Manufacturers limited in efforts to make F1 louder


SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Formula One engine manufacturers believe there is a limit to what they can do to improve the sound of the new power-units, they said ahead of meetings aimed at exploring ways to make the sport louder.

Critics have hit out against the switch to smaller, more efficient turbocharged power-units as these new engines, packed with hybrid energy recovery systems, are quieter than the screaming V8s used until last year.

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