‘Ludicrous waste’: Murphy calls for Gold Coast track changes
Motorsport figure Greg Murphy has criticized the use of tyre bundles at the Gold Coast track, arguing they cause excessive and expensive damage to cars. He suggests that modifying the track layout to slow entry speeds would be a safer and more sustainable alternative to the current safety measures.
Why it matters
The debate highlights the ongoing tension between track safety regulations and the financial sustainability of racing teams facing high repair costs.
Tyre bundles returned to the beach chicane for the first time since 2022 in a bid to police track limits following a directive from the FIA.
While that stopped the four-wheel flying that had been witnessed in recent years, it also resulted in countless front bars being damaged against the bundles.
Murphy, who spent the weekend inside the Walkinshaw TWG garage with protege Ryan Wood , said the situation is unsustainable for teams.
“It’s a problem. Something has to be done about the situation we have here at the Gold Coast. We can’t keep destroying cars like this,” he told the CoolDown Lap.
“The tyre [bundles] don’t work. They really don’t. We’ve got to do something else to change the way the cars are able to drive around this place.
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