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Formula 1 cranking up the volume for TV
Formula 1 is working on a microphone that can be attached to a car’s exhaust system to make the sport louder and more ‘visceral’ for television viewers. Engine noise has been a talking point since the quieter, more fuel-efficient 1.6 litre V6 turbo hybrid power units were introduced in 2014 in place of the raspier and less sophisticated V8 engines. Formula One’s commercial managing director Sean Bratches said more needed to be done for the worldwide audience. “One of the things that we want to amplify going forward are the sounds of the sport, because they are viscerally moving to fans and critically important in all the research that we do,” he told Reuters. Bratches said...
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