Thanks to Kjetil for sending me this little video clip of Olivier Panis testing the Toyota V8 at Monza on August 24th. This is the first time I’ve heard one of the new V8′s which will be run in F1 next year. It definitely sounds different but I can’t say if I like it better than the V10. I mean it doesn’t really matter because there will never be an F1 sound like that of the Ferrari V12!
In case you’ve been living under a rock, the FIA has changed the engine rules for next and we’re saying goodbye to the V10′s and hello to the V8′s.
Wow, this is the first time I’ve heard the new V8 as well but I’m positively surprised!
I like it a lot, perhaps even better than the present V10′s. Dunno, it sounds a bit… rougher?
Sounds like a friggin dump truck!
wtf? its different, I’ll give it that…takes some getting used to
doesnt sound like a dumptruck but more of a V10 misfiring or something
very different from what I saw/heard on the engine test bank…
Cant wait to see/hear an onboard
Well, it’s certainly different. It has a deeper ‘grunt’ about it, hard to explain…
I expected the sound would be higher pitched, since the V8s are going to rev higher than the current V10s. Maybe they will; I’m sure they’re going to cram out some more revs out of that block before Sepang.
As Nood said, an onboard would be very helpful.
Hey you guys, it’s nice to see other F1 lovers…. i’m in search of F1 racing sound clips preferrably long …. this may sound odd but i can’t think of anything nicer to fall asleep to. If anyone has any suggestions as to where i can find more clips like these too? They were …. well out right tasty!!! Thanks for sharing.
Try here:
http://www.farzadsf1gallery.com/f1_sounds.php
Well, if (and I say if) that’s a V-8 it’s certainly nothing like any I’ve ever heard. Of course it’s a flat-crank design, so at lower revs is apt to sound rather like a Cosworth or other similar engine. However, it may be the far higher revs I’m assuming the new 2.4′s will make which is accounting for the difference.
Thank you for this clip, and I hope you’re able to offer more as time passes.
Appreciate your site!
By the way, the early Ferrari V-12 clip (which includes the voice of Phil Hill as narrator) was included as part of an LP released in conjunction with the movie “Grand Prix.” Thus, the recording is likely 1966, and certainly no later than 1967.
Regardless, it’s wonderful stuff!!
Awesome sound!!! the car actually sounds ,more what can i say, aggressive and rugged. I cant wait for 22 cars crashing down the start-finish straight at the races of 2006
The V8 sounds lower as there are less firings per second, and therefore less waves of sound coming out of the exhaust, despite the higher revs. I think it is a great shame, and am going to miss the days of the absolute screaming wall of sound at Copse Corner when the lights go out. Sounds like a load of Dysons, or a lawnmower race.