F1 sounds crap
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I've only seen the qualifying today but based on that it is absolutely awful, prefer my old gruff 6-pot diesel sound. Not that the diesel was particularly good, it's just that they sound so weak and agricultural and worse than a diesel.
F1 to me was always engines that are on another plane to things you see on the road, this is no different to sticking a huge turbo on a repmobile. Maybe they are better live but as I don't travel the globe watching live that is irrelevant to me. Massive own goal.
F1 to me was always engines that are on another plane to things you see on the road, this is no different to sticking a huge turbo on a repmobile. Maybe they are better live but as I don't travel the globe watching live that is irrelevant to me. Massive own goal.
Bebee said:
They sound like the future, I like it, if your 1.6 road car sounded somewhere near it you'd love it.
I personally prefer the sound of a Rotary engine and that's only a 1.3 :P All jokes aside, I think the noise isn't too bad. At first I thought oh god I might just turn this off but after a while I just forgot about it. On board sounds pretty cool if not a little lazy they just seem to have too many gears meaning it all sounds laid back.
If they increased the volume a bit it would be waaaaay better.
The Angry Gopher said:
They sound like a vibrator, left turned on, on a coffee table.
I've a vivid imagination.
Maybe there's a link with the new cock noses?I've a vivid imagination.
Anyone else feel slightly ashamed to be watching F1 this year, especially when a lady enters the room?
Hopefully in 5 years time all this crap will be consigned to Formula E and they'll find some excuse to bring back "the real thing".
corozin said:
Oh dear.
I've hear remote controlled boats down the lake that sound more powerful. Those Citroen Saxos the kids drive around the town sound more tasty than these. What a load of rubbish!
But rather than the usual PH rant thread where people argue about whether the new cars sound good or not, how about a thread of insulting metaphor for what these new F1 cars sound like?
YAWNI've hear remote controlled boats down the lake that sound more powerful. Those Citroen Saxos the kids drive around the town sound more tasty than these. What a load of rubbish!
But rather than the usual PH rant thread where people argue about whether the new cars sound good or not, how about a thread of insulting metaphor for what these new F1 cars sound like?
http://youtu.be/4JIXPqgwQHk?t=8m12s
Although I've only heard qualifying on the bbc,I quite like the tonal quality of the noise,it's too quiet. Hopefully a grid full of cars will solve this problem. And maybe give the trackside microphones a tweak.
To me,the 2.4 v8's noise was just a shriek,too unlike any other internal combustion engine. Give me a cosworth dfv/ferrari v12 any time.
To me,the 2.4 v8's noise was just a shriek,too unlike any other internal combustion engine. Give me a cosworth dfv/ferrari v12 any time.
They sound great, thanks! I was one of those optimistic of the V6Ts sounding good and I stand by it having heard them (albeit via TV). Very characterful.
Added bonus is the V6T sound doesn't seem to annoy those who hate F1 in our house, so I can watch F1 at normal volume whilst they are at home/in the same room! The high pitched squeel of the V8 really didn't come through well on TV and it was more irritating!
Added bonus is the V6T sound doesn't seem to annoy those who hate F1 in our house, so I can watch F1 at normal volume whilst they are at home/in the same room! The high pitched squeel of the V8 really didn't come through well on TV and it was more irritating!
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