Mercedes to test megaphone exhaust in Barcelona practice 8 May, 2014 Mercedes is preparing to show off a louder Formula 1 V6 turbo engine note during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. Early this week, team chief Toto Wolff revealed that one proposed solution to the turbo V6 sound ‘problem' is a sort of 'megaphone' addition to the exhaust. Along with Ferrari and Renault, Formula 1′s three engine makers have been considering how to spice up the sound of Formula 1 2014, after some spectators and promoters were shocked at the difference compared to the screaming V8s of 2013. 'The solutions range from very complex solutions within the exhaust system down to a simple megaphone at the...
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