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Mercedes working on 'dramatically' louder F1 engine
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Mercedes executive director (technical) Paddy Lowe says the reigning Constructors’ champions are currently working on making Formula One power units dramatically louder. Since their introduction in 2014, the 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged engines have been much maligned, with disgruntled fans bemoaning the lower sound of the current units compared to the high-pitched scream of their normally aspirated V8 predecessors. This year’s exhaust regulations, which state that teams must use at least one extra pipe for the wastegate, have delivered an increase in engine noise, with N reporting that recordings on the dynos have gone up from 124db to about 128db. However, the FIA...
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