diff --git a/src/F1_api.h b/src/F1_api.h
index b6b2ac4..0197ca9 100644
--- a/src/F1_api.h
+++ b/src/F1_api.h
@@ -82,18 +82,18 @@ static int get_future_meetings_url(char* target, size_t target_size) {
     time_t now = time(nullptr);
     struct tm timeinfo, futureTime;
     
-    localtime_r(&now, &timeinfo);
+    gmtime_r(&now, &timeinfo);
     
     futureTime = timeinfo;
     futureTime.tm_mon += 2;
     mktime(&futureTime);
 
-    char date_buffer[12];
-    char fdate_buffer[12];
+    char date_buffer[28];
+    char fdate_buffer[28];
 
-    strftime(date_buffer, sizeof(date_buffer), "%Y-%m-%d", &timeinfo);
+    strftime(date_buffer, sizeof(date_buffer), "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S+00:00", &timeinfo);
 
-    strftime(fdate_buffer, sizeof(fdate_buffer), "%Y-%m-%d", &futureTime);
+    strftime(fdate_buffer, sizeof(fdate_buffer), "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S+00:00", &futureTime);
 
     snprintf(target, target_size, "https://api.openf1.org/v1/meetings?date_end>=%s&date_end<=%s",
         date_buffer,
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ int parse_session_json(JsonArray sessions, session_info_t* target, const Semapho
     JsonObject nextRaceJson = sessions[0];
     session_info_t localData;
 
+    strptime();
+
     const char* sessionName = nextRaceJson[F("session_name")];
     const char* dateStart = nextRaceJson[F("date_start")];
     const char* circuitName = nextRaceJson[F("circuit_short_name")];
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ void get_next_race(void *pvParameters) {
             http.setTimeout(10000);
             http.setCACert(OPENF1_ROOT_CA);
 
-            char query_url[103];
+            char query_url[150];
             get_future_meetings_url(query_url, sizeof(query_url));
 
             const bool requestReady = http.begin(query_url);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 9485088..58b2d72 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -116,11 +116,8 @@ void display_loop(void *pvParameters) {
         Paint_Clear(WHITE);
 
         if (local_data.session_info.date_start[0] != 0) {
-            Serial.print("");
-            Serial.printf("date start: %s\n", local_data.session_info.date_start);
             Paint_DrawString_EN(10, 22, local_data.session_info.date_start, &Font16, WHITE, BLACK);
         }
-
         
         Paint_DrawString_EN(10, 0, counterStr, &Font16, WHITE, BLACK);