17T08:30:00Z")
+		svc := contextService(t, now)
+		seed(t, svc)
+		got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{Active: true, MeetingName: "Belgian Grand Prix", SessionName: "Practice 1", SessionType: "Practice 1"})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if got.RaceHubDefaultSession == nil || got.RaceHubDefaultSession.Session.SessionKey != 21 || got.RaceHubPreSession {
+			t.Fatalf("live default = %+v, pre-session = %t", got.RaceHubDefaultSession, got.RaceHubPreSession)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("does not select an empty future session before handoff", func(t *testing.T) {
+		now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-16T12:00:00Z")
+		svc := contextService(t, now)
+		addContextMeeting(t, svc, 2, "Belgian Grand Prix", "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-19T16:00:00Z", false)
+		addContextSession(t, svc, 21, 2, "Practice 1", "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z", "2026-07-17T10:00:00Z", false)
+		got, err := svc.ResolveWeekendContext(LiveEvidence{})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if got.RaceHubDefaultSession != nil || got.RaceHubPreSession {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected empty future default: %+v", got)
+		}
+	})
+}

internal/query/racehub.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package query
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/chapters"
 	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/models"
@@ -12,11 +13,20 @@ import (
 // Service assembles store-backed read models.
 type Service struct {
 	store *store.Store
+	now   func() time.Time
 }
 
 // NewService creates a query service over a domain store.
 func NewService(st *store.Store) *Service {
-	return &Service{store: st}
+	return NewServiceWithClock(st, time.Now)
+}
+
+// NewServiceWithClock creates a query service with an injected clock.
+func NewServiceWithClock(st *store.Store, now func() time.Time) *Service {
+	if now == nil {
+		now = time.Now
+	}
+	return &Service{store: st, now: now}
 }
 
 // EnrichedResult is a session result with driver identity fields.

internal/web/api.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	readability "codeberg.org/readeck/go-readability/v2"
 
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/api"
 	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/models"
 	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/query"
 )
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleMeetings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	switch parseSourceMode(r) {
 	case sourceLocal:
+		markLocalResponse(w, false)
 		if !s.hasLocalQuery() {
 			writeJSON(w, []models.Meeting{})
 			return
@@ -62,17 +64,20 @@ func (s *Server) handleMeetings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				return
 			}
 			if len(meetings) > 0 {
+				markLocalResponse(w, false)
 				writeJSON(w, meetings)
 				return
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	meetings, err := s.client.GetMeetingsForYear(year)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
+	meetings, err := client.GetMeetingsForYear(year)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
+	markOpenF1Response(w, client)
 	writeJSON(w, meetings)
 }
 
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleSessions(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	switch parseSourceMode(r) {
 	case sourceLocal:
+		markLocalResponse(w, false)
 		if !s.hasLocalQuery() {
 			writeJSON(w, []models.Session{})
 			return
@@ -106,23 +112,27 @@ func (s *Server) handleSessions(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				return
 			}
 			if len(sessions) > 0 {
+				markLocalResponse(w, false)
 				writeJSON(w, sessions)
 				return
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	sessions, err := s.client.GetSessionsForMeeting(meetingKey)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
+	sessions, err := client.GetSessionsForMeeting(meetingKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
+	markOpenF1Response(w, client)
 	writeJSON(w, sessions)
 }
 
 // --- /api/v1/news ---
 
 func (s *Server) handleNews(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	markLocalResponse(w, false)
 	if !s.hasLocalQuery() {
 		writeJSON(w, []query.NewsItem{})
 		return
@@ -223,6 +233,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleDrivers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	switch parseSourceMode(r) {
 	case sourceLocal:
+		markLocalResponse(w, false)
 		if !s.hasLocalQuery() {
 			writeJSON(w, []models.Driver{})
 			return
@@ -242,6 +253,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleDrivers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if s.hasLocalQuery() {
 			drivers, err := s.query.ListDrivers(sessionKey)
 			if err == nil && len(drivers) > 0 {
+				markLocalResponse(w, false)
 				writeJSON(w, drivers)
 				return
 			}
@@ -252,11 +264,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleDrivers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	drivers, err := s.client.GetDriversForSession(sessionKey)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
+	drivers, err := client.GetDriversForSession(sessionKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
+	markOpenF1Response(w, client)
 	writeJSON(w, drivers)
 }
 
@@ -279,6 +293,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleResults(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	switch parseSourceMode(r) {
 	case sourceLocal:
+		markLocalResponse(w, false)
 		if !s.hasLocalQuery() {
 			writeJSON(w, []resultWithDriver{})
 			return
@@ -294,6 +309,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleResults(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if s.hasLocalQuery() {
 			results, err := s.query.ListResults(sessionKey)
 			if err == nil && len(results) > 0 {
+				markLocalResponse(w, false)
 				writeJSON(w, enrichedResultsToAPI(results))
 				return
 			}
@@ -308,30 +324,42 @@ func (s *Server) handleResults(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		results    []models.SessionResult
 		drivers    []models.Driver
 		resultsErr error
+		driversErr error
 		wg         sync.WaitGroup
 	)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
 	wg.Add(2)
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); results, resultsErr = s.client.GetSessionResult(sessionKey) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); results, resultsErr = client.GetSessionResult(sessionKey) }()
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); drivers, _ = s.client.GetDriversForSession(sessionKey) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); drivers, driversErr = client.GetDriversForSession(sessionKey) }()
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	if resultsErr != nil {
-		writeError(w, resultsErr, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, resultsErr, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
 
 	driverMap := buildDriverMap(drivers)
+	incomplete := driversErr != nil
 	enriched := make([]resultWithDriver, 0, len(results))
 	for _, res := range results {
 		e := resultWithDriver{SessionResult: res}
-		if d, ok := driverMap[res.DriverNumber]; ok {
+		if d, ok := driverMap[res.DriverNumber]; ok && hasDriverPresentation(d) {
 			e.NameAcronym = d.NameAcronym
 			e.FullName = d.FullName
 			e.TeamName = d.TeamName
 			e.TeamColour = d.TeamColour
+		} else {
+			incomplete = true
 		}
 		enriched = append(enriched, e)
 	}
+	resultsFreshness := "fresh"
+	if len(results) == 0 {
+		resultsFreshness = "limited"
+	} else if incomplete {
+		resultsFreshness = "partial"
+	}
+	markOpenF1Availability(w, client, resultsFreshness)
 	writeJSON(w, enriched)
 }
 
@@ -354,6 +382,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleGrid(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	switch parseSourceMode(r) {
 	case sourceLocal:
+		markLocalResponse(w, false)
 		if !s.hasLocalQuery() {
 			writeJSON(w, []gridWithDriver{})
 			return
@@ -369,6 +398,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleGrid(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if s.hasLocalQuery() {
 			grid, err := s.query.ListStartingGrid(sessionKey)
 			if err == nil && len(grid) > 0 {
+				markLocalResponse(w, false)
 				writeJSON(w, enrichedGridToAPI(grid))
 				return
 			}
@@ -380,33 +410,45 @@ func (s *Server) handleGrid(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	var (
-		grid    []models.StartingGrid
+		grid       []models.StartingGrid
-		drivers []models.Driver
+		drivers    []models.Driver
-		gridErr error
+		gridErr    error
-		wg      sync.WaitGroup
+		driversErr error
+		wg         sync.WaitGroup
 	)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
 	wg.Add(2)
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); grid, gridErr = s.client.GetStartingGrid(sessionKey) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); grid, gridErr = client.GetStartingGrid(sessionKey) }()
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); drivers, _ = s.client.GetDriversForSession(sessionKey) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); drivers, driversErr = client.GetDriversForSession(sessionKey) }()
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	if gridErr != nil {
-		writeError(w, gridErr, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, gridErr, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
 
 	driverMap := buildDriverMap(drivers)
+	incomplete := driversErr != nil
 	enriched := make([]gridWithDriver, 0, len(grid))
 	for _, g := range grid {
 		e := gridWithDriver{StartingGrid: g}
-		if d, ok := driverMap[g.DriverNumber]; ok {
+		if d, ok := driverMap[g.DriverNumber]; ok && hasDriverPresentation(d) {
 			e.NameAcronym = d.NameAcronym
 			e.FullName = d.FullName
 			e.TeamName = d.TeamName
 			e.TeamColour = d.TeamColour
+		} else {
+			incomplete = true
 		}
 		enriched = append(enriched, e)
 	}
+	gridFreshness := "fresh"
+	if len(grid) == 0 {
+		gridFreshness = "limited"
+	} else if incomplete {
+		gridFreshness = "partial"
+	}
+	markOpenF1Availability(w, client, gridFreshness)
 	writeJSON(w, enriched)
 }
 
@@ -419,26 +461,29 @@ func (s *Server) handleLaps(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
 	if dnStr := r.URL.Query().Get("driver_number"); dnStr != "" {
 		driverNumber, err := strconv.Atoi(dnStr)
 		if err != nil || driverNumber == 0 {
 			http.Error(w, "invalid driver_number", http.StatusBadRequest)
 			return
 		}
-		laps, err := s.client.GetLapsForDriver(sessionKey, driverNumber)
+		laps, err := client.GetLapsForDriver(sessionKey, driverNumber)
 		if err != nil {
-			writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+			writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 			return
 		}
+		markOpenF1Response(w, client)
 		writeJSON(w, laps)
 		return
 	}
 
-	laps, err := s.client.GetLapsForSession(sessionKey)
+	laps, err := client.GetLapsForSession(sessionKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
+	markOpenF1Response(w, client)
 	writeJSON(w, laps)
 }
 
@@ -450,11 +495,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleWeather(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, "session_key required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
-	weather, err := s.client.GetWeather(sessionKey)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
+	weather, err := client.GetWeather(sessionKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
+	markOpenF1Response(w, client)
 	writeJSON(w, weather)
 }
 
@@ -466,11 +513,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleRaceControl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, "session_key required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
-	rc, err := s.client.GetRaceControl(sessionKey)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
+	rc, err := client.GetRaceControl(sessionKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
+	markOpenF1Response(w, client)
 	writeJSON(w, rc)
 }
 
@@ -487,11 +536,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleTelemetry(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, "driver_number required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
-	carData, err := s.client.GetCarData(sessionKey, driverNumber)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
+	carData, err := client.GetCarData(sessionKey, driverNumber)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
+	markOpenF1Response(w, client)
 	writeJSON(w, carData)
 }
 
@@ -503,11 +554,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleOvertakes(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, "session_key required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
-	overtakes, err := s.client.GetOvertakesForSession(sessionKey)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
+	overtakes, err := client.GetOvertakesForSession(sessionKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
+	markOpenF1Response(w, client)
 	writeJSON(w, overtakes)
 }
 
@@ -524,11 +577,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleTeamRadio(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, "driver_number required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
-	radios, err := s.client.GetTeamRadio(sessionKey, driverNumber)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
+	radios, err := client.GetTeamRadio(sessionKey, driverNumber)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
+	markOpenF1Response(w, client)
 	writeJSON(w, radios)
 }
 
@@ -547,36 +602,42 @@ func (s *Server) handleChampionshipDrivers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 	if year == 0 {
 		year = time.Now().Year()
 	}
-	champ, err := s.client.GetDriverChampionshipForYear(year)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
+	champ, err := client.GetDriverChampionshipForYear(year)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
 	if len(champ) == 0 {
+		markOpenF1Availability(w, client, "limited")
 		writeJSON(w, []any{})
 		return
 	}
 
-	drivers, _ := s.client.GetDriversForSession(champ[0].SessionKey)
+	drivers, driversErr := client.GetDriversForSession(champ[0].SessionKey)
 	driverMap := buildDriverMapFirst(drivers)
+	incomplete := driversErr != nil
 
 	enriched := make([]champDriverWithInfo, 0, len(champ))
 	for _, c := range champ {
 		e := champDriverWithInfo{ChampionshipDriver: c}
-		d, ok := s.championshipDriverInfo(c.SessionKey, c.DriverNumber, driverMap)
+		d, ok := championshipDriverInfo(client, c.SessionKey, c.DriverNumber, driverMap)
-		if ok {
+		if ok && hasDriverPresentation(d) {
 			e.NameAcronym = d.NameAcronym
 			e.FullName = d.FullName
 			e.TeamName = d.TeamName
 			e.TeamColour = d.TeamColour
+		} else {
+			incomplete = true
 		}
 		enriched = append(enriched, e)
 	}
+	markOpenF1AggregateResponse(w, client, incomplete)
 	writeJSON(w, enriched)
 }
 
-func (s *Server) championshipDriverInfo(sessionKey, driverNumber int, fallback map[int]models.Driver) (models.Driver, bool) {
+func championshipDriverInfo(client *api.OpenF1Client, sessionKey, driverNumber int, fallback map[int]models.Driver) (models.Driver, bool) {
-	if d, err := s.client.GetDriver(sessionKey, driverNumber); err == nil && d != nil {
+	if d, err := client.GetDriver(sessionKey, driverNumber); err == nil && d != nil {
 		return *d, true
 	}
 	d, ok := fallback[driverNumber]
@@ -590,11 +651,17 @@ func (s *Server) handleChampionshipTeams(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	if year == 0 {
 		year = time.Now().Year()
 	}
-	teams, err := s.client.GetTeamChampionshipForYear(year)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
+	teams, err := client.GetTeamChampionshipForYear(year)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
+	if len(teams) == 0 {
+		markOpenF1Availability(w, client, "limited")
+	} else {
+		markOpenF1Response(w, client)
+	}
 	writeJSON(w, teams)
 }
 
@@ -671,8 +738,10 @@ func champHubTTL(year int, now time.Time) time.Duration {
 }
 
 type champHubEntry struct {
-	resp    champHubResponse
+	resp      champHubResponse
-	expires time.Time
+	source    string
+	freshness string
+	expires   time.Time
 }
 
 // champHubCache is an in-memory cache of aggregated hub responses keyed by
@@ -693,12 +762,26 @@ func (c *champHubCache) get(year int, now time.Time) (champHubResponse, bool) {
 }
 
 func (c *champHubCache) put(year int, resp champHubResponse, now time.Time, ttl time.Duration) {
+	c.putWithMetadata(year, resp, "local", "local", now, ttl)
+}
+
+func (c *champHubCache) getWithMetadata(year int, now time.Time) (champHubResponse, string, string, bool) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	e, ok := c.entries[year]
+	if !ok || now.After(e.expires) {
+		return champHubResponse{}, "", "", false
+	}
+	return e.resp, e.source, e.freshness, true
+}
+
+func (c *champHubCache) putWithMetadata(year int, resp champHubResponse, source, freshness string, now time.Time, ttl time.Duration) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 	if c.entries == nil {
 		c.entries = map[int]champHubEntry{}
 	}
-	c.entries[year] = champHubEntry{resp: resp, expires: now.Add(ttl)}
+	c.entries[year] = champHubEntry{resp: resp, source: source, freshness: freshness, expires: now.Add(ttl)}
 }
 
