I think it is important to mention, that this car is not entirely made by BMW, only the engine is. The rest was built by the WIlliams F1 Team. It isn't relevant in terms of the sound, but I just wanted to throw that out there.
Thank you. As a Williams fan since I started watching F1 a long time ago, few things get on my nerves more than to see the Williams of this era referred to as BMW.
@@BomberFletch31 It doesn't help that Sauber used virtually the same livery when BMW switched. But then again, that colour scheme was created by Ecclestone for the Brabham BT49 which actually pre-dates Brabham's use of the BMW M12 engine, though BMW might have been on the cards in 1980 when the BT49 was still running the DFV. Sponsors Parmalat initially resisted the colour scheme but Ecclestone, being Ecclestone, insisted. I think he had BMW lined up for 1982/83.
The F2004 is still my favourite F1 car. It was so fast over the 2003 in testing that Ferrari had to check the car wasn't underweight and that their timing systems weren't broken. It also sounds AMAZING.
@@ninjapov reminds me of W13 but Sato is a great IndyCar driver...not F1. With two Button level drivers it would have been as close to the F2004 as the W13 is to the RB18-which still isn't very close! Both cars are always on the podium...seemingly on the edge of a victory that never happens.
6:44 "How many speeds?" Back in 2004 most cars had 7-speed gearboxes. Prior to the mid-90's they had 6. From the mid-2010's onwards, they've had 8. I maintain that the best-sounding engine ever is the Ferrari V12 from 1994 or 1995. Check out "The Best Sounding F1 Engine: Ferrari 3.0L V12 - 1995 Ferrari 412 T2 Sound" for proof.
Wholeheartedly agree... the blown V8s of 2010/11, especially the Red Bulls, are contender for second with the V10s for me. Loved the downshift noises, very violent.
I remember my first Grand Prix in Melbourne, Aus. I was on the opposite side of the lake/track and I could hear the F1 cars start up in the pits and how the engine screamed as they made their way around the track. I got goose bumps as the sound was coming closer and getting louder, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. As they roared past, the soundwaves would just hit your body and you could feel your chest vibrate. An experience to remember.
Same, you could hear the difference in the BMW vs the McLaren / Ferrari etc. What I think iWrocker doesn't understand is that as the cars go by you, you can scream as loud as you like to the person next to you and they can't hear a word you're saying, nor can you hear your own words. The V10s were just awesome.
I remember that same feeling at my first GP in Melbourne. Down just before turn 3 coming in the gate you get offered programs and another person selling ear plugs. I said “nah I’m okay I don’t need them I want to hear the cars.” Then I could hear them coming down that little straight from turn 2 to turn 3 so I start walking quicker and quicker to get to the fence to see them go past. As I get there the first few cars go past and brake into 3 then some more and by this time I’m like, “where’s that bloke with the ear plugs.” I’ll never forget that ear piercing absolutely beautiful sound as long as I live. That was my first ever experience of F1
I got to experience the last gasp of the 3.5 litre Cosworth V8’s in the early 90’s. They were not the preferred engine because the V10’s were on the scene, but the lower pitched sound hit me in the chest with a violence like you mentioned. I actually tried to turn my body sideways to avoid getting the full blast.
You should check out Fernando Alonso driving around Abu Dhabi in his old Renault. It's freaking amazing...sounds a lot better than the Goodwood one because Fernando's doing laps.
@@augure2589 totally agree, modern video quality and sound with the vintage v10 scream. The old top gear episode where Richard Hammond drives the same Renault V10 gives you a good sense of them too
Probably those years were the apex of the sport. Cars just looked fantastic, light, agile, fierce. Sound was outstanding. I remember watching them in actual racing conditions, in Monza. The scream of 20 cars was almost moving your insides.
I grew up in the V10 - V8 era, the sound is so addictive, have you watched Alonso driving his 2005 R25 Renault Championship winning car around the Yas Marina Circuit in 2020? All the teams were out watching, even Lewis Hamilton got distracted with the pure sound, nothing will ever come close to that era of cars.
You can't beat the 20 000 rpm scream of the V10s. Watch some races of the early and mid 2000s. The cars were awe inspiring, and they look 2 times faster than the modern ones
Some people claim they can hear a difference between different engines/teams. For example, they say the Mercedes V10 engine sounds different than the Ferrari V10 or Honda. Is that really the case or not? They all sound the same to me.
@@AbcAbc-ox6pg - They all sound similar on TV to be fair but if you were at the track, there was a significant difference in the sounds. You could easily tell them apart.
@@pixy8897 It is possible yes. I have never been at the track in real life so I can't comment the real sound. But in video they sound all similar to me.
Ear plugs at trackside were a must back then. I lived in Melbourne about 14 kms from the Albert Park street circuit back then and remember 1 year when the wind was blowing in the right direction, could clearly hear them at the end of track closest to me, even had my 5 year old nephew out in yard able to know it was the F1 cars too. Trackside they were brutal in every way back then.
It's pure and visceral. The V10s were my favourite sounding F1 engines. Imagine 20ish of these beasts all revving to 18,000 rpm on the start line. I miss those days.
2004 Williams FW26. Main drivers: Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher. Williams 7-speed + 1 reverse sequential semi-automatic paddle shift with limited-slip differential. BMW-Power P84 2,998 cc (183 cu in) V10 electronic indirect multi-point injection with 4-stroke piston Otto-cycle naturally-aspirated, mid-mounted. > 950 hp (708 kW) @ 19,000 rpm, 410 N⋅m (302 ft⋅lb) torque. Car Weight: 605kg.
I stood at the end of the pit lane at Silverstone as Michael Schumacher revved his Ferrari v10 less than 50ft in front of me. Oh my fkn god! The sound, the smell. Absolutely phenomenal!
I was lucky enough to go to the 2000 usgp at Indianapolis when they were still v10's. You definitely needed earplugs the entire race weekend. My wife and I took a walk just to see the neighborhood, and at over 1/2 mile away you could still hear the engines screaming during practice. Was unreal how loud they really are.
I went to a demonstration run in Zandvoort in 1998 (also by Williams), and the train arrived late so they had already began the warmup lap. It's about 1.5 miles, with a town full of buildings and sand dunes in between, yet we could hear the engines as we got out of the train.
V10 era of F1 was THE best. I was lucky enough to go to the Australian GP in Melbourne and had accommodation about 20mins away from the track, and every morning on the race weekend you’d wake up to the roar and the beautiful sound of those V10 piercing the atmosphere. You had to be there and videos don’t do them justice.
"Paddle shifter are so impressive for 2004. That stuff just starting to come around".... Well no, it was the norm for a decade and a half at this point. The first F1 car to have a semi-automatic transmission with paddle shifters was the Ferrari 640 from the 1989 season. 😎
@@ZeroSystem98 They tested a semi-automatic gearbox at Fiorano in one of those cars. They didn't race it - the system likely wasn't reliable, and the drivers, well, Villeneuve, didn't like it.
