Besides the fact that they completely missed the boat when it came to marketing the change to the V6 power unit anyway. Instead the guy running the show hands our bad PR due to low engine noise then the proceeding 3 months are focused on that single topic. No mention of the benifits that drove the change in the first place.
It really didnt make any sense to me. I mean if your aim is to go green and as you pointed out the benifits would be minimal in the real world. Whats the true purpose?
If your aim is to change the image of the sport, then dont you need to publicise the positives? Sure the V6 power unit is a tad quiet but it sounds mental (imo) specially with some onboard footage and when you get the turbos whining during harvesting
Lets not forget there were some really great races last year, brought about from the change. Even though homo dominated most of the year, it was still a great year to be watching F1.
Other then those who watch F1 religiously no one ive spoken with even had a clue what was happening.