Carlos Sainz says the roar of F1 engines no longer gives him “goose bumps” like it used to – but insists the noise factor should not be “over-estimated”. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been among those calling for the return of “high-revving engines that sound fantastic” like they did 15 years or so ago. But times have moved on and Formula 1 now has bigger fish to fry, both in terms of its impact and contribution to environmental matters and also in ensuring it provides exciting racing. Although Sainz remembers with some fondness the screaming engines he used to hear when taken to the Spanish Grand Prix by his rally champion father in his youth, he believes the...
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