I'm glad somebody has made a video on one of the strangest and arguably most important days for F1 in the 2010s. The feeling in the stands was a mixture of shock and confusion, everyone around me had this same expression of disappointment and i'm sure they all had the same feeling of "This is it? That's what they sound like?".

When they swapped to V6 it was very weird and disappointing in my book. I was so used to the V8 and V10 engines and suddenly it just felt like it was... quiet, too quiet for F1. It just felt like some magic left the Sport..

F1 was very lucky it had a good title fight in 2014. That was literally all that season had

I’m honestly sad I never got to hear the V8s at a live race. I’ve heard a demo run of Sebastian Vettel’s 2012 Red Bull before, but it’s not the same as being at a race with 20+ cars

When Alonso drove his 2005 Renault around Abu Dhabi before FP2 in 2020, Lewis was in the press pit at the time being interviewed. Even with a mask on, FOM caught the thirst on his face when the V10 scream echoed-off the pit buildings!

I remember seeing a Force India spin out in one of the sessions during the 2014 Bahrain GP and I will never forget my disappointment in the tire screeching being the predominant sound.

Agreed. I always look back at 2014-16 being the years where F1 really was at such a low. The end of the Bernie Ecclestone era where F1 didn't even know what KZfaq was for 😂

Amazing job at bringing something new to a conversation that has gotten so heated and so talked about. As a nascar fan that has been to a race, being able to feel those engines and be overwhelmed by the beautiful ballad of machinery is a crucial part of racing and the passion that drives it.

I'm new to F1, but as an engineering student the quieter engines is satisfying from a scientific standpoint knowing that the engines went toward actually powering the car (i.e. the engine is more efficient and as such more energy goes towards generating thrust rather than generating heat and notably, generating sound), which kinda cancels out on my end.

I really hope the 2026 engine regs deliver a good sound. Doesn't have to be as loud as the old v10s but has to be better than what we have now.

For me the sound of a screaming V10 is the most beautiful sound in the world. It genuinely makes me sad that I will never get to experience it in real life.

I was at the 2012 Australian GP at turns 11-12. Absolutely incredible chest vibrations

I feel the noise of each engine generation has its own character that makes them unique. The engines of the 80s and 90s were very mechanical, the V10s of the early 2000s were all about the shrill and wail, the V8s that came afterwards were like a mix of both, then our current V6 turbos roar and bellow. Maybe because I've only been following F1 since 2020, but I love the current noise and found the early 2000s V10s that everyone loves, too much for me. The 2010s V8s is where its at for me, not so high-pitched, still visceral and I can hear the machine working.

Great video dude, I went to the British Grand Prix from 2001 to 2013 and yeah the sound back then was something to behold. My dad and I sat at the pit straight in 2004 and the sound of 20 peak- era V10's felt like it would open up a portal to another dimension... I've heard the new turbo V6 hybrids, albeit the early versions, when I worked at the British GP in 2015 in one of the burger vans, and yeah the difference in sound was quite something, it was like someone had put the cars on 30% volume.

I was fortunate to see the inaugural USGP in 2012 and I will never forget that sound.

Tbh the V6 has improved greatly since 2014. I think particularly that year sounded very quiet and buzzy, but since 2017, the sound changed, becoming deeper and more resounding, though not as loud as a v8.

I was honestly positively surprised back in 2017, when I first visited an F1 race in the V6 hybrid era. I thought the sound would be horrific because of how many people had been complaining about it in previous years, but I thought it wasn't too bad. The cars with Ferrari engines, particularly the Saubers, sounded really good 🙌🏽

I wouldn't say the engines today are much better. They still sound muffled compared to the heydays of the V8 and V10 and while both the sound and car aesthetics have improved, they are *massive* at the moment and make fast-paced racing like in the 2000s pretty much impossible. These are good steps forward, but I grew up with the V10 sounds and nothing will ever stop me from wanting _those_ back.

