From GMM
F1 engineers will work with the sport's new engine formula for 2013 to create a "sexy" sound.
That is the claim of Fernando Alonso, amid fears F1's formidable engine note is not reduced to a feeble buzz after the normally-aspirated V8s roar for the last time next year.
Asked about the likely sound of the 4-cylinder turbo engines in 2013, Ferrari driver Alonso said on Thursday at Ferrari's media event in the Italian Dolomites: "For the driver, the change will not be a big one. From the cockpit, we hear only 5 or 10 per cent of the ambient noise anyway."
"For the fans, of course, it is important, but I am sure the engineers will work for example with the exhaust to ensure that the sound is sexy enough," added Fernando Alonso.
F1 engineers will work with the sport's new engine formula for 2013 to create a "sexy" sound.
That is the claim of Fernando Alonso, amid fears F1's formidable engine note is not reduced to a feeble buzz after the normally-aspirated V8s roar for the last time next year.
Asked about the likely sound of the 4-cylinder turbo engines in 2013, Ferrari driver Alonso said on Thursday at Ferrari's media event in the Italian Dolomites: "For the driver, the change will not be a big one. From the cockpit, we hear only 5 or 10 per cent of the ambient noise anyway."
"For the fans, of course, it is important, but I am sure the engineers will work for example with the exhaust to ensure that the sound is sexy enough," added Fernando Alonso.