 // fetchMeetingRaces fans fetch out across meetings with bounded concurrency.
@@ -740,13 +823,6 @@ func (s *Server) handleChampionshipHub(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	mode := parseSourceMode(r)
 
-	if mode != sourceLocal {
-		if resp, ok := s.hubCache.get(year, time.Now()); ok {
-			writeJSON(w, resp)
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
 	if mode == sourceLocal || mode == sourceAuto {
 		resp, ok, err := s.localChampionshipHub(year)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -754,21 +830,33 @@ func (s *Server) handleChampionshipHub(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 		if ok {
-			s.hubCache.put(year, resp, time.Now(), champHubTTL(year, time.Now()))
+			s.hubCache.putWithMetadata(year, resp, "local", "local", time.Now(), champHubTTL(year, time.Now()))
+			markLocalResponse(w, false)
 			writeJSON(w, resp)
 			return
 		}
 		if mode == sourceLocal {
+			markDataResponse(w, "none", "limited")
 			writeJSON(w, resp)
 			return
 		}
 	}
 
-	resp, err := s.openF1ChampionshipHub(year)
+	// At this point an auto request has no usable domain aggregate and an
-	if err != nil {
+	// explicit OpenF1 request must not be satisfied by a local cache entry.
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+	if resp, source, freshness, ok := s.hubCache.getWithMetadata(year, time.Now()); ok && source == "openf1" {
+		markDataResponse(w, source, freshness)
+		writeJSON(w, resp)
 		return
 	}
+
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
+	resp, incomplete, err := s.openF1ChampionshipHub(client, year)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		return
+	}
+	markOpenF1AggregateResponse(w, client, incomplete)
 	writeJSON(w, resp)
 }
 
@@ -797,25 +885,35 @@ func (s *Server) localChampionshipHub(year int) (champHubResponse, bool, error)
 	return aggregateChampionshipHub(year, races, inputs.Champ, inputs.Teams, inputs.DriverMap), true, nil
 }
 
-func (s *Server) openF1ChampionshipHub(year int) (champHubResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) openF1ChampionshipHub(client *api.OpenF1Client, year int) (champHubResponse, bool, error) {
-	champ, err := s.client.GetDriverChampionshipForYear(year)
+	champ, err := client.GetDriverChampionshipForYear(year)
 	if err != nil {
-		return champHubResponse{}, err
+		return champHubResponse{}, false, err
 	}
 	if len(champ) == 0 {
-		return champHubResponse{Season: year, RoundLabels: []string{}, Drivers: []champHubDriver{}, Teams: []champHubTeam{}}, nil
+		return champHubResponse{Season: year, RoundLabels: []string{}, Drivers: []champHubDriver{}, Teams: []champHubTeam{}}, true, nil
 	}
-	teams, _ := s.client.GetTeamChampionshipForYear(year)
+	teams, teamsErr := client.GetTeamChampionshipForYear(year)
 
 	driverInfo := map[int]models.Driver{}
-	if ds, derr := s.client.GetDriversForSession(champ[0].SessionKey); derr == nil {
+	driversIncomplete := false
+	if ds, derr := client.GetDriversForSession(champ[0].SessionKey); derr == nil {
 		driverInfo = buildDriverMapFirst(ds)
+	} else {
+		driversIncomplete = true
+	}
+	for _, standing := range champ {
+		if !hasDriverPresentation(driverInfo[standing.DriverNumber]) {
+			driversIncomplete = true
+			break
+		}
 	}
 
-	races, incomplete, err := s.fetchSeasonRaces(year)
+	races, incomplete, err := fetchSeasonRaces(client, year)
 	if err != nil {
-		return champHubResponse{}, err
+		return champHubResponse{}, false, err
 	}
+	incomplete = incomplete || teamsErr != nil || driversIncomplete
 
 	resp := aggregateChampionshipHub(year, races, champ, teams, driverInfo)
 	ttl := champHubTTL(year, time.Now())
@@ -825,16 +923,22 @@ func (s *Server) openF1ChampionshipHub(year int) (champHubResponse, error) {
 		// so a partial view of the season doesn't stick around for the full TTL.
 		ttl = champHubIncompleteTTL
 	}
-	s.hubCache.put(year, resp, time.Now(), ttl)
+	freshness := "fresh"
-	return resp, nil
+	if client.LastResponseWasStale() {
+		freshness = "stale"
+	} else if incomplete {
+		freshness = "partial"
+	}
+	s.hubCache.putWithMetadata(year, resp, "openf1", freshness, time.Now(), ttl)
+	return resp, incomplete, nil
 }
 
 // fetchSeasonRaces returns a season's GP meetings in date order, each bundled
 // with its race results and starting grid fetched from OpenF1. incomplete
 // reports whether any per-meeting fetch failed, so callers can avoid caching a
 // partial view of the season for long.
-func (s *Server) fetchSeasonRaces(year int) (races []meetingRace, incomplete bool, err error) {
+func fetchSeasonRaces(client *api.OpenF1Client, year int) (races []meetingRace, incomplete bool, err error) {
-	meetings, err := s.client.GetMeetingsForYear(year)
+	meetings, err := client.GetMeetingsForYear(year)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
@@ -842,7 +946,7 @@ func (s *Server) fetchSeasonRaces(year int) (races []meetingRace, incomplete boo
 
 	var failed atomic.Bool
 	races = fetchMeetingRaces(meetings, champHubWorkers, func(m models.Meeting) (meetingRace, bool) {
-		sessions, serr := s.client.GetSessionsForMeeting(int(m.MeetingKey))
+		sessions, serr := client.GetSessionsForMeeting(int(m.MeetingKey))
 		if serr != nil {
 			failed.Store(true)
 			return meetingRace{}, false
@@ -855,10 +959,17 @@ func (s *Server) fetchSeasonRaces(year int) (races []meetingRace, incomplete boo
 			}
 		}
 		if raceKey == 0 {
-			return meetingRace{}, false // not a GP meeting (e.g. pre-season testing)
+			if isKnownNonChampionshipMeeting(m, sessions) {
+				return meetingRace{}, false
+			}
+			failed.Store(true)
+			// The meeting list does not identify non-championship events. Skipping
+			// a meeting without a Race may be expected (testing), but the aggregate
+			// is not proven complete and must be labelled partial.
+			return meetingRace{}, false
 		}
-		results, rerr := s.client.GetSessionResult(raceKey)
+		results, rerr := client.GetSessionResult(raceKey)
-		grid, gerr := s.client.GetStartingGrid(raceKey)
+		grid, gerr := client.GetStartingGrid(raceKey)
 		if rerr != nil || gerr != nil {
 			failed.Store(true)
 		}
@@ -867,6 +978,29 @@ func (s *Server) fetchSeasonRaces(year int) (races []meetingRace, incomplete boo
 	return races, failed.Load(), nil
 }
 
+func isKnownNonChampionshipMeeting(meeting models.Meeting, sessions []models.Session) bool {
+	if hasTestingToken(meeting.MeetingName + " " + meeting.MeetingOfficialName) {
+		return true
+	}
+	for _, session := range sessions {
+		if hasTestingToken(session.SessionName + " " + session.SessionType) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func hasTestingToken(value string) bool {
+	for _, token := range strings.FieldsFunc(strings.ToLower(value), func(r rune) bool {
+		return (r < 'a' || r > 'z') && (r < '0' || r > '9')
+	}) {
+		if token == "test" || token == "tests" || token == "testing" {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // aggregateChampionshipHub is the pure aggregation core (no network) so it can be
 // unit-tested with synthetic data. races must be ordered ascending by date and
 // contain only GP meetings (those with a Race session).
@@ -1077,6 +1211,7 @@ type trackOutlineResponse struct {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleTrackOutline(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	markLocalResponse(w, false)
 	year, _ := strconv.Atoi(r.URL.Query().Get("year"))
 	if year == 0 {
 		year = time.Now().Year()
@@ -1273,22 +1408,25 @@ func (s *Server) handleStrategy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	var (
-		stints    []models.Stint
+		stints     []models.Stint
-		pits      []models.Pit
+		pits       []models.Pit
-		results   []models.SessionResult
+		results    []models.SessionResult
-		drivers   []models.Driver
+		drivers    []models.Driver
-		rc        []models.RaceControl
+		rc         []models.RaceControl
-		stintsErr error
+		stintsErr  error
-		pitsErr   error
+		pitsErr    error
-		resErr    error
+		resErr     error
-		wg        sync.WaitGroup
+		driversErr error
+		rcErr      error
+		wg         sync.WaitGroup
 	)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
 	wg.Add(5)
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); stints, stintsErr = s.client.GetStintsForSession(sessionKey) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); stints, stintsErr = client.GetStintsForSession(sessionKey) }()
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); pits, pitsErr = s.client.GetPitStopsForSession(sessionKey) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); pits, pitsErr = client.GetPitStopsForSession(sessionKey) }()
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); results, resErr = s.client.GetSessionResult(sessionKey) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); results, resErr = client.GetSessionResult(sessionKey) }()
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); drivers, _ = s.client.GetDriversForSession(sessionKey) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); drivers, driversErr = client.GetDriversForSession(sessionKey) }()
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); rc, _ = s.client.GetRaceControl(sessionKey) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); rc, rcErr = client.GetRaceControl(sessionKey) }()
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	if stintsErr != nil || pitsErr != nil || resErr != nil {
@@ -1299,17 +1437,21 @@ func (s *Server) handleStrategy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if e == nil {
 			e = resErr
 		}
-		writeError(w, e, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, e, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Non-race sessions have no stints.
+	// Empty strategy data may mean a non-race session or a race still settling.
 	if len(stints) == 0 {
+		// Without session-type evidence, an empty primary strategy dataset is
+		// not enough to prove "not applicable" (it may still be settling).
+		markOpenF1Availability(w, client, "limited")
 		writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"note": "Not applicable", "drivers": []any{}})
 		return
 	}
 
 	driverMap := buildDriverMap(drivers)
+	incomplete := driversErr != nil || rcErr != nil
 
 	resultMap := make(map[int]models.SessionResult, len(results))
 	totalLaps := 0
@@ -1342,6 +1484,9 @@ func (s *Server) handleStrategy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	stratDrivers := make([]strategyDriver, 0, len(seenDrivers))
 	for dn := range seenDrivers {
 		d := driverMap[dn]
+		if !hasDriverPresentation(d) {
+			incomplete = true
+		}
 		res := resultMap[dn]
 
 		sd := strategyDriver{
@@ -1396,6 +1541,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleStrategy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return pi < pj
 	})
 
+	markOpenF1AggregateResponse(w, client, incomplete)
 	writeJSON(w, strategyResponse{
 		SessionKey: sessionKey,
 		TotalLaps:  totalLaps,
@@ -1491,21 +1637,31 @@ func (s *Server) handleLapsComparison(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	var (
-		allLaps []models.Lap
+		allLaps   []models.Lap
-		stints  []models.Stint
+		stints    []models.Stint
-		pits    []models.Pit
+		pits      []models.Pit
-		rc      []models.RaceControl
+		rc        []models.RaceControl
-		wg      sync.WaitGroup
+		lapsErr   error
+		stintsErr error
+		pitsErr   error
+		rcErr     error
+		wg        sync.WaitGroup
 	)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
 	wg.Add(4)
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); allLaps, _ = s.client.GetLapsForSession(sessionKey) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); allLaps, lapsErr = client.GetLapsForSession(sessionKey) }()
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); stints, _ = s.client.GetStintsForSession(sessionKey) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); stints, stintsErr = client.GetStintsForSession(sessionKey) }()
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); pits, _ = s.client.GetPitStopsForSession(sessionKey) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); pits, pitsErr = client.GetPitStopsForSession(sessionKey) }()
-	go func() { defer wg.Done(); rc, _ = s.client.GetRaceControl(sessionKey) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); rc, rcErr = client.GetRaceControl(sessionKey) }()
 	wg.Wait()
+	if lapsErr != nil {
+		writeError(w, lapsErr, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		return
+	}
 
-	allDrivers, _ := s.client.GetDriversForSession(sessionKey)
+	allDrivers, driversErr := client.GetDriversForSession(sessionKey)
 	driverMap := buildDriverMap(allDrivers)
+	incomplete := stintsErr != nil || pitsErr != nil || rcErr != nil || driversErr != nil
 
 	// If no filter, default to first 3 unique driver numbers from lap data.
 	if len(requestedDrivers) == 0 {
@@ -1543,6 +1699,9 @@ func (s *Server) handleLapsComparison(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	compDrivers := make([]comparisonDriver, 0, len(requestedDrivers))
 	for _, dn := range requestedDrivers {
 		d := driverMap[dn]
+		if !hasDriverPresentation(d) {
+			incomplete = true
+		}
 		cd := comparisonDriver{
 			DriverNumber: dn,
 			NameAcronym:  d.NameAcronym,
@@ -1558,6 +1717,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleLapsComparison(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		compDrivers = append(compDrivers, cd)
 	}
 
+	freshness := "fresh"
+	if len(allLaps) == 0 {
+		freshness = "limited"
+	} else if incomplete {
+		freshness = "partial"
+	}
+	markOpenF1Availability(w, client, freshness)
 	writeJSON(w, lapsComparisonResponse{
 		SessionKey: sessionKey,
 		SCPeriods:  extractSCPeriods(rc),

internal/web/championship_hub_test.go

@@ -1,13 +1,136 @@
 package web
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/api"
 	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/models"
 )
 
