You can resize your HUD - if you play the HD game in campaign - you can unlock alternate HUDs after getting a certain amount of points with any given team. (so pick your favorite ship and use it to no end) Zone mode and Detonator are a VERY fast way to level up ship / team points.

The alternative huds are from Wipeout XL / 2097 (which is what I use to no end), and Wipeout 3.

The XL/2097 HUD is very minimalist - yet still easily read - which is why I favor it.

To answer Jasmin - I love using the "old beat down" skins - because it's more salt into the wound when I win against Fury ships with my POS Auricom.