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Aussies complain F1 cars too quiet
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AUSTRALIAN Grand Prix organizers yesterday complained that new Formula Ones rules made the cars too quiet, detracting from what fans wanted.
Turbocharged engines are back for the first time since 1988, with last year’s 2.4-liter V8s replaced by 1.6-liter V6s. But Australian Grand Prix chairman Ron Walker said the lack of noise was not what he paid for or what the fans expected.
“I was absolutely delighted with the whole weekend, but I was not too happy with the sound,” he told Fairfax radio, adding that if you sat in the grandstand you could hardly hear the cars coming down the home straight. “We are resolving that with Bernie (Ecclestone). It’s clearly in breach of our contract.”
“I was talking to him last night (Sunday) and it’s not what we paid for. It’s going to change. He’s horrified about it. It will be an issue for all promoters all round the world.
“Everybody was talking about it,” he added. “When you take the excitement away, you have trouble selling tickets. You have to create demand and part of that demand is people liking the noise of the race cars.”
Australian Grand Prix chief executive Andrew Westacott said he didn’t even need earplugs in the pit lane. He said that hardcore racing fans in Europe will likely be even less impressed by the quieter cars.
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