+func championshipTestUpstream(t *testing.T, driversOK, meetingHasRace bool) *httptest.Server {
+	t.Helper()
+	completed := time.Now().Add(-time.Hour).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	return httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		switch r.URL.Path {
+		case "/v1/sessions":
+			if r.URL.Query().Get("session_name") == "Race" {
+				_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, `[{"session_key":99,"session_name":"Race","date_end":%q}]`, completed)
+				return
+			}
+			if meetingHasRace {
+				_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[{"session_key":101,"meeting_key":1,"session_name":"Race"}]`))
+			} else {
+				_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[{"session_key":100,"meeting_key":1,"session_name":"Practice 1"}]`))
+			}
+		case "/v1/championship_drivers":
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[{"driver_number":1,"session_key":99,"position_current":1,"points_current":25}]`))
+		case "/v1/championship_teams":
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[{"team_name":"Red Bull","position_current":1,"points_current":25}]`))
+		case "/v1/drivers":
+			if !driversOK {
+				http.Error(w, "identity unavailable", http.StatusBadGateway)
+				return
+			}
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[{"driver_number":1,"name_acronym":"VER","full_name":"Max Verstappen","team_name":"Red Bull","team_colour":"3671c6"}]`))
+		case "/v1/meetings":
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[{"meeting_key":1,"meeting_name":"Mystery Grand Prix"}]`))
+		case "/v1/session_result":
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[{"driver_number":1,"position":1,"points":25}]`))
+		case "/v1/starting_grid":
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[{"driver_number":1,"position":1}]`))
+		default:
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+		}
+	}))
+}
+
+func TestOpenF1ChampionshipHubIdentityFailureIsPartialAndCached(t *testing.T) {
+	upstream := championshipTestUpstream(t, false, true)
+	defer upstream.Close()
+	client := api.NewOpenF1Client(upstream.URL, 2*time.Second)
+	defer client.Close()
+	server := NewServer(client, 0, nil)
+	year := time.Now().Year()
+
+	_, incomplete, err := server.openF1ChampionshipHub(client.Scoped(), year)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !incomplete {
+		t.Fatal("missing championship driver identity was labelled complete")
+	}
+	_, source, freshness, ok := server.hubCache.getWithMetadata(year, time.Now())
+	if !ok || source != "openf1" || freshness != "partial" {
+		t.Fatalf("cached metadata = hit %v, %q/%q", ok, source, freshness)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFetchSeasonRacesMeetingWithoutRaceIsIncomplete(t *testing.T) {
+	upstream := championshipTestUpstream(t, true, false)
+	defer upstream.Close()
+	client := api.NewOpenF1Client(upstream.URL, 2*time.Second)
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	races, incomplete, err := fetchSeasonRaces(client.Scoped(), time.Now().Year())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !incomplete || len(races) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("no-Race meeting = races %d, incomplete %v", len(races), incomplete)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFetchSeasonRacesRecognizedTestingMeetingIsNotIncomplete(t *testing.T) {
+	upstream := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch r.URL.Path {
+		case "/v1/meetings":
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[{"meeting_key":1253,"meeting_name":"Pre-Season Testing"}]`))
+		case "/v1/sessions":
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[{"session_key":1,"meeting_key":1253,"session_name":"Day 1","session_type":"Testing"}]`))
+		default:
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer upstream.Close()
+	client := api.NewOpenF1Client(upstream.URL, 2*time.Second)
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	races, incomplete, err := fetchSeasonRaces(client.Scoped(), time.Now().Year())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if incomplete || len(races) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("recognized testing meeting = races %d, incomplete %v", len(races), incomplete)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestKnownNonChampionshipMeetingRequiresTestingToken(t *testing.T) {
+	if !isKnownNonChampionshipMeeting(models.Meeting{MeetingName: "Pre-Season Testing"}, nil) {
+		t.Fatal("pre-season testing was not recognized")
+	}
+	if isKnownNonChampionshipMeeting(models.Meeting{MeetingName: "Fastest Grand Prix"}, nil) {
+		t.Fatal("substring inside a normal word was treated as testing")
+	}
+	if !isKnownNonChampionshipMeeting(models.Meeting{MeetingName: "Winter Event"}, []models.Session{{SessionType: "Test"}}) {
+		t.Fatal("explicit Test session was not recognized")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleChampionshipHubSourceLocalWithoutAggregateIsLimited(t *testing.T) {
+	server := NewServer(nil, 0, nil)
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	server.handleChampionshipHub(recorder, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/championship/hub?year=2026&source=local", nil))
+	if recorder.Code != http.StatusOK || recorder.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "none" || recorder.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "limited" {
+		t.Fatalf("empty local championship = %d %q/%q body=%s", recorder.Code, recorder.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), recorder.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader), recorder.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
 func raceResult(num, pos int, pts float64) models.SessionResult {
 	return models.SessionResult{DriverNumber: num, Position: pos, Points: pts}
 }

internal/web/component_freshness_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+package web
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/api"
+)
+
+func componentTestServer(t *testing.T, responses map[string]string, failures map[string]bool) *Server {
+	t.Helper()
+	upstream := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if failures[r.URL.Path] {
+			http.Error(w, "component unavailable", http.StatusBadGateway)
+			return
+		}
+		body, ok := responses[r.URL.Path]
+		if !ok {
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(body))
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(upstream.Close)
+	client := api.NewOpenF1Client(upstream.URL, 2*time.Second)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = client.Close() })
+	return NewServer(client, 0, nil)
+}
+
+func assertAvailabilityHeaders(t *testing.T, recorder *httptest.ResponseRecorder, source, freshness string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if recorder.Code != http.StatusOK || recorder.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != source || recorder.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != freshness {
+		t.Fatalf("response = status %d, metadata %q/%q, body=%s", recorder.Code, recorder.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), recorder.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader), recorder.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResultsAndGridIdentityFailuresReportPartial(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		path string
+		body string
+		run  func(*Server, http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
+	}{
+		{name: "results", path: "/v1/session_result", body: `[{"driver_number":1,"position":1}]`, run: func(s *Server, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { s.handleResults(w, r) }},
+		{name: "grid", path: "/v1/starting_grid", body: `[{"driver_number":1,"position":1}]`, run: func(s *Server, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { s.handleGrid(w, r) }},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			server := componentTestServer(t, map[string]string{tt.path: tt.body}, map[string]bool{"/v1/drivers": true})
+			recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			tt.run(server, recorder, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/"+tt.name+"?session_key=99&source=openf1", nil))
+			assertAvailabilityHeaders(t, recorder, "openf1", "partial")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStrategyOptionalComponentFailureReportsPartial(t *testing.T) {
+	server := componentTestServer(t, map[string]string{
+		"/v1/stints":         `[{"driver_number":1,"stint_number":1,"lap_start":1,"lap_end":10,"compound":"MEDIUM"}]`,
+		"/v1/pit":            `[]`,
+		"/v1/session_result": `[{"driver_number":1,"position":1,"number_of_laps":10}]`,
+		"/v1/race_control":   `[]`,
+	}, map[string]bool{"/v1/drivers": true})
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	server.handleStrategy(recorder, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/strategy?session_key=99", nil))
+	assertAvailabilityHeaders(t, recorder, "openf1", "partial")
+}
+
+func TestStrategyEmptyPrimaryDataReportsLimited(t *testing.T) {
+	server := componentTestServer(t, map[string]string{
+		"/v1/stints":         `[]`,
+		"/v1/pit":            `[]`,
+		"/v1/session_result": `[{"driver_number":1,"position":1,"number_of_laps":10}]`,
+		"/v1/drivers":        `[{"driver_number":1,"full_name":"Max Verstappen","team_name":"Red Bull","team_colour":"3671c6"}]`,
+		"/v1/race_control":   `[]`,
+	}, nil)
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	server.handleStrategy(recorder, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/strategy?session_key=99", nil))
+	assertAvailabilityHeaders(t, recorder, "openf1", "limited")
+}
+
+func TestLapsComparisonDoesNotLabelMissingComponentsFresh(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		laps      string
+		freshness string
+	}{
+		{name: "empty primary data", laps: `[]`, freshness: "limited"},
+		{name: "optional components failed", laps: `[{"driver_number":1,"lap_number":1}]`, freshness: "partial"},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			server := componentTestServer(t, map[string]string{"/v1/laps": tt.laps}, map[string]bool{
+				"/v1/stints":       true,
+				"/v1/pit":          true,
+				"/v1/race_control": true,
+				"/v1/drivers":      true,
+			})
+			recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			server.handleLapsComparison(recorder, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/laps/comparison?session_key=99", nil))
+			assertAvailabilityHeaders(t, recorder, "openf1", tt.freshness)
+		})
+	}
+	t.Run("primary laps failure is an error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		server := componentTestServer(t, nil, map[string]bool{
+			"/v1/laps":         true,
+			"/v1/stints":       true,
+			"/v1/pit":          true,
+			"/v1/race_control": true,
+		})
+		recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		server.handleLapsComparison(recorder, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/laps/comparison?session_key=99", nil))
+		if recorder.Code != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+			t.Fatalf("status = %d body=%s", recorder.Code, recorder.Body.String())
+		}
+	})
+}

internal/web/context.go

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package web
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/live"
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/query"
+)
+
+func (s *Server) handleWeekendContext(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	if !s.hasLocalQuery() {
+		markDataResponse(w, "none", "limited")
+		writeJSON(w, query.WeekendContext{TemporalState: query.TemporalNoSeason})
+		return
+	}
+
+	state := s.hub.State()
+	evidence := query.LiveEvidence{}
+	if state.IsLive && state.Data != nil {
+		evidence = liveEvidence(state.Data, true, false)
+	} else if state.LastSnapshot != nil && terminalSessionStatus(state.LastSnapshot.SessionStatus) {
+		evidence = liveEvidence(state.LastSnapshot, false, true)
+		if state.LastSnapshotAt != nil {
+			evidence.ObservedAt = *state.LastSnapshotAt
+		}
+	}
+	context, err := s.query.ResolveWeekendContext(evidence)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, false)
+		return
+	}
+	if focus := focusedContextSession(context); focus != nil {
+		markDataResponse(w, focus.Availability.Source, focus.Availability.Freshness)
+	} else {
+		markDataResponse(w, "none", "limited")
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, context)
+}
+
+// focusedContextSession selects the session whose state the Weekend shell is
+// presenting. An older terminal/default session must never override an
+// upcoming focus session's metadata.
+func focusedContextSession(context query.WeekendContext) *query.ContextSession {
+	if context.ActiveSession != nil {
+		return context.ActiveSession
+	}
+	if context.FocusMeeting == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	focusKey := context.FocusMeeting.MeetingKey
+	for _, ref := range []*query.ContextSession{context.NextSession, context.PreviousCompletedSession, context.DefaultAnalysisSession} {
+		if ref != nil && ref.Meeting != nil && ref.Meeting.MeetingKey == focusKey {
+			return ref
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func liveEvidence(data *live.LiveStreamData, active, final bool) query.LiveEvidence {
+	return query.LiveEvidence{Active: active, Final: final, MeetingName: data.Session.MeetingName, CircuitName: data.Session.CircuitName, SessionName: data.Session.SessionName, SessionType: data.Session.SessionType}
+}
+
+func terminalSessionStatus(status string) bool {
+	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.Map(func(r rune) rune {
+		if (r >= 'a' && r <= 'z') || (r >= 'A' && r <= 'Z') {
+			return r
+		}
+		return -1
+	}, status))
+	switch normalized {
+	case "finished", "finalised", "finalized", "ended", "aborted":
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}

internal/web/context_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+package web
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/live"
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/query"
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/store"
+)
+
+func openContextStore(t *testing.T) *store.Store {
+	t.Helper()
+	st, err := store.Open(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "context.db"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = st.Close() })
+	return st
+}
+
+func seedContextHandler(t *testing.T, st *store.Store) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if err := st.UpsertMeeting(store.Meeting{MeetingKey: 1, MeetingName: "British Grand Prix", CircuitShortName: "Silverstone", Year: 2026, DateStart: "2026-07-03T09:00:00Z", DateEnd: "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := st.UpsertSession(store.Session{SessionKey: 11, MeetingKey: 1, SessionName: "Race", SessionType: "Race", DateStart: "2026-07-05T14:00:00Z", DateEnd: "2026-07-05T16:00:00Z"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWeekendContextHandlerWithoutStoreReturnsNoSeason(t *testing.T) {
+	s := NewServer(nil, 0, nil)
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	s.handleWeekendContext(rr, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/weekend-context", nil))
+	if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d", rr.Code)
+	}
+	var got query.WeekendContext
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &got); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.TemporalState != query.TemporalNoSeason {
+		t.Fatalf("state = %s", got.TemporalState)
+	}
+	if rr.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "none" || rr.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "limited" {
+		t.Fatalf("missing context metadata = %q/%q", rr.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), rr.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWeekendContextHandlerEmptyStoreReportsLimited(t *testing.T) {
+	st := openContextStore(t)
+	s := NewServer(nil, 0, st)
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	s.handleWeekendContext(rr, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/weekend-context", nil))
+	if rr.Code != http.StatusOK || rr.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "none" || rr.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "limited" {
+		t.Fatalf("empty context = %d %q/%q body=%s", rr.Code, rr.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), rr.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader), rr.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWeekendContextHandlerUsesLiveHubIdentityWithoutOpenF1(t *testing.T) {
+	st := openContextStore(t)
+	seedContextHandler(t, st)
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-05T13:55:00Z")
+	s := NewServer(nil, 0, st) // a nil OpenF1 client makes any REST dependency panic
+	s.query = query.NewServiceWithClock(st, func() time.Time { return now })
+	s.hub.applySnapshot(live.LiveStreamData{SessionStatus: "Started", Session: live.LiveSessionMeta{MeetingName: "British Grand Prix", CircuitName: "Silverstone", SessionName: "Race", SessionType: "Race"}}, now)
+
+	handler, err := s.routes()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rr, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/weekend-context", nil))
+	if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d body=%s", rr.Code, rr.Body.String())
+	}
+	var got query.WeekendContext
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &got); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.TemporalState != query.TemporalSessionLive || got.ActiveSession == nil || got.ActiveSession.Session.SessionKey != 11 {
+		t.Fatalf("live context = %+v", got)
+	}
+	if got.ActiveSession.Availability.LiveTransport != "connected" || got.ActiveSession.Availability.LiveSession != "active" {
+		t.Fatalf("availability = %+v", got.ActiveSession.Availability)
+	}
+	if got.ActiveSession.Availability.Source != "mixed" || got.ActiveSession.Availability.Freshness != "live" {
+		t.Fatalf("live source/freshness = %+v", got.ActiveSession.Availability)
+	}
+	if rr.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "mixed" || rr.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "live" {
+		t.Fatalf("response source/freshness = %q/%q", rr.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), rr.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWeekendContextHandlerUsesTerminalArchiveAsCompletionEvidence(t *testing.T) {
+	st := openContextStore(t)
+	seedContextHandler(t, st)
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-05T16:05:00Z")
+	s := NewServer(nil, 0, st)
+	s.query = query.NewServiceWithClock(st, func() time.Time { return now })
+	s.hub.applySnapshot(live.LiveStreamData{SessionStatus: "Finished", Session: live.LiveSessionMeta{MeetingName: "British Grand Prix", CircuitName: "Silverstone", SessionName: "Race", SessionType: "Race"}}, now)
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	s.handleWeekendContext(rr, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/weekend-context", nil))
+	var got query.WeekendContext
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &got); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.PreviousCompletedSession == nil || got.PreviousCompletedSession.Availability.Archive != "available" {
+		t.Fatalf("archive context = %+v", got)
+	}
+	if got.PreviousCompletedSession.Availability.Source != "mixed" || got.PreviousCompletedSession.Availability.Freshness != "archive" {
+		t.Fatalf("archive source/freshness = %+v", got.PreviousCompletedSession.Availability)
+	}
+	if rr.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "mixed" || rr.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "archive" {
+		t.Fatalf("archive response source/freshness = %q/%q", rr.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), rr.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader))
+	}
+	if got.DefaultAnalysisSession != nil {
+		t.Fatal("archive-only session must not become local default analysis")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWeekendContextMetadataFollowsUpcomingFocusNotTerminalPrevious(t *testing.T) {
+	st := openContextStore(t)
+	seedContextHandler(t, st)
+	if err := st.UpsertMeeting(store.Meeting{MeetingKey: 2, MeetingName: "Belgian Grand Prix", CircuitShortName: "Spa", Year: 2026, DateStart: "2026-07-10T09:00:00Z", DateEnd: "2026-07-12T16:00:00Z"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := st.UpsertSession(store.Session{SessionKey: 21, MeetingKey: 2, SessionName: "Practice 1", SessionType: "Practice", DateStart: "2026-07-10T09:00:00Z", DateEnd: "2026-07-10T10:00:00Z"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2026-07-05T16:05:00Z")
+	s := NewServer(nil, 0, st)
+	s.query = query.NewServiceWithClock(st, func() time.Time { return now })
+	s.hub.applySnapshot(live.LiveStreamData{SessionStatus: "Finished", Session: live.LiveSessionMeta{MeetingName: "British Grand Prix", CircuitName: "Silverstone", SessionName: "Race", SessionType: "Race"}}, now)
+
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	s.handleWeekendContext(rr, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/weekend-context", nil))
+	var got query.WeekendContext
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &got); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.FocusMeeting == nil || got.FocusMeeting.MeetingKey != 2 || got.NextSession == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("focus context = %+v", got)
+	}
+	if got.PreviousCompletedSession == nil || got.PreviousCompletedSession.Availability.Freshness != "archive" {
+		t.Fatalf("terminal previous missing = %+v", got.PreviousCompletedSession)
+	}
+	if rr.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "local" || rr.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "local" {
+		t.Fatalf("focus metadata was overridden by archive = %q/%q", rr.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), rr.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTerminalSessionStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, status := range []string{"Finished", "Finalised", "ENDED", "Aborted"} {
+		if !terminalSessionStatus(status) {
+			t.Errorf("%q should be terminal", status)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, status := range []string{"Started", "Resumed", "Inactive", ""} {
+		if terminalSessionStatus(status) {
+			t.Errorf("%q should not be terminal", status)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWeekendContextHandlerSerializesRaceHubRefreshDeadline(t *testing.T) {
+	st := openContextStore(t)
+	seedContextHandler(t, st)
+	if err := st.UpsertSessionResult(store.SessionResult{SessionKey: 11, MeetingKey: 1, DriverNumber: 1, Position: 1}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := st.UpsertMeeting(store.Meeting{MeetingKey: 2, MeetingName: "Belgian Grand Prix", CircuitShortName: "Spa", Year: 2026, DateStart: "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z", DateEnd: "2026-07-19T16:00:00Z"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := st.UpsertSession(store.Session{SessionKey: 21, MeetingKey: 2, SessionName: "Practice 1", SessionType: "Practice", DateStart: "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z", DateEnd: "2026-07-17T10:00:00Z"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	s := NewServer(nil, 0, st)
+	s.query = query.NewServiceWithClock(st, func() time.Time {
+		return time.Date(2026, 7, 17, 8, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	})
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	s.handleWeekendContext(rr, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/weekend-context", nil))
+	var got query.WeekendContext
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &got); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !got.RaceHubPreSession || got.RaceHubRefreshAt != "2026-07-17T09:00:00Z" || got.RaceHubDefaultSession == nil || got.RaceHubDefaultSession.Session.SessionKey != 21 {
+		t.Fatalf("race hub context = %+v", got)
+	}
+}

