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Gary Anderson's verdict on F1's 2021 engine row

F1's 2021 engine proposals, and the backlash from the manufacturers, dominate your questions to our technical expert this week, prompting hard-hitting discussion on rule changes in general as well

Are the 2021 engines really going to sound that much better? The only new thing seems to be 3000 rpm.
Klaus Brandt Froslev, via Twitter

I don't really understand what the proposed changes are going to achieve.

The most obvious change is the increase in the rev limit. Currently, the regulations define the maximum as 15,000rpm, with an increase of 3000rpm to 18,000rpm for the new rules.

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