More noise from 2016

[Doink]

Didn't see this coming.....

http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINL3N1205SI...

[Chrisgr31]

I must admit I dont care about the lack of engine noise although I know I am in the minority here

[Europa1]

Chrisgr31 said:

I must admit I dont care about the lack of engine noise although I know I am in the minority here

I'm also part of your minority. I like the fact that you can now hear the tyres squeal and hear the crowd.

[lee_fr200]

I quite like the noise or lack of it too

[kambites]

Me too.

I can see why people preferred the sound of the old engines (although personally I think the V8s sounded awful) but it's the tone not the volume that's the issue, IMO. Making them louder is just going to make a not particularly pleasant noise more intrusive.

[Asterix]

I have a solution.

A crack team of engineers are working on it as we speak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOspDFhTxsQ

[Galileo]

The old engines were too noisy. The new ones too quite. There is a middle ground to be had that will please everyone.

[anonymous-user]

Considering they hardly flow anything through the waste gate and use the electric generator to control the turbo speed this change will make bugger all difference.

[IainT]

Europa1 said:

Chrisgr31 said:

I must admit I dont care about the lack of engine noise although I know I am in the minority here

I'm also part of your minority. I like the fact that you can now hear the tyres squeal and hear the crowd.

+1

I suspect the minority isn't that minor.

[voicey]

I also like the new noise...

[robinessex]

I'd prefer them to go back to a normally aspirated engine with about 1000BHP, chuck off all the awful aero stuff, and then drive the bks off them for the whole race duration.

[IainT]

robinessex said:

I'd prefer them to go back to a normally aspirated engine with about 1000BHP, chuck off all the awful aero stuff, and then drive the bks off them for the whole race duration.

So basically and era that's never existed?

[S5V8]

Asterix said:

I have a solution.

A crack team of engineers are working on it as we speak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOspDFhTxsQ

Brilliant!! Very funny on the drive past.

[Auntieroll]

Made my day!

[longblackcoat]

robinessex said:

I'd prefer them to go back to a normally aspirated engine with about 1000BHP, chuck off all the awful aero stuff, and then drive the bks off them for the whole race duration.

Yes, but you post that in every F1 thread.

This thread is about noise, not aero, 1000hp, or indeed tyres. Assuming the current engine regulations stay for next year, do you think this proposal on noise is something to be welcomed?

[Edit - I'm being a bit unfair on you; I confused you with someone always banging on about "F1 in the old days was better, more V8/10/12s". Clearly that's exactly what you're saying, but you don't say it as often as I stated. Apologies for that.]

Edited by longblackcoat on Friday 2nd October 14:00

[dr_gn]

So in addition to making special effects sparks, they're now trying to make the cars louder? It makes F1 even more of a joke than it is now.

Why not fit speakers and play V10 sounds through them, or even dub the sound on to the TV feed? I'd like to bet that 90% of the "fans" wouldn't really know what they were listening to anyway.

[aeropilot]

voicey said:

I also like the new noise...

Have to admit I do as well, although, I know the engine tech is massively different now, but I like them to be a bit more turbo-nutter sounding, with flames and what not

And I also thought the 2.4 V8's sounded dire (however the old 3.5L era of V10/V12/V8 was a different kettle of fish )

[F1GTRUeno]

I'd rather they sounded better than sounded louder.

They sound like a bag of ste at the minute.

[DS240]

Not sure faking noise is really a correct step.

I don't really give the noise much thought now to be honest when watching the race on TV.

At Le Mans, I've actually grown to love the whoosh of the audi's flying past and towards the end of the 24hrs started to wish all the cars sounded like that!

The hybrid petrols still sound pretty good also though.

[kiseca]

Europa1 said:

Chrisgr31 said:

I must admit I dont care about the lack of engine noise although I know I am in the minority here

I'm also part of your minority. I like the fact that you can now hear the tyres squeal and hear the crowd.

I'm with you on that. Until last year I always had this naive belief that slicks don't squeal.