Best sounding 2011 F1 car. (14 posts)

Topic tags: Exhaust, Noise, Red Bull, Renault, Retarded Ignition
  • Profile picture of StrFerrari4Ever StrFerrari4Ever said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    So far what car would you say sounds the best?

    I think its between the Renault & the Red Bull. Hearing these cars on downshifts and on the rev limiter in the pits was amazing. They both sounded so brutal.

  • Profile picture of dam00r dam00r said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    For sure it’s the Renault. Sounds absolutely amazing.
    It sounds like it just keeps accelerating, very crispy!

  • Profile picture of MattHT MattHT said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    Yeah, the Renault was the one i noticed at Australia making some seriously nice noise. I haven’t heard much of the Mercedes this season yet, but last season it was both terrifyingly harsh sounding but beautiful at the same time :)

  • Profile picture of DavidS DavidS said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    Virgin.
    I don’t know what they’ve done, but the sound as it drives away at full throttle is different to most other cars.

    From 0:22 – 0:27

  • Profile picture of AndrewTanner AndrewTanner said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    I think damonsmedley will agree with Renault :)

  • Profile picture of Doance Doance said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    I was at Albert Park I think the Renaults were one of the loudest but Im not sure if they were the loudest. Im not sure which were the best sounding I cant rememeber I wasnt paying enough attention. I remeber the McLarens were not one of the loudest cars, and the HRT’s were quite loud. And Lotus’…

  • Profile picture of Stephen Jones Stephen Jones said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    the renault sounded like the space shuttle

  • Profile picture of TomW TomW said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    Red Bull is my vote. Virgin just chugs..

  • Profile picture of Eggry Eggry said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    I always love sharp Mclaren-Mercedes engine sound.

  • Profile picture of Dan Thorn Dan Thorn said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    In all honesty F1 cars have all sounded pretty much the same to me for the last 15 years. When listened to individually I can tell slight differences but when there’s a group of them together there’s no way of telling what’s what.

    Now, when Ferrari had their V12′s…

  • Profile picture of F1Yankee F1Yankee said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    1. safety car! love that sound!
    2. last year’s mclaren under engine braking
    3. everything else sounds the same

  • Profile picture of damonsmedley damonsmedley said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    @F1Yankee Are you honestly saying you couldn’t tell the difference between the awful sounding Ferraris of ’09 and ’10 from the others? :P

  • Profile picture of F1Yankee F1Yankee said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    nope, 1 hairdryer sounds much the same as another

  • Profile picture of Stephen Jones Stephen Jones said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    cotd?

    i agree with the safety car!

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