'Mansell vindicated over Domenicali rejection as apathy for 2026 racing grows'

“I can honestly say that a lot of people I know have stopped following F1 this season. Normally F1 was a hot topic between us friends, family and work colleagues. Now when I start a conversation with them regarding F1, they’ll be like...Nope, sorry...not following it anymore and not interested in discussing it. It is sad actually.”

“Yeah, sadly I can relate… I'm really trying to get into these regs. See the positive and accept the racing. But for me, till now, it doesn't 'feel' like F1 and that bugs me immensely.”

“True, I also know a lot of people that stopped watching, because of the new regulations. I just don't like the rules. For me the worst part is the qualification. I want drivers to push to the limit, but when I see Charles [Leclerc] is being punished on the straights for how he attacked the previous corner, then I think we are moving in the wrong direction. The software is becoming a too big of a factor.”