I agree with you. It is not bad the V6 but it's not proper for an F1 race car. I remember back to the V10 period when I went to Monza for friday practice. I could hear only one engine when fired up in the box while I was still one mile far from the circuit. Now I can't even hear the cars if they are on the opposite side of the circuit. Very sad thing
V12 screams too but for these track days Ferrari has, the limiters are lower on revs to preserve the engine so we didn't get the full V12 sound we knew
@@SirRobbins rev limiters are always the same. It's up to the owner to choose when to upshift. The V12 was also in the out lap so that's why he doesn't go flat out.
Rolls Royce Merlin, Rolls Royce Griffon, or Daimler Benz DB 605 running wide open. Truly awesome inline aero engines. For radials, nothing beats the Pratt and Whitney R-2800, although the Bristol Centaur and BMW 801 are pretty damned good.
The V10 just does it for me. It takes me back to when I was a little lad watching F1 on the TV with my dad. My dad is no longer here, but those memories will last forever.
That's a beautiful one, love it. It's beautiful when passion comes from your father and you can share it. Thank you very much Anthony for this comment, I've loved it !!
@@EnginLurens I was a big Hakkinen fan, he was a big Schumacher fan. He passed in late 2001, just after Schumi won his 4th title... Will forever miss our rivalry on the sofa.
@@anthonygosler7125 ahahah I remember these days but not very well 'cause in 2001 I was 6 years old. But in 1999 I went for the first time to Monza for free practices on friday. It was one of the key moments of my passion for motorsports. I will never forget and I will never stop saying tank you to my father. Those V10s shook my soul 😍
V10 the best. I will never forget the sound I heard on the morning of the 1999 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne from my hotel room when the 7am warm up began. The quiet city on a Sunday morning shattered by that incredible shriek which tingled my spine. But nothing with a turbo can ever sound as good. But we should enjoy the moment as the future promises electric F1 cars. Sickening.
Thank you very much !! I appreciate a lot 🙏🏻 I admit that I like the V6 Turbo sound, even if it is not very appropriate for an F1. But I love engines so I like more or less all the sound in the world ahahah. Thanks for your comment, have a good day ;)
This footage still sounds very different from what you'd hear in real life, as I'm sure you know. There's a very distinct turbo whistle you can clearly hear in real life but video doesn't do it justice. Its still nowhere near the old engines in real life but its a nice sound :)
@@yar2000 mmm I partially agree with you. Clearly the sound in the video sounds different from the real one but talking about turbo whistle I do not agree. There is a whistle, as you can hear a bit in the video while cars are coming with throttle released but they actually do not sound different from that in real life. Maybe you can hear it more clear but not different. And it also depend on the engines, some are more turbo-noiosy, some others less. Yeah, nice but not as good as old ones !! :)
@@EnginLurens Oh yeah the engine sounds themselves are definitely close to real life in the video (much closer than the TV broadcast, that doesnt even sound like its the same engine), but everytime I've been to a hybrid race I've noticed you can really clearly hear the cars sucking in the air in a very high pitch. Its a noticeable sound and I personally really like it but not a single video I've seen does it justice. It does depend on the engine though I agree, you can hear the difference pretty well. I visited the Austrian GP in 2019 and the Mclarens made a very weird high-pitched sound which sounded like a lower volume V8 from a distance, but the Renault with the same engine didn't produce that same sound. Its weird. There seems to be more to the sound than just the engine but I don't know enough about the tech behind it all to know what it is.
@@yar2000 oh yes, now I understood what you mean and I agree with you. I will post some videos sooner or later about Abu Dhabi GP 2019, maybe in these videos you can hear it a little ;)
I know what you mean, when I was at Silverstone in 2004 for my first ever live F1 event and when they all fired up in the pitlane, I thought my skin was going to peel off from the sheer volume and power!! IMMENSE! 😍
They're all iconic sounds, but V6's fit Indycar a lot better, and they still sound absolutely incredible for turbocharged V6's! and they have a nice grunty purr when they startup
I was lucky to have seen quite a few races in person between 2001 - 2007. The sound was just out of this world, you needed earplugs. It felt like these machines were somehow alien and not manmade. I haven't heard the modern F1 cars but somehow I don't want to spoil the memories.
I know very well what you mean !! With old natural aspirated engines the sound was so powerful and loud that, as you said, it seemed to come from another planet. I remember that when I was in some points very close to the track and cars passed full throttle near me I used to feel my whole body vibrating. Absolutely amazing !!
