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Ecclestone wants F1 fans to feel the noise
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FORMULA One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said he will try to make new-look machines sound “more like racing cars” after organizers of the Australian Grand Prix threatened to sue for breach of contract.
The sport is pushing the boundaries of hybrid technology this year with 2014’s F1 machines running races on 35 percent less fuel than last season. Turbocharged engines are back for the first time since 1988, with last year’s 2.4-liter V8s replaced by 1.6-liter V6s.
Ecclestone, in comments carried by British media yesterday, said: “I was not horrified by the noise, I was horrified by the lack of it. And I was sorry to be proved right with what I’ve said all along; these cars don’t sound like racing cars.
“I’ve been speaking with Jean (Todt, FIA president) this (Monday) afternoon and what I’ve said is that we need to see whether there is some way of making them sound like racing cars. I don’t know whether it’s possible but we should investigate. I think let’s get the first few races out of the way and then maybe look to do something. We can’t wait all season. It could be too late by then.”
The 83-year-old Englishman added he’d had “one or two promoters get in touch with me and they said how unhappy they are.” Ecclestone added: “I spoke to (Ferrari president) Luca di Montezemolo just now and Luca said he’s never had as many emails complaining and saying this isn’t Formula One.”
On Monday, Australian Grand Prix chairman Ron Walker said the lack of noise was not what he paid for or what the fans expected. “We are resolving that with Bernie (Ecclestone). It’s clearly in breach of our contract.”
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