I think we need to keep some valid hints active in this assessment:
There's the new official hint
There's the one that begat the new official hint
There's the original done in the style of the past, as "the manual signature hint"
I'm certain that these 3 are the real deal.
Now that said, lets look at how 2 hexagonal fields fit on a 24' wide carpet arrangement in the previous space - see attachment
It helps to see things at scale. 1 Hexagonal field would likely be too large if it used more than 24' - and 1 small field doesn't seem enough. But you can see how 2 together look like glasses, and merged make amethyst (purple). These 2 fields make more than enough space for 3 drivers per side and room for human players stations as well. This would be a great way to move more teams through more matches - 6 at a time (keep in mind, all regionals have increased registrants). Though I think the usual size bots are a little too big, but Dave mentioned in
this post a while back, he wanted to reduce the overall package. So I think we're building smaller. Also someone asked why I thought we were getting less motors. Well if we are going to a smaller package, and they sold off all the drill's after last season, maybe they'll leave us with the CIM, FP, globe, seat and van, since we're working in less space.
Lastly considering the dessert post, and now pi - I'm sticking with the thought of either donut (inner tube) game pieces (pi), or an actual pie shape. I can picture Human players standing in the middle there tossing the donuts on pipes at the center of each hex.