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There's enough technology to go around in racing. The choice to go with turbo V6's is my biggest gripe.
V6's sound like crap, unless spun up over 20,000 rpm, where anything sounds good. turbocharge a low revving crappy sounding V6, and you have even crappier sound.
The new engines are so quiet, that it makes the overall racing experience less exciting. This can't be argued I don't think. Unless you are trackside, you won't be able to hear the cars at all.
All the people away from the track, on the tops of buildings, on their yaghts, and anyone that isn't 20 feet from the track will basically hear nothing. On TV I could barely hear the cars.
Yes, the new rules probably will give close racing, but the main thing that made F1 stand out over all other forms of racing was the awesome sound IMO.
I'm fine with green, and eco friendly, and high-tech, but make it loud and make it sound crazy and pissed off. We know they can do this.
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