I kinda like the v6 sound with the turbo and hybrid system spin in it, I'm all for change as long as it's good and seeing teams push close to 1000hp out of a 1.6l v6 that can actually last a couple of races is quite incredible to me
I know they aren't the most amazing sounding engines, but the amount of power they squeeze out of those 6 cylinders is pretty incredible. And they don't even need to refuel during a race
the 98t's v6 was a 1.6 liter v6 if im not mistaken, porsche's 919 made somewhere around 750hp on just the four cylinders alone, the thing people dont realize that they dislike about the v6's of todays f1 is that they are extracting so much from the exhaust gases these days that the pitch and tune of the exhaust note has changed dramatically. remove all the electronic power supplements & those engines would sound pretty similar to the old v6's of the 80s, though they wouldnt be anywhere near as fuel efficient as they are lol..
We don’t give a shit about all the stuff your v6 can do, we want a yelling exhaust sound from our formula 1 and the v6 can’t be loud enough so we complain
@@parisienii6522 if you watch F1 for engine sounds and not the race and the engineering that goes into it just stop watching, maybe NASCAR is more your type.
This v10 sound.. it reminds me of my childhood. Its the most magical and loud screaming sound i ever heart in my life! Watching every race together with my dad. We went to german and belgian GP that time. I still remember i was so impressed about ''that guy in the red marlboro car'' because me as a kid definetly could see how good Michael Schumacher was. I wish i could go back in the time to whitness it again. It will be on my memories forever!
The sound of the new v6 may be nice and „loud“ But when you hear a V8 or V10 F1 car in real life, you literally shit your pants.. For me this is one of the main things about F1s magic
Dear Robert Koch. You said it completely right. You hear a V6 coming nearer as a car approaches, but when it's a V10 or a V12.. Oh my.. You don't hear the cars approaching, you can feeeeel them getting closer.
Still giving me goosebumps hearing those engines roar not like what we have nowadays. Still fast but lack of iconic sounds. Used to be my no.1 favorite sport to watch
My favourites are definitely V10 & V6 Turbo V10 bc it sounds amazing V6 Turbo since it is more comfortable for me to listen to those for a longer time and because I am most used to them haha
V10 sounds the best because of its flat crank configuration. V8 and V12 are nice and loud. As for the V6 turbo, well it doesn't sound bad in itself, it's just that we all prefer screaming 18k RPM engines for a F1 car.
The fact that some people think that we have to "save the environment" on these 20 cars that race for 3 days every second week for 7 months makes me laugh and cry at the same time. Meanwhile there is probably like 3000 5L v8 trucks rolling down on the Toronto 401 highway with a single person sitting in each just in this single minute.
You're tight, but most of the innovations we have today were first developed and tested on F1 cars. Forcing them to be eco-friendly directly impacts the passengers cars technology.
you've missed the point entirely, people cry and moan about "fuel saving tech ruins my cars performance" & motorsport funnily enough is competition as a form of advertisement for manufacturers, basically the big brands want to show that you can still get mind bending performance out of smaller displacement engines. is F1 creating climate change all on its own? no, but as time progresses so does technology and more importantly, rules, good luck trying to get a V10 to the end of a race without refueling.
F1 started the V6 turbo era with a “bait & switch” tactic, in all promotional events in the US had the V10’s to draw in the crowds. The V10’s screamed in the city streets, then the first timers got the V6 turbos on the track. Oh the disappointment..
The V12 comes close but the V10 sound, is the sound of sweet mechanical violence, that the other engines can't match. That V10 sound gives me goosebumps every time. 😍 0:27
I think it comes because it’s a bit out of step. Engines with multiples of four cylinders sound very smooth, as they slot neatly into the stroke cycle. The V10 can’t do that, so it sounds like it’s slightly off-beat and that’s what gives it that almost angry sound. I have to agree, as sweet as the V12 sounds, the V10 is something else
Fortunately I got to hear the final year of the V10 at Indianapolis. It made my hair stand up and there is nothing like that sound. Gives me goosebumps thinking about it.
