If you watched Formula 1 racing in the late 1990s to 2000s, chances are you vividly remember the howling roar of the V-10 engines (and some of the incredibly fast F1 cars they powered).

Formula One’s latest debate isn’t about aero packages or tire compounds — it’s about sound. Until 2005, F1 cars featured V10 engines, with 10 cylinders arranged in a V-formation.