The future of the Australian grand prix is secure. “To know there are many more home grands prix to come is great,” new F1 sensation Daniel Ricciardo told the Herald ...
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Tracks ‘agreed’ to push for louder F1 – Walker
F1 will continue to push for louder engines, according to disgruntled Australian grand prix chief Ron Walker. Last week in Barcelona, Mercedes tried a trumpet-shaped exhaust attachment designed to turn ...
Read More »Ecclestone admits engines louder than he thought
Bernie Ecclestone admitted on Friday that F1’s new-generation cars are actually louder than he first thought. The F1 chief executive did not attend any of the pre-season tests or the ...
Read More »Sepang not joining chorus to make F1 louder
According to the outspoken Australian Ron Walker, his fellow F1 promoters will speak with “an enormous voice” next week in Bahrain. Walker, fiercely critical of the quieter sound of the ...
Read More »Lauda hits back at F1’s ‘new era’ critics
Niki Lauda has hit back at the critics who are slamming the revolutionary new face of formula one. Ron Walker, the Australian grand prix chief who is a key Bernie ...
Read More »Melbourne GP stalwart Ron Walker steps down
The long-serving chairman of Australia’s grand prix in Melbourne is stepping down. Ron Walker, a stalwart of the almost twenty-year-old Albert Park race and a close friend and political ally ...
Read More »Ecclestone to push for louder F1 engines
Bernie Ecclestone has vowed to get to work on making formula one loud again. The F1 chief executive said he is “horrified” by the purring tones of the new turbo ...
Read More »Melbourne in ‘tough’ talks over F1 future
There is still no news about the future of Melbourne’s Australian grand prix beyond the 2015 race. That is the admission of race chairman Ron Walker, who said the state-sponsored ...
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