@@TheRedSphinx Of course there are manual sequential gearboxes too. The 640 was not a sequential - there was a programable button on the wheel that could skip gears during down shifting - 6-4-2, for example. I think the 1992 Williams was the first sequential semi-automatic in F1.
I went to the '01 and '03 USGP at Indianapolis. What astonished me about the V10s was how the air would *PULSE* when the cars would upshift. The vibrations and raw, unbridled sounds from Formula 1 cars chattering off the Indy grandstands was something I'll never forget.
I went to the 01 , first and only time at an F1 race. I even bought an engine sounds cd, 60 minutes of various F1 cars being driven in anger. I wonder where that cd is now.
If you are taking suggestions for what engine noises you should react to next, may I suggest the 1995 Ferrari 412 T2? The last Ferrari F1 car to be powered by a V12. You wont regret it 👍🏾
This thing is absolutely insane. It has multiple engine notes simultaneously when it's approaching and sounds like an entire field of cars is approaching.
@@IWrocker because the tolerances are so tight with such a high performance engine. i think they pump hot water through them, watch the top gear episode where Hammond tries to drive the Renaults of the time. You can imagine if you tried to crank it cold, you'd damage the engine, destroy it really.
I have visited F1 races since the 1980s, so lucky enough to see/her all the V12s, V10s and V8 up until the vacuum cleaners nowadays. When you stood at the starting line during the start of a race - the sounds of these V10s made your eardrums go into rage mode and made your eyes water. These cars produced the best race car sounds ever, it was absolute petrolhead ear-porn. V8 and V12 share a almost as great second place.
The V6 hybrids aren't that bad. They sound the way they do because of how efficient the turbo and mgu-h is, they may not sound as good as the V10 and V8 era but they put out far more power with only 1.6 liters.
@@MrKnowledge0014 I never said they are bad, these engineers extract approx. 1050 horsepower (top teams) from a turbo-charged 1.6 liter V6. But they sound no way near as good as V10, V8 or V12. It is not even worth comparing them. And the sound they currently make, is artificially enhanced. The teams were told to MAKE the cars sound louder. Wrap your head around that. And have you ever seen/heard F2? Even they are sounding WAAAAAAAYYY better that the F1 cars. And there is something else, remember Abu Dhabi 2020? Alonso was allowed to take his old R25 V10 to the track as a goodbye to Renault. EVERYONE was hyped, hanging from the pit wall, having a big grin on their faces, seeing and hearing that monster blasting the circuit - even if it was slower than the current cars. Hamilton even stopped his interview to appreciate and complain about not having them anymore. And that is what F1 was always about (apart from the technological part): EMOTION. That raw screaming sound...
@@snowholeoutdoors1769 Big thing about the new turbo V6's is that they were easy to adapt for consumer cars. They just chopped one side off , voila a turbo charged 3-cylinder engine with great economy. The V8's were great for making 4-cylinder versions for consumer cars but the V10s and 12s didn't do much for the development of cars that were mass produced.
the 'KRRRRRR' sound you hear when it's accelerating is the traction control kicking in... it disables a couple of cylinders and it gives that distinct tone, traction control was allowed from 2001 to 2007.
@@elonkuva That's what is meant when someone says 'disables cylinders'... You can't disconnect cylinders! The only way is by cutting ignition and fueling.
@@pistonburner6448 actually you can disable cylinders. with the pneumatic valves some cars ran in the blown diffuser days, they would disable spark, fuel and with the valve timing being completely uncoupled to the crank, alter the valve timing to flow maximum air depositing high flow air to the diffuser wing during slow corners. And I’m sure teams did have some off and some on for certain conditions within the ecu (load, wheel speed etc) GM also built a v8 that ran as a v4 under low load that released compression in the off cylinders. So the comment the guy above said is categorically false and unwarranted
@@dylanzrim3635 That blowing of the diffuser is not disabling cylinders, that's using them differently. GM also does not decouple cylinders, it just turns off spark and fuelling. That is called disabling cylinders...because they turn off spark and fuelling. Disabling cylinders would mean making them stop moving... Taking away spark and fuelling is called disabling cylinders. Disabling cylinders doesn't stop them from spinning. The guy above was totally correct. So was I. What the hell are you belligerently trying to start arguments for, kid? I'm so tired with the internet full of kids, usually from ghettos and council estates or 3rd world countries having no manners and being full of frustration, having read something in a brochure or a magazine then thinking they know everything and start correcting others...
I went to the F1GP every year as a child with my father at the Albert Park circuit here in Melbourne, Australia. The V10's were definitely the pinnacle of noise when it comes to them. And for an idea of how loud they were, you could be 5km away and still hear them clear as day going around the circuit and then being trackside hearing protection was basically mandatory (unless you wanted severe tinnitus and long term hearing issues).
I had the opportunity, and I should even say privilege, of witnessing these V10 live on my local track, Interlagos, multiple times, and I agree with you: these are reality bending engines. Watching a full weekend event cemented my love for F1 and specially for these screaming engines. F1 V10s are my favorite of all.
The recent video that F1 put out about Fernando Alonso's 8 incredible starts makes a great comparison of the change in engines since that era and today, I think you'd love it for comparison purposes (on top of the fact that they're pretty awesome starts).
when i went in Monza to see the race in 2004, we had to wear ear protections, it was that loud and violent, the sound is pleasing only on TV, IRL is brutally painful to hear btw it's a 7 speeds gearbox, and fun fact, it wasn't fixed by regulations, but it was just a good number of speeds, for example the Renault R25 in 2005 had a 6 speeds gearbox, and was still fast af
Been to Monza twice, 1987 and 2014. The difference is monumental. In 1987 I had a headache for 3 days after. Pills didnt help. In 2014 it was more like 20 sewing machines flying by.
@@dylanzrim3635 in 2004 Kimi wasn't at Ferrari yet, Rubens Barrichello was the second driver, and boi i wish i was that kid, his family was rich af ahahahah
fw14b best f1 car ever. most dominant car ever in f1. and all of its tech that it first introduced to the car industry, over the years following has probably saved thousands or even millions of lives.
I grew up with the F1 cars of the 90's so remember the screech from their engines more. Probably the best to recommend checking out from that era would the Nigel Mansell's "Red 5" Williams FW14B
You should check out some of the videos of f1 engine’s on dyno’s at 17,000 to 20,000 rpm’s. They are running so hot it looks like the exhaust headers are going to melt.
You need to watch the video where Hamilton is doing a post-session interview at the Abu Dhabi GP, and meanwhile Fernando Alonso (two-times F1 world champion) gets the chance to take his old Renault F1 car for a spin in the background. The sounds shaping up in the background combined with Hamilton's face is just a must watch.
