News Details

Mercedes: Muted sound of F1 has brought families to the track

Mercedes engine boss Andy Cowell says the muffled and less aggressive sound of F1's hybrid engines has encouraged families to attend Grand Prix weekends. Formula 1's engines have seen incredible advancements in terms of energy efficiency since the advent of the hybrid era in 2014. But for all the technological prowess achieved by the sport's power unit engineers, one area in which the engines have failed in the ears of the fans is sound. The low-key strangled melody of today's F1 engine is a far cry - pun intended - from the screaming, earth-shattering, soul-stirring, high-revving pitch of the V10s and V8s from the previous decade or the nineties. Video: Hamilton takes an emotional trip...
Full Story »
5y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Wolff reveals Mercedes' recipe for keeping team...

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says that setting an objective at the...
5y ago from F1i.com

Head of Mercedes engine department: 'Many of us have...

When the V6 turbos were introduced into Formula 1 back in 2014, they were...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Realistic Ricciardo says Renault on track for podiums

Daniel Ricciardo still believes that the Renault team will bounce back...
5y ago from F1i.com

Mercedes partners with cycling and sailing powerhouse

Mercedes F1 has announced a new performance partnership with INEOS Sports...
5y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

What to expect from Ducati in the 2025 MotoGP season

The arrival of Marc Marquez at Ducati has made the 2025 MotoGP season one...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Christian Lundgaard hails ‘pure racing’ aspect of...

Christian Lundgaard is beginning his fourth full season driving in the...

Alexander Rossi points to loyalty as main reason ECR...

Alexander Rossi is set to embark on a new journey with Ed Carpenter...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal emerge as favourites to sign 50m...

Arsenal look like they may be on their way to finally making an attacking...
55m ago from FreshArsenal.com

Latest transfer news and rumours: Nottingham Forest's...

Sports Mole rounds up the latest transfer news and rumours, including...
54m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Mikel Arteta turns to tunes to ‘change our mood’...

t;li>Club training to music after setback of Aston Villa draw‘You...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com

Report: Nottingham Forest make Arsenal target their...

Nottingham Forest have reportedly made Wolves forward Matheus Cunha their...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.