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F1 ramps up V8 revs

20 December 2005

Geoff Willis has calmed fears that the noise produced by V8 engines is too tame for grands prix. Without doubt, the exhaust note of the 2.4 litre units being used in winter testing - compared to even the rev-limited 3.0 litre V10s - is less spectacular.

But after the most recent test session at Jerez, Honda technical director Geoff Willis reckons the V8 'doesn't sound that different' to the familiar V10 howl, because teams are now ramping up the revs.

And he also told the team's website: "They sound quite different in the pitlane -- if anything the V8s are even noisier. They are uncomfortably loud now!"


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