internal/web/driversummary.go

@@ -1,18 +1,25 @@
 package web
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/api"
 	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/models"
 )
 
 // --- /api/v1/driver/summary ---
-// Per-driver season summary: championship standing plus per-round race results,
+// Per-driver season summary: championship standing plus per-round race results.
-// aggregated server-side from the same sources as the championship hub. Caching
+// Current-season identity/results are local-first from the domain DB. Optional
-// relies on the OpenF1 client's HTTP cache TTLs — no extra layer here.
+// OpenF1 enrichment (headshot / polished identity) is bounded so it cannot hang
+// the profile when remote data is slow or unavailable.
+
+// driverEnrichmentTimeout bounds optional remote enrichment so a hung OpenF1
+// call never blocks a local-first profile response. Overridable in tests.
+var driverEnrichmentTimeout = 2 * time.Second
 
 type driverSummaryRound struct {
 	MeetingKey  int    `json:"meeting_key"`
@@ -49,6 +56,11 @@ type driverSummaryResponse struct {
 	Cumulative   []float64            `json:"cumulative"`
 	RoundLabels  []string             `json:"round_labels"`
 	Rounds       []driverSummaryRound `json:"rounds"`
+	// Source is "local" when served from the domain DB, else "openf1".
+	Source string `json:"source,omitempty"`
+	// Enrichment is "full" when optional remote identity landed, "limited"
+	// when it timed out/failed, or "none" when no enrichment was attempted.
+	Enrichment string `json:"enrichment,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleDriverSummary(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -61,12 +73,102 @@ func (s *Server) handleDriverSummary(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if year == 0 {
 		year = time.Now().Year()
 	}
+	mode := parseSourceMode(r)
+	// Driver summary is local-first for current-season identity/results. When the
+	// caller omits ?source=, prefer auto (local then OpenF1) rather than the
+	// package default of openf1-only.
+	if r.URL.Query().Get("source") == "" {
+		mode = sourceAuto
+	}
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
 
-	champ, err := s.client.GetDriverChampionshipForYear(year)
+	if mode == sourceLocal || mode == sourceAuto {
+		resp, sessionKey, ok, lerr := s.localDriverSummary(year, driverNumber)
+		if lerr != nil {
+			writeError(w, lerr, http.StatusInternalServerError, false)
+			return
+		}
+		if ok {
+			if mode != sourceLocal {
+				tryEnrichDriverSummary(r.Context(), client, &resp, sessionKey)
+			}
+			switch resp.Enrichment {
+			case "full":
+				markMixedResponse(w, client, false)
+			case "limited":
+				markDataResponse(w, "local", "limited")
+			default:
+				markLocalResponse(w, false)
+			}
+			writeJSON(w, resp)
+			return
+		}
+		if mode == sourceLocal {
+			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("driver %d not found in %d championship", driverNumber, year), http.StatusNotFound)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	resp, incomplete, err := openF1DriverSummary(client, year, driverNumber)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
+	if resp == nil {
+		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("driver %d not found in %d championship", driverNumber, year), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+	markOpenF1AggregateResponse(w, client, incomplete)
+	writeJSON(w, resp)
+}
+
+func (s *Server) localDriverSummary(year, driverNumber int) (driverSummaryResponse, int, bool, error) {
+	if !s.hasLocalQuery() {
+		return driverSummaryResponse{}, 0, false, nil
+	}
+	inputs, err := s.query.GetChampionshipInputs(year)
+	if err != nil {
+		return driverSummaryResponse{}, 0, false, err
+	}
+	if len(inputs.Champ) == 0 {
+		return driverSummaryResponse{}, 0, false, nil
+	}
+
+	races := make([]meetingRace, 0, len(inputs.Races))
+	for _, race := range inputs.Races {
+		races = append(races, meetingRace{
+			Meeting:        race.Meeting,
+			RaceSessionKey: race.RaceSessionKey,
+			Results:        race.Results,
+			Grid:           race.Grid,
+		})
+	}
+
+	resp, ok := aggregateDriverSummary(year, driverNumber, races, inputs.Champ, inputs.DriverMap)
+	if !ok {
+		return driverSummaryResponse{}, 0, false, nil
+	}
+	resp.Source = "local"
+	resp.Enrichment = "none"
+
+	sessionKey := 0
+	for _, c := range inputs.Champ {
+		if c.DriverNumber == driverNumber && c.SessionKey > 0 {
+			sessionKey = c.SessionKey
+			break
+		}
+		if sessionKey == 0 && c.SessionKey > 0 {
+			sessionKey = c.SessionKey
+		}
+	}
+	return resp, sessionKey, true, nil
+}
+
+func openF1DriverSummary(client *api.OpenF1Client, year, driverNumber int) (*driverSummaryResponse, bool, error) {
+	champ, err := client.GetDriverChampionshipForYear(year)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
 	var entry *models.ChampionshipDriver
 	for i := range champ {
 		if champ[i].DriverNumber == driverNumber {
@@ -75,30 +177,83 @@ func (s *Server) handleDriverSummary(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 	if entry == nil {
-		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("driver %d not found in %d championship", driverNumber, year), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return nil, false, nil
-		return
 	}
 
 	driverInfo := map[int]models.Driver{}
-	if ds, derr := s.client.GetDriversForSession(champ[0].SessionKey); derr == nil {
+	sessionKey := champ[0].SessionKey
+	if ds, derr := client.GetDriversForSession(sessionKey); derr == nil {
 		driverInfo = buildDriverMapFirst(ds)
 	}
-	if d, ok := s.championshipDriverInfo(entry.SessionKey, driverNumber, driverInfo); ok {
+	d, directErr := client.GetDriver(entry.SessionKey, driverNumber)
-		driverInfo[driverNumber] = d
+	if directErr == nil && d != nil {
+		driverInfo[driverNumber] = *d
+	} else if fallback, ok := driverInfo[driverNumber]; ok {
+		driverInfo[driverNumber] = fallback
 	}
-
+	identityIncomplete := !hasDriverPresentation(driverInfo[driverNumber])
-	races, _, err := s.fetchSeasonRaces(year)
+	races, racesIncomplete, err := fetchSeasonRaces(client, year)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		return nil, false, err
-		return
 	}
 
 	resp, ok := aggregateDriverSummary(year, driverNumber, races, champ, driverInfo)
 	if !ok {
-		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("driver %d not found in %d championship", driverNumber, year), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return nil, false, nil
+	}
+	incomplete := identityIncomplete || racesIncomplete
+	resp.Source = "openf1"
+	if identityIncomplete {
+		resp.Enrichment = "limited"
+	} else {
+		resp.Enrichment = "full"
+	}
+	return &resp, incomplete, nil
+}
+
+func hasDriverPresentation(driver models.Driver) bool {
+	hasName := driver.FullName != "" || driver.NameAcronym != "" || driver.BroadcastName != ""
+	return hasName && driver.TeamName != "" && driver.TeamColour != ""
+}
+
+// tryEnrichDriverSummary optionally fills headshot / polished identity from
+// OpenF1. It never blocks longer than driverEnrichmentTimeout — on timeout or
+// failure the local profile remains intact with enrichment=limited.
+func tryEnrichDriverSummary(parent context.Context, client *api.OpenF1Client, resp *driverSummaryResponse, sessionKey int) {
+	if resp == nil || client == nil || sessionKey <= 0 {
+		if resp != nil && resp.Enrichment == "none" {
+			// No session to enrich from — leave as none (local identity only).
+		}
 		return
 	}
-	writeJSON(w, resp)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(parent, driverEnrichmentTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	driver, err := client.GetDriverContext(ctx, sessionKey, resp.DriverNumber)
+	if err != nil || driver == nil {
+		resp.Enrichment = "limited"
+		return
+	}
+	applyDriverEnrichment(resp, *driver)
+	resp.Enrichment = "full"
+}
+
+func applyDriverEnrichment(resp *driverSummaryResponse, d models.Driver) {
+	if d.HeadshotURL != "" {
+		resp.HeadshotURL = d.HeadshotURL
+	}
+	if d.FullName != "" {
+		resp.FullName = d.FullName
+	}
+	if d.NameAcronym != "" {
+		resp.NameAcronym = d.NameAcronym
+	}
+	if d.TeamName != "" {
+		resp.TeamName = d.TeamName
+	}
+	if d.TeamColour != "" {
+		resp.TeamColour = d.TeamColour
+	}
 }
 
 // aggregateDriverSummary is the pure aggregation core (no network) so it can be

internal/web/driversummary_test.go

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 package web
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/api"
 	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/models"
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/store"
 )
 
