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Ferrari calls urgent meeting amid 'boring' F1

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2601 views )

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has called an urgent meeting in Bahrain to discuss ways to improve the Formula 1 spectacle, after he admitted he was unimpressed by the... read more »

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Red Bull: title hopes rest on Renault

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 959 views )

Red Bull reckons that its Formula 1 title hopes now rest on engine partner Renault's rate of progress with its V6 turbocharged unit. read more »

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Webber: People will get over engine noise

over 11 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1010 views )

Mark Webber says people "will get over" the sound of Formula 1's new turbocharged V6 engines. read more »

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Horner defends Vettel over swearing

over 11 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1555 views )

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has defended Sebastian Vettel after the reigning quadruple World Champion used a swear word to describe the sound of Formula 1's new... read more »

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Ecclestone: 'Get it up!'

over 11 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 864 views )

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has repeated his call for F1 to turn up the volume - but admitted that the sound of the V6 engines is not as quiet as he first feared. read more »

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Ecclestone: 'It's a little louder than I thought'

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2062 views )

Bernie Ecclestone has admitted, during his first visit to hear the new Formula 1 cars in person, that they're louder than he first thought. The 83-year-old has long... read more »

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Button: 'Don't like the sound? Race elsewhere'

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2057 views )

Amid criticism from some drivers about the sound of the new V6 power units, Jenson Button has told them to go somewhere else if they're not happy. Whilst the new cars are... read more »

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Preview: Malaysian GP

over 11 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 937 views )

The second round of the Formula One Championship is scheduled for this weekend at Malaysia and poses a first real challenge for the 1.6l V6 engines thanks to the double straight. read more »

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Drivers disagree over sound of Formula 1

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1433 views )

Formula 1 frontrunners have offered differing views with regards to the sound produced by the new V6 power units. Formula 1 faced criticism from some quarters following the... read more »

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Vettel slams the sound of 2014

over 11 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 1014 views )

Sebastian Vettel has waded into the ironically-loud row about the new sound of F1 by describing the howl of the V6 engines as "s***". read more »

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Vettel: 'New engines sound s**t, they're too quiet'

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2112 views )

Sebastian Vettel has added his voice to the growing criticism of the new V6 power units and how they sound. The Red Bull driver slammed the noise, which has prompted complaints... read more »

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Red Bull could quit over controversy - Mateschitz

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1803 views )

Red Bull could leave Formula 1 if it finds itself at the centre of controversial decisions, such as the one to disqualify Daniel Ricciardo from the Australian Grand Prix. That... read more »

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Todt open to louder, less fuel efficient engines

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1376 views )

FIA president Jean Todt says he wouldn't be against making the V6 engines louder and if necessary, reducing the fuel efficiency of the power units either. The Frenchman... read more »

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Lowdon fears noise reduction may affect sponsors

over 11 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1132 views )

Marussia Chief Executive Officer Graeme Lowdon says that Formula 1 faces losing some of its 'wow factor' following the switch to 1.6 litre V6 power units... read more »

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Renault sure its V6 can catch Mercedes

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1784 views )

Renault says it already has everything it needs to close the gap to pacesetter Mercedes in the fight for the 2014 Formula 1 world championship read more »

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Ecclestone: Lack of noise needs to be investigated

over 11 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1039 views )

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said the sport needs to ‘investigate’ how to make the new generation of V6-turbo powered cars sound more like proper... read more »

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Ecclestone: 'Teams may pay the price for quiet F1'

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2892 views )

Bernie Ecclestone has warned that the teams could lose out on significant revenue as a result of a quieter Formula 1 amid reports of unhappy race organisers. The 83-year-old... read more »

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'Noise could breach contract'

over 11 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 1811 views )

Organisers of the Australian GP think the quieter noise produced by the new V6 engines could be in breach of their contract with FOM and have complained to Bernie Ecclestone. read more »

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Australian organisers claim F1 breached contract

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1747 views )

The organisers of the Australian Grand Prix may consider suing Formula 1, after they claimed their contract had been breached as the cars weren't loud enough. Australian... read more »

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Renault teams given all clear to use full power

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1329 views )

Renault has advised its four teams that they may now use full power for the Australian Grand Prix weekend. Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Lotus and Caterham have all been running their... read more »

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Stewards unlikely to enforce 107% rule - FIA

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1428 views )

The Australian race stewards are unlikely to enforce the 107 per cent rule this weekend because of the massive technical changes. The regulation states that any driver who... read more »

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Video: Renault decodes the new V6 power units

over 11 years ago

from: TheF1Times Videos

( 1052 views )

This year, for the first time in the history of the sport, cars will be powered throughout a Grand Prix by both fuel and electrical energy, produced by turbocharged, V6... read more »

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Video: The Mercedes 1.6l V6 Hybrid-Power Unit Explained

over 11 years ago

from: TheF1Times Videos

( 1637 views )

The new MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 W05 is powered by a technical revolution: the PU106A Hybrid Power Unit. It combines a turbocharged direct injection V6 engine with an advanced... read more »

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Renault says Red Bull car 'extreme'

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 2181 views )

Renault F1 chief Jean-Michel Jalinier insists the struggling French supplier should not be written off in 2014. Many believe Renault's early-season problems with the... read more »

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Massa 'impressed' with Mercedes power

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1737 views )

Felipe Massa has admitted he has been "impressed" with his switch to Mercedes power for 2014. It is the first time in his F1 career the diminutive Briton has not been... read more »