{"id":667148,"date":"2026-05-13T01:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/667148\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T01:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:07:10","slug":"fans-who-dislike-new-f1-rules-dont-have-to-watch-says-hulkenberg-and-more-racefans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/667148\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans who dislike new F1 rules \u201cdon\u2019t have to watch\u201d says Hulkenberg, and more \u2013 RaceFans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Wednesday\u2019s edition of the RaceFans round-up.<\/p>\n<p>Social media and links<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racefans.net\/2026\/04\/05\/what-must-formula-1-fix-with-its-new-rules-and-what-should-it-leave-unchanged\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-563825 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/racefansdotnet-24-03-29-14-13-59-5-2268866829-470x313.jpg\" alt=\"Start, Suzuka, 2026\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-563825\"  \/><\/a>Poll: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racefans.net\/2026\/04\/05\/what-must-formula-1-fix-with-its-new-rules-and-what-should-it-leave-unchanged\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What must Formula 1 fix with its new rules \u2013 and what should it leave unchanged?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/news\/nico-hulkenberg-interview-talks-2026-rules-and-audi-f1-fight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;If you don\u2019t like it, you don\u2019t have to watch\u2019: Hulkenberg talks 2026 rules and Audi\u2019s F1 fight (The Drive)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s been entertaining. It\u2019s been good to watch with plenty of on-track action. And I mean, if you don\u2019t like it, you don\u2019t have to watch.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indycar.com\/news\/2026\/05\/05-12-officaiting-update\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IndyCar and IndyCar Officiating announce operating and process update following IMS road course race review (IndyCar)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Effective immediately, IndyCar Officiating will no longer take into consideration pit windows and the running order of cars on track before deploying a (Full Course Yellow). (&#8230;) &#8216;The lap 21 incident on Saturday made clear that there needs to be a cleaner standard for how race control moves from a local to a full course yellow,&#8217; IndyCar Officiating\u2019s Independent Officiating Board chair Raj Nair said.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\">Although it&#8217;s good to see IndyCar announcing they won&#8217;t take &#8216;pit windows&#8217; into account when considering Full Course Yellows in future races, after the dreadful call following Rossi&#8217;s retirement on Saturday, they should never have been doing so in the first place.#IndyCar<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:qh6phk4inmp742xfonjtg7i7?ref_src=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:qh6phk4inmp742xfonjtg7i7\/post\/3mlnsj4zaus2j?ref_src=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026-05-12T12:36:53.384Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportscar365.com\/other-series\/n24\/juncadella-n24-an-amazing-opportunity-for-verstappen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Juncadella: N24 an &#8216;amazing opportunity&#8217; for Verstappen (Sportscar 365)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Juncadella: &#8216;(Max Verstappen has) been extremely aggressive in traffic, and it\u2019s paid off and it works for him because he\u2019s just very intuitive and even taking way more risks than us, but at the same point that\u2019s something you need to have in mind for the 24 hours. He\u2019s probably not going to approach the race the same way he would an NLS four-hour race because there\u2019s many more risks.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.verstappen.com\/en\/article\/6149\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Max set for 24h Nurburgring debut: &#8216;Success would mean winning&#8217; (Verstappen)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Success would mean winning. That\u2019s very simple, that\u2019s why we are here. I know it\u2019s not going to be easy, but that\u2019s the target for everyone.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WEEKEND TICKETS SOLD OUT. \ud83d\udc40<br \/>For the first time in the history of the ADAC RAVENOL 24h N\u00fcrburgring. \ud83d\udc9a<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f There will be no ticket sales at the box office on Saturday! Please do not travel without a valid ticket under any circumstances!<br \/>\u2705 Want to be there? At the moment day\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WOIfMlFQZL\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/WOIfMlFQZL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 N\u00fcrburgring (@nuerburgring) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nuerburgring\/status\/2053549458848157864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LP1Wjw55CIY?t=420\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Race one Brands Hatch Indy 2026 (British F4)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CjwWdBjkl3A?t=86\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Race two Brands Hatch Indy 2026 (British F4)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vr_gJ1b-D1o?t=229\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Race three Brands Hatch Indy 2026 (British F4)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>RaceFans always endeavours to credit original sources. Want to share a relevant motorsport link with us? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racefans.net\/contact\/contact-racefans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Send it in via the contact form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-above-ad\">Advert | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racefans.net\/contribute-racefans\/racefans-supporter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy birthday!<\/p>\n<p>Happy birthday to Stephen, Mclarengal, Quinn and Dbradock!<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"onthisday\"\/><br \/>\nOn this day in motorsport<\/p>\n<p>25 years ago today <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racefans.net\/f1-information\/whos-who\/whos-who-c\/david-coulthard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Coulthard<\/a> won the Austrian Grand Prix, while Rubens Barrichello let team mate Michael Schumacher by for second place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-above-ad\">Advert | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racefans.net\/contribute-racefans\/racefans-supporter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to Wednesday\u2019s edition of the RaceFans round-up. 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