Overview
Predicted Pit Window and SC boils the Strategy Table down to one line per driver: when their best-ranked strategy says they stop next, and what the engine currently recommends if a safety car falls. Reach for it when you want a quick “who pits when” read rather than the full ranked-options table.SC-now guidance is not implemented on the current engine. Every driver’s recommendation reads “unsupported” until a bundle ships the capability; the widget names the responsible engine version rather than hiding the gap.
What It Shows
The Next stop cell has three forms:
- Upcoming:
lap N,in K laps, and the post-stop tyre badge. - Passed:
passed (lap N), when the rank-1 candidate stop is at or before the playhead. This is written in words deliberately, never as a negative laps-until count; a countdown that has gone negative is a different fact, and the widget says so. - No predicted stops: the strategy has no remaining stop at all.
Data Behind It
Rows come from the lateststrategy_snapshot at or before the playhead lap (the as-of rule): each driver’s rank-1 strategy_rankings entry for the stop-lap column, and that driver’s sc_now entry for the recommendation. model_id strategy_snapshot, model_version the composite engine_version+WRAPPER_VERSION, over vpw:v1:{session_key}:insight:strategy_snapshot, hydrated via REST on session enter and rehydrate, then live.
The “upcoming vs passed” decision is made against the playhead lap, not the snapshot’s own lap: because a snapshot can be stale under the as-of rule, a candidate stop that looked upcoming when the engine solved it can have already passed by the time it is displayed. The next stop’s tyre compound is read from the strategy’s category letter immediately after the stop index.
States
FAQ
Why does a row say 'passed (lap N)' instead of counting down?
Why does a row say 'passed (lap N)' instead of counting down?
The rank-1 strategy’s candidate stop is at or before the current playhead: events have overtaken that prediction. The widget states the fact in words rather than showing a negative number.
When will SC now show real recommendations?
When will SC now show real recommendations?
As soon as an engine bundle ships the whole-field SC-now capability. No widget change is needed: rows with a non-”unsupported” recommendation render live and drop out of the footer’s “unsupported” count automatically.
Next Steps
Race Strategy Tool
The shared engine, derivation layer, and sentinel rule behind all six strategy widgets.
Strategy Table
The full ranked list of strategies this widget’s next-stop row is drawn from.
Pit Window
The actual, non-predicted pit window widget.
Strategy Status
The gate, reasons, and whole-race health strip that explains a blank or stale table.