I say it how it is: I need that rough „gumpy“ V6T sound for low speed passages (like monza T1-T3), that V8 accelleration sound (including pops and bangs in downshifts) from mid rev and the iconic V10 scream in high rev… That would be my dream F1 sound
I think the V8 is very underrated, the V10 can be seen as overrated, and the V12 doesn’t get enough credit. I love the V12 because it has that deep high pitched noise that can never get annoying at top speed, as the V8 and V10 only sounds best at upshifts. I also think with the V8 and the blowing diffuser at its best is really nice as well. I don’t know if it comes with the engine or the car design but that is great. V12 is my personal favorite V6........ No comment. Doesn’t fit the car
For me v8 is the best. Being in the drs zone in Montreal with them flying by in the v8 period. Ears hurt so bad but it felt so good. Havent watched f1 in years. Not the same
I have to say, it's the V10 for me. It's just right. Moment I hear that sound it takes me back to my childhood.. memories of my Father watching the F1 on TV. I remember once we were away on holidays and it was beautiful summer day and my Dad was in the hotel in darkness watching the F1. 😂 My Mom was saying he even glued to the TV on holidays.. he could have stayed at home at watched it there for free. 😂 I miss the only F1 of the 70s, 80s, 90s.. I just don't have the same interest in it today, sorry to say. Each to their own and I am glad that others enjoy todays F1 but personally, at least for me, I feel it has changed too much from the F1 I knew and loved. The cars, the circuits, the drivers, the politics. I hope I don't offend anyone by saying that, I have nothing against today's fans. I just love the golden era.. to me, it was much more raw and exciting, just the connection of man and machine, no nonsense.. yes, it was the highest technology of the day but today, looked at as somewhat primitive, a beauty in it's simplicity, and at the time, everything always advancing.. not to mention in the old days the drivers were true gladiators.. so much bravery and talent, no fancy driving aids or electronics.. it was a very special time that will never be seen again.
This comment is so true. Thanks for sharing your memories !! As I said to another guy who shares his memories with his father, I like very much this kind of stories. THANK YOU. I also agree with you with the other part of the comment, you are damn right and I think in the same way. Also, I still watch F1 because I like racecars, they're in my blood. But most of the times I get disappointed about something that happens during the weekend. I miss the golden era too, it was much more genuine racing. For ever in my memories.
As a teenager I attended the British GP at Brands Hatch in 1968. Back then the safety protocols were lax (to put it mildly) and the spectators could literally stand along side the track behind a bunch of hay bales. You would be a few feet away from the cars as they screamed by and the V12 Matra engine used in some of the cars sounded just like a dentist’s drill amplified to an ear splitting decibel level and it was so “piercing” that it felt like someone was drilling into your skull. I developed a migraine headache that afternoon from the intense sound of the cars the likes of which I have never experienced before or since.
Ahahahah this is very funny to read 😄 But I liked it very much. As I said many times these stories I read from you are so beautiful because I imagine how different was F1 back in those times. And these experiences form all of you are very very cool to hear !! Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it very very much :)
I miss the days of V10's & V12's. The sound of todays engines just don't cut it for me. I still watch when I can, but I no longer follow it the way I did during the times of those engines.
Funny how people complained about the high pitched sound and now that they listened to the fans people are still complaining 😂 Personnaly I like the lower sound, it's sounds like the f1 of the 70/80's, when f1 smelled of oil and men not computer screens and boys
@@Mrlimbus2060 We're just joking about the fact that today's V6 engines sounds more like lawnmowers when compared to the older F1 engines, especially the V10s & V12s!
You guys can all hate on me for this. I actually like every single one of these engines equally. They are all unique. Thats right, including the v6. I don't know why you guys trash on it so much.
The V10 engines are no joke, if like less than a metre standing at these cars exhausts, the v10 engines have a shocking decibel level. They can be up to 150db or more. Now that's incredibly loud right 😮😮😮
It's not about amount of cylinders, but rev limiter. Current cars have fuel flow limit, so they don't rev too high to limit fuel consumption. FIA has attempted to encourage higher revs by removing fuel limit after certain RPM value, but, i guess, teams have already adapted to using lower revs. But, for example, in 2020 you could hear McLaren getting close to that high pitched sound in qualifying. I assume, they were using that exact high revs rule.
the f1's 4 engine sounds great to my ears, I like the f1 v8 v10 v12 engine the best, and the v6 sounds good too but its engine is very different from the others I fan f1
It's just incredible how so many of us f1 fans just agreed on v10s.. however brutal v12 may sound or fast the turbo gen is.. surely it was the golden era with tyre choices, fueling strategies and different engines.. miss those races