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Is KERS An Advantage Or A Disadvantage ?
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7 cars running KERS this weekend, well at least for practice...
Seven cars to practice with KERS in Bahrain
It is believed that up to seven formula one cars will be fitted with active KERS systems in practice for the Bahrain grand prix
A dwindling three drivers took to the Shanghai grid a week ago with the controversial energy re-use technology, as the benefits of the 82 hp power bursts comes under scrutiny
McLaren's duo Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen have used Mercedes' KERS consistently in 2009
"This is one of the circuits where KERS can give you the most time, because there are three very long straights," Spanish test driver Pedro de la Rosa said
Ferrari took KERS off both cars in China for reliability and safety reasons, but will reinstate the system on Felipe Massa's F60 in Shanghai
Due to Kimi Raikkonen's additional weight, Ferrari's KERS is seemingly of less value to the Finn, and his car will be without the unit at Sakhir
"It should be a significant advantage here. A great deal of work at the factory has gone into working on the KERS system since Sepang so I am hopeful it can help us," said Massa
Nick Heidfeld has used KERS all season so far, but his much heavier BMW teammate Robert Kubica - although sometimes testing the system in practices - has not
The Pole, who qualified an horror 18th in qualifying in China, will again test KERS on Friday in Bahrain
"The plan is to run it all weekend," he said on Thursday
It is clear that Renault is also assessing KERS on a circuit-by-circuit basis, with Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet's cars likely to test the system on Friday
"I think it will a decision we will make race by race and at the last moment, maybe on Friday night," Spaniard Alonso told reporters
It is believed that up to seven formula one cars will be fitted with active KERS systems in practice for the Bahrain grand prix
A dwindling three drivers took to the Shanghai grid a week ago with the controversial energy re-use technology, as the benefits of the 82 hp power bursts comes under scrutiny
McLaren's duo Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen have used Mercedes' KERS consistently in 2009
"This is one of the circuits where KERS can give you the most time, because there are three very long straights," Spanish test driver Pedro de la Rosa said
Ferrari took KERS off both cars in China for reliability and safety reasons, but will reinstate the system on Felipe Massa's F60 in Shanghai
Due to Kimi Raikkonen's additional weight, Ferrari's KERS is seemingly of less value to the Finn, and his car will be without the unit at Sakhir
"It should be a significant advantage here. A great deal of work at the factory has gone into working on the KERS system since Sepang so I am hopeful it can help us," said Massa
Nick Heidfeld has used KERS all season so far, but his much heavier BMW teammate Robert Kubica - although sometimes testing the system in practices - has not
The Pole, who qualified an horror 18th in qualifying in China, will again test KERS on Friday in Bahrain
"The plan is to run it all weekend," he said on Thursday
It is clear that Renault is also assessing KERS on a circuit-by-circuit basis, with Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet's cars likely to test the system on Friday
"I think it will a decision we will make race by race and at the last moment, maybe on Friday night," Spaniard Alonso told reporters
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I think KERS will work on high speed circuits like Bahrain. I also believe it is only a matter of time before the KERS teams figure everything out and fine-tune the system to deliver in most conditions.
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Apr 23 2009, 11:37 AM
I do indeed hope they keep working to develop this technology!
[QUOTE]Williams unlikely to use KERS regularly
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^^they are superior engineers. They are doing more with less!! 
Apparently whatever the BGP engineers are focusing on is making them win!
They are human and they will make mistakes!! Understanding your weakness is not a flaw!! It allows you to focus more on your strength, and slowly work on improving your weakness!
Monaco was supposedly a track were KERS would be a major advantage, didn't work out to well!! The only time I saw KERS as an advantage on that track was at the start, when LH hit the magic button!
As I said before, I think KERS is a disadvantage. But the season is still long and many developments are still to come!! The technology is definitely getting better and more reliable as this season move forwards, except for BMW! That's always a positive theme!
Apparently whatever the BGP engineers are focusing on is making them win!
They are human and they will make mistakes!! Understanding your weakness is not a flaw!! It allows you to focus more on your strength, and slowly work on improving your weakness!
Monaco was supposedly a track were KERS would be a major advantage, didn't work out to well!! The only time I saw KERS as an advantage on that track was at the start, when LH hit the magic button!
As I said before, I think KERS is a disadvantage. But the season is still long and many developments are still to come!! The technology is definitely getting better and more reliable as this season move forwards, except for BMW! That's always a positive theme!
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Originally Posted by GateCrasher,May 27 2009, 10:24 AM
^^they are superior engineers. They are doing more with less!!
Apparently whatever the BGP engineers are focusing on is making them win!
They are human and they will make mistakes!! Understanding your weakness is not a flaw!! It allows you to focus more on your strength, and slowly work on improving your weakness!
Apparently whatever the BGP engineers are focusing on is making them win!
They are human and they will make mistakes!! Understanding your weakness is not a flaw!! It allows you to focus more on your strength, and slowly work on improving your weakness!
The question is what are they focusing on? The aero package was covered off by Honda months ago. We know they had to adapt the gearbox for the Merc engine...but other than that, Ferrari and RBR have closed the gap to them...
Monaco was supposedly a track were KERS would be a major advantage, didn't work out to well!! The only time I saw KERS as an advantage on that track was at the start, when LH hit the magic button!
As I said before, I think KERS is a disadvantage. But the season is still long and many developments are still to come!! The technology is definitely getting better and more reliable as this season move forwards, except for BMW! That's always a positive theme!
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How is having problems integrating KERs a knock on their engineering skills? The Honda car was never developed for the Mercedes engine. Of course integrating a different engine and KERs is going to pose some problems. The ferrari car was always designed for the ferrari engine.