 func driverSummaryFixtures() ([]meetingRace, []models.ChampionshipDriver, map[int]models.Driver) {
@@ -134,3 +139,234 @@ func TestHandleDriverSummaryBadRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func seedDriverSummaryStore(t *testing.T, st *store.Store) {
+	t.Helper()
+	meetingKey := 1201
+	sessionKey := 9901
+
+	if err := st.UpsertMeeting(store.Meeting{
+		MeetingKey:  meetingKey,
+		MeetingName: "Bahrain GP",
+		CountryCode: "BHR",
+		CountryName: "Bahrain",
+		Year:        2025,
+		DateStart:   "2025-03-02",
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertMeeting: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := st.UpsertSession(store.Session{
+		SessionKey:  sessionKey,
+		MeetingKey:  meetingKey,
+		SessionName: "Race",
+		SessionType: "Race",
+		DateStart:   "2025-03-02T15:00:00Z",
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertSession: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := st.UpsertDriver(store.Driver{
+		DriverNumber: 1,
+		FullName:     "Max Verstappen",
+		NameAcronym:  "VER",
+		TeamName:     "Red Bull",
+		TeamColour:   "3671c6",
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDriver: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := st.UpsertSessionDriver(store.SessionDriver{
+		SessionKey:   sessionKey,
+		DriverNumber: 1,
+		MeetingKey:   meetingKey,
+		FullName:     "Max Verstappen",
+		NameAcronym:  "VER",
+		TeamName:     "Red Bull",
+		TeamColour:   "3671c6",
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertSessionDriver: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := st.UpsertSessionResult(store.SessionResult{
+		SessionKey:   sessionKey,
+		DriverNumber: 1,
+		MeetingKey:   meetingKey,
+		Position:     1,
+		Points:       25,
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertSessionResult: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := st.UpsertStartingGridEntry(store.StartingGridEntry{
+		SessionKey:   sessionKey,
+		DriverNumber: 1,
+		MeetingKey:   meetingKey,
+		Position:     1,
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertStartingGridEntry: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleDriverSummaryLocalFirstIgnoresHangingEnrichment(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := driverEnrichmentTimeout
+	driverEnrichmentTimeout = 40 * time.Millisecond
+	t.Cleanup(func() { driverEnrichmentTimeout = prev })
+
+	st := openTestStore(t)
+	seedDriverSummaryStore(t, st)
+
+	// Enrichment seam: OpenF1 hangs until released. Local summary must still return.
+	release := make(chan struct{})
+	cancelObserved := make(chan struct{})
+	hang := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		select {
+		case <-release:
+		case <-r.Context().Done():
+			close(cancelObserved)
+		}
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		close(release)
+		hang.Close()
+	})
+
+	client := api.NewOpenF1Client(hang.URL, 15*time.Second)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = client.Close() })
+	srv := NewServer(client, 8080, st)
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/driver/summary?year=2025&driver_number=1", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	srv.handleDriverSummary(rec, req)
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if elapsed > 500*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Fatalf("handler blocked on enrichment for %v", elapsed)
+	}
+	select {
+	case <-cancelObserved:
+	case <-time.After(250 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Fatal("timed-out enrichment did not cancel its upstream request")
+	}
+
+	var resp driverSummaryResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(rec.Body).Decode(&resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.Source != "local" {
+		t.Errorf("source = %q, want local", resp.Source)
+	}
+	if resp.Enrichment != "limited" {
+		t.Errorf("enrichment = %q, want limited", resp.Enrichment)
+	}
+	if rec.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "local" || rec.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "limited" {
+		t.Errorf("limited metadata = %q/%q", rec.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), rec.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader))
+	}
+	if resp.DriverNumber != 1 || resp.NameAcronym != "VER" || resp.Points != 25 {
+		t.Errorf("local identity/results missing: %+v", resp)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleDriverSummaryLocalFirstWithFailingEnrichment(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := driverEnrichmentTimeout
+	driverEnrichmentTimeout = 200 * time.Millisecond
+	t.Cleanup(func() { driverEnrichmentTimeout = prev })
+
+	st := openTestStore(t)
+	seedDriverSummaryStore(t, st)
+
+	fail := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		http.Error(w, "boom", http.StatusBadGateway)
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(fail.Close)
+
+	client := api.NewOpenF1Client(fail.URL, 2*time.Second)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = client.Close() })
+	srv := NewServer(client, 8080, st)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/driver/summary?year=2025&driver_number=1&source=auto", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	srv.handleDriverSummary(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp driverSummaryResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(rec.Body).Decode(&resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.Source != "local" {
+		t.Errorf("source = %q, want local", resp.Source)
+	}
+	if resp.Enrichment != "limited" {
+		t.Errorf("enrichment = %q, want limited", resp.Enrichment)
+	}
+	if rec.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "local" || rec.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "limited" {
+		t.Errorf("limited metadata = %q/%q", rec.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), rec.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader))
+	}
+	if resp.FullName != "Max Verstappen" {
+		t.Errorf("full_name = %q, want local identity", resp.FullName)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleDriverSummarySourceLocalOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	st := openTestStore(t)
+	seedDriverSummaryStore(t, st)
+
+	// Even with a broken OpenF1 client, source=local must succeed from the DB.
+	fail := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		http.Error(w, "nope", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(fail.Close)
+	client := api.NewOpenF1Client(fail.URL, time.Second)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = client.Close() })
+	srv := NewServer(client, 8080, st)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/driver/summary?year=2025&driver_number=1&source=local", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	srv.handleDriverSummary(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if rec.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "local" || rec.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "local" {
+		t.Fatalf("local metadata = %q/%q", rec.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), rec.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleRemoteDriverSummaryReportsIdentityAndRoundLimitations(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		driversOK      bool
+		meetingHasRace bool
+		wantEnrichment string
+	}{
+		{name: "missing identity", driversOK: false, meetingHasRace: true, wantEnrichment: "limited"},
+		{name: "missing race round", driversOK: true, meetingHasRace: false, wantEnrichment: "full"},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			upstream := championshipTestUpstream(t, tt.driversOK, tt.meetingHasRace)
+			defer upstream.Close()
+			client := api.NewOpenF1Client(upstream.URL, 2*time.Second)
+			defer client.Close()
+			server := NewServer(client, 0, nil)
+			year := time.Now().Year()
+			recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			request := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/driver/summary?year=%d&driver_number=1&source=openf1", year), nil)
+
+			server.handleDriverSummary(recorder, request)
+			if recorder.Code != http.StatusOK {
+				t.Fatalf("status = %d body=%s", recorder.Code, recorder.Body.String())
+			}
+			var response driverSummaryResponse
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(recorder.Body.Bytes(), &response); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if response.Enrichment != tt.wantEnrichment {
+				t.Fatalf("enrichment = %q, want %q", response.Enrichment, tt.wantEnrichment)
+			}
+			if recorder.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "openf1" || recorder.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "partial" {
+				t.Fatalf("remote limitation metadata = %q/%q", recorder.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), recorder.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

internal/web/freshness.go

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package web
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+const (
+	dataSourceHeader    = "X-BoxBox-Data-Source"
+	dataFreshnessHeader = "X-BoxBox-Data-Freshness"
+)
+
+type staleResponseReporter interface {
+	LastResponseWasStale() bool
+}
+
+// markOpenF1Response publishes request-scoped success provenance. Callers must
+// pass the scoped client used for this response, never Server.client.
+func markOpenF1Response(w http.ResponseWriter, client staleResponseReporter) {
+	markOpenF1AggregateResponse(w, client, false)
+}
+
+func markOpenF1AggregateResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, client staleResponseReporter, partial bool) {
+	freshness := "fresh"
+	if partial {
+		freshness = "partial"
+	}
+	markOpenF1Availability(w, client, freshness)
+}
+
+func markOpenF1Availability(w http.ResponseWriter, client staleResponseReporter, freshness string) {
+	w.Header().Set(dataSourceHeader, "openf1")
+	if client != nil && client.LastResponseWasStale() {
+		w.Header().Set(dataFreshnessHeader, "stale")
+		return
+	}
+	if freshness == "" {
+		freshness = "fresh"
+	}
+	w.Header().Set(dataFreshnessHeader, freshness)
+}
+
+func markDataResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, source, freshness string) {
+	w.Header().Set(dataSourceHeader, source)
+	w.Header().Set(dataFreshnessHeader, freshness)
+}
+
+func markLocalResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, partial bool) {
+	w.Header().Set(dataSourceHeader, "local")
+	if partial {
+		w.Header().Set(dataFreshnessHeader, "partial")
+		return
+	}
+	w.Header().Set(dataFreshnessHeader, "local")
+}
+
+func markMixedResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, client staleResponseReporter, partial bool) {
+	w.Header().Set(dataSourceHeader, "mixed")
+	if client != nil && client.LastResponseWasStale() {
+		w.Header().Set(dataFreshnessHeader, "stale")
+	} else if partial {
+		w.Header().Set(dataFreshnessHeader, "partial")
+	} else {
+		w.Header().Set(dataFreshnessHeader, "local")
+	}
+}

internal/web/freshness_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package web
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/AmanTahiliani/box-box/internal/api"
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
+)
+
+type fakeStaleReporter bool
+
+func (f fakeStaleReporter) LastResponseWasStale() bool { return bool(f) }
+
+func TestStaleFreshnessTakesPrecedenceOverPartialAndLimited(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, fallback := range []string{"partial", "limited"} {
+		recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		markOpenF1Availability(recorder, fakeStaleReporter(true), fallback)
+		if recorder.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "stale" {
+			t.Fatalf("fallback %q overrode stale: %q", fallback, recorder.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOpenF1HandlerReportsFreshThenStaleSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	year := time.Now().Year()
+	upstream := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, `[{"meeting_key":1,"meeting_name":"British Grand Prix","year":%d}]`, year)
+	}))
+	client := api.NewOpenF1Client(upstream.URL, time.Second)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = client.Close() })
+	server := NewServer(client, 0, nil)
+	cacheKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s/v1/meetings?year=%d", upstream.URL, year)
+	requestURL := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/meetings?year=%d&source=openf1", year)
+	defer func() {
+		// Keep the shared application cache clean even if this test fails.
+		db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", api.DefaultCacheDBPath()+"?_busy_timeout=5000")
+		if err == nil {
+			_, _ = db.Exec(`DELETE FROM cache WHERE key = ?`, cacheKey)
+			_ = db.Close()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	fresh := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	server.handleMeetings(fresh, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, requestURL, nil))
+	if fresh.Code != http.StatusOK || fresh.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "openf1" || fresh.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "fresh" {
+		t.Fatalf("fresh response status/metadata = %d %q/%q body=%s", fresh.Code, fresh.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), fresh.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader), fresh.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", api.DefaultCacheDBPath()+"?_busy_timeout=5000")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := db.Exec(`UPDATE cache SET created_at = ? WHERE key = ?`, time.Now().Add(-48*time.Hour).Unix(), cacheKey); err != nil {
+		_ = db.Close()
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	_ = db.Close()
+	upstream.Close()
+
+	stale := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	server.handleMeetings(stale, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, requestURL, nil))
+	if stale.Code != http.StatusOK || stale.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "openf1" || stale.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "stale" {
+		t.Fatalf("stale response status/metadata = %d %q/%q body=%s", stale.Code, stale.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), stale.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader), stale.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFreshnessHeadersAreExposedToBrowserClients(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := withCORS(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		markDataResponse(w, "local", "partial")
+		writeJSON(w, map[string]bool{"ok": true})
+	}))
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(recorder, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/test", nil))
+
+	if got := recorder.Header().Get("Access-Control-Expose-Headers"); got != dataSourceHeader+", "+dataFreshnessHeader {
+		t.Fatalf("exposed headers = %q", got)
+	}
+	if recorder.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "local" || recorder.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "partial" {
+		t.Fatalf("data metadata = %q/%q", recorder.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), recorder.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader))
+	}
+}

internal/web/live.go

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (h *SSEHub) applySnapshot(data live.LiveStreamData, now time.Time) liveStat
 	h.mu.Lock()
 	defer h.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if live.SessionStatusIsActive(data.SessionStatus) {
+	if snapshotIsLive(data) {
 		h.isLive = true
 		h.activeSnapshot = &data
 		if data.PositionUpdated && len(data.Positions) > 0 {
@@ -208,6 +208,40 @@ func (h *SSEHub) stateLocked() liveStatePayload {
 	return payload
 }
 
+// snapshotIsLive reports whether the current live-timing snapshot represents an
+// ongoing session that should be surfaced as live.
+//
+// An actively running session (Started/Resumed) is always live. A non-terminal
+// but temporarily inactive session — e.g. a red-flag pause where SessionStatus
+// drops to "Inactive" while the session is still in progress — is also live when
+// the snapshot itself carries live evidence: a session clock with time remaining
+// plus session metadata. This keeps the paused track state visible instead of
+// collapsing to the inactive empty state.
+//
+// Terminal sessions (Finished/Finalised/Ends/Aborted) are never live. A generic
+// inactive/no-session stale snapshot is not live either: the predicate keys off
+// the current snapshot's clock and session, so old metadata alone is not enough.
+func snapshotIsLive(data live.LiveStreamData) bool {
+	if live.SessionStatusIsActive(data.SessionStatus) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if live.SessionStatusIsTerminal(data.SessionStatus) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return clockHasTimeRemaining(data.Clock) && data.Session.SessionName != ""
+}
+
+// clockHasTimeRemaining reports whether an "HH:MM:SS" session clock has any time
+// left. Empty or all-zero clocks (a spent or absent session) return false.
+func clockHasTimeRemaining(clock string) bool {
+	for _, r := range clock {
+		if r >= '1' && r <= '9' {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func hasLiveSnapshotData(data live.LiveStreamData) bool {
 	return len(data.Drivers) > 0 ||
 		len(data.DriverInfo) > 0 ||
@@ -330,7 +364,15 @@ 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) {
-	writeJSON(w, s.hub.State())
+	state := s.hub.State()
+	freshness := "limited"
+	if state.IsLive {
+		freshness = "live"
+	} else if state.LastSnapshot != nil {
+		freshness = "archive"
+	}
+	markDataResponse(w, "fia", freshness)
+	writeJSON(w, state)
 }
 
 // handleSSEStream is the persistent SSE endpoint for live data.

internal/web/live_archive_test.go

@@ -51,6 +51,101 @@ func TestSSEHubArchivesTerminalSessionSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSnapshotIsLive(t *testing.T) {
+	redFlag := live.LiveStreamData{
+		SessionStatus: "Inactive",
+		TrackStatus:   "2",
+		Clock:         "00:03:27",
+		Session:       live.LiveSessionMeta{MeetingName: "Belgian Grand Prix", SessionName: "Practice 2", SessionType: "Practice"},
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		data live.LiveStreamData
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"started", live.LiveStreamData{SessionStatus: "Started"}, true},
+		{"resumed", live.LiveStreamData{SessionStatus: "Resumed"}, true},
+		{"red flag inactive with clock and session", redFlag, true},
+		{"terminal finished with clock", func() live.LiveStreamData {
+			d := redFlag
+			d.SessionStatus = "Finished"
+			return d
+		}(), false},
+		{"inactive spent clock", func() live.LiveStreamData {
+			d := redFlag
+			d.Clock = "00:00:00"
+			return d
+		}(), false},
+		{"inactive no clock", func() live.LiveStreamData {
+			d := redFlag
+			d.Clock = ""
+			return d
+		}(), false},
+		{"inactive no session metadata", func() live.LiveStreamData {
+			d := redFlag
+			d.Session = live.LiveSessionMeta{}
+			return d
+		}(), false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		if got := snapshotIsLive(tt.data); got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("%s: snapshotIsLive = %v, want %v", tt.name, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSSEHubKeepsRedFlagSessionLive(t *testing.T) {
+	hub := newSSEHub()
+	now := time.Date(2026, 7, 26, 14, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	redFlag := live.LiveStreamData{
+		SessionStatus:   "Inactive",
+		TrackStatus:     "2",
+		Clock:           "00:03:27",
+		Session:         live.LiveSessionMeta{MeetingName: "Belgian Grand Prix", SessionName: "Practice 2", SessionType: "Practice"},
+		SnapshotUpdated: true,
+	}
+	state := hub.applySnapshot(redFlag, now)
+
+	if !state.IsLive {
+		t.Fatal("red-flag paused session should report is_live=true")
+	}
+	if state.Data == nil {
+		t.Fatal("red-flag paused session must still send the active snapshot")
+	}
+	if state.Data.TrackStatus != "2" {
+		t.Fatalf("track status = %q, want the paused state \"2\"", state.Data.TrackStatus)
+	}
+	if state.LastSnapshot != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("red-flag session should not be archived: %+v", state.LastSnapshot)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSSEHubStaleInactiveSnapshotNotLive(t *testing.T) {
+	hub := newSSEHub()
+	now := time.Date(2026, 7, 26, 14, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	// Inactive snapshot with session metadata but no remaining clock: this is a
+	// stale/no-live-evidence snapshot and must not be surfaced as live.
+	stale := live.LiveStreamData{
+		SessionStatus:   "Inactive",
+		Clock:           "00:00:00",
+		Session:         live.LiveSessionMeta{MeetingName: "Belgian Grand Prix", SessionName: "Practice 2"},
+		SnapshotUpdated: true,
+	}
+	state := hub.applySnapshot(stale, now)
+
+	if state.IsLive {
+		t.Fatal("stale inactive snapshot should report is_live=false")
+	}
+	if state.Data != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stale inactive snapshot leaked into active data: %+v", state.Data)
+	}
+	if state.LastSnapshot == nil {
+		t.Fatal("stale inactive snapshot with metadata should be archived")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHandleLiveStateKeepsArchiveOutOfActiveData(t *testing.T) {
 	hub := newSSEHub()
 	now := time.Date(2026, 7, 4, 14, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)