It's really interesting this topic as someone who came into the fold after the end of v8s. For me having never known the old sounds it's never been an issue to me and merely a pro if there is good engine sound. I think we can all agree we would like improved engine sound though

Another great video. You are on fire lately. Keep them coming!

I remember when I was a kid, I used to make my own V10 impression while playing with my toy cars. Those were good days.

Not just the sound... it's somehow also completely destroys the competitions like seriously for 8 freakin' years the same team held the constructor championship. WHY and HOW??? looking back at the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 seasons was so good because the battle for the championship was so close!!

I remember being so excited for 2014 as I had been following the sport since around 2010 and hadn’t been through a major regulation change. I woke up for FP1 in Melbourne and literally thought the TV volume was at minimum… And most interestingly I could hear the lock ups! Something you never would’ve heard before because of how loud the engines were.

I rememeber seeing a clip on KZfaq showing the end of qualifying in Australia 2014. Those cars were so quiet that you could easily hear the crowds. I'm so glad they've improved the engine sounds

My first recording on my 3310 was a 8 second recording of schumi flying down turn 11 or 12 at Albert Park in 01 qualifying i used to listen to that a thousand times before the phone got pinched from my locker the next year.

I went to my first race in 2016, but my dad went to the Austin GP since 2012, and he all ways tells me, that theirs nothing compared with how engines were back then, I mean I watch f1 since I was born, but I never got to attend a race with V10s or V8s 😢

Honestly, F1 will not survive without it's core fans. It is headed the way of nascar.

Back in 2017 I was able to attend the Goodwood FoS. The thing that I remember most was standing about 10-15 ft away from the Brawn F1 car as it left the line to make its run up the hill. I didn’t have ear plugs in. It was so loud that I couldn’t hear for what felt like minutes. It was the most incredible thing I’ve ever heard in person. A few minutes later the Mercedes of that year left the line and it was so quiet that I didn’t really care about it. A GT3 Cup car seemed as loud as it. Once you hear an older F1 car in person at high rpm that close there is no substitute for it

thank you for making this video, i stopped watching the sport after melbourne 2014. People always say that if you watch it for the sound your a fake fan but those people who say that have not felt it in real life. the v8s sounded like a jackhammer x10. videos dont do a justice of how violent and brutal they were. With biofuel and hydrogen these engines can be fired up again for sure and withstand 70+ laps. maybe if they bump the revs up to 15,000 after mguh in 2026 we could hear a dramatic difference but nothing pulls my heart strings like a v8 or v10😪

I absolutely love your documentary videos.

Back when they didn't had that huge restricted access to some parts of the track some brazilian commentators shared fond memories of walking through the tunnel in Monaco in the early 90's during practice and feeling the sheer reverberation caused by high revving engines on the fastest part of the track. For me it might be the best place to watch F1 cars go by, even though they don't have the ear bleeding noise

I started watching in 2001. For me, Formula One simply *IS* the screaming of a V10. I've only been privileged enough to see one race in real life, and that's the 2013 Belgian Grand Prix (also Heikki Kovalainen driving the 2005 Renault at Zolder, but that wasn't a race). I'm so happy I saw the last race with a somewhat decent sounding engine before the swap to V6s.

You can even see that almost everybody had ear protection on in 2013, but then in 2014 everybody stopped wearing one.

I was so lucky to get to see a ferarri fox track day a few years ago at road Atlanta and see a V10 and V8 f1 car do hit laps. I got chill hearing them pull out of the pits and come down the track. Amazing experience!

I remember FP1 Australia 2014 where you can actually hear the tyre squealing when they lock up because the engine note was so low. RIP

I didn't get to watch seasons prior to 2011, but I've checked them out and, I love those old ages way more than the ones we've had from 2014 to now. For instance, my favorite car is the F2007; unbelievable sound and amazing aero, wide enough, long enough. It's just sad we probably will never see this again.