Can I just say that it’s super refreshing to listen to an American getting inspired by tech outside of the states. The world needs more Americans like you 💪
Yes it is Suzuka, but you paused it just before 130R, and didn't seem to fully appreciate that that particular corner is taken flat out. Various circuits have corners that stand out in the mind - Radillon at Spa, Copse at Silverstone, the banking at Monza, Karussell at Nurburgring among them, and 130R at Suzuka. Watch the section with 130R again without pausing to see how much bottle you have to have to keep your foot in.
I was sat at copse during qualifying and the race a few months ago it’s mind blowing seeing them go 170 around it! Going Zandvoort next month too that should be sick!
Fun fact: at this time the Cars Had so much downforce some drivers coudnt Handel. BMW was famous for RC there Cars. For example Pablo Montoya liftet the Gas in eau rouge belgium But the engeneers Said U can full throttle. He didnt so they RC the Car so when Pablo lifted the Car stayed in full throttle. They told him after the Race 🤣
Hearing that onboard gave me goosebumps...it was the sound of f1 on sunday afternoons in my childhood...everytime i listen those v10s it's a time travel to those years haha
@@matteoruzzon esatto,non mi ricordo se c'era tutte le domeniche,ma la maggior parte delle gare la Rai le trasmetteva in diretta,poi la telecronaca di Mazzoni completava il tutto
I was at Silverstone in the V10 era sat at the start of the main straight where they floored it out the final corner with the exhausts pointing right at my face, it was epic! My son was with me.....he fell asleep XD
I’ve been lucky enough to see F1 cars in person since 1987. I tell you, at the track in the early 2000s, nothing got the heart pumping more than sitting in the stands and hearing a screaming V10 off in the distance getting closer and closer. When it arrived at speed you could feel the sound rush through your body. It was the best!
The Montoya era! Loved those Williams BMW cars, especially when Monty was driving them! If you want to hear a whole grid in anger, look up "Standing 5 meters from the start of a Formula One race (best V8 sound)". You will NOT be disappointed.
I used to live 25 kilometers from the Melbourne Australia track and I could hear the cars when they were on track from home. And when you're at the track you feel the sound through EVERY part of your body! I miss those cars
When these beasts drove in Indianapolis in 2004.. especially the bar honda 006 sound when they came back from the infield towards the start and finish. The Honda v10 echo sound was so amazing.
Nearly every time I hear the sound of f1 v10s, I got in tears. It's the sound of my childhood. My parents waked me up for truly every race, no matter what time it is. My very first memories in my life are these cars screaming around racetracks. It's so beautiful. Edit: I'm in tears right now, I wish we could turn back time.💭
18,000 RPMs. Insane. Like an angry bee with a chainsaw on steroids and 10 shotguns blasting when it downshifts. Saw F1 live at COTA in 2012 before they went hybrid. The downshifts were so loud. I was shocked. My mouth was agape for the whole race. Astonishing machines.
I was in SingaI was in Singapore GP back in 2013, the last year of F1 with 2.4 liters V8, you could hear them roaring miles away from the circuit... the best experience ever....
Turns out that these things would be faster than the modern day F1 cars, if you ran them on slicks without grooves. They cut grooves in the tires to limit them, because they became too fast.
In 2004 F1 had a demonstration around central London. Myself and my Dad managed to get to the front of the circuit to watch the cars go past. To see and hear Montoya in his Williams was something I'll never forget.
Also got taken there by my dad at what would have been 14. Didnt actually see a thing as it was so busy but remember walking past the area they were setting up the cars and good lord, what a sound. We were lucky enough to be in harrods when for whatever reason frank williams was passing through there. Truely memorable day.
Watching live back then was a physical experience! Each gear change was a punch in the gut and the sound was deafening! F1 will never be as fascinating again as the V10 refueling era...
The F1 of the 80's/90's ans 2000's was crazy. the V12 and after the V10 were violent, very. In real you can feel the vivration of the engine into your body. I remenber the first time i saw 2 F1 cars at Magny-court in the middle of the 90's. It was the Renault days, a meeting oragnized by Renault with a lot cars, races and the cherry on the cake was 2 F1 a Benetton and a Williams powered by Renault, these 2 cars was alone on the track, we can hear them all around the circuit.
The first consumer car with pedalshifters was the Alfa Romeo 156 with Selespeed launched in 1999. It was a manual gearbox with robotic arm to change gears. Wikipedia says "The Selespeed is an automated manual gearbox with an electronic clutch. Technically, it consists of the standard (manual) 6-speed gearbox with the standard clutch and adds an electronically controlled hydraulic (robotic) that actuates both gear and clutch."
Back in the 1990's living with mates in Kew, we would watch the F1 on tv with the balcony door open. We could hear the actual cars over the tv. We were 12 KMs away from Albert Park!
It's a Williams FW26 powered by a BMW V10, the second iteration of the car with the revised nose introduced later in the season. Williams are still a constructor in F1 and have a long history in the sport, with multiple drivers winning the World Championship (Hill, Prost, Mansell, Villeneuve, Piquet...) and multiple constructors championships too. They were a front-running team from the late 1970s to 2007 or so. Juan Pablo Montoya drove the FW26 in 2004 - the qualifying fast lap at Monza is worth checking out and he won the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix in his last race for Williams.
I've been to the Monza GP late 90's, the track was inside this massive park and the ground was vibrating from a distance, the sound was sickening without earplugs.
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When I was camping in Zandvoort in 2000, I heard the noise of a motor with very high speeds. I thought of motorcycles that have very high speeds. I went to the racetrack and saw a two-seater Arrow A21. The sound was phenomenal.
I've only been to an F1 race once and it was this generation of car I still remember the sound vividly there was nothing quite like it and honestly I don't know how I would even start to describe the experience other than unforgettable
As someone who managed to get to a couple races in the early 2000's. The old v10s were something very special to see, hear and feel as they scream by. You really feel it in your chest. It's exillerating.
I still remember when the FW26 was first unveiled, what a beauty! The first nose was such a departure from the standard it made it look like a ferocious beast. For me, the early to mid 2000s was the height of Formula 1 with those screaming V10s revving up to 19,000 rpm.
I was privileged to be able to stand about 10' from the racing line at the Montreal F! race in 1994 & 1995 on the straight from the hairpin back to the pits. I could get closer to the track (cars 3-5' away) and when the driver shifted gears I could feel the percussion from the exhaust on my pant legs. The sound of those high revving V-10's was amazing!
Having one, let alone a whole grid of V10s screaming past you in the flesh is almost beyond description. That's why they used to use F18 Hornets as a warm up act at the Oz GP!
I specifically remember waiting at the tram stop on the way into Friday practice for the 1994 Australian GP. I could hear the 3.5lt Ferrari V12 clear as day.....was 12kms away! The atmosphere that befell the curcuit when the F1 cars was on track was otherworldly...in fact it befell the whole city...
cool,you did this afterall,you are the best! ..fun fact,while these engines rev up to 19500 rpm,the idle speed is around 7000-9000 rpm ,its just nuts to think about.
