Intoxicating screams, howls and thunder of F1's greatest age

Sixty years ago, Formula 1 entered the finest era in the history of the world championship: that of the naturally aspirated 3.0-litre engine formula.No other F1 engine formula has endured remotely as long, and there was good reason for its longevity, says Matt Bishop. Engines could be V8s, V12s, or flat-12s, or occasionally even stranger configurations. They could be narrow or wide, or torquey or peaky; they could scream, howl, bark, shriek, or thunder according to their cylinder count and design architecture; above all, they all sounded utterly magnificent.Hear the full story in this podcast, and read more from Matt Bishop at Motor Sport: https://go.motorsportmagazine.com/4dBJAsA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.