Sound no longer ferocious F1 has become a special attention for the engine supplier . Starting next season , the number of F1 , Bernie Ecclestone , revealed , manufacturers such as Mercedes - Benz , Ferrari , and Renault , will develop new technical sewer .
Many people do not like the other effects of the new regulations applied to decide F1 is getting " green " . Ecclestone is already aware of this since the trial period . Increasingly sharp criticism after many ears to hear the roar of " benign " heart pacemaker V6 , 1.6-liter , turbocharged , and energy regeneration system on the first series of 2014.
Certainly not an easy task to restore the glory of audio F1 as before , need a total change in the design of the engine unit . " All the so-called exit through the sewer pipe . So they might be able to do something in that section so that the resulting sound is much better , " Ecclestone told Sky Sports , Saturday ( 19/04/2014 ) .
Before the series started China , the third engine supplier called Ecclestone , has been discussing the issue in Shanghai .
Rob White , Deputy Managing Director (technical ) Renault Sport F1 , warns , V6 engine now will not be able to sound like a V8 normally - aspirated previous editions . " I think we need to be realistic about any projected results that have been done , " he said to one of the Chinese media .
Andy Cowell , Managing Director , Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains , expressed , " there are some things we can intervenes in the tailpipe , perhaps , be able to change the sound . "
On the other hand , former F1 driver , David Coulthard , believes , some aspects of the new engine needs to be given more appreciation . " We must not forget this engine is very powerful , has more than 750 ps with energy regeneration , he told Austrian media , Laola 1 .