I was thinking about this just yesterday. F1's probably the largest it's ever been in terms of fanbase, but the on-track product isn't necessarily great and hasn't been for most years in the hybrid-era. If you want to capitalise on this newfound fanbase... the sport needs to be exciting, part of that is the looks, another part of it is the sound, and the most important one is the competitiveness of the teams. 2023 needs to be a good year for F1.

Amazing vid man!

When you look at viewership throughout the years, the only thing that saved f1 was the Netflix show Drive to Survive. The year prior to its release F1 had the lowest viewership in history, so now the sport if full of new fans that don’t really know any different.

F1’s soul is not the sound of the cars, and has never been. F1 is hard racing on the most competitive level, amongst the best drivers, (#latifiisthebest) in the fastest cars in the world! Although I miss the sound of the old/older cars, that’s not (and never was) why we watch our beloved sport!

I could just imagine how those v10s sounded like in person. My 1st race was Schumacher's last win in China. It was V8s at the time and the sound, you can feel it in your chest as you enter the track. They were giving earplugs back then to fans.

I was there, Friday March 14, 2014 at 12:30 PM on the inside of Turn 1. I'm still saddened by the sound 9 years later.

I've never experienced any F1 live on track, but having followed raced on TV since I was very young, and having watched some comparisons, I personally (and I mean PERSONALLY) don't get what is this noise thing about. Engines at the time of Schumacher, Massa or Raikkonen were loud, but the engine noise was too high pitched. To me watching and older F1 race is like trying to study or relax while a couple of very annoying mosquitos fly by your ear every time a car passes on the main straight. The sound of modern V6 engines is, to my hear, less obnoxiously loud and more substantial, richer on the lower end. And you said that one of the reasons people went to see it live was the sound, but when I take a look at videos taken from the crowd in Melbourne 2014 I see a lot of people with hearing protections. Praising the V10 engines for their loud noise is like saying that the concert was great because the volume of the music was so high that you got whining ears for two days after it. When I listen to music, I don't want it obnoxiously loud, just high enough that you feel it very well, but I want to appreciate all the tones and the timbres. PS: If you want more high pitched stuff, listen to electric car racing, like Formula E or rally stuff. Those "hairdryer" engines DO scream a lot for having no explosions in them

I still remember my first time at Sepang in 2003 as if it were yesterday. The V10 induced visceral feeling of the ground shaking and your body vibrating is something that's quite indescribable, you have to experience it to know it. I don't think stopped shaking for many hours after the race had ended. Watching my favourite driver, Juan Montoya, down the back straight in Williams BMW revving at 18000 RPM was one of my life' s most cherished memories.

I became an F1 fan in 2007 when I was 16 and was in love with the sound. I was sad when I heard the 2014 engines and remember the outcry from people on Twitter and blogs. Now that I’m older I appreciate more than the sound but man at that time I was so upset.

The first and so far only race I went to was in 2021 and if you do not have a base to compare, they are still pretty loud and sound kind of okay, at least compared to early times of turbo hybrid era.

Wait till they enforce the two cilinder twostrokes.

I've been to the Grand Prix in Zandvoort in 2022. The sound of the F3 cars was really amazing, Porsche's were cool aswell. But F2 and F1 just had such an empty and quiet sound

honestly like the V6 sounds a lot

Im glad that in the last few years the sound has improved from the stale vacuum it was in 2014. e.g. 2019 Honda

Grooved slicks & turbo V6s are among the biggest self-owns in F1 history

My first f1 race was in 2000 brasil. My second was in 2014 austin. The looks i got wearing huge hearing protection made sense as the first qualy lap was made. Everyone that i brought with me was at their first race and when the cars came out they all thought i was playing a joke on them, telling them to bring ear protection, or i was overly dramatic.

Not even worth going to a gp these days better to stay at home and watch. Man I miss the old engines, hearing and feeling them live was something you will never forget.

