Race RGB and MultiViewer (F1MV) do two different jobs, and together they make the complete F1 battlestation. MultiViewer puts every stream, onboard and data overlay on your monitors. Race RGB takes the rest of the room, flashing your Philips Hue, LIFX and Govee lights for every flag on track.
What makes the pair special is that they don’t just run side by side, they actually talk to each other. The Race RGB desktop app reads MultiViewer’s live timing right on your PC and drives your lights straight from it. There is no broadcast-delay slider to calibrate, and nothing to keep nudging into sync: because both apps read the same timing feed, your lights show exactly what MultiViewer shows, at the same moment.
How the integration works
MultiViewer exposes a local live-timing feed on your machine. When you open the Race RGB desktop app, it detects MultiViewer automatically and mirrors that feed many times a second. The moment the timing shows a yellow, red, safety car, VSC, fastest lap or chequered flag, Race RGB fires the matching reaction on your lights.
Because it’s reading timing rather than guessing from a clock, it stays accurate even when you scrub the video. Rewind to re-watch an incident, jump forward through a red-flag delay, or load a full replay, and your lights follow along. If you fast-forward or rewind, just presssin MultiViewer to resync the video to live timing, and your room snaps back in step.
What you get
Zero-delay flag reactions matched to MultiViewer, live or on replays
No broadcast-delay calibration, your lights just match the screen
Every flag: green, yellow, red, safety car, VSC, fastest lap, chequered
MV-native Qualifying Mode: sector-by-sector lighting with a switchable driver picker
Personalized Reactions for Hue, LIFX and Govee: your colour, effect and brightness per flag
Direct, local control over your network, far snappier than the cloud
Setting it up
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Install the Race RGB desktop app
The MultiViewer integration lives in the desktop app, included with the Season Pass. Install it on the same PC you watch on and sign in with your browser.
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Open MultiViewer with live timing
Run MultiViewer with your F1 source (e.g. F1TV) and open its Live Timing window. For replays, open Replay Live Timing instead.
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Connect in Race RGB
Race RGB detects MultiViewer automatically. Choose the lights you want to use and click Connect. The dashboard shows a MultiViewer badge once it’s linked.
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Watch, scrub, resync with “s”
Your lights now follow the race with no delay to set. If you jump around the video, press “s” in MultiViewer to resync, and the lights stay matched.
Common questions
What is the Race RGB + MultiViewer integration?
The Race RGB desktop app reads MultiViewer’s live timing directly on your PC and drives your smart lights from it. Your lights react to flags in step with exactly what MultiViewer shows, live or on a replay, with no broadcast-delay calibration.
Do I need the desktop app?
Yes. The integration runs in the Race RGB desktop app, included with the Season Pass (Windows and macOS). Race RGB also works standalone in the browser without MultiViewer, using a broadcast-delay setting instead.
Does it work on replays?
Yes. Because both apps read the same timing, your lights stay locked to the video even when you rewind, scrub or watch a full replay. If you jump around, press “s” in MultiViewer to resync the video to live timing.
Does Qualifying Mode work with MultiViewer?
Yes. MV-native Qualifying Mode lights your room sector-by-sector as your chosen driver sets a lap, with a searchable driver picker you can switch any time to follow a different onboard.
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