internal/web/navigation.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) handleSeasons(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	markLocalResponse(w, false)
 	if !s.hasLocalQuery() {
 		writeJSON(w, []int{})
 		return
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleSeasons(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleWeekend(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	markLocalResponse(w, false)
 	meetingKey, err := strconv.Atoi(r.URL.Query().Get("meeting_key"))
 	if err != nil || meetingKey == 0 {
 		http.Error(w, "meeting_key required", http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -46,5 +48,6 @@ func (s *Server) handleWeekend(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, false)
 		return
 	}
+	markLocalResponse(w, weekend.Source == query.ResponseSourcePartial)
 	writeJSON(w, weekend)
 }

internal/web/racehub.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleRaceHub(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if !s.hasLocalQuery() {
+		markDataResponse(w, "none", "limited")
 		writeJSON(w, emptyRaceHub(sessionKey))
 		return
 	}
@@ -26,6 +27,14 @@ func (s *Server) handleRaceHub(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, false)
 		return
 	}
+	switch hub.Source {
+	case query.ResponseSourceNone:
+		markDataResponse(w, "none", "limited")
+	case query.ResponseSourcePartial:
+		markLocalResponse(w, true)
+	default:
+		markLocalResponse(w, false)
+	}
 	writeJSON(w, hub)
 }
 

internal/web/racehub_test.go

@@ -86,11 +86,29 @@ func TestHandleRaceHubWithoutStore(t *testing.T) {
 	if hub.Source != query.ResponseSourceNone {
 		t.Fatalf("source = %q, want %q", hub.Source, query.ResponseSourceNone)
 	}
+	if rec.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "none" || rec.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "limited" {
+		t.Fatalf("missing hub metadata = %q/%q", rec.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), rec.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader))
+	}
 	if hub.Datasets["session"].Status != query.DatasetStatusMissing {
 		t.Fatalf("session dataset = %+v, want missing", hub.Datasets["session"])
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHandleRaceHubUnknownSessionWithStoreReportsLimited(t *testing.T) {
+	st := openTestStore(t)
+	srv := testServer(t, st)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	srv.handleRaceHub(rec, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/race-hub?session_key=999999", nil))
+
+	var hub query.RaceHub
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &hub); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if hub.Source != query.ResponseSourceNone || rec.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "none" || rec.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "limited" {
+		t.Fatalf("unknown session = source %q, metadata %q/%q", hub.Source, rec.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), rec.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHandleRaceHubWithLocalData(t *testing.T) {
 	st := openTestStore(t)
 	seedRaceHubStore(t, st)
@@ -117,6 +135,12 @@ func TestHandleRaceHubWithLocalData(t *testing.T) {
 	if hub.Datasets["results"].Status != query.DatasetStatusMissing {
 		t.Fatalf("results dataset = %+v, want missing", hub.Datasets["results"])
 	}
+	if hub.Source != query.ResponseSourcePartial {
+		t.Fatalf("source = %q, want partial", hub.Source)
+	}
+	if rec.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader) != "local" || rec.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader) != "partial" {
+		t.Fatalf("partial hub metadata = %q/%q", rec.Header().Get(dataSourceHeader), rec.Header().Get(dataFreshnessHeader))
+	}
 }
 
 func TestHandleRaceHubIncludesChapters(t *testing.T) {

internal/web/replay.go

@@ -61,15 +61,27 @@ func (s *Server) handleReplayFrames(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	resp, err := assembleReplayFrames(r.Context(), s.client, sessionKey, intervalMS)
+	client := s.client.Scoped()
+	resp, incomplete, err := assembleReplayFrames(r.Context(), client, sessionKey, intervalMS)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, s.client.LastResponseWasStale())
+		writeError(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError, client.LastResponseWasStale())
 		return
 	}
+	markOpenF1Availability(w, client, replayResponseFreshness(resp, incomplete))
 	writeJSON(w, resp)
 }
 
-func assembleReplayFrames(ctx context.Context, client replayDataClient, sessionKey, intervalMS int) (replayFramesResponse, error) {
+func replayResponseFreshness(resp replayFramesResponse, incomplete bool) string {
+	if !incomplete {
+		return "fresh"
+	}
+	if len(resp.Frames) == 0 {
+		return "limited"
+	}
+	return "partial"
+}
+
+func assembleReplayFrames(ctx context.Context, client replayDataClient, sessionKey, intervalMS int) (replayFramesResponse, bool, error) {
 	if intervalMS < defaultReplayIntervalMS {
 		intervalMS = defaultReplayIntervalMS
 	}
@@ -82,26 +94,26 @@ func assembleReplayFrames(ctx context.Context, client replayDataClient, sessionK
 
 	drivers, err := client.GetDriversForSession(sessionKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		return resp, err
+		return resp, false, err
 	}
 
 	driverNumbers := uniqueDriverNumbers(drivers)
 	if len(driverNumbers) == 0 {
-		return resp, nil
+		return resp, true, nil
 	}
 
 	series, err := fetchReplayLocationSeries(ctx, client, sessionKey, driverNumbers)
 	if err != nil && len(series) == 0 {
-		return resp, err
+		return resp, false, err
 	}
 
 	start, ok := earliestReplayLocationTime(series)
 	if !ok {
-		return resp, nil
+		return resp, true, nil
 	}
 	resp.StartTime = start.Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 	resp.Frames = snapReplayFrames(series, start, intervalMS)
-	return resp, nil
+	return resp, err != nil || len(series) < len(driverNumbers) || len(resp.Frames) == 0, nil
 }
 
 func uniqueDriverNumbers(drivers []models.Driver) []int {

internal/web/replay_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package web
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"sync"
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ type fakeReplayClient struct {
 	drivers []models.Driver
 	locs    map[int][]models.Location
 	err     error
+	locErrs map[int]error
 
 	mu          sync.Mutex
 	inFlight    int
@@ -46,7 +48,38 @@ func (f *fakeReplayClient) GetLocation(sessionKey, driverNumber int) ([]models.L
 	f.inFlight--
 	f.mu.Unlock()
 
-	return f.locs[driverNumber], nil
+	return f.locs[driverNumber], f.locErrs[driverNumber]
+}
+
+func TestAssembleReplayFramesReportsPartialDriverSeries(t *testing.T) {
+	start := time.Date(2025, 5, 25, 13, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	client := &fakeReplayClient{
+		drivers: []models.Driver{{DriverNumber: 1}, {DriverNumber: 4}},
+		locs: map[int][]models.Location{
+			1: {{Date: start.Format(time.RFC3339Nano), X: 1, Y: 2}},
+		},
+		locErrs: map[int]error{4: errors.New("location unavailable")},
+	}
+	resp, incomplete, err := assembleReplayFrames(context.Background(), client, 99, defaultReplayIntervalMS)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("partial replay should remain usable: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !incomplete || len(resp.Frames) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("partial replay = incomplete %v, frames %+v", incomplete, resp.Frames)
+	}
+	if got := replayResponseFreshness(resp, incomplete); got != "partial" {
+		t.Fatalf("partial replay freshness = %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAssembleReplayFramesEmptyDriverSetIsLimited(t *testing.T) {
+	resp, incomplete, err := assembleReplayFrames(context.Background(), &fakeReplayClient{}, 99, defaultReplayIntervalMS)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !incomplete || replayResponseFreshness(resp, incomplete) != "limited" {
+		t.Fatalf("empty replay = incomplete %v, freshness %q", incomplete, replayResponseFreshness(resp, incomplete))
+	}
 }
 
 func TestAssembleReplayFramesSnapsNearestSamplesAndOmitsEmptyDrivers(t *testing.T) {
@@ -70,10 +103,16 @@ func TestAssembleReplayFramesSnapsNearestSamplesAndOmitsEmptyDrivers(t *testing.
 		},
 	}
 
-	resp, err := assembleReplayFrames(context.Background(), client, 99, 5000)
+	resp, incomplete, err := assembleReplayFrames(context.Background(), client, 99, 5000)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("assembleReplayFrames() error = %v", err)
 	}
+	if !incomplete {
+		t.Fatal("empty entrant location series was labelled complete")
+	}
+	if got := replayResponseFreshness(resp, incomplete); got != "partial" {
+		t.Fatalf("empty entrant freshness = %q", got)
+	}
 	if resp.SessionKey != 99 || resp.Interval != 5000 {
 		t.Fatalf("response metadata = %+v", resp)
 	}
@@ -112,7 +151,7 @@ func TestAssembleReplayFramesCapsFrameCount(t *testing.T) {
 		locs:    map[int][]models.Location{1: locs},
 	}
 
-	resp, err := assembleReplayFrames(context.Background(), client, 99, defaultReplayIntervalMS)
+	resp, _, err := assembleReplayFrames(context.Background(), client, 99, defaultReplayIntervalMS)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("assembleReplayFrames() error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -139,7 +178,7 @@ func TestAssembleReplayFramesBoundsLocationFanOut(t *testing.T) {
 		delay:   5 * time.Millisecond,
 	}
 
-	if _, err := assembleReplayFrames(context.Background(), client, 99, defaultReplayIntervalMS); err != nil {
+	if _, _, err := assembleReplayFrames(context.Background(), client, 99, defaultReplayIntervalMS); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("assembleReplayFrames() error = %v", err)
 	}
 	if client.maxInFlight > replayFetchConcurrency {
@@ -167,7 +206,7 @@ func TestHandleReplayFramesValidatesParamsAndFloorsInterval(t *testing.T) {
 	client := &fakeReplayClient{drivers: []models.Driver{{DriverNumber: 1}}, locs: map[int][]models.Location{
 		1: {{Date: time.Date(2025, 5, 25, 13, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).Format(time.RFC3339Nano), X: 1, Y: 2}},
 	}}
-	resp, err := assembleReplayFrames(context.Background(), client, 99, 1000)
+	resp, _, err := assembleReplayFrames(context.Background(), client, 99, 1000)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("assembleReplayFrames() error = %v", err)
 	}

internal/web/server.go

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ func (s *Server) routes() (http.Handler, error) {
 
 	// REST API — /api/v1/laps/comparison must be registered before /api/v1/laps
 	// because Go's ServeMux uses longest-prefix matching.
+	mux.HandleFunc("/api/v1/weekend-context", s.handleWeekendContext)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/api/v1/race-hub", s.handleRaceHub)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/api/v1/seasons", s.handleSeasons)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/api/v1/weekend", s.handleWeekend)
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ func withCORS(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, OPTIONS")
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type")
+		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Expose-Headers", dataSourceHeader+", "+dataFreshnessHeader)
 		if r.Method == http.MethodOptions {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 			return

package.json

@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
     "test:visual": "playwright test --config playwright.visual.config.ts",
     "test:visual:prod": "playwright test --config playwright.visual.prod.config.ts",
     "test:visual:update": "playwright test --config playwright.visual.config.ts --update-snapshots",
-    "test:visual:prod:update": "playwright test --config playwright.visual.prod.config.ts --update-snapshots"
+    "test:visual:prod:update": "playwright test --config playwright.visual.prod.config.ts --update-snapshots",
+    "release:fidelity:capture": "playwright test --config playwright.fidelity.config.ts",
+    "release:fidelity:packet": "node scripts/release-fidelity/generate.mjs",
+    "release:fidelity:verify": "node scripts/release-fidelity/verify.mjs",
+    "release:fidelity:gate": "npm run test:visual:prod && npm run release:fidelity:capture && npm run release:fidelity:packet && npm run release:fidelity:verify",
+    "test:release-fidelity": "node --test scripts/release-fidelity/*.test.mjs"
   },
   "type": "commonjs",
   "devDependencies": {

playwright.fidelity.config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test'
+import { VIEWPORTS } from './tests/visual/helpers'
+
+const E2E_DB = '.playwright/boxbox-fidelity.db'
+const API_PORT = process.env.BOXBOX_API_PORT ?? '18080'
+const WEB_PORT = process.env.BOXBOX_WEB_PORT ?? '15173'
+
+// Candidate captures are evidence for owner review, not regression baselines.
+export default defineConfig({
+  testDir: './tests/release-fidelity',
+  fullyParallel: true,
+  forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
+  reporter: process.env.CI ? 'github' : 'list',
+  use: {
+    baseURL: `http://localhost:${WEB_PORT}`,
+    colorScheme: 'dark',
+    trace: 'on-first-retry',
+  },
+  projects: [
+    { name: 'desktop', use: { browserName: 'chromium', viewport: VIEWPORTS.desktop } },
+    { name: 'mobile', use: { browserName: 'chromium', viewport: VIEWPORTS.mobile } },
+  ],
+  webServer: [
+    {
+      command: `go run ./scripts/seed-e2e-db/main.go --db ${E2E_DB} && BOXBOX_DISABLE_LIVE=1 BOXBOX_OPENF1_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:9 go run ./cmd/main.go --web --db ${E2E_DB} --port ${API_PORT}`,
+      url: `http://localhost:${API_PORT}/api/v1/race-hub?session_key=9472`,
+      reuseExistingServer: false,
+      timeout: 120_000,
+    },
+    {
+      command: `BOXBOX_API_PORT=${API_PORT} npm run dev --prefix frontend -- --port ${WEB_PORT} --strictPort`,
+      url: `http://localhost:${WEB_PORT}`,
+      reuseExistingServer: false,
+      timeout: 120_000,
+    },
+  ],
+})

playwright.visual.config.ts

@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ const WEB_PORT = process.env.BOXBOX_WEB_PORT ?? '15173'
 
 export default defineConfig({
   testDir: './tests/visual',
-  fullyParallel: true,
+  // All projects share one seeded SQLite database behind the same Go server.
+  fullyParallel: false,
   forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
   retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
-  workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : undefined,
+  workers: 1,
   reporter: process.env.CI ? 'github' : 'html',
   snapshotPathTemplate: '{testDir}/{testFileDir}/__snapshots__/{projectName}/{arg}{ext}',
   expect: {

