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Ecclestone continues on a mission to make F1 louder

Bernie Ecclestone Formula 1 circus master Bernie Ecclestone has been on a mission in Malaysia this weekend to turn up the volume on the all new Formula 1 V6 turbo engine era. Apparently alarmed that the sport's new, quieter tones will drive away promoters, sponsors and fans, the Formula 1 chief executive has been hard at work trying to come up with a way to make the turbo V6s louder. 'We think there's a way,' Ecclestone told the BBC late on Saturday. 'They're working on it and I think we're going to get it done.' However, not everyone likes the sound of all the bleating about Formula 1′s new ‘power units'. After Sebastian Vettel denounced the sound as 'shit', McLaren's Jenson...
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