What good is KERS? Williams system lands in new Porsche GT3
February 11, 2010 by SJ Skid
Filed under Prime & Option
The flywheel KERS system developed for Williams 2009 Formula 1 car will keep on running — in Porsche’s new 911 GT3 R Hybrid.
And, according to Williams, it is a first step toward applying the system to road cars.
The energy storage system was originally developed for use in Formula One by the AT&T
Williams team but Williams [...]
More testing, more teams: How will Red Bull, Force India, Virgin Racing add to the mix in Jerez?
February 7, 2010 by vmr
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, Parc Fermé, Top Story, VMR on Sunday
In my opinion, the basic crux of the first 2010 testing last week at Jerez wasn’t so much that Ferrari and Fernando Alonso appeared quite fast and quite able to put a lot of laps on the car, but the important knowledge earned was that what the fans want, the fans get (all of my [...]
R.I.P. KERS!
October 1, 2009 by Negative Camber
Filed under Prime & Option, Top Story
Grandprix.com is reporting that the teams met in Singapore and have officially dug the grave for KERS. Yes, including long-time hold-out and big proponent Williams F1. Now this is interesting in that Williams said they would run the fly-wheel of death irrespective as they feel very positive about their program. They also [...]
Force India unlikely to run KERS
September 2, 2009 by Grace
Filed under Prime & Option
Force India’s technical deal with McLaren included the KERS system. With FIF1’s latest rounds of upgrades, however, they are unable to use it despite previous plans to get them on the car by July.
Guess why they abandoned the idea: They cost too much!
Duh. And this was a cost cutting move how, exactly?
Team COO [...]
Red Bull Considering KERS *updated*
August 23, 2009 by Negative Camber
Filed under Prime & Option
The threat of McLaren’s resurgent form has Red Bull’s team boss Christian Horner considering the long abandoned KERS for the next race at Spa.
McLaren’s resurgent, and dominant, form in recent weeks has put some serious concern on Red Bull’s challenge of catching the Brawn GP car of Jenson Button who currently holds the points lead. [...]
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