I can tell you Ian, there's nothing quite like the sound and the feel of a V10 3L. I'm an Aussie that was living in Germany in 2002 and got to see this/these cars at Hockenheim. It's not just the sound, but the feeling of the entire grid coming down to the hairpin that went right through my rib cage! It felt like a military attack (I'm ex military). I saw the V8's a few yrs later in Melbourne, same volume but without the whole body vibrations 🙂
I know what you are describing with the resonance through the rib cage having been to Albert Park many times in the v10 era. Down by the fence (less than 10 metres from the cars) on acceleration from a slow corner it is a weird sensation the resonance in the chest cavity and the ribs just from the sonic vibration. The other thing videos do not capture well is the brutal sound of the down shifts going into a corner.
i remember this BMW! It sounds like some one ripping a half inch thick, raw toothed saw blade over a half inch thick steel plate.. We used to have a race car event in our city center every year, which included F1 cars. I remember this BMW, I came up the escalator from our subway system and could already hear them warming up of the engine of this BMW. Between the high rises in our city center the incredible noise was epic.
Ahhh... those were the days! Great that you're finding this. From what I recall of the graphics they had, the engines would rev between 19,000 and 20,000 RPM and I think were about 8 speed gear boxes. Good call on the track. The first one was Shanghai, then went to Sepang (Malaysia) and finished off in Suzuka. If you can find footage from the 90s, you'll see (well, hear) V12s!!
This engine was crazy. Years ago, my desk was just over the "Place du Casino" in Monaco. We could see the F1 from our window. I work here for 10 years and the BWM engine was the most unbelievable sound of the V10 era , the most violent sound. Impossible to stay so close from the cars without ear protections, it was painful.
This brings up good memories. When I was younger we went to Belgium every year. Spa francorchamps F1. I miss that sound, I'm from the Netherlands and in 2021 we had finally a F1 race at Zandvoort since 36 years. But we're a country of 18 million people and I think 3 million wanted a ticket. But since they changed the sound of the cars, I prefer seeing it live on TV then to be there in person. But I'm so happy to witness it live
V10s were something else. The noise and power. Some drivers say they had more power than the V12s and V8s. Next, do a reaction the legendary Mazda 747.
Fun fact, the picture you put in the thumbnail was the original "Walrus" nose design that they scrapped mid season due to it not giving them the performance they thought it would. Notice the Goodwood footage shows a much slimmer nose design, which was used later in the 2004 season.
I had the privilege to see and hear this car drive this year at the red bull ring. Just before the main F1 race it was being driven around by Ralf Schumacher. It was a wonderful experience.
Remember getting to the track back in the day - three miles away you would hear them screaming. Plus the downchanges were so violent they would rock your chest. Those were the days.
When you hear the V10 F1 cars, it makes you think of the old days of F1 on tv. Nothing compares.
Well the old days had v6 turbos before v10's and were quieter than the current v6 turbos
Have a look at 19Bozzy92's video of the 1970 Porsche 917K. It compares.....
@@bwoolno quieter but better sounding.
@@bwoolno and the old days had inline 4 turbos, and the old days had cosworth... they ALL sounded better than today’s car
Today’s safety cars sound better
I think the BMW V10 of that era was one of the highest revving engines at around 19,500 - 19,800 RPM
Renault one reached 20k
They were limited by regulation to 20500 I think in 2004
They limited up to 21000rpm.
Idle 7000rpm
@@StillaSkilla 7k IDLE? HOLYY
It's an open secret that they had the strongest engines back then.
I think it is important to mention, that this car is not entirely made by BMW, only the engine is. The rest was built by the WIlliams F1 Team. It isn't relevant in terms of the sound, but I just wanted to throw that out there.
Important to point that out
Thank you. As a Williams fan since I started watching F1 a long time ago, few things get on my nerves more than to see the Williams of this era referred to as BMW.
@@BomberFletch31 It doesn't help that Sauber used virtually the same livery when BMW switched. But then again, that colour scheme was created by Ecclestone for the Brabham BT49 which actually pre-dates Brabham's use of the BMW M12 engine, though BMW might have been on the cards in 1980 when the BT49 was still running the DFV. Sponsors Parmalat initially resisted the colour scheme but Ecclestone, being Ecclestone, insisted. I think he had BMW lined up for 1982/83.
Great point thank you for telling me 😎👍
@@BomberFletch31 I have literally never ever heard anyone refer to this era's Williams as "BMW"
The F2004 is still my favourite F1 car. It was so fast over the 2003 in testing that Ferrari had to check the car wasn't underweight and that their timing systems weren't broken. It also sounds AMAZING.
The BAR from that year was the most wicked, but man that Ferrari was dominant!
@@adampetten5349 The BAR 006 will always be my favorite
@@ninjapov reminds me of W13 but Sato is a great IndyCar driver...not F1. With two Button level drivers it would have been as close to the F2004 as the W13 is to the RB18-which still isn't very close!
Both cars are always on the podium...seemingly on the edge of a victory that never happens.
6:44 "How many speeds?"
Back in 2004 most cars had 7-speed gearboxes.
Prior to the mid-90's they had 6.
From the mid-2010's onwards, they've had 8.
I maintain that the best-sounding engine ever is the Ferrari V12 from 1994 or 1995.
Check out "The Best Sounding F1 Engine: Ferrari 3.0L V12 - 1995 Ferrari 412 T2 Sound" for proof.
Yes!! Fantastic recommendation
for me so far nothing sounds better than "1953 F1 BRM V16: Fabulous drive in appalling conditions! Follyfilms"
Wholeheartedly agree... the blown V8s of 2010/11, especially the Red Bulls, are contender for second with the V10s for me. Loved the downshift noises, very violent.
@@mesi0r Yes, it sounds way better than any "modern" F1 cars.
yes, please react to ferrari v12s in f1!
I remember my first Grand Prix in Melbourne, Aus. I was on the opposite side of the lake/track and I could hear the F1 cars start up in the pits and how the engine screamed as they made their way around the track. I got goose bumps as the sound was coming closer and getting louder, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. As they roared past, the soundwaves would just hit your body and you could feel your chest vibrate. An experience to remember.
Awesome explanation! I can’t imagine how surreal that would be
Same, you could hear the difference in the BMW vs the McLaren / Ferrari etc.
What I think iWrocker doesn't understand is that as the cars go by you, you can scream as loud as you like to the person next to you and they can't hear a word you're saying, nor can you hear your own words.
The V10s were just awesome.
