From 6dee47ab1c7dbf37a06d7b6ceedfb5ab9e3855dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lennard Geese <lennard.geese@sva.de>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:14:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add warning for missing data before 2018
---
DataImporter.py | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/DataImporter.py b/DataImporter.py
index ab523e2..6ec928b 100644
--- a/DataImporter.py
+++ b/DataImporter.py
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ class DataImporter(DataHandler, ABC):
if weather is True and sessionIdentifier.year < self.firstFastF1Year:
raise ValueError(f"Cannot fetch weather data for races before {self.firstFastF1Year} due to API limitations")
+ if sessionIdentifier.year < self.firstFastF1Year:
+ print(f"WARNING: No FastF1 data available before {self.firstFastF1Year}, using Jolpica data instead. Some expected data may be missing")
+
session = fastf1.get_session(sessionIdentifier.year, sessionIdentifier.event, sessionIdentifier.sessionType)
session.load(laps = laps, telemetry = telemetry, weather = weather, messages = messages)
return session
--
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