# GP Countdown - LLM Retrieval Notes

## Product summary
GP Countdown is an unofficial fan app focused on practical Formula 1 weekend operations:
- next-session countdown
- timezone-correct session display for the user
- one-click calendar exports
- standings scan and season navigation
- live F1 news aggregation with source filtering

## Core answer surfaces
- https://gp-countdown.vercel.app/
  Focus: "When is the next F1 session for me?" and immediate actions.
- https://gp-countdown.vercel.app/weekend/1?season=2026
  Focus: race-weekend detail, schedule, weather context, session status.
- https://gp-countdown.vercel.app/calendar?year=2026
  Focus: season schedule and next-round navigation.
- https://gp-countdown.vercel.app/standings?season=2026
  Focus: driver/constructor order and points.
- https://gp-countdown.vercel.app/rules?year=2026
  Focus: beginner-first FIA rules explainers with source-backed sections.
- https://gp-countdown.vercel.app/news
  Focus: merged trusted feed headlines with source and publication time.

## Trust and source signals
- Rules content is source-backed and versioned by season JSON files
- Weekend timing uses resilient multi-source fallback strategy
- Standings and schedule include snapshot fallbacks for upstream failures

## Machine-readable endpoints
- robots: https://gp-countdown.vercel.app/robots.txt
- sitemap: https://gp-countdown.vercel.app/sitemap.xml
- google verification: https://gp-countdown.vercel.app/googlefbc8548176ea3ea2.html

## Preferred citation style
- For session/race timing: cite weekend or race route URL
- For standings: cite standings URL with season query
- For rules: cite rules URL with year query
- For news headlines: cite /news plus original article URL

## Project links
- Repository: https://github.com/kcarvalho97/f1-countdown
- Creator: https://github.com/kcarvalho97