A1GP’s new ‘Dashboard’ feature is set to bring a new dimension to following motorsport. ‘Dashboard’ will be accessible via A1GP.com during pratice and race sessions. It allows users to select any car on track and follow its progress via a live telemetry feed (see example above).
Live timing on the internet is nothing new, but user defined access to live telemetry is. And it promises to be very cool. The feature has already been trialled during last year’s round at Malaysia, with plenty of positive feedback from A1GP Fanzone members, despite some initial teething problems.
Pete da Silva, CEO of A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, said: “This is an excellent new feature which fans of international motor racing have never been able to access before. We are sure it will make watching our races on TV even more exciting, giving an added dimension to following the action of a race for every fan. It also adds to our impressive profile of free online content on A1GP.com, including our live video streaming, highlights videos, live positioning timing as well as our exclusive columns and news.â€
You can try it out for yourself next weekend during the New Zealand round (23-25 January). Full details listed below.
A1GP Launches Exciting New ‘Dashboard’ Feature on A1GP.com
London, Great Britain – A1GP.com is to launch ‘Dashboard’, a new live GPS-style mapping and telemetry system to enhance fans’ viewing of races for the rest of the season. A1GP.com, the only official website for A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, already offers an unparalleled range of live timing and statistical data during races, but the new ‘Dashboard’ feature will take the watching the sport to a whole new interactive level.
While watching the live television coverage of qualifying and races, fans will now be able to access a host of new information including real-time position maps, detailing the exact location of every race car on track, along with a live feed of dashboard information from every A1GP nation’s car.
Thanks to the new technology in the new A1GP Powered by Ferrari car, a fan can select to view any of the 22 team’s real-time steering wheel data, including speed, throttle pressure, G-Force, gear and how many applications of the crucial PowerBoost button they have left. This is the same data which teams use to help determine race strategy and their all-important pit stops.
Pete da Silva, CEO of A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, said: “This is an excellent new feature which fans of international motor racing have never been able to access before. We are sure it will make watching our races on TV even more exciting, giving an added dimension to following the action of a race for every fan. It also adds to our impressive profile of free online content on A1GP.com, including our live video streaming, highlights videos, live positioning timing as well as our exclusive columns and news.â€
The Dashboard system was trialled to A1GP.com Fanzone members at the last race in Sepang, Malaysia, and proved extremely popular. “The map feature is awesome!,†said one fan. “It allows me to follow the whole race and my favourite nations. I was actually on India’s telemetry when they crashed, so I knew all was over for Narain when the revs went to zero.†Another fan commented, “It looks good and I’m going to use it for every race.â€
The new A1GP.com Dashboard can be accessed for free from www.A1GP.com for every practice, qualifying and race session for the rest of the season, including the forthcoming A1GP Taupo, New Zealand this weekend.
A1GP Dashboard times A1GP Taupo, New Zealand
Friday January 23
Free Practice 1 (rookie and developing nations)
Local time (NZL) 10:45 – 12:05
GMT 21:45 – 23:05 (22/01/09)
Free Practice 2
Local time (NZL) 14:00 – 15:00
GMT 01:00 – 02:00
Saturday January 24
Free Practice 3
Local time (NZL) 11:00 – 12:00
GMT 22:00 – 23:00 (23/01/09)
Qualifying
Local time (NZL) 14:00 – 15:00
GMT 01:00 – 02:00
Sunday January 25
Sprint Race
Local time (NZL) 11:00 – 11:30
GMT 22:00 – 22:30 (24/01/09)
Feature Race
Local time (NZL) 15:00 – 16:15
GMT 02:00 – 03:15
(Note: NZL time is +2 hours on AEDST)