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F1 working on exhaust microphones to boost TV sound

Formula 1 hopes to solve its sound problem by introducing exhaust microphones to improve the experience for television viewers, the sport's commercial managing director Sean Bratches has revealed. F1 has suffered from a lack of sound thanks to quieter hybrid engines, and whilst the sport's bosses have tried various 'fixes', such as a trumpet attachment and the addition of a third exhaust exit, the extreme noise and emotion produced by the V8, V10 and V12 engines before, remains a distant memory. It's hoped the problem will be addressed when the next generation of engines is introduced in 2021, but until then, it's hoped the addition of an exhaust...
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