Pitwall – an MCP server for Formula 1 data

- Pitwall is an open-source MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides Formula 1 data to AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude, letting them answer F1-related questions by querying real race results, standings, and schedules. - MCP is a protocol created by Anthropic that standardizes how AI models connect to external tools and data sources — essentially a "USB-C for AI" that allows LLMs to fetch live information rather than relying on static training data. - The project pulls stats from the Ergast API, a long-running unofficial F1 data service (now deprecated). The developer plans to migrate to the official F1 data platform once it becomes available in 2025. - Named after the "pit wall" — the row of monitors and engineers on a Formula 1 pit lane who monitor real-time telemetry and make race strategy calls, analogous to how this tool feeds live data to an AI.