A sleek, always-on display that keeps you on top of the F1 season — session times, standings, results and headlines. No aggressive ads, no endless searching. Just a glance.
"I got tired of googling session start times and getting buried in ads just to read a single number."
Halo F1 started as a personal project: a small, cheap piece of hardware that sits on the desk and does exactly one thing, perfectly. No apps to open, no browser tabs, no aggressive pop-ups. Just a glance at your desk and you know everything you need.
It shows you the next race weekend sessions in your local time, the current drivers' standings, session results as they happen, and the latest F1 headlines — all fetched live from the web.
Halo F1 fetches live data straight from the web and presents it cleanly on its 4.3" touch TFT screen. Set it up once — it keeps itself updated.
FP1, FP2, FP3, Sprint, Qualifying and Race start times for the upcoming weekend — automatically converted to your local timezone. No more timezone maths.
Full drivers' championship table, refreshed as the season progresses. Always know where every driver stands in the title fight.
Qualifying grids, race results, fastest laps — available the moment the chequered flag drops, right there on your desk without opening a browser. Can't watch sessions live? No problem! With the No Spoiler Mode you can avoid spoilers until you are all caught up
Fresh F1 headlines pulled from the web throughout the week. Stay in the loop between race weekends without a single ad in sight.
Set a time window and a brightness level — Halo F1 dims itself at night and brightens back up in the morning. Bedroom and home office friendly.
English, Italian, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Portugues, Norwegian, Polish — the full interface adapts to the language you're most comfortable with.*
* News headlines are currently only available in English, Norwegian language not fully supported yet*
No soldering. No terminal. No technical experience needed. Three steps and you're done.
Download the free case from MakerWorld and print it on any FDM printer. Plug the antenna into the back of the board, then fit it into the back of the case. The back and front halves of the case slide-in together with no screws and no glue, holding the board snugly in place. If you don't have a printer, any local print service or a friend with one will do.
Plug your board into your computer via USB, open this page in Chrome or Edge, and visit the Flash Firmware section below. Click the big blue button that says Connect and follow the instructions. The firmware is written automatically in under a minute. No drivers, no software needed. If you want to update later, simply come back here and flash again.
On first boot, Halo F1 creates a temporary Wi-Fi hotspot called Halo-F1. Connect to it from your phone or laptop — a simple page opens automatically where you enter your home Wi-Fi name and password. Done. It will remember your network forever.
Halo F1 runs on the JC4827W543 — a compact all-in-one
module with a 4.3" touch TFT display, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth built
right in. It's cheap, widely available, and all you need to run Halo
F1.
Install the latest Halo F1 firmware directly from this page. All you need is Chrome or Edge on a desktop or laptop — no extra software.
Board not showing up?
Use a
USB A
to
USB C
cable, not USB C to USB C. Some cables are power-only and won't
work for flashing. If it still doesn't show up, hold the
BOOT
button, press
RST, then release BOOT to enter flash mode.
Updating firmware? Simply come back to this page, connect your board and flash again.
The Halo F1 case is designed to be printed on any standard FDM printer — PLA works great. The two halves simply clip together, holding the JC4827W543 board securely without a single fastener. Disassembly and reassembly takes seconds.
The design files are completely free to download from MakerWorld.
Halo F1 is (slowly) being developed. New features and improvements land here as each version ships.