I remember that same feeling at my first GP in Melbourne. Down just before turn 3 coming in the gate you get offered programs and another person selling ear plugs. I said “nah I’m okay I don’t need them I want to hear the cars.” Then I could hear them coming down that little straight from turn 2 to turn 3 so I start walking quicker and quicker to get to the fence to see them go past. As I get there the first few cars go past and brake into 3 then some more and by this time I’m like, “where’s that bloke with the ear plugs.” I’ll never forget that ear piercing absolutely beautiful sound as long as I live. That was my first ever experience of F1
I got to experience the last gasp of the 3.5 litre Cosworth V8’s in the early 90’s. They were not the preferred engine because the V10’s were on the scene, but the lower pitched sound hit me in the chest with a violence like you mentioned. I actually tried to turn my body sideways to avoid getting the full blast.
That's a great experience. That's what makes those engines so exciting. Walking up to the race and hearing that in the distance is thrilling
You should check out Fernando Alonso driving around Abu Dhabi in his old Renault. It's freaking amazing...sounds a lot better than the Goodwood one because Fernando's doing laps.
Yes I was just about the put that
100%
Yeah the reaction from Lewis was classic
Yeah do it! too short gearbox, but real time attack on V10 on real track 2020’s quality, not some show like Goodwood.
@@augure2589 totally agree, modern video quality and sound with the vintage v10 scream. The old top gear episode where Richard Hammond drives the same Renault V10 gives you a good sense of them too
Probably those years were the apex of the sport. Cars just looked fantastic, light, agile, fierce. Sound was outstanding. I remember watching them in actual racing conditions, in Monza. The scream of 20 cars was almost moving your insides.
I've been to F1 races in the early 2000's and the sound these cars made is something you will never ever forget :-)
I grew up in the V10 - V8 era, the sound is so addictive, have you watched Alonso driving his 2005 R25 Renault Championship winning car around the Yas Marina Circuit in 2020? All the teams were out watching, even Lewis Hamilton got distracted with the pure sound, nothing will ever come close to that era of cars.
You can't beat the 20 000 rpm scream of the V10s. Watch some races of the early and mid 2000s. The cars were awe inspiring, and they look 2 times faster than the modern ones
It’s the acceleration because of the low weight the top speeds always been similar just because of how the physics with drag work
Some people claim they can hear a difference between different engines/teams. For example, they say the Mercedes V10 engine sounds different than the Ferrari V10 or Honda. Is that really the case or not? They all sound the same to me.
@@AbcAbc-ox6pg - They all sound similar on TV to be fair but if you were at the track, there was a significant difference in the sounds. You could easily tell them apart.
@@AbcAbc-ox6pg If you listen to 2000/2001 McLaren-Mercedes car you would heard a more mechanical sound so yeah, they sound different.
@@pixy8897 It is possible yes. I have never been at the track in real life so I can't comment the real sound. But in video they sound all similar to me.
Ear plugs at trackside were a must back then. I lived in Melbourne about 14 kms from the Albert Park street circuit back then and remember 1 year when the wind was blowing in the right direction, could clearly hear them at the end of track closest to me, even had my 5 year old nephew out in yard able to know it was the F1 cars too. Trackside they were brutal in every way back then.
It's pure and visceral. The V10s were my favourite sounding F1 engines. Imagine 20ish of these beasts all revving to 18,000 rpm on the start line. I miss those days.
21000 on qualifying....
Dont think ill ever forget that roar as the timing lights kick on and the drivers start getting the revs up.
2004 Williams FW26.
Main drivers: Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher.
Williams 7-speed + 1 reverse sequential semi-automatic paddle shift with limited-slip differential.
BMW-Power P84 2,998 cc (183 cu in) V10 electronic indirect multi-point injection with 4-stroke piston Otto-cycle naturally-aspirated, mid-mounted.
> 950 hp (708 kW) @ 19,000 rpm,
410 N⋅m (302 ft⋅lb) torque.
Car Weight: 605kg.
I stood at the end of the pit lane at Silverstone as Michael Schumacher revved his Ferrari v10 less than 50ft in front of me. Oh my fkn god! The sound, the smell. Absolutely phenomenal!
I was lucky enough to go to the 2000 usgp at Indianapolis when they were still v10's. You definitely needed earplugs the entire race weekend. My wife and I took a walk just to see the neighborhood, and at over 1/2 mile away you could still hear the engines screaming during practice. Was unreal how loud they really are.
Wow that’s insane 👍😎
I was at the same race. I didn’t wear plugs. Now I’m deaf. Hahahaha
I went to a demonstration run in Zandvoort in 1998 (also by Williams), and the train arrived late so they had already began the warmup lap. It's about 1.5 miles, with a town full of buildings and sand dunes in between, yet we could hear the engines as we got out of the train.
V10 era of F1 was THE best. I was lucky enough to go to the Australian GP in Melbourne and had accommodation about 20mins away from the track, and every morning on the race weekend you’d wake up to the roar and the beautiful sound of those V10 piercing the atmosphere. You had to be there and videos don’t do them justice.
"Paddle shifter are so impressive for 2004. That stuff just starting to come around"....
Well no, it was the norm for a decade and a half at this point. The first F1 car to have a semi-automatic transmission with paddle shifters was the Ferrari 640 from the 1989 season. 😎
Ferrari first tried a semi-automatic gearbox in 1979 or 1980 with the 312T-4 or T-5.
@@waynec3563 Nope, that car was famous for it's transverse gearbox but it wasn't semi-automatic.
@@ZeroSystem98 They tested a semi-automatic gearbox at Fiorano in one of those cars. They didn't race it - the system likely wasn't reliable, and the drivers, well, Villeneuve, didn't like it.
Correction the 640 had a true sequential gearbox, not a semi-automatic. Though, they didnt use paddles, they actually had buttons.
@@TheRedSphinx Of course there are manual sequential gearboxes too.
The 640 was not a sequential - there was a programable button on the wheel that could skip gears during down shifting - 6-4-2, for example.
I think the 1992 Williams was the first sequential semi-automatic in F1.
I went to the '01 and '03 USGP at Indianapolis. What astonished me about the V10s was how the air would *PULSE* when the cars would upshift. The vibrations and raw, unbridled sounds from Formula 1 cars chattering off the Indy grandstands was something I'll never forget.
I went to the 01 , first and only time at an F1 race. I even bought an engine sounds cd, 60 minutes of various F1 cars being driven in anger. I wonder where that cd is now.
The V10 F1 Era: It just doesn´t get any better! That ferocius Screaming get´s me shivers down my Spine every Time I here them. 🥰
If you are taking suggestions for what engine noises you should react to next, may I suggest the 1995 Ferrari 412 T2? The last Ferrari F1 car to be powered by a V12. You wont regret it 👍🏾
Absolutely the best sounding F1 car ever. Look on the 19Bozzy92 Channel.
Thank you!!! Great suggestion 😎🎉
This one is absolutely spine tingling…a Ferrari v12 is a must listen.
This thing is absolutely insane. It has multiple engine notes simultaneously when it's approaching and sounds like an entire field of cars is approaching.
