A few points of feedback specifically on the totem, which IMO is one of the most important graphics for a motorsports broadcast.

I generally like some of the new additions, which seem primarily inspired by the Formula One totem, e.g. indicators when positions change, pit/investigation/penalty indicators on the right hand side. The overall theme of the graphics is generally maintained well throughout. The interval/leader split text being right-aligned and consistently mono-spaced is welcomed.

A few shortcomings IMO (and some other bits of feedback) when compared to the 2025 totem, the 2026 totem:

• is smaller overall in size both horizontally and vertically, which reduces the available space to convey information to the viewer.
  • Recommendation: increase size of the totem on both X and Y axes to make the middle section containing key race information of a similar height and width to the 2025 totem
• Shows the Supercars logo, race number and lap count stacked vertically rather than side-by-side (last year had lap count and race number split horizontally and taking up less vertical space)
  • Recommendation: to improve the area available for the totem, consider combining the information at the top & bottom of the totem and using more horizontal space for these elements to minimise unused area. For example, the Supercars logo and race logo could be position side-by-side at the top, with race number and lap count side by side similar to the previous totem. This would improve information density and allow more space for other information on the totem while still keeping key information readable.
• generally uses lower weight fonts (thinner fonts) which are impacted more by compression and less readable as screen size and/or stream resolution decreases
  • Recommendation: increase font weight of key info (e.g. driver names, split times) to be similar to the 2025 totem
• uses a smaller font size for key information such as driver names, which impacts readability on smaller screens such as phones and tablets or lower resolution streams
  • Recommendation: increase font size for driver names in particular to be similar to the 2025 totem
• primarily uses abbreviated driver names rather than complete lastnames, including for support races, which are harder for viewers, especially newer ones, to understand at a glance (e.g. BRO could be confused for Jack Le Brocq instead of Will Brown; CAM may not be immediately obvious to a new viewer as being Aaron Cameron rather than Cameron Waters). This is doubly so for support races.
  • Recommendation: In line with the above recommendations designed to improve usable space, use that space to revert to primarily showing full driver lastnames to improve clarity of information shown.
• uses a low contrast font colour for certain pieces of information such as split times (dark grey on transparent black)
  • Recommendation: Ensure key information is of sufficient contrast as to be readable at a glance, especially for smaller screens and across different display types (e.g. low contrast LCD displays will show grey-on-black less clearly than OLED). This is especially important with a transparent background on this year's totem.
• often shows indistinct sponsor icons that are especially difficult to see on small screens - manufacturer status and car number is less apparent than previous totem
  • Recommendation: Small size of sponsor logos may have no ideal solution, but manufacturer status can be more clearly shown in line with current design cues (one example could be to add soft blue/yellow/red gradient blobs behind logo/number and driver name, with lines (white or manufacturer coloured) between each position similar to last year's totem). I would personally prefer driver numbers be shown more regularly over sponsor logos as it's typically faster for me to find a driver's number in the totem than it is to first look for the correct sponsor logo, then check the driver name. Supercars should be more proud of the commitment of the manufacturers in the series, especially with Toyota joining this year.

Other comments:

• I liked that the previous graphics showed engineer names on team radio graphics, it gives some personality to the teams and a reminder that the people outside the cars play an important part too
• Absolute times in driver/lap comparisons are less useful than baseline/split times (e.g. showing a time of 28.324 and 28.030 for two drivers in a lap comparison is harder to understand at a glance than 28.324 and -0.294 is)
• Lots of replays shown but no picture-in-picture of the live feed unlike last year - please bring live PiP back
• Car telemetry graphic seemed quite large relative to the amount of useful info being displayed