The roaring V10s and V8s were the reason why I became a fan of F1. I still remembered the screaming V8 from the Ferrari in 2010s when I was a kid. The hybrids doesn't give the same vibe as the high revving N/A engines.

I relate to this at many levels, i go to car events all the time just to hear the sound, i go to wrc rally in my country and some hill climb and drift events all the time and the sound is a BIG reason for you to go, hill climb for example is pretty boring to watch live because you only see one or maybe 2 corners of the track, the cars come at 100-200 kmph and you only see them for a few seconds and its just 1 car at a time but one of the big reasons why we go is to hear the sound, that sound, those NA 4 cyl and 6cyl and v8s and even v12, the turbo sounds of those 800hp+ monsters that shit is fire.... man those v8 judd engines... they are amazing to hear, its a big part of the experience hearing all those different sounds from the cars. Imagine drifting with electric cars, that would be so lameeeeee, we want those jdm stutu sounds man its part of the culture

I was there on that day, my first F1 event. I got free tickets thanks to my tafe course. Our teacher warned us that it would be really loud, I knew the new sound was gonna be different but not like this! If you were wondering around the track, you could barely even hear the cars! The highlight of my day was seeing a 2011 Red Bull do a few laps for the speed comparison. Every time that screaming V8 went past, it felt like someone was drilling into my ear. I brought headphones expecting it to be that loud all day, and I would have worn them if it was V8’s or V10’s. I remember Martin Brundle saying on race day, that he didn’t mind the tone but it was just too quiet. I agree with him, and I’m glad the V6’s have got a bit of sound to them now. I always talk to my mates about the loud V8’s and V10’s and they’re just not interested. Themselves, and possibly other Netflix era fans, just don’t understand or care about the iconic F1 sound we’ve lost.

The editing and thumbnail of this video really had me thinking this was about someone that died that I wasn’t aware of

They just gotta make the turbos and turbo flutters/blow off valves loud as hell, alot of people love that stuff.

Was in Melbourne for that first race. Left 6 laps early and never watch an f1 race again. Been to at least 10 f1 events before this. And watched it religiously on tv week in week out

I concur ...great vid ! I don't know how many others might feel like me, but I would enjoy a complete overhaul of the car's design formula ... In my opinion, the cars should be downsized to fit the CLASSIC ICONIC circuits like Monaco, rather than the circuit being forced to fit the cars !!! Sure miss F1 here in INDY .... all good things to all of you and all of yours ;-] 🏁🏁🏁

I think formula one should go back to v8s or v10s, while still keeping the hybrid system, that way fans still get the sound that they want, and teams and the manufacturers behind them still get to develop the hybrid technology

I feel fortunate enough to have seen the V10’s and V8’s in person. What an experience. Doubt I’ll see that again.

For me F1 and the screaming cars go hand in hand. I was at Hockenheim in 2003 when I was a kid, and I remember how I could "survive" qualifiying only while sticking my fingers in the ear, because it was soooo damn loud. One time a Renault caught me unprepared and I will never forget this sound. F1 is about going to the limit. And the screaming sound is part of that. You can hear the limit of V10 cars when they bang down the straight of indianapolis or the long straights of the old Hockenheim layout. So... I understand totally what you say. Yes I still like F1, but if I had the chance to change many things to make it more like back in the days, I would do so

I went to Silverstone qualifying in 2010, me and my Dad were at what's now the final 2 corners. The Lotus (green ones) were so loud, I could here them from half a lap away when it sounded only corners away. Personally I liked the 2014 engine sounds. Especially the raw sounds of the Mercedes.

I've been to Austrian GP 2022 and yes, the sound of parade V10 Williams and V8 Red Bull was crazy, one of the most breathtaking experiences of my life, but to be completely honest, I'm happy that it happened. I can't imagine sitting through the entire weekend with 20 of these cars going round, after a few training sessions it would start to become just irritating, you'd have to wear ear protection anyway, and it's just tiring in a long run.