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In 2004, the semi-automatic gear boxes (with paddle shifters) had been around for 15 years
Fun fact, the 3 litre engines had to have the engine oil heated prior to starting to get the clearances right
They still do that now, You can't cold start an F1 engine.
Had no idea.. cool fact thanks 😎👍
Yup, cold they are seized up solid. Just trying to crank cold will damage the pistons and cylinders if you can get movement in it.
@@IWrocker because the tolerances are so tight with such a high performance engine. i think they pump hot water through them, watch the top gear episode where Hammond tries to drive the Renaults of the time. You can imagine if you tried to crank it cold, you'd damage the engine, destroy it really.
The Car had a V10 with over 900 HP by 19500 rpm and a 7 Gear Gearbox. Greetings from Germany 😉 You are making nice Videos 👍👍
I have visited F1 races since the 1980s, so lucky enough to see/her all the V12s, V10s and V8 up until the vacuum cleaners nowadays.
When you stood at the starting line during the start of a race - the sounds of these V10s made your eardrums go into rage mode and made your eyes water. These cars produced the best race car sounds ever, it was absolute petrolhead ear-porn. V8 and V12 share a almost as great second place.
The V6 hybrids aren't that bad.
They sound the way they do because of how efficient the turbo and mgu-h is, they may not sound as good as the V10 and V8 era but they put out far more power with only 1.6 liters.
@@MrKnowledge0014 Honestly the Honda powerunits sounded pretty good in 2021 and 2020, the off throttle BRRRRR and crackling is so good
@@MrKnowledge0014 I never said they are bad, these engineers extract approx. 1050 horsepower (top teams) from a turbo-charged 1.6 liter V6. But they sound no way near as good as V10, V8 or V12. It is not even worth comparing them. And the sound they currently make, is artificially enhanced. The teams were told to MAKE the cars sound louder. Wrap your head around that. And have you ever seen/heard F2? Even they are sounding WAAAAAAAYYY better that the F1 cars.
And there is something else, remember Abu Dhabi 2020? Alonso was allowed to take his old R25 V10 to the track as a goodbye to Renault. EVERYONE was hyped, hanging from the pit wall, having a big grin on their faces, seeing and hearing that monster blasting the circuit - even if it was slower than the current cars. Hamilton even stopped his interview to appreciate and complain about not having them anymore. And that is what F1 was always about (apart from the technological part): EMOTION. That raw screaming sound...
@@MrKnowledge0014 thankfully (in a way) when the mguh is gone from 2026 onwards the v6 should sound way better
@@snowholeoutdoors1769 Big thing about the new turbo V6's is that they were easy to adapt for consumer cars. They just chopped one side off , voila a turbo charged 3-cylinder engine with great economy. The V8's were great for making 4-cylinder versions for consumer cars but the V10s and 12s didn't do much for the development of cars that were mass produced.
That BMW V10 was an absolute masterpiece
the 'KRRRRRR' sound you hear when it's accelerating is the traction control kicking in... it disables a couple of cylinders and it gives that distinct tone, traction control was allowed from 2001 to 2007.
The cylinders are not disabled. The system cuts or regulates fuel flow and ignition to reduce engine power and torque when needed.
@@elonkuva That's what is meant when someone says 'disables cylinders'... You can't disconnect cylinders! The only way is by cutting ignition and fueling.
@@pistonburner6448 actually you can disable cylinders. with the pneumatic valves some cars ran in the blown diffuser days, they would disable spark, fuel and with the valve timing being completely uncoupled to the crank, alter the valve timing to flow maximum air depositing high flow air to the diffuser wing during slow corners. And I’m sure teams did have some off and some on for certain conditions within the ecu (load, wheel speed etc)
GM also built a v8 that ran as a v4 under low load that released compression in the off cylinders. So the comment the guy above said is categorically false and unwarranted
@@dylanzrim3635 That blowing of the diffuser is not disabling cylinders, that's using them differently.
GM also does not decouple cylinders, it just turns off spark and fuelling. That is called disabling cylinders...because they turn off spark and fuelling.
Disabling cylinders would mean making them stop moving... Taking away spark and fuelling is called disabling cylinders. Disabling cylinders doesn't stop them from spinning.
The guy above was totally correct. So was I. What the hell are you belligerently trying to start arguments for, kid? I'm so tired with the internet full of kids, usually from ghettos and council estates or 3rd world countries having no manners and being full of frustration, having read something in a brochure or a magazine then thinking they know everything and start correcting others...
@@pistonburner6448 👌
I went to the F1GP every year as a child with my father at the Albert Park circuit here in Melbourne, Australia. The V10's were definitely the pinnacle of noise when it comes to them. And for an idea of how loud they were, you could be 5km away and still hear them clear as day going around the circuit and then being trackside hearing protection was basically mandatory (unless you wanted severe tinnitus and long term hearing issues).
In those days, they were 7 gears. Hearing them in Indy in the stadium area was epic. Unforgettable.
I had the opportunity, and I should even say privilege, of witnessing these V10 live on my local track, Interlagos, multiple times, and I agree with you: these are reality bending engines. Watching a full weekend event cemented my love for F1 and specially for these screaming engines. F1 V10s are my favorite of all.
V10 & Interlagos, what a combo !!!
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The recent video that F1 put out about Fernando Alonso's 8 incredible starts makes a great comparison of the change in engines since that era and today, I think you'd love it for comparison purposes (on top of the fact that they're pretty awesome starts).
These cars are so fricken loud in person. The old ones are insanely loud. F3 cars sound better than todays F1 cars. Deffo check them out
when i went in Monza to see the race in 2004, we had to wear ear protections, it was that loud and violent, the sound is pleasing only on TV, IRL is brutally painful to hear
btw it's a 7 speeds gearbox, and fun fact, it wasn't fixed by regulations, but it was just a good number of speeds, for example the Renault R25 in 2005 had a 6 speeds gearbox, and was still fast af
Been to Monza twice, 1987 and 2014. The difference is monumental. In 1987 I had a headache for 3 days after. Pills didnt help. In 2014 it was more like 20 sewing machines flying by.
Was kimi at Ferrari then? Were you the crying kid who kimi took into the pits?
@@dylanzrim3635 in 2004 Kimi wasn't at Ferrari yet, Rubens Barrichello was the second driver, and boi i wish i was that kid, his family was rich af ahahahah
@@coastallab5526 i miss kimi, he does have a nascar race soon so hopefully he gets the drink
@@dylanzrim3635 i hope for him that he gets his drink finally 😂
fw14b best f1 car ever. most dominant car ever in f1. and all of its tech that it first introduced to the car industry, over the years following has probably saved thousands or even millions of lives.
