OpenF1 vs Padel Snipe

OpenF1 is an open-source F1 data API spanning 18 endpoints -- car telemetry at up to 3.7Hz, lap and sector times, race-control flags, pit stops, team radio, and championship standings -- returned as JSON or, by appending a query flag, CSV. Historical data back to the 2023 season is free with no API key, credit card, or signup at all; a paid Sponsor tier (about €9.90/month) only adds access during live sessions, roughly 3 seconds after real-world events. A live request confirmed the public endpoint responds keyless and echoes permissive CORS headers, matching its "zero friction" pitch.

Padel Snipe indexes roughly 4,000 padel clubs -- courts, GPS coordinates, and booking-platform source -- spanning 34 countries, concentrated in Italy, Spain, the UK, and France but reaching as far as the US and parts of Central America, a wider footprint than the handful of European markets sometimes cited for it. The single `/api/world/clubs` endpoint needs no key, returns JSON or CSV behind a 24-hour CDN cache, and is licensed CC BY 4.0 so results can be reused commercially with attribution.