f1-driver-avatars

name	F1 Driver Avatars
description	Fetch F1 driver photos from Sky Sports and save them as season avatars
alwaysAllow	["Bash","WebFetch","Write"]

F1 Driver Avatars

Download driver headshot photos from Sky Sports and save them to public/images/avatars/{year}/ for use in the app.

Data Source

URL: https://www.skysports.com/f1/drivers-teams

This page lists all current-season F1 drivers grouped by team. Each driver has a 256×256 PNG headshot hosted on 365dm.com (Sky's CDN), with URLs like:

https://e0.365dm.com/f1/drivers/256x256/h_full_1465.png

Step-by-step process

1. Fetch driver data

Use WebFetch to scrape the Sky Sports page:

WebFetch(
  url: "https://www.skysports.com/f1/drivers-teams",
  prompt: "Extract ALL drivers. For each driver return: full name (first + last), team name, and the full image URL (from 365dm.com). List every driver."
)

2. Determine the season year

Use the current year. The Sky Sports page always shows the current season's drivers.

3. Generate 3-letter codes

Apply the FIA convention: take the first 3 letters of the driver's last name, uppercased.

Examples:

• Verstappen → VER
• Hamilton → HAM
• Leclerc → LEC
• Norris → NOR
• Antonelli → ANT
• Bortoleto → BOR
• Colapinto → COL
• Lindblad → LIN

4. Create the season directory

mkdir -p public/images/avatars/{year}

5. Download all images

Use curl to download each driver image:

curl -sL "https://e0.365dm.com/f1/drivers/256x256/h_full_1465.png" -o "public/images/avatars/2026/VER.png"

Download all images in a single bash command for efficiency (use && or a loop).

6. Present results for verification

After downloading, list all files with their driver mapping in a table so the user can verify the 3-letter codes are correct. Format:

Code	Driver	Team	File
VER	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	public/images/avatars/2026/VER.png
...	...	...	...

Highlight any new drivers (not present in the previous season's folder) and any removed drivers (present in previous season but not current).

Important notes

• The 3-letter code convention (first 3 of last name) is a default. The user will verify and correct any exceptions manually.
• Images are PNG format, 256×256 pixels.
• The app references avatars via /images/avatars/{season}/{id}.png where id is the 3-letter code from the F1 TV API's driverStream.title field.
• For historical seasons, Web Archive snapshots of the Sky Sports page were used. The archive URL format is: https://web.archive.org/web/{timestamp}im_/{original_url}