I grew up with the F1 cars of the 90's so remember the screech from their engines more. Probably the best to recommend checking out from that era would the Nigel Mansell's "Red 5" Williams FW14B
I absolutely loved the sound from the 3.5L V10’s 😍
You should check out some of the videos of f1 engine’s on dyno’s at 17,000 to 20,000 rpm’s. They are running so hot it looks like the exhaust headers are going to melt.
You need to watch the video where Hamilton is doing a post-session interview at the Abu Dhabi GP, and meanwhile Fernando Alonso (two-times F1 world champion) gets the chance to take his old Renault F1 car for a spin in the background. The sounds shaping up in the background combined with Hamilton's face is just a must watch.
Completely agreed☝️
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Haha, Fernando Alonso always trolling in the background. Love that guy.
Add the link to that video would be helpful 😉
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Can I just say that it’s super refreshing to listen to an American getting inspired by tech outside of the states. The world needs more Americans like you 💪
900hp @19,000 rpm.
Yes, they turn some RPM.
Only some. They absolutely could do more, but beyond that there tends to be a violent explosion.
BMW V10 950 HP/925 HP @ 19.000 RPM (92 kg) --> engine weighed 202 pounds
Yes it is Suzuka, but you paused it just before 130R, and didn't seem to fully appreciate that that particular corner is taken flat out. Various circuits have corners that stand out in the mind - Radillon at Spa, Copse at Silverstone, the banking at Monza, Karussell at Nurburgring among them, and 130R at Suzuka.
Watch the section with 130R again without pausing to see how much bottle you have to have to keep your foot in.
I was sat at copse during qualifying and the race a few months ago it’s mind blowing seeing them go 170 around it! Going Zandvoort next month too that should be sick!
your reaction at 3:11 is exactly the same we, the old school F1 fans have every time we think of these great cars and these amazing engines 😁
Fun fact: at this time the Cars Had so much downforce some drivers coudnt Handel. BMW was famous for RC there Cars. For example Pablo Montoya liftet the Gas in eau rouge belgium But the engeneers Said U can full throttle. He didnt so they RC the Car so when Pablo lifted the Car stayed in full throttle. They told him after the Race 🤣
I recomened watching Alonso's Abu Dhabi laps in his 2005 Renault in 2020. It's modern footage of one of these type of F1 cars in full glory
Hearing that onboard gave me goosebumps...it was the sound of f1 on sunday afternoons in my childhood...everytime i listen those v10s it's a time travel to those years haha
Stessa identica cosa. Troppo ricordi. Quando ancora si poteva guardare la F1 senza dover pagare o abbonarsi a siti.
@@matteoruzzon esatto,non mi ricordo se c'era tutte le domeniche,ma la maggior parte delle gare la Rai le trasmetteva in diretta,poi la telecronaca di Mazzoni completava il tutto
Regularly waking up in the morning to my dad watching F1 is a highlight of my life. Apparently I saw senna crash and die live on tv but I was only 2
I really wish the 2026 regs would go back to N/A V10, but with 100% biofuel, just to satisfy the tree-huggers within the FIA.
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I was at Silverstone in the V10 era sat at the start of the main straight where they floored it out the final corner with the exhausts pointing right at my face, it was epic! My son was with me.....he fell asleep XD
Check a old British Top Gear episode where one of the hosts drives a F1 car to se how a person used to drive super cars reads to driving a F1 car
You should listen to the blown defuser that was also insane
I’ve been lucky enough to see F1 cars in person since 1987. I tell you, at the track in the early 2000s, nothing got the heart pumping more than sitting in the stands and hearing a screaming V10 off in the distance getting closer and closer. When it arrived at speed you could feel the sound rush through your body. It was the best!
The Montoya era! Loved those Williams BMW cars, especially when Monty was driving them! If you want to hear a whole grid in anger, look up "Standing 5 meters from the start of a Formula One race (best V8 sound)". You will NOT be disappointed.
I used to live 25 kilometers from the Melbourne Australia track and I could hear the cars when they were on track from home. And when you're at the track you feel the sound through EVERY part of your body! I miss those cars
i agree the onboards with F1 are amazing - everytime i watch one i feel like my heart is in my mouth and i am about to go airborne any moment
When these beasts drove in Indianapolis in 2004.. especially the bar honda 006 sound when they came back from the infield towards the start and finish. The Honda v10 echo sound was so amazing.
My first F1 race in spa 1996 , the whole grid filled with V10 en V12 cars ... what you said , a permanent smile on your face and raised hartbeat :)
Nearly every time I hear the sound of f1 v10s, I got in tears. It's the sound of my childhood. My parents waked me up for truly every race, no matter what time it is. My very first memories in my life are these cars screaming around racetracks. It's so beautiful.
Edit: I'm in tears right now, I wish we could turn back time.💭
18,000 RPMs. Insane. Like an angry bee with a chainsaw on steroids and 10 shotguns blasting when it downshifts. Saw F1 live at COTA in 2012 before they went hybrid. The downshifts were so loud. I was shocked. My mouth was agape for the whole race. Astonishing machines.
I was in SingaI was in Singapore GP back in 2013, the last year of F1 with 2.4 liters V8, you could hear them roaring miles away from the circuit... the best experience ever....
This brings back times when I was 12 and watched with dad.
This is a HOLY sound to me
Turns out that these things would be faster than the modern day F1 cars, if you ran them on slicks without grooves. They cut grooves in the tires to limit them, because they became too fast.
Back then you could listen to the speed. Today you listen to a vacuum cleaner.
In 2004 F1 had a demonstration around central London. Myself and my Dad managed to get to the front of the circuit to watch the cars go past. To see and hear Montoya in his Williams was something I'll never forget.
It was. I was there …
Also got taken there by my dad at what would have been 14. Didnt actually see a thing as it was so busy but remember walking past the area they were setting up the cars and good lord, what a sound. We were lucky enough to be in harrods when for whatever reason frank williams was passing through there. Truely memorable day.
Watching live back then was a physical experience! Each gear change was a punch in the gut and the sound was deafening! F1 will never be as fascinating again as the V10 refueling era...
The F1 of the 80's/90's ans 2000's was crazy. the V12 and after the V10 were violent, very.
In real you can feel the vivration of the engine into your body.
I remenber the first time i saw 2 F1 cars at Magny-court in the middle of the 90's. It was the Renault days, a meeting oragnized by Renault with a lot cars, races and the cherry on the cake was 2 F1 a Benetton and a Williams powered by Renault, these 2 cars was alone on the track, we can hear them all around the circuit.
You're description is how I explain to others the sounds of the v10 and v8 f1 cars. Tearing through the fabric of time 🤣
The early 2000 to 2010 F1 cars are my favorite sounds on earth. I'd also say Australian V8 cars, especially onboard. WOW they sound ferocious!!
The first consumer car with pedalshifters was the Alfa Romeo 156 with Selespeed launched in 1999. It was a manual gearbox with robotic arm to change gears.