scripts/release-fidelity/generate.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { readdir, readFile, stat, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { join, relative, resolve } from 'node:path'
+
+const references = [
+  { viewport: 'desktop', name: 'weekend-between-races' },
+  { viewport: 'desktop', name: 'weekend-live' },
+  { viewport: 'mobile', name: 'weekend-between-sessions-mobile' },
+]
+
+function option(name, fallback) {
+  const index = process.argv.indexOf(`--${name}`)
+  return index === -1 ? fallback : process.argv[index + 1]
+}
+
+async function filesBelow(directory) {
+  const entries = await readdir(directory, { withFileTypes: true })
+  const files = await Promise.all(entries.map(async (entry) => {
+    const path = join(directory, entry.name)
+    return entry.isDirectory() ? filesBelow(path) : [path]
+  }))
+  return files.flat()
+}
+
+async function locateMockup(root, name) {
+  const preferred = join(root, `${name}.png`)
+  try {
+    await stat(preferred)
+    return preferred
+  } catch {
+    const matches = (await filesBelow(root)).filter((path) => path.endsWith(`${name}.png`))
+    return matches.length === 1 ? matches[0] : null
+  }
+}
+
+function imageData(path) {
+  return readFile(path).then((data) => `data:image/png;base64,${data.toString('base64')}`)
+}
+
+export async function generatePacket({ version, evidence, mockups }) {
+  const candidateRoot = join(evidence, 'candidate')
+  const pairs = []
+  const missing = []
+
+  try {
+    await stat(mockups)
+  } catch {
+    throw new Error(`Approved mockups directory is missing: ${mockups}. It is supplied by the product reference integration.`)
+  }
+
+  for (const { viewport, name } of references) {
+    const candidate = join(candidateRoot, viewport, `${name}.png`)
+    const reference = await locateMockup(mockups, name)
+    try {
+      await stat(candidate)
+    } catch {
+      missing.push(`candidate: ${candidate}`)
+    }
+    if (!reference) missing.push(`mockup: ${join(mockups, `${name}.png`)}`)
+    if (reference) pairs.push({ viewport, name, candidate, reference })
+  }
+
+  if (missing.length) {
+    throw new Error(`Release-fidelity packet is incomplete:\n${missing.join('\n')}`)
+  }
+
+  const cards = await Promise.all(pairs.map(async ({ viewport, name, candidate, reference }) => `
+    <section><h2>${viewport}: ${name}</h2><div class="pair">
+      <figure><figcaption>Approved mockup</figcaption><img src="${await imageData(reference)}"></figure>
+      <figure><figcaption>Candidate</figcaption><img src="${await imageData(candidate)}"></figure>
+    </div><p>Reference: <code>${relative(process.cwd(), reference)}</code></p></section>`))
+  const summary = `# Release Fidelity Evidence: ${version}\n\n- Candidate screenshots: candidate/\n- Approved mockups: ${relative(process.cwd(), mockups)}\n- Review: human owner decision required; this packet does not approve the release.\n\nOpen index.html for side-by-side evidence.\n`
+  const html = `<!doctype html><title>${version} release-fidelity review</title><style>body{background:#111;color:#eee;font:16px system-ui;margin:2rem}section{margin:3rem 0}.pair{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1rem}figure{margin:0}img{max-width:100%;border:1px solid #555}figcaption{font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.5rem}code{color:#9fd}@media(max-width:700px){.pair{grid-template-columns:1fr}}</style><h1>${version} Release-Fidelity Review</h1><p>Visual regression is a separate automated gate. This packet is evidence for a subjective owner review and is not approval.</p>${cards.join('')}</html>`
+  await writeFile(join(evidence, 'summary.md'), summary)
+  await writeFile(join(evidence, 'index.html'), html)
+}
+
+if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
+  const version = option('version', process.env.RELEASE_FIDELITY_VERSION ?? 'v0.4.0')
+  const output = process.env.RELEASE_FIDELITY_OUTPUT ?? 'release-fidelity'
+  const evidence = resolve(option('evidence', join(output, version)))
+  const mockups = resolve(option('mockups', join('docs/product', version, 'mockups')))
+  generatePacket({ version, evidence, mockups }).then(
+    () => console.log(`Release-fidelity packet: ${join(evidence, 'index.html')}`),
+    (error) => { console.error(error.message); process.exitCode = 1 },
+  )
+}

scripts/release-fidelity/generate.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+import { mkdtemp, mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import test from 'node:test'
+import { generatePacket } from './generate.mjs'
+
+test('generates a self-contained side-by-side packet for desktop and mobile', async () => {
+  const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'boxbox-fidelity-'))
+  const evidence = join(root, 'evidence')
+  const mockups = join(root, 'mockups')
+  const references = [
+    ['desktop', 'weekend-between-races'],
+    ['desktop', 'weekend-live'],
+    ['mobile', 'weekend-between-sessions-mobile'],
+  ]
+  for (const [viewport, name] of references) {
+    await mkdir(join(evidence, 'candidate', viewport), { recursive: true })
+    await mkdir(mockups, { recursive: true })
+    await writeFile(join(evidence, 'candidate', viewport, `${name}.png`), 'candidate')
+    await writeFile(join(mockups, `${name}.png`), 'mockup')
+  }
+
+  await generatePacket({ version: 'v-test', evidence, mockups })
+  assert.match(await readFile(join(evidence, 'index.html'), 'utf8'), /Approved mockup/)
+  assert.match(await readFile(join(evidence, 'summary.md'), 'utf8'), /human owner decision required/)
+})

scripts/release-fidelity/verify.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
+import { join, resolve } from 'node:path'
+
+function option(name, fallback) {
+  const index = process.argv.indexOf(`--${name}`)
+  return index === -1 ? fallback : process.argv[index + 1]
+}
+
+function git(...args) {
+  return execFileSync('git', args, { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim()
+}
+
+const version = option('version', process.env.RELEASE_FIDELITY_VERSION ?? 'v0.4.0')
+const output = process.env.RELEASE_FIDELITY_OUTPUT ?? 'release-fidelity'
+const evidence = resolve(option('evidence', join(output, version)))
+const signoff = option('signoff', join('docs/release/owner-reviews', `${version}.md`))
+const required = ['index.html', 'summary.md']
+
+try {
+  for (const file of required) await readFile(join(evidence, file))
+  git('cat-file', '-e', `HEAD:${signoff}`)
+  const text = git('show', `HEAD:${signoff}`)
+  const candidate = text.match(/^- Candidate commit: ([0-9a-f]{40})$/mi)?.[1]
+  if (!candidate) throw new Error(`${signoff} must contain a full candidate commit SHA`)
+  git('cat-file', '-e', `${candidate}^{commit}`)
+  const parent = git('rev-parse', 'HEAD^')
+  const changed = git('diff', '--name-only', 'HEAD^', 'HEAD').split('\n').filter(Boolean)
+  if (changed.length !== 1 || changed[0] !== signoff) {
+    throw new Error(`HEAD must contain only the sign-off file change: ${signoff}`)
+  }
+  if (candidate.toLowerCase() !== parent.toLowerCase()) {
+    throw new Error(`${signoff} candidate must equal HEAD^ (${parent})`)
+  }
+  const fields = [
+    ['Version', version],
+    ['Reviewed by', '.+'],
+    ['Reviewed on', '\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}'],
+    ['Decision', 'approved'],
+  ]
+  for (const [name, value] of fields) {
+    if (!new RegExp(`^- ${name}: ${value}$`, 'm').test(text)) {
+      throw new Error(`${signoff} must contain "- ${name}: ${value}"`)
+    }
+  }
+  console.log(`Release-fidelity evidence and committed owner approval verified for ${version} at ${candidate}.`)
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error(`Release-fidelity gate blocked: ${error.message}`)
+  process.exitCode = 1
+}

scripts/release-fidelity/verify.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
+import { mkdtemp, mkdir, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { join, resolve } from 'node:path'
+import test from 'node:test'
+
+const verifier = resolve('scripts/release-fidelity/verify.mjs')
+
+function git(directory, ...args) {
+  return execFileSync('git', args, { cwd: directory, encoding: 'utf8' }).trim()
+}
+
+function verify(root, evidence) {
+  return execFileSync(process.execPath, [verifier, '--version', 'v-test', '--evidence', evidence], {
+    cwd: root,
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+  })
+}
+
+async function approvedCandidate({ changeCodeWithSignoff = false, decision = 'approved' } = {}) {
+  const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'boxbox-fidelity-verify-'))
+  git(root, 'init')
+  git(root, 'config', 'user.email', 'test@example.com')
+  git(root, 'config', 'user.name', 'Test')
+  await writeFile(join(root, 'candidate.txt'), 'candidate')
+  git(root, 'add', 'candidate.txt')
+  git(root, 'commit', '-m', 'candidate')
+  const candidate = git(root, 'rev-parse', 'HEAD')
+
+  await mkdir(join(root, 'docs/release/owner-reviews'), { recursive: true })
+  await writeFile(join(root, 'docs/release/owner-reviews/v-test.md'), `- Version: v-test\n- Candidate commit: ${candidate}\n- Reviewed by: Owner\n- Reviewed on: 2026-07-30\n- Decision: ${decision}\n`)
+  if (changeCodeWithSignoff) await writeFile(join(root, 'candidate.txt'), 'changed with approval')
+  git(root, 'add', 'docs/release/owner-reviews/v-test.md')
+  if (changeCodeWithSignoff) git(root, 'add', 'candidate.txt')
+  git(root, 'commit', '-m', 'owner sign-off')
+
+  const evidence = join(root, 'evidence')
+  await mkdir(evidence)
+  await writeFile(join(evidence, 'index.html'), '')
+  await writeFile(join(evidence, 'summary.md'), '')
+  return { candidate, evidence, root }
+}
+
+function assertBlocked(root, evidence) {
+  assert.throws(() => verify(root, evidence), (error) => {
+    assert.match(String(error.stderr), /HEAD must contain only the sign-off file change/)
+    return true
+  })
+}
+
+test('accepts a sign-off-only HEAD for its direct parent candidate', async () => {
+  const { candidate, evidence, root } = await approvedCandidate()
+  const output = verify(root, evidence)
+  assert.match(output, new RegExp(candidate))
+})
+
+test('rejects code committed after approval', async () => {
+  const { evidence, root } = await approvedCandidate()
+  await writeFile(join(root, 'candidate.txt'), 'changed after review')
+  git(root, 'add', 'candidate.txt')
+  git(root, 'commit', '-m', 'code after approval')
+
+  assertBlocked(root, evidence)
+})
+
+test('rejects a sign-off commit that also changes code', async () => {
+  const { evidence, root } = await approvedCandidate({ changeCodeWithSignoff: true })
+  assertBlocked(root, evidence)
+})
+
+test('rejects a dirty working-tree edit that spoofs approval', async () => {
+  const { candidate, evidence, root } = await approvedCandidate({ decision: 'rejected' })
+  await writeFile(join(root, 'docs/release/owner-reviews/v-test.md'), `- Version: v-test\n- Candidate commit: ${candidate}\n- Reviewed by: Owner\n- Reviewed on: 2026-07-30\n- Decision: approved\n`)
+
+  assert.throws(() => verify(root, evidence), (error) => {
+    assert.match(String(error.stderr), /Decision: approved/)
+    return true
+  })
+})

tests/command-center.spec.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,30 @@ test.describe('Command Center', () => {
     await expect(page.getByTestId('hero-last-race-link')).toBeVisible()
   })
 
+  test('falls back to the local calendar when season metadata fails', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.route(/\/api\/v1\/meetings(?:\?.*)?$/, async (route) => {
+      const url = new URL(route.request().url())
+      if (url.searchParams.get('year') !== '2025' || url.searchParams.get('source') !== 'openf1') {
+        await route.continue()
+        return
+      }
+
+      await route.fulfill({
+        status: 503,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ error: 'season calendar unavailable' }),
+      })
+    })
+
+    await page.goto('/')
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('command-center')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-calendar-1229')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(
+      page.getByText('Using local meetings because the full calendar could not load.'),
+    ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 })
+  })
+
   test('nav link reaches command center from race hub', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto(`/race-hub?session_key=${FULL_SESSION}`)
     await page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Command' }).click()

tests/live-timing.spec.ts

@@ -147,6 +147,58 @@ const sprintQualifyingSnapshot = {
   },
 }
 
+// Practice: the feed sets best laps but no GapToLeader/Interval, and there is
+// no race lap-total concept. Exercises computed gaps, the non-race banner, the
+// collapsed-by-default tyre panel, and the 390px core-field layout.
+const practiceSnapshot = {
+  is_live: true,
+  data: {
+    ...raceSnapshot.data,
+    Drivers: Object.fromEntries(
+      Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, index) => {
+        const num = String(index + 1)
+        return [
+          num,
+          driver(num, index + 1, '', '', {
+            // Distinct, increasing best laps; P1 fastest, +0.200s per position.
+            BestLapTime: `1:${(45.9 + index * 0.2).toFixed(3).padStart(6, '0')}`,
+            LastLapTime: '1:46.500',
+            NumberOfLaps: 12,
+            Sectors: index === 0
+              ? [
+                  { Value: '28.500', PersonalFastest: true, OverallFastest: false },
+                  { Value: '52.100', PersonalFastest: false, OverallFastest: false },
+                  { Value: '25.344', PersonalFastest: false, OverallFastest: false },
+                ]
+              : [],
+          }),
+        ]
+      }),
+    ),
+    DriverInfo: Object.fromEntries(
+      Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, index) => {
+        const num = String(index + 1)
+        return [num, info(num, `D${index + 1}`, 'Driver', String(index + 1), 'Test Team', index % 2 ? 'FF8000' : '27F4D2')]
+      }),
+    ),
+    Tyres: Object.fromEntries(
+      Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, index) => [String(index + 1), { Compound: 'SOFT', New: false, Age: index % 4 }]),
+    ),
+    Session: {
+      MeetingName: 'Belgian Grand Prix',
+      CircuitName: 'Spa-Francorchamps',
+      SessionType: 'Practice',
+      SessionName: 'Practice 2',
+    },
+    TrackStatus: '1',
+    CurrentLap: 0,
+    TotalLaps: 0,
+    Clock: '00:45:00',
+    ClockRefTime: '2026-07-17T13:00:00Z',
+    ClockExtrapolating: false,
+  },
+}
+
 test.describe('Live Timing (mocked snapshot)', () => {
   test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
     await page.route('**/api/v1/live/state', (route) =>
@@ -233,6 +285,94 @@ test.describe('Live Timing (mocked Sprint Qualifying)', () => {
   })
 })
 
