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Old May 14, 2012 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Dembo
Originally Posted by Ultra_Nexus' timestamp='1337001782' post='21696082
Like I said, no batteries, flywheel
My was because of the überwrongness of your post. In the early days of KERS, Williams were the team to experiment with flywheels, but never raced it. Now of course they're using Renault engines, and so are using the same Renault KERS system that seems to give Red Bull problems all the time.

Keep up.


The flywheel system acted like a battery anyway. It was spun up by an electric motor and its output was also electrical energy.
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Old May 14, 2012 | 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by lower
The flywheel system acted like a battery anyway. It was spun up by an electric motor and its output was also electrical energy.
THANKYOU for confirming that bit of the picture!

I understand the batteries used store up to 60kW of energy

Can anyone shed light on how the "Dissipate" button works? Where does it dissipate to?
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Old May 15, 2012 | 02:05 PM
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So, a five place penalty for Schumacher in the next race, a dangerous manouvre - Hamilton 23 place penalty for an infringement of the rules ... hmmmm.

Massa's last race for Ferrari at Monaco unless he improves dramatically ?
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Old May 15, 2012 | 02:10 PM
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Yeh, I can't see Massa making it to Silverstone. To be honest, if he is at Monaco I would be surprised after his appalling performance this season.

He has been off the ball since his accident, poor guy.

Problem is, Teflonso likes a weak teammate so do Ferrari keep Alonso happy (who has been performing exceptionally well) or bring in some competition in the form of Perez or Di Resta?
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Old May 16, 2012 | 03:35 AM
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Might as well bring back Barichello for the rest of the season. Will do well, pick up points and not challenge Alonso. And they won't need to buy him out of a contract.
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Old May 16, 2012 | 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Bassoctopus
Might as well bring back Barichello for the rest of the season. Will do well, pick up points and not challenge Alonso. And they won't need to buy him out of a contract.
Presumably he has a contract for Indy Car, or Champcar, or whatever it is. I've lost track of US racing series.

Lots of people could drive the second Ferrari, but would they necessarily be better than Massa? Look what happened last time. More likely than Barichello is Fisichella, who is still signed up for Ferrari and could drive. But I don't think he'd be better than Massa, probably the opposite.
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Old May 16, 2012 | 05:15 AM
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If you want to win, hire a Fin!

Mika Hakkinen's magnificient return is in a Ferrari! You heard it here first, hahaha!
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Old May 16, 2012 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by gbduo
If you want to win, hire a Fin!
Mika Hakkinen's magnificient return is in a Ferrari! You heard it here first, hahaha!
They say stranger things have happened at sea, Massa's performance of late has been so bad they scope for improvement is so great I'd better sit by the phone.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 04:37 AM
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Another win for Williams:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-18156566
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Old May 22, 2012 | 05:24 AM
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That looks awesome!
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