Grand prix organisers around the world threatened to pull the plug if formula one pushed ahead with small ‘green’ engines.<\/p>\n
Every formula one race promoter except China and Korea signed a letter by Australian organiser Ron Walker saying they would drop F1 and instead host Indycar events if the FIA did not do a u-turn over the controversial engine plan.<\/p>\n
The letter was received by the governing body on Wednesday, a day before the four-cylinder plan was voted down by the F1 Commission in favour of V6 turbos in 2014.<\/p>\n
But reports after that London meeting suggested that F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone still wants F1 to have loud V8 engines.<\/p>\n
The UK Express quoted Walker as saying loud engines are crucial to F1’s appeal, and that the FIA’s proposed alternatives would sound “like a tin can rattling”.<\/p>\n
“We are not going to have our customer base destroyed,” added the Australian Grand Prix Corporation chairman.\u00a0 “I told them that the circuits would not run it.<\/p>\n
“The sound is part of the brand,” he insisted.<\/p>\n
It is an interesting time in F1 politically, with the Independent on Sunday quoting Williams chairman Adam Parr as admitting the teams want to own a stake in the sport.<\/p>\n
“The teams have discussed the possibility,” he said.\u00a0 “It would be great for us to have a significant stake, though I don’t think we should control the commercial rights.<\/p>\n
“We could work alongside Bernie and someone like CVC,” he said.<\/p>\n
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