Wikipedia says "The Selespeed is an automated manual gearbox with an electronic clutch. Technically, it consists of the standard (manual) 6-speed gearbox with the standard clutch and adds an electronically controlled hydraulic (robotic) that actuates both gear and clutch."
I had the pleasure of seeing and hearing this beast a few weeks ago at the Austrian grand Prix. That sound live I something else, amazing
V8/10/12 are the most beautiful Sounds ever
Back in the 1990's living with mates in Kew, we would watch the F1 on tv with the balcony door open. We could hear the actual cars over the tv. We were 12 KMs away from Albert Park!
It's a Williams FW26 powered by a BMW V10, the second iteration of the car with the revised nose introduced later in the season. Williams are still a constructor in F1 and have a long history in the sport, with multiple drivers winning the World Championship (Hill, Prost, Mansell, Villeneuve, Piquet...) and multiple constructors championships too. They were a front-running team from the late 1970s to 2007 or so.
Juan Pablo Montoya drove the FW26 in 2004 - the qualifying fast lap at Monza is worth checking out and he won the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix in his last race for Williams.
Dam I miss those days, didn't know how good I had it listening to these beasts most weekends growing up
I've been to the Monza GP late 90's, the track was inside this massive park and the ground was vibrating from a distance, the sound was sickening without earplugs.
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I want to share this video when you can see all the V10 F1 Engines of the early 2000’s: Ferrari, Williams-BMW, Toyota, BAR-Honda, Renault…. This was the Ferrari F1 V10 (3.0L 900hp+ at 19,000 RMS)Engines Era dominated by Ferrari engines and Michael Schumacher)… God Bless You!
When I was camping in Zandvoort in 2000, I heard the noise of a motor with very high speeds. I thought of motorcycles that have very high speeds. I went to the racetrack and saw a two-seater Arrow A21. The sound was phenomenal.
I've only been to an F1 race once and it was this generation of car I still remember the sound vividly there was nothing quite like it and honestly I don't know how I would even start to describe the experience other than unforgettable
when one had the chance to be at the race, racing day: you could not only hear, but merely FEEL the sound. I miss this
I love you videos mate. Great down to earth, humble and respectful personality. Keep it up
I love the V10 era of F1. That sweet, sweet sound of 10 cylinder mechanical violence, still gives me goosebumps.
As someone who managed to get to a couple races in the early 2000's. The old v10s were something very special to see, hear and feel as they scream by. You really feel it in your chest. It's exillerating.
you need to hear the Formula 1 Blown exhaust or f1 blown diffuser down shifts !!!!!
I still remember when the FW26 was first unveiled, what a beauty! The first nose was such a departure from the standard it made it look like a ferocious beast. For me, the early to mid 2000s was the height of Formula 1 with those screaming V10s revving up to 19,000 rpm.
I was privileged to be able to stand about 10' from the racing line at the Montreal F! race in 1994 & 1995 on the straight from the hairpin back to the pits.
I could get closer to the track (cars 3-5' away) and when the driver shifted gears I could feel the percussion from the exhaust on my pant legs. The sound of those high revving V-10's was amazing!
Having one, let alone a whole grid of V10s screaming past you in the flesh is almost beyond description. That's why they used to use F18 Hornets as a warm up act at the Oz GP!
I specifically remember waiting at the tram stop on the way into Friday practice for the 1994 Australian GP. I could hear the 3.5lt Ferrari V12 clear as day.....was 12kms away! The atmosphere that befell the curcuit when the F1 cars was on track was otherworldly...in fact it befell the whole city...
cool,you did this afterall,you are the best! ..fun fact,while these engines rev up to 19500 rpm,the idle speed is around 7000-9000 rpm ,its just nuts to think about.
I can tell you Ian, there's nothing quite like the sound and the feel of a V10 3L.
I'm an Aussie that was living in Germany in 2002 and got to see this/these cars at Hockenheim. It's not just the sound, but the feeling of the entire grid coming down to the hairpin that went right through my rib cage! It felt like a military attack (I'm ex military).
I saw the V8's a few yrs later in Melbourne, same volume but without the whole body vibrations 🙂
I know what you are describing with the resonance through the rib cage having been to Albert Park many times in the v10 era. Down by the fence (less than 10 metres from the cars) on acceleration from a slow corner it is a weird sensation the resonance in the chest cavity and the ribs just from the sonic vibration. The other thing videos do not capture well is the brutal sound of the down shifts going into a corner.
@@no_triggerwarning9953 Agreed mate, well said!
I love it when I see the smile on peoples faces who truly love racing hear the sound of these cars ...It's always a smile from ear to ear !!!
i remember this BMW!
It sounds like some one ripping a half inch thick, raw toothed saw blade over a half inch thick steel plate..
We used to have a race car event in our city center every year, which included F1 cars.
I remember this BMW, I came up the escalator from our subway system and could already hear them warming up of the engine of this BMW.
Between the high rises in our city center the incredible noise was epic.
I'd say the late 90's / early 2000's were the pinnacle of F1 looks and sounds. For me that is still what an F1 car should look and sound like.
Ahhh... those were the days! Great that you're finding this. From what I recall of the graphics they had, the engines would rev between 19,000 and 20,000 RPM and I think were about 8 speed gear boxes. Good call on the track. The first one was Shanghai, then went to Sepang (Malaysia) and finished off in Suzuka. If you can find footage from the 90s, you'll see (well, hear) V12s!!
Montoya was driving that onboard...he really has a pair of hands...those corrections were incredible.
This engine was crazy. Years ago, my desk was just over the "Place du Casino" in Monaco. We could see the F1 from our window. I work here for 10 years and the BWM engine was the most unbelievable sound of the V10 era , the most violent sound. Impossible to stay so close from the cars without ear protections, it was painful.
This brings up good memories. When I was younger we went to Belgium every year. Spa francorchamps F1. I miss that sound, I'm from the Netherlands and in 2021 we had finally a F1 race at Zandvoort since 36 years. But we're a country of 18 million people and I think 3 million wanted a ticket. But since they changed the sound of the cars, I prefer seeing it live on TV then to be there in person. But I'm so happy to witness it live
V10s were something else. The noise and power. Some drivers say they had more power than the V12s and V8s.
Next, do a reaction the legendary Mazda 747.
V10 20.000 rpm and more , brutal!!!
Went to the Australian GP, one of the last years of the v10.. they sounded AMAZING... even the V8's were awesome.
Fun fact, the picture you put in the thumbnail was the original "Walrus" nose design that they scrapped mid season due to it not giving them the performance they thought it would. Notice the Goodwood footage shows a much slimmer nose design, which was used later in the 2004 season.
I had the privilege to see and hear this car drive this year at the red bull ring. Just before the main F1 race it was being driven around by Ralf Schumacher. It was a wonderful experience.
Remember getting to the track back in the day - three miles away you would hear them screaming. Plus the downchanges were so violent they would rock your chest. Those were the days.