Fastf1

Bug Fixes:

- Fixed grid position, position and points missing from Sprint sessions
result in 2022 (166)


New Features:

- Added :func:`fastf1.plotting.driver_color` to get driver colors which are
similar to the team color but slightly different between both drivers of
one team. This way, the drivers can be differentiated better.
(by dialtone in 159)

- Added support for loading race control messages, see
:attr:`fastf1.core.Session.race_control_messages`
(by bruzie in 163)

Compatibility fixes for supporting 'Sprint' sessions for the 2022 season (see also 160)

Bug Fixes
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- Fixed crash in `fastf1.Telemetry.calculate_driver_ahead` in case of missing car data (146)

Changes:

- Implement support for reading information about a drivers personal best
lap from the `fastf1.core.Laps.pick_fastest` will now by
default return the quickest lap that is also marked as personal best lap
of any driver. This fixes the long standing problem that the fastest lap
returned by this function may actually be a deleted lap.


Bug Fixes:

- Fixed: data for the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix can not be loaded (135)
- Fixed: incorrect python version check in live timing client, that
prevented running on actually supported versions of python (132)

Changes:

- Log ergast error tracebacks on level DEBUG instead of WARNING to avoid
confusion when a failure was to be expected.

Bug Fixes:

- Fixed: no session results for Verstappen (driver number 1 vs 33)
(by vlesierse)
- Fixed: slicing telemetry by using multiple laps as a reference returns no
data if some laps have NaT values for 'Time' or 'LapStartTime'
- Fixed regression: Loading of livetiming no longer possible since v2.2.0 if
recording does not contain a driver list

This release introduces a range of new features, bug fixes and improvements. While backwards compatibility has been kept in mind, some breaking changes are required. Read the changelog for detailed information: https://theoehrly.github.io/Fast-F1/changelog.html

Main changes include the introduction of an event schedule and better support for session results.