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1. boredatoms · 1791167041 · focus · HN ↗

   Time to go back to NA engines, the hybrids don't give the rock concert wall of sound

   1. rapidfl · 1791167326 · focus · HN ↗

      Lets all vent in one more place. How this kind of regs get forced is sad. All the casual fans want something fun to watch. All the serious fans want NA engines. The drivers hate these "power units".

      1. alkonaut · 1791182275 · focus · HN ↗

         The F1 isn't just spectacle it's also something that should show real advancement in technology. They don't want to be seen as deliberately going back 20 years in tech.

         But yes, they completely made the powertrains to opaque for the viewer, and they definitely missed the ball on the sound aspect.

         I get that they need to look environmentally conscious but let's be honest: it's maybe one decade - two tops - until F1 is electric. Until then, why not just skip the hybrid bits and do loud and simple engines?

         I was at a GP in september, something you do very much for the noise and spectacle - the race you follow best from your couch. And it was astonishing just how much better F3 and F2 sounds, compared to F1. And that surely can't be good for FIA.

         1. etcetcetcetceta · 1791195654 · focus · HN ↗

            It is just entertainment, and advertising.

            >I was at a GP in september, something you do very much for the noise

            Why spend all that money when you can goto the local farmyard and watch them shuffle tractors around, if you close your eyes they're indistinguishable

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