Charlie Whiting insists F1 will get used to sound of the new engines in 2014 – Formula 1 news
Charlie Whiting, who is the FIA’s race director, has stated that the F1 community will get used to the sound of the new V6 engines being introduced from the beginning of the 2014 F1 season.
“I think people will get used to it pretty quickly,” Whiting told F1 journalist Peter Windsor’s blog. “Honestly, when I think back to the old BMW four cylinder engines we ran in the Brabham days, that revved to 11,000rpm and it sounded fine. The new engines
are not going to be silent. The sound is going to be different but people will get used to it very quickly, I think. I’m looking forward to seeing the engines run — to see how complicated they are and how clever they are. They’re going to be extremely high-tech
power units, that’s for sure.”
The FIA has decided to replace the current V8 engines with the turbocharged V6 engines in 2014 which are expected to be more environmental friendly and fuel saving. However, it has been speculated that these new engines will sound different as compared to
the current engines and the fans will not appreciate it. F1 boss, Bernie Ecclestone, has also been against the V6 engines.
Meanwhile, McLaren’s Jenson Button has expressed his support for the new engines. He said that everyone keeps saying that the new engines do not sound good and will make the sport boring but then there were no V12 or V10 engines in the eighties and racing
was still fun.
More changes for the 2014 F1 season include the rise in minimum weight limit of the car in order to adjust for the weight of the new engines. There were some design changes in the car that were planned to reduce their downforce but they were reverted back
to the specifications being used in the 2012 F1 season. The cars were also required to driven only on electric power when coming into the pit lane but this rule has been postponed for the 2017 F1 season.
All F1 teams have been planning to balance their car development in 2013 so they are able to have a competitive car in 2014 despite the major change.
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