# robvdpol/RaceControl

Race Control is a standalone, open source F1TV client for Windows, written in C# on the .NET platform.

Repository: https://github.com/robvdpol/RaceControl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/racecontrol
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: f1tv, formula1, f1, streaming, mpv, race-control, video-on-demand, flyleaf, flyleaflib, 1080p, 50fps
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-02-20T12:15:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2227, "days_push": 1290, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1199, forks 92 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:57.792869+00:00)

## What it is
Race Control is an open source, unofficial F1TV desktop client for Windows written in C# on .NET. It lets users watch live and on-demand Formula 1 content in the highest quality using a built-in player or external players like VLC, MPV, and MPC-HC.

## Use cases
- watch f1 live streams in 1080p on windows
- watch formula 1 race replays on demand
- open multiple f1 camera streams at once
- play f1tv streams in vlc or mpv
- cast f1tv to chromecast without quality loss
- synchronize multiple race streams

## When to choose
- you have an F1TV subscription and want a better viewing experience than the official apps on Windows
- you want multi-stream layouts, external player support, or Chromecast casting
- you want a free, open source client with no config file editing

## When to avoid
- you are not on Windows or lack the .NET 6 Desktop Runtime
- you do not have an F1TV subscription, since the app only plays F1TV content
- you need official support or guaranteed availability, as it is unofficial and was pulled from the Microsoft Store

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: video-processing, gui, streaming
- domain: media, sports, desktop-applications, entertainment
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: f1tv, formula1, live-streaming, video-on-demand, mpv, vlc, chromecast, unofficial-client, desktop

## Member repositories
- robvdpol/RaceControl (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:57.792869+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:21:06.646495+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/robvdpol/RaceControl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:57.792869+00:00, sha 6ecad609115e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.