How We’re Wired to Love F1 V10s

"V10 makes our brain happy" yes I can conform, this maks my happy

ALL The V10s Were The Pinnacle of F1...

Scott: Science says that V10s make our brains happy. Me: Yes.

As a musician & sound designer (and Motorsport enthusiast) I’ve replicated several eras of F1 engines on synthesizers before. And you NAILED the explanation of the complex acoustic physics that happens to create that sound. It’s not just RPM, or displacement, or cylinder count, it’s the combined interaction of all three and the design of the exhaust. THANK YOU

The sound of the V10 to me always felt like it was so much power that it’s just ripping the air apart to achieve that noise

If F1 opted for the V10 with Synthetic Fuels or Hydrogen, in less than 10 seconds at high revving...people would be having eargasms.

As a musician I know exactly what a major third is and how it sounds🎸And as a long time F1 fan I know exactly how a V10 sounds:face-red-heart-shape: But I never knew the connection between the two :face-fuchsia-wide-eyes: so thanks Scott for explaning this 👍

People who love today's current turbo F1 era have never felt the sound of a V10 cracking 20,000 rpm. Yes, feeling the sound.

You have to thank Ange, the developer behind Engine Simulator. It's magical, not only does it synthesize the sound, the software does all the fluid calculations to build the sound, and the result is fantastic. If you "build" the engine correctly you can get the exact sound of a Formula 1 V10

Oh I remember going to the Belgian GP with my dad back in the early zeroes and parking the car far from the circuit and hearing the V10's doing free practice on sunday morning. The engines screaming through the hills there just gave me goosebumps. It was truly breathtaking.

Every time I hear a V10 or a 100cc 2-strokes gokart, it gives me goosebumps automatically ! It is increadible how these sounds are pleasant to my ears

11:43 please send this entire video and in particular this quote straight to the FIA. This is the best, most researched, and well explained thesis on the engine sound in F1 ever! Thanks so much 🙏

All F1 needs are gravel pits, wide-angle camera's without overly zooming in on the cars in corners, 100-150 kg lighter cars and - above all - V10s! Which should even be polarbear-friendly with their so much hyped biosustainable fuels :) Everyone wins!

That "V8 burble" is a characteristic of crossplane cranks. Flatplane V8s sound different.

I love how they got rid of V10's and V8's to appease manufacturers and for environmental reasons. But then added loads more races all over the world and none of the current manufacturers make a consumer available 1.6 V6 Turbo (Apart from the Merc hypercar produced in minimal numbers)

6:07 bro used an alpine 💀

Major 3rd = Happy car 😄 Minor 3rd = Sad car 😥

3:40 Well, they used the V10 in the peugot 905 because group C rules almost forced teams to use formula one engines. Many see this as the rule that broke group C

The "Why we're wired to love F1 V10s" is by far a better title than " Musical engineering lesson" 😂 Loved it! Also this whole video was a treat to watch at home with the 'good' headphones on, made my brain super happy 😃

Part of the overall sound from a V10 era F1 car came from the gearbox. I was privileged to see a transmission testing device built on spec for a F1 team. In a demonstration of it's performance it was programed to run the gearbox through an actual lap of the Melbourne Albert Park track. Even with sound reducing insulation covering the gearbox the noise was deafening. Sadly, the incredible sounds of those cars will never return to competition. Support the heritage and vintage race car events to make sure we have somewhere to hear that glorious howl again.