How crap do the new F1 cars sound

[Xjas]

The sound is terrible but at least they look a bit better than last year, the old high nose cars looked ugly.
Unfortunately we have to move with the times, F1 is about cutting edge technology and hybrid power, waste heat recovery, kinetic energy storage, etc. is where its at now.
I think it was Ferdinand Porsche that said he didn't like noisey race cars because the sound was wasted energy that could be better used to make the car go faster.

[HSVREDSLED]

Next thing they will make Top Fuel quiet.

[Woodchukka]

What do you think they are doing. A 180Hp kick from one electric motor. And another just to eliminate turbo lag completely. Its pretty genius really and this is the kind of stuff road cars are going towards. Just the junk we drive is way behind as always.

Yes they sound boring. Like a super bike type sound. It would be interesting if the aftermarket could adapt some of the tech to our "junk". Be pretty good if we could have a turbo with less or no lag but still have the top end. Maybe an electric motor jammed in somewhere (part of the flywheel???) for a shot of electric NOS. May never happen however an interesting thought.

[Dougy]

All this stuff about energy regeneration, using less fuel is all well and good but i want to see a race not an economy show.

I agree, but that's the problem with the organization running F1, they've taken the series off its unhealthy diet and put in onto allbran chia seeds & tofu. The whole point of F1 to me is the sound of the powerful engines whether they be V8 or V12 and one of my favourite is the 3.0litre Ford Cosworth out of the Lotus 72.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaUlonaQ84M

[XUV]

How does rob mills and that charlie boorman wanker get a celebrity race gig ?

[XUV]

Ricer motors in F1 and Volvo just won a V8 Supercar race ........... global warming ?????

[Party Pete]

They do sound rubbish, though I can't work out why. They are V6 engines which rev to 15,000rpm. They have turbos but it isn't impossible for a turbo to sound good. I wonder if it is to with the energy generation from the exhaust which presumably is like some form of turbo generator also in the exhaust flow.

They are talking about a pure electric formula but it requires compulsory stops to replace the whole battery every few laps. Battery technology has a long, long way to go.

[vyls1wa]

How's the broadcast, it's a bloody morning show, waiting for kochi to walk in

[El Narros]

You serious, have you ever watched one of Charlies adventures? The guy is a champ.

[El Narros]

They had Amanda Keller with the douche bag fake laugh. That and the amped up crap music at every opportunity reeked of amateurism.

[GPT]

I agree they sound crap, but the race was definitely one of the better ones at Melbourne. One positive aspect of the new motors is the torque, there was some good sideways moments from a few drivers.

[IJ.]

Both the V8 race and the F1 race were brilliant, Channel 10 needs to dump all of the unrelated crap during the broadcast...

[Souljah]

I kinda rated the Chick in the red tho....

[Xjas]

A good technical overview of the 2014 F1 power package.

http://www.racecar-engineering.com/a...nit-explained/

Stepped headers on a turbo is something I've never seen before, all very interesting.

[duke5700]

There was more over taking in the 1st 3 laps than all of last year..