The FIA's plan to switch to 1.6 litre engines has been met by opposition from circuit bosses who want to retain the loud noise produced by the current engines.
As part of their plan to make F1 more environmentally friendly, the FIA proposed to introduce 'greener' 1.6 litre four-cylinder engines in 2013 to replace the current 2.4-litre normally-aspirated V8 engines.
However, the move divided the sport's engine manufacturers and a compromise was made with the change delayed until 2014 and the plan modified to see V6s rather than four-cylinder engines replace the V8s.
While the new plan may have satisfied the engine manufacturers for the time being, track bosses are still up in arms about the move, insisting that the noise created by the V8s is a crucial part of the F1 experience.
"We are not going to have our customer base destroyed," Australian Grand Prix boss Ron Walker told pitpass.
"I told them that the circuits would not run it. The sound is part of the brand. It must be 18,000 revs and it must sound the same."
Walker added that "all hell will break loose" if the FIA and teams press ahead with the plans as many circuits would then consider switching to IndyCar.
"If the teams want to have a brawl over this they are going to get the biggest brawl of their life," he said.
"They won't be able to introduce the engine because we won't run the engine, we won't run the races.
"An IndyCar race costs about US$3.5million, compared to what we are paying and it is louder and noisy."
