I don't get why people say that honestly, you can't expect everyone to like every change, and MOST don't like the new sound. The changes were too many and too extreme. I'm not a fan of the current sound, but at the same time if they didn't make changes it would be another year of Vettel/RB domination which was pretty damn boring. I think by mid season the cars will be just as fast as they were last year. Sound unfortunately will not change. I was rather partial to the angry swarm of bees noise. Now it's like, I don't even know what it's like. It just sucks.
i got a bad feeling that rbr and vettel might even take the wdc this year.. of course the mercs have the edge atm, but in winter testing, the rb's were six seconds off of the pace. six friggin seconds, that's crazy, and now, 2 races in and vettel already got outside pole.. of course the rain helped, but still, not looking good for the rest of the field imo..
i'm just not a fan of hybrid technology, hate it in road cars, and sure as shit don't like it in f1.. i agree fossil fuels need to go, but idk, battery and electric just don't seem like the way to do it imvho.. i'm not looking forward to 5 years time when the cars are all electric and the only noise they'll make is the friction of the tires on the road surfaces, and they'll be driverless.. just sucks imo, and i don't see any quick fix, and these motors are hey to stay for i think 5 years at least.. hopefully, when they start losing fans and race attendances go way down, they'll do something about it.. i know bernie is hating it..
umm, on a side note, did you see kimi just said he's going to retire after he's done with ferrari? i know he's got a contract for this year with an option for next, but i can honestly see this being his swan song.