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Mercedes to test megaphone exhaust in practice

Mercedes is preparing to show off a louder engine note during the Spanish grand prix weekend. Early this week, team chief Toto Wolff revealed that one proposed solution to the turbo V6 sound 'problem' is a sort of "megaphone" addition to the exhaust. Along with Ferrari and Renault, F1's three engine makers have been considering how to spice up the sound of F1 2014, after some spectators and promoters were shocked at the difference compared to the screaming V8s of 2013. "The solutions range from very complex solutions within the exhaust system down to a simple megaphone at the back," Wolff is quoted by Kolner Express newspaper. "The 'megaphone' is a parallel exhaust...
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