I think one good thing the 2014 cars had was that they looked very difficuly to drive

I remember being able to hear the tires squeal when someone locked his brakes for the first time in 2014 Melbourne GP. That was just stupid.

The Sound makes such a big difference, in 2022 I got the Chance to See a motoGP race and the Sound was Stunning. You can't experience that at home over the TV, you may have more angels but the sound is just stunning. I imagine it is the same for F1. Would have loved to hear the V8s live AT a race

I was there in the crowd, they ran a v8 redbull car for the speed comparison and then when these cars came out the crowd was dead silent and everyone was looking at each other like wtf? The carrera cup and v8 Supercars were 10x louder and 1 car louder than the entire f1 grid. The cars do sound much better now tho but never the same as the n/a v8/10/12’s I lot of us thought maybe they would sound like the 80’s turbo 6’s but they did not.

I was going to video game TAFE across the road from the track and was only ever peripherally interested in F1, despite having raced electric 1/10 on-road RC cars competitively for four years. I'd never heard F1s in person before the 2014 season. We could hear the cars from my building easily, and yet, I was still a little disappointed. I was always enthusiastic about electric cars, I learned to appreciate the sound of a silent car from my RC racing, I know much about F1 and the sounds, and yet I still thought it was odd.

this is 1 of my “life regrets” not seeing micheal schumacher race and and not going too a race before 2014 .. and wot makes me sad is i actually had a few chances too go to a race , but i was young dumb and too busy partying every weekend 😢😭😭😭😭 and yes f1 has lost its soul

I remember watching the V8 cars during practice for the 2010 British Grand Prix in a stand opposite the pitlane, the noise level was painful, I for one welcomed quieter cars!

You visually observe speed, however you FEEL the vibration and the noise of a screaming V12/V10/V8 pierce through to your core. It's like going to a top fuel dragster event, the cars run 4 second quarter miles, but the way they do it, is something you NEVER forget. In my opinion, modern Formula 1 as a technical spectacle is amazing (W11 for example), but it is without a soul these days.

Once I played automation, build a 1.6l v6 engine with massive turbos on it and you won't hear an engine there. You thought 2014 f1 was a vacuum cleaner? Well, you haven't heard of this little engine. *You literally have a vacuum cleaner for an engine!* The more toned-down version was a jet engine and another v6 I made was a 2014 F1 sound And don't expect too much power from it since it only makes 456 hp for the wild and 404 for the toned down Oh and it has 8,5 km/l and 10,5 km/l fuel efficiency with ron 90-ish fuel

I don't know if the fact that I only started watching F1 comparatively recently (well after 2014) has something to do with it, but - I don't care about the sound. And to me it has always been as much about the Innovation as it has been about racing. I don't even care as much which driver wins as I care about which team does - and to me the best winners are those teams that find a way with the rules that is unexpected and brave. Maybe that's just me tho. And even if we one day had to witness an F1 car with an i4 engine (which tbh is the most dreadfully sounding engine for cars in existence) if those technical wizards in their teams manage to create their 1000hp beasts, I'll be as amazed as ever. As long as there's innovation the soul of F1 is not truly lost to me.

I felt the same way about IndyCar here in the states when they went from the Honda V8’s to the twin turbo V6’s. Although the IndyCar V6 sounded better than the F1 V6 in 2014, it wasn’t the same watching the Indianapolis 500 without those screaming V8’s, or even going back to the 90’s with some absolutely insane V8’s, V10’s, and V12’s. I still enjoy IndyCar, but it’s not the same.

I’ve seen very few people talk about this, but I think it would improve the cars sound. All of the engines sound is funneled through one exhaust pipe, so my idea would be to bring back dual exhaust pipes, and that could hopefully improve the engine sound. And along with that, bring back the 2011 style blown diffuser, by purposely creating a loophole in the regs for it to happen. That’s just my two cents so your feed back is welcome

I like the sound of the V6. The bigger ones sound like a bunch of bees. The V6 is more pleasing and smooth.

