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UI & API Error: Driver & Team Standings > Results/Information error

Open Rafee-M opened this issue 5 months ago • 6 comments

Hi, when going to the Results/Information section of the Team Standings screen, some error messages are shown (attached below). Could this be related to ergast API being deprecated? Like is it still being used in BoxBox?

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Note: Tested on a fresh app install with Official Data Source (Default)

Rafee-M avatar Jul 19 '25 10:07 Rafee-M

Seems closely related so I'll add it to this issue. There were some possible errors with the Driver Standings screen as well

  1. Carlos Sainz's Standings screen image is blank (the overview one is present)
  2. Previously, there was a Results screen for the drivers as well. Was it removed due the ergast API being deprecated i.e the similar issue above?

If it is in fact an api error, https://api.jolpi.ca/ergast/ seems like a worthwhile replacement. Haven't looked into it yet, just putting it out there. Found a discussion here; https://github.com/theOehrly/Fast-F1/discussions/445

Rafee-M avatar Jul 19 '25 10:07 Rafee-M

Thanks for the quick noticing! For the teams' screen (1st screenshot) it is my fault. I fixed drivers' screen, but not the teams' screen (Broken because of new website ui, doesn't rely on Ergast). For the 2nd screenshot you are right: it is due to Ergast's deprecation.

And:

  1. For Carlos Sainz's picture, I have the same issue, don't know why... I will have to investigate
  2. It has been removed because of the aforementioned deprecation of the Ergast API.

I did look into the Jolpica API but then found the official one. I switched to the official as there were image links and website links, thus no need to have static converters as it used to be before in the app.

However, I may look back into Jolpica for some part of the app. There are many downsides for both APIs so I will think of a best solution.

I may write a wiki doc so users can fully understand how both are used.

BrightDV avatar Jul 19 '25 15:07 BrightDV

Thanks for the response. A wiki doc would a pretty nice addition!

I switched to the official as there were image links and website links, thus no need to have static converters as it used to be before in the app.

Maybe it could be mixed and matched for certain places. For example if the results screen cannot be implemented with the official API, maybe that portion can always use Jolpica API? https://api.jolpi.ca/ergast/f1/2025/constructors/mclaren/results.json

Rafee-M avatar Jul 19 '25 22:07 Rafee-M

Hi, I started to work on the wiki, I should publish it soon. I added the different possibilities I have thought of, because it is a more global issue than just this screen. Also I will have to update completely the standings as the drivers have 0 points and are sorted by teams...

BrightDV avatar Jul 27 '25 20:07 BrightDV

I just published it as a discussion (#202) so I can get feedback/suggestions

BrightDV avatar Jul 29 '25 21:07 BrightDV

Side note : I just found out that these results are available in the official app, so they will be available in the app anyway!

BrightDV avatar Aug 01 '25 17:08 BrightDV