Red Bull RB16

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gandharva
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Engine sound different this year. Much more dull (bit like Renault), but also very high pitched turbo noises.

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Holm86
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gandharva wrote:
03 Jul 2020, 12:24
Engine sound different this year. Much more dull (bit like Renault), but also very high pitched turbo noises.
Could it be a matter of microphones??

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gandharva
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Maybe, but the Merc is not that different to last year.

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Holm86
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gandharva wrote:
03 Jul 2020, 12:30
Maybe, but the Merc is not that different to last year.
Okay sad then, the Honda had a very specific noise last year ...

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Marti_EF3
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It still have that noise. When I was on the test on February, it was clear when a Honda PU was near. Also with that bangs that still are today

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gandharva wrote:
03 Jul 2020, 12:24
Engine sound different this year. Much more dull (bit like Renault), but also very high pitched turbo noises.
Its the microphones, as per tradition, the onboard sound quality has gotten even worse this year. Ferrari's onboard was just screeching distortion, Verstappen's f1tv stream was a bassboosted exhaust, in general its sh*t

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Bandit1216
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Don't get me wrong guys, because I would like to hear screaming engines back but;

When you have a hybrid engine limited in efficiency, I would like it to make no noise at all. No heat loss either if that would be possible. Making a lot of noise is not a good sign since 2014. Transferring part of the heat and even noise back into energy using an electrically coupled turbo compound engine is the whole reason they got so quiet relative to the na engines.

Think about it. If the honda would make no noise at all, and no heat loss either, It would be 2000 hp and no radiator needed. That would be a slim bodywork. They would need to ad a horn to make themselves heared when lapping every 3 laps.

I know this all is a bit of BS, but please stop thinking you can hear horse powers somehow.
But just suppose it weren't hypothetical.

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Verstappen's Redbull is using a new nose...Check the pylons that link the nose to the wing :shock:

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MtthsMlw
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I don't think it is possible to fit an engine in that tight of an engine cover.
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MtthsMlw
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GioKer32 wrote:
03 Jul 2020, 16:29
Verstappen's Redbull is using a new nose...Check the pylons that link the nose to the wing :shock:
Good catch. They tested both versions today. This is the new one with the mounting pylons beneath the nose and the "duct" layout is different.
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The 2 noses

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godlameroso
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That's like 105mm rear ride height and ~35 at the front.
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A distant peek at the diffuser/underfloor:

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You guys are losing it. The Honda still sounds unreal, if anything more intense this year. Not sure what onboards you're seeing!

I'll see if I can get a grab from a Hotlap and post.