Welcome to Thursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Comment of the day
Some readers are following Nico Hulkenberg’s suggestion that fans unhappy with Formula 1’s recent rule changes should consider stepping away:
The Hulk has a valid point! This will be the last month that I will spend my money on the F1 subscription and use that money to follow other series – no reason to stick around and complain.
This version of F1 isn’t my cup of tea.
PacificPR (@Streydt)
Social media and links
Power ups: How F1’s Additional Development Upgrade Opportunities will be applied and what’s changing (FIA)
Nikolas Tombazis explains that ADUO is not a balance-of-performance tool. Rather, it’s a mechanism to provide cost cap relief: a power unit manufacturer that meets ADUO criteria during a review period can gain the chance to develop its engine through a downward adjustment.
- Round-up: F1 changes ADUO rules to help Honda catch up, and more
Katherine Legge doing Indy 500 and Charlotte 600. Because ‘Why not?’ (Detroit Free Press)
Legge will drive the No. 11 Chevrolet for HMD Motorsports with AJ Foyt Racing in the Indy 500, and later the No. 78 Chevrolet for Live Fast Motorsports in Charlotte.
Motegi decommissions its speedway oval (Racer)
Portions of the 1.5-mile asymmetrical oval will be converted to spectator areas: one end will become a grassed luxury viewing deck and the other a camping site. These areas are scheduled to be ready for the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix in October, with tickets already on sale.
‘We had 17 partners generating no money’: How Williams rebuilt their sponsorship model from scratch (Black Book Motorsport)
Williams overhauled its sponsorship approach after finding a single, well-structured deal was worth more than numerous smaller partnerships. That experience became a benchmark for their future strategy.
Grandstand sell-out sets stage for epic Indianapolis 500 race day (IndyCar)
IMS, the world’s largest spectator sporting facility, expects a full grandstand for the Indy 500, which traditionally draws around 350,000 spectators on race day.
20 years ago today at the Circuit de Catalunya Lewis Hamilton collided with team mate Alexandre Premat in GP2.10 years ago at the same track Hamilton again collided with his team mate, Nico Rosberg, as they crashed out on lap one. Charles Leclerc might need to look out in Spain next month…#F1
— Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine.bsky.social) 2026-05-13T06:48:41.629Z
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On this day in motorsport
- 20 years ago today Fernando Alonso won his home grand prix for the first time in his career
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