I wanted to see live Formula 1 data on my desktop while watching the race — not buried in an app or a browser tab, but always visible in the corner of my screen. So I built a widget that pulls from two free public APIs and renders everything directly on the macOS desktop. Here's what went into it and what I learned along the way. What it looks like During a live session the widget shows: Live standings — position, driver code, gap to leader, last lap time, tyre compound and age, pit stop count Race Control banner — Safety Car, Virtual Safety Car, Red Flag with colour-coded flashing overlay Side panel — Team radio recordings (playable), all RC messages, track weather Audio streams — ARD, BBC Radio 5, talkSPORT, ORF Sport Plus and more, played via mpv Outside of race weekends it shows the championship standings, the full calendar and a countdown to the next event.…