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Engines will be '25 per cent louder'
Formula 1 fans can look forward to a much louder sport this season due to changes to the exhaust rules. The introduction of 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 engines in 2014 heralded a new era in Formula 1 and a much quieter one. Heavily criticised by fans and F1 personalities alike, last year the World Motor Sport Council approved a rule change whereby the wastegate on cars has to exit via a separate tailpipe from 2016 onwards. This, Williams technical chief Pat Symonds says, will mean the engines will be '20-25 per cent louder.' Speaking at the Autosport International Show, he explained: 'In the past, everyone has run wastegate pipes into the main tailpipe of the engine and what we have to do in...
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