+test.describe('Live Timing (mocked Practice)', () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/live/state', (route) =>
+      route.fulfill({ contentType: 'application/json', body: JSON.stringify(practiceSnapshot) }),
+    )
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/live/stream', (route) =>
+      route.fulfill({ contentType: 'text/event-stream', body: 'event: heartbeat\ndata: {}\n\n' }),
+    )
+    await page.goto('/live')
+  })
+
+  test('derives a gap to P1 from best laps and marks the leader', async ({ page }) => {
+    const tower = page.locator('.live-tower')
+    await expect(tower).toBeVisible()
+    // P1 shows a leader marker, not a fabricated gap.
+    await expect(tower.locator('tbody tr').first()).toContainText('—')
+    // P2 shows the computed +0.200 delta.
+    await expect(tower).toContainText('+0.200')
+  })
+
+  test('omits the race lap counter and keeps the session clock for practice', async ({ page }) => {
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('live-lap-counter')).toHaveCount(0)
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('live-clock')).toContainText('00:45:00')
+    await expect(page.locator('.live-banner')).not.toContainText('L-/-')
+  })
+
+  test('collapses the tyre panel by default so the tower is above the fold', async ({ page }) => {
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('tyredeg-panel')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('tyredeg-row')).toHaveCount(0)
+    await expect(page.locator('.live-tower')).toBeVisible()
+  })
+
+  test('labels Race Control times as UTC', async ({ page }) => {
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('rc-timezone')).toContainText('UTC')
+  })
+
+  test('marks Live as active in the primary navigation', async ({ page }) => {
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('nav-live')).toHaveAttribute('data-live-active', 'true')
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('nav-live').locator('.nav-live-dot')).toBeVisible()
+  })
+})
+
+test.describe('Live Timing (390px practice viewport)', () => {
+  test.use({ viewport: { width: 390, height: 844 } })
+
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/live/state', (route) =>
+      route.fulfill({ contentType: 'application/json', body: JSON.stringify(practiceSnapshot) }),
+    )
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/live/stream', (route) =>
+      route.fulfill({ contentType: 'text/event-stream', body: 'event: heartbeat\ndata: {}\n\n' }),
+    )
+    await page.goto('/live')
+  })
+
+  test('shows the five core fields with no horizontal overflow', async ({ page }) => {
+    const tower = page.locator('.live-tower')
+    await expect(tower).toBeVisible()
+
+    // Core comparison fields are present in the header.
+    await expect(tower.locator('thead')).toContainText('Pos')
+    await expect(tower.locator('thead')).toContainText('Driver')
+    await expect(tower.locator('thead')).toContainText('Tyre')
+    await expect(tower.locator('thead')).toContainText('Best')
+    await expect(tower.locator('thead')).toContainText('Gap to P1')
+
+    // Sectors are hidden from the initial mobile tower (reachable via expand).
+    const firstSector = tower.locator('thead th', { hasText: 'S1' })
+    await expect(firstSector).toBeHidden()
+
+    // The document must not scroll horizontally.
+    const overflow = await page.evaluate(
+      () => document.documentElement.scrollWidth - document.documentElement.clientWidth,
+    )
+    expect(overflow).toBeLessThanOrEqual(0)
+  })
+
+  test('exposes sectors through the row detail interaction', async ({ page }) => {
+    // Sector columns are not in the initial mobile tower...
+    await expect(page.locator('.live-tower thead th', { hasText: 'S1' })).toBeHidden()
+    // ...but the P1 row's sectors are reachable by expanding the row.
+    await page.locator('.live-tower tbody tr', { hasText: 'D1' }).first().click()
+    const sectors = page.getByTestId('expanded-sectors')
+    await expect(sectors).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(sectors).toContainText('28.500')
+  })
+})
+
 test.describe('Live Timing (no session)', () => {
   test('shows the empty state when the feed has no snapshot', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/live')

tests/race-hub.spec.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,42 @@ import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
 
 const FULL_SESSION = 9472
 const CORE_ONLY_SESSION = 9000
+const CONTEXT_MEETING = {
+  meeting_key: 1229,
+  meeting_name: 'Monaco',
+  country_code: 'MON',
+}
+const CONTEXT_AVAILABILITY = {
+  source: 'local', schedule: 'available', live_transport: 'unknown', live_session: 'inactive',
+  archive: 'unavailable', local_analysis: 'complete', freshness: 'local', limitations: [],
+}
+
+function completedContext(refreshAt?: string) {
+  return {
+    temporal_state: 'between_weekends',
+    race_hub_default_session: {
+      session: { session_key: FULL_SESSION }, meeting: CONTEXT_MEETING, availability: CONTEXT_AVAILABILITY,
+    },
+    race_hub_pre_session: false,
+    race_hub_refresh_at: refreshAt,
+  }
+}
+
+function pendingContext(refreshAt: string) {
+  return {
+    temporal_state: 'pre_session',
+    race_hub_default_session: {
+      session: {
+        session_key: 9473, meeting_key: 1229, session_name: 'Practice 1', session_type: 'Practice',
+        date_start: '2030-01-01T00:00:01Z', date_end: '2030-01-01T01:00:01Z', gmt_offset: '00:00:00',
+      },
+      meeting: CONTEXT_MEETING,
+      availability: { ...CONTEXT_AVAILABILITY, local_analysis: 'not_applicable' },
+    },
+    race_hub_pre_session: true,
+    race_hub_refresh_at: refreshAt,
+  }
+}
 
 test.describe('Race Hub Weekend Workspace', () => {
   test('lands on the Overview tab with workspace identity', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -39,7 +75,17 @@ test.describe('Race Hub Weekend Workspace', () => {
     await expect(
       page.getByRole('img', { name: 'Position evolution chart' }),
     ).toBeVisible()
-    await expect(page.getByText('Lap-by-lap positions not available.')).not.toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('race-story-no-positions')).not.toBeVisible()
+  })
+
+  test('Race Story highlights a chapter card when clicked', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(`/race-hub?session_key=${FULL_SESSION}`)
+    await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Race Story' }).click()
+
+    const firstCard = page.getByTestId('chapter-card-0')
+    await expect(firstCard).toBeVisible()
+    await firstCard.click()
+    await expect(firstCard).toHaveClass(/active/)
   })
 
   test('strategy tab renders stint chart when stints are available', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -58,13 +104,15 @@ test.describe('Race Hub Weekend Workspace', () => {
     await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="strategy-chart"]')).not.toBeVisible()
   })
 
-  test('Race Story shows missing notice when positions are unavailable', async ({
+  test('Race Story shows empty-state card when positions are unavailable', async ({
     page,
   }) => {
     await page.goto(`/race-hub?session_key=${CORE_ONLY_SESSION}`)
     await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Race Story' }).click()
 
-    await expect(page.getByText('Lap-by-lap positions not available.')).toBeVisible()
+    const empty = page.getByTestId('race-story-no-positions')
+    await expect(empty).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(empty.getByText('Lap-by-lap positions not available')).toBeVisible()
     await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="position-chart"]')).not.toBeVisible()
   })
 
@@ -90,9 +138,87 @@ test.describe('Race Hub Weekend Workspace', () => {
     )
   })
 
-  test('bare /race-hub redirects to the focus session', async ({ page }) => {
+  test('bare /race-hub shows server-selected completed analysis without changing the URL', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/weekend-context', (route) =>
+      route.fulfill({ contentType: 'application/json', body: JSON.stringify(completedContext()) }),
+    )
     await page.goto('/race-hub')
-    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/session_key=\d+/)
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/race-hub$/)
     await expect(page.getByTestId('race-hub')).toBeVisible()
   })
+
+  test('bare /race-hub hands off to pending pre-session state at the refresh deadline', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.clock.install({ time: new Date('2030-01-01T00:00:00Z') })
+    let requests = 0
+    const raceHubRequests: number[] = []
+    page.on('request', (request) => {
+      const url = new URL(request.url())
+      if (url.pathname === '/api/v1/race-hub') {
+        raceHubRequests.push(Number(url.searchParams.get('session_key')))
+      }
+    })
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/weekend-context', (route) => {
+      requests += 1
+      const body = requests === 1
+        ? completedContext('2030-01-01T00:00:01Z')
+        : pendingContext('2030-01-01T00:00:16Z')
+      return route.fulfill({ contentType: 'application/json', body: JSON.stringify(body) })
+    })
+
+    await page.goto('/race-hub')
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('race-hub')).toBeVisible()
+    await page.clock.fastForward(1_000)
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('race-hub-pre-session')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/race-hub$/)
+    expect(raceHubRequests).toContain(FULL_SESSION)
+    expect(raceHubRequests).not.toContain(9473)
+  })
+
+  test('pre-session state opens the weekend switcher and navigates to an explicit session', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/weekend-context', (route) =>
+      route.fulfill({
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify(pendingContext('2030-01-01T00:00:16Z')),
+      }),
+    )
+
+    await page.goto('/race-hub')
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('race-hub-pre-session')).toBeVisible()
+
+    const switchWeekend = page.getByTestId('rh-switch-weekend')
+    await expect(switchWeekend).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false')
+    await switchWeekend.click()
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('rh-switcher')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(switchWeekend).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true')
+
+    await page.getByTestId(`rh-switcher-session-${FULL_SESSION}`).click()
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`/race-hub\\?session_key=${FULL_SESSION}`))
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('race-hub')).toBeVisible()
+  })
+
+  test('bare /race-hub recovers when no completed local analysis exists', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/weekend-context', (route) =>
+      route.fulfill({
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ temporal_state: 'between_weekends', race_hub_pre_session: false }),
+      }),
+    )
+
+    await page.goto('/race-hub')
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('race-hub-empty')).toContainText('No completed local analysis yet')
+  })
+
+  test('an explicit session URL remains stable when canonical context would refresh', async ({ page }) => {
+    let contextRequested = false
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/weekend-context', (route) => {
+      contextRequested = true
+      return route.fulfill({ contentType: 'application/json', body: JSON.stringify(pendingContext('2030-01-01T00:00:01Z')) })
+    })
+
+    await page.goto(`/race-hub?session_key=${FULL_SESSION}`)
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('race-hub')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`session_key=${FULL_SESSION}`))
+    expect(contextRequested).toBe(false)
+  })
 })

tests/release-fidelity/capture.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { mkdir } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { expect, test, type Page } from '@playwright/test'
+import { waitForScreenshotReady } from '../visual/helpers'
+
+const version = process.env.RELEASE_FIDELITY_VERSION ?? 'v0.4.0'
+const output = process.env.RELEASE_FIDELITY_OUTPUT ?? 'release-fidelity'
+const activeLiveState = {
+  is_live: true,
+  data: {
+    Drivers: {
+      '1': { RacingNumber: '1', Position: 1, Interval: '' },
+      '44': { RacingNumber: '44', Position: 2, Interval: '+2.314' },
+    },
+    DriverInfo: {
+      '1': { RacingNumber: '1', Tla: 'VER', TeamColour: '3671C6' },
+      '44': { RacingNumber: '44', Tla: 'HAM', TeamColour: 'E8002D' },
+    },
+    Tyres: {},
+    RCMessages: [],
+    Weather: {},
+    Session: { MeetingName: 'Monaco', SessionName: 'Race', SessionType: 'Race' },
+    TrackStatus: '1',
+  },
+}
+
+async function capture(page: Page, name: string, project: string): Promise<void> {
+  const directory = join(output, version, 'candidate', project)
+  await mkdir(directory, { recursive: true })
+  await page.screenshot({ fullPage: true, path: join(directory, `${name}.png`) })
+}
+
+async function useSeededCalendar(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.route(/\/api\/v1\/meetings\?year=2025&source=openf1$/, (route) =>
+    route.fulfill({ contentType: 'application/json', body: '[]' }),
+  )
+}
+
+async function gotoCommandCenterFidelityReady(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.goto('/')
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('command-center')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-focus')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-calendar-1229')).toBeVisible()
+  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle')
+  await waitForScreenshotReady(page)
+}
+
+test.describe('release-fidelity candidate captures', () => {
+  test('approved screen set', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
+    const project = testInfo.project.name
+    await useSeededCalendar(page)
+
+    if (project === 'desktop') {
+      await page.clock.install({ time: new Date('2025-06-01T12:00:00Z') })
+      await gotoCommandCenterFidelityReady(page)
+      await expect(page.getByTestId('hero-last-race')).toBeVisible()
+      await capture(page, 'weekend-between-races', project)
+
+      await page.route('**/api/v1/live/state', (route) =>
+        route.fulfill({ contentType: 'application/json', body: JSON.stringify(activeLiveState) }),
+      )
+      await page.clock.setFixedTime(new Date('2025-05-25T14:00:00Z'))
+      await gotoCommandCenterFidelityReady(page)
+      await expect(page.getByTestId('hero-live-timing')).toBeVisible()
+      await capture(page, 'weekend-live', project)
+    } else {
+      await page.clock.install({ time: new Date('2025-05-25T12:00:00Z') })
+      await gotoCommandCenterFidelityReady(page)
+      await expect(page.getByTestId('hero-countdown')).toContainText('Next')
+      await capture(page, 'weekend-between-sessions-mobile', project)
+    }
+  })
+})

tests/visual/helpers.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@ export const VIEWPORTS = {
 
 export const FULL_SESSION = 9472
 
+async function routeSeededSeasonCalendar(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.route(/\/api\/v1\/meetings(?:\?.*)?$/, async (route) => {
+    const url = new URL(route.request().url())
+    if (url.searchParams.get('year') !== '2025' || url.searchParams.get('source') !== 'openf1') {
+      await route.continue()
+      return
+    }
+
+    url.searchParams.set('source', 'local')
+    const response = await route.fetch({ url: url.toString() })
+    await route.fulfill({ response })
+  })
+}
+
 /** Wait for web fonts and layout to settle before screenshots. */
 export async function waitForScreenshotReady(page: Page): Promise<void> {
   await page.evaluate(() => document.fonts.ready)
@@ -15,15 +29,11 @@ export async function waitForScreenshotReady(page: Page): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 export async function gotoCommandCenterReady(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await routeSeededSeasonCalendar(page)
   await page.goto('/')
   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-calendar-1229')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 })
-  // The e2e stack runs with an unreachable OpenF1 base URL, so wait for the
-  // season-calendar query to settle on its local fallback before screenshotting.
-  await expect(
-    page.getByText('Using local meetings because the full calendar could not load.'),
-  ).toBeVisible()
   await waitForScreenshotReady(page)
 }
 
@@ -36,6 +46,14 @@ export async function gotoRaceHubReady(page: Page, sessionKey = FULL_SESSION): P
   await waitForScreenshotReady(page)
 }
 
+export async function gotoRaceStoryReady(page: Page, sessionKey = FULL_SESSION): Promise<void> {
+  await page.goto(`/race-hub?session_key=${sessionKey}`)
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('race-hub')).toBeVisible()
+  await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Race Story' }).click()
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('position-chart')).toBeVisible()
+  await waitForScreenshotReady(page)
+}
+
 export async function gotoDataLibraryReady(page: Page): Promise<void> {
   await page.goto('/admin')
   await expect(page.getByTestId('data-library')).toBeVisible()

tests/visual/race-story.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { test } from '@playwright/test'
+import { gotoRaceStoryReady, screenshotPage } from './helpers'
+
+test.describe('Race Story visual regression', () => {
+  test('race-story', async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoRaceStoryReady(page)
+    await screenshotPage(page, 'race-story')
+  })
+})