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Engines to be 'significantly' louder in 2016

– Formula 1's modified exhaust regulations should lead to a "significant increase" in engine noise levels for the upcoming season, Mercedes technical chief Paddy Lowe has explained.As part of plans to boost the spectacle, F1 chiefs last year mandated that the wastegate on cars must exit via a separate tailpipe from 2016, having previously been fed into one exhaust.Although unsure of the exact results, Lowe is adamant the changes "will work"."In the last two years we've had a situation where the main exhaust goes through one tail pipe," commented Lowe, when asked about the exhaust regulation changes."Then we have a thing called the wastegate, which...
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