When I went to the US Grand Prix at Austin it was depressing that the F1 cars in the vintage race with Cosworth V8s sounded better than the new cars. I was shocked that I could actually hear the tires squeal at times after going to previous GPs in the V10 era.

I'm getting used to how the hybrid V6 sounds, especially the Honda engine back in 2019.

I have never understood this. I've been to live races, but the noise is just an annoyance. It's headache-inducing, prevents you from being able to talk, and just plain distracting. Formula 1 would IMO be way more enjoyable live at the circuit without all the engine noise

I go to the F1 and MotoGP race at COTA every year and reckon the bikes are louder than the cars now.

I don’t understand why this was made/ released 9 years later without any explanation.

3:21 At least my vacuum cleaner sounds even better than that engine

Personally I enjoy the V6 close-up eg. Singapore. I enjoy the KERS sounds. It's like hearing the backing musical accompaniment. In my job, I loved Concorde. But I now enjoy the roar of a B777 engine starting... PS. I've listened to both V8 and V6.

I've never heard a V12 or anything similar in person nor was i watching F1 before 2014 so the current engines sound okay to me. I still feel like something is off.

I was at that Grand Prix and a few either side of that year. The things that I remember most were that the V8 supercars were louder, and for the first time you could hear the tyres on the red and white ripple strips. Oh! And when my son asked what I thought of Caterham, I said (in my best Monty Python style Northern accent) "I like the colour". ; )

I had a hope when F1 started to use V6 turbo PU, it would have anti-lag or the "stututu" noise to be the wow factor just like in rally. I was wrong.

And another thing: How is it possible F1 kept that sound more time than the mandatory V10 or V8 if it dissapointed so many even in the first race? It doesn't make any sense.

Just look at the video from Alonso driving his old R25 in Abu Dhabi. It says it all.

I remember back in 2014 I was so excited for the new season and was looking forward for the new cars and engines, but I saw the new noses and found them ugly but the sound was what I cared the most about but when I heard the f1 cars on tv I started to lose my love of f1 and I didn’t get back to it until 2017 when the car sounded a bit better and the cars looked pretty cool

Ayo just a heads up, the thumbnail says 14-4-2014, which is April 14th instead of March Great video as always Edit: ah someone beat me to it

I’m a Vettel fan and I was still at 4th grade around this time and this season is the absolute worst for me lol, I remember being so mad I didn’t bother watching until the new he was going to Ferrari

It’s crazy that you posted this right before the nfl tragedy…

I used to visit 2 or even 3 races every year from 2000. I've not been back since seeing these cars in 2014.

Red Bull's f1 car from 2011. On Belgrade street... Sound in i enjoy for first time in my life.

I remember I was heavily disappointed with the V6 sound. I couldn't believe my ears. Then when I attended to my first F1 race it became so clear that it is different like never before. I've been to touring car and truck races several times before, and the sound was massive. Even at WTCR where they use I4 engines it was still loud. But then F1 was just "okay". I was hoping that at least the volume would be close, but not even that. Before the V6s, you couldn't hear the gearbox, which now you can, because the engine is so quiet. In fact when the car hits a curb is even louder than the engine sound itself. By the time I accepted it, and I'm happy that the popularity of F1 is rising again, but somehow deep inside I'm still disappointed.

You should visit a top fuel dragster race, loud enough to be detected on earthquake meters, and your eyes and nose sting from the nitromethane

I didn't watch F1 much in the early 2010's (Mostly because our TV wasn't great) but I sincerely agree with this. When coming back to F1, first thoughts were "What on earth is the sound? I thought it would be like the V8's I saw as a kid"

Why didn't you include an attempt at a side by side comparison of the sound change?