But Red Bull driver relieved with the pace shown by RB10
in Melbourne
Sebastian Vettel has waded into the ironically-loud row
about the new sound of F1 by describing the howl of the V6 engines as
"s***".
The reduced volume generated by the new power-units
proved to be a major talking point both during and after the season-opening
Australian GP, with the debate itself arguably sounding louder than the low
growl emanating from the V6s, the greener but downsized successors to the
much-mourned V8s.
While 'pump up the volume' has become the new mantra of
outraged purists who would prefer not to be able to hear themselves think,
other trackside observers have praised F1's new soundtrack as a 'multi-faceted
noise' that allows other aspects of the show to come to an audible fore.
'From trackside in a braking area you'd hear the whistle
and whine of turbo and cam gears, the rumble of resistance as torque was taken
from the rear axle and fed to the battery, you'd hear part-throttle hesitancy
and then a beautifully cultured V6 howl' wrote Mark Hughes in his
post-Melbourne column for Sky Sports F1. Colleague Martin Brundle, however, was
rather less convinced, arguing 'there simply isn't enough volume and some of
the intense drama has been lost.'
Speaking to reporters ahead of this weekend's Malaysia
GP, Vettel was even more damning in his assessment of F1's new sound, instantly
dismissing it as "s**t", before railing, in rather more eloquent
terms, against the retirement of ear-deafening sensory overload.
"F1 has to be spectacular and the sound is one of
the most important things," mused the Red Bull driver. "I remember
when I was a small child, and I don't remember much, being six years old when
we went to watch practice at the German GP and the thing I recall is how loud
the cars were and the feeling of the ground vibrating. It's a shame we don't
have that anymore."
Sky Sports F1's Simon Lazenby and Martin Brundle look
ahead to the Malaysia GP .
On the track, Vettel is determined to make plenty of
noise on the Sepang Circuit this weekend after departing Melbourne frustrated
with his own early retirement but heartened by the RB10's belated competitive
showing in the hands of new team-mate Daniel Ricciardo.
"The pace in Melbourne was a surprise and the
weekend generally was a positive. The points scored, zero, wasn't satisfactory,
but it was a relief on Friday to learn that the car, and the package, is quick.
We weren't happy with our preparations and the problems we had in Melbourne are
down to us not running enough, it's as simple as that. It wasn't a massive
surprise with the poor preparation we have had," the reigning World
Champion remarked.
"My hope for here is that we are reliable and can
improve from where we were in Melbourne. Everything is possible here and I
wouldn't mind some rain."
The German's wish may well be granted, with the risk of
thunderstorms predicted for all three days of the event.
But come rain, shine or thunderstorms, it's a certainty
that the row about the lack of noise from the V6s will continue to rumble on.
Culled from Skysports
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