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Quieter engines have attracted new audience to F1
Formula 1's quieter engines have attracted a new audience to the sport, according to Malaysian Grand Prix organiser Razlan Razali. The sport's new hybrid-V6 engines were criticised for being too quiet, particularly by Australian GP chairman Ron Walker who said 'F1 was no longer worth the money'. Razali admits Walker's comments were a concern and he himself was against the quieter engines as well, but he says there has been a positive from the change in the form of a new audience. "We were concerned after the feedback from Australia, very concernded," he told Reuters. "When it finally came to Malaysia, I didn't like it. It was simply too quiet. But what I noticed in the...
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