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Whiting: Fans will get used to 2014 engines
FIA race director and safety delegate Charlie Whiting is confident Formula 1 fans will quickly adapt to the new engine sound in 2014. The sport will switch to more efficient but smaller 1.6 litre V6 turbo-engines after the upcoming season. Many fans and even Bernie Ecclestone believe the resultant engine sound from the lower-revving engine will drive F1's audience away when it's compared to the current V8 engines. Whiting doesn't agree, and believes fans will get used to the new sound "very quickly", denying they'll be too quiet for F1. "It's a big challenge," he told journalist Peter Windsor. "A very big challenge for the engine manufacturers. I'm looking forward...
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