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***".The reduced volume generated by the new power-units proved to be a major talking point both during and after the season-opening Australian GP, with the debate itself arguably sounding louder than the low growl emanating from the V6s, the greener but downsized successors to the much-mourned V8s. While 'pump up the volume' has become the new mantra of outraged purists who would prefer not to be able to hear themselves think, other trackside observers have praised F1's new soundtrack as a 'multi-faceted noise' that allows other aspects of the show to...
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