Bernie Ecclestone has branded the pre-season test in Jerez as a “total farce” after the majority of teams suffered unreliability issues.
“Look at the last few days,” Ecclestone told The Times.
“I said it was going to be like this – a total farce. They insisted on these new engines. They talk about saving fuel. They don’t need these new engines to achieve that. They should get smaller motorhomes, then they wouldn’t need so many trucks going all around Europe.
“The whole thing with the new engines is totally absurd. People want noise – something special, that is what F1 is all about. Now we have quiet engines and nobody on the track.”