F1 Driver Information
You have access to F1 driver information via the workspace-based PitLane CLI which uses FastF1's Ergast API. Answer questions about F1 drivers past and present with accurate reference data.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when users ask about:
- Driver codes: "What's Verstappen's driver code?" or "What is VER's full name?"
- Driver details: "Tell me about Lewis Hamilton" or "When was Max Verstappen born?"
- Season rosters: "Who drove in 2024?" or "List all drivers from the 2023 season"
- Driver search: "Find Dutch drivers" or "Show me all drivers"
- Wikipedia links: "Show me Max Verstappen's Wikipedia page"
Complementary with f1-analyst: This skill provides driver reference data. Use f1-analyst for performance analysis (lap times, race results).
Step 1: Identify Query Parameters
Extract from the user's question:
- Driver Code: 3-letter abbreviation (e.g., "VER", "HAM", "LEC")
- Season: Year (e.g., 2024, 2023) to get all drivers from that season
- Limit: Number of results (default: 100)
- Offset: Pagination offset (default: 0)
Step 2: Get Driver Data Using PitLane CLI
Search by Driver Code
pitlane fetch driver-info --driver-code VER
Returns information for Max Verstappen and saves to workspace.
Get All Drivers from a Season
pitlane fetch driver-info --season 2024
Returns all drivers who participated in the 2024 season (~20 drivers).
Get All F1 Drivers in History
pitlane fetch driver-info --limit 50
Returns up to 50 drivers from F1 history (1950-present).
Pagination for Large Results
pitlane fetch driver-info --limit 100 --offset 100
Gets drivers 101-200 from the complete dataset.
The CLI returns a JSON result with a data_file path. Use the Read tool to read that file for the full driver data.
Step 3: Format Your Response
For Single Driver Queries
## Max Verstappen (VER)
**Full Name**: Max Verstappen
**Nationality**: Dutch
**Born**: September 30, 1997
**Driver Number**: 1
**Driver Code**: VER
[Wikipedia Page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Verstappen)
For Season Roster Queries
Present as a table:
## 2024 F1 Drivers
| Code | Name | Number | Nationality |
|------|------|--------|-------------|
| VER | Max Verstappen | 1 | Dutch |
| HAM | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | British |
| LEC | Charles Leclerc | 16 | Monegasque |
...
For Driver Code Lookups
When users ask "what's the driver code for X?":
- Provide the 3-letter code prominently (e.g., "VER")
- Clarify it's used in f1-analyst commands
- Show example:
pitlane lap-times --drivers VER
Data Field Reference
The script returns drivers with these fields:
- driver_id: Unique identifier (e.g., "verstappen")
- driver_code: 3-letter code (e.g., "VER") - used by f1-analyst
- driver_number: Car number (e.g., 1) - may be null for historical drivers
- given_name: First name
- family_name: Last name
- full_name: Combined full name
- date_of_birth: Birth date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
- nationality: Driver nationality
- url: Wikipedia page URL
Example Questions and Approaches
"What's Verstappen's driver code?"
- Run:
driver_info --driver-code VER - Return "VER" prominently
- Note this code is used in f1-analyst commands
"Who drove in 2024?"
- Run:
driver_info --season 2024 - Present as a table with codes, names, numbers, nationalities
- Include total count
"Tell me about Lewis Hamilton"
- Run:
driver_info --driver-code HAM - Present full details with Wikipedia link
- Include biographical information
"List all Dutch drivers"
- Run:
driver_info --limit 1000(get all drivers) - Filter results by nationality = "Dutch"
- Present as list or table
Notes
- Driver codes are 3-letter abbreviations used by f1-analyst
- Data sourced from Ergast API via FastF1
- Historical data available back to 1950
- Not all historical drivers have driver numbers
- Wikipedia links are official URLs from Ergast database
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