KERS for 2011

bamboozling

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8650454.stm

Basically KERS looks like it will be implemented in 2011. Renault will supply most of the teams and Ferrari will supply those with a Ferrari engine. Williams want to use their own Flywheel system. Power output to go up to 800 Kilojoules per lap up from 400.

Personally I believe that there needs to be a limit set on the amount of times you can use KERS in a race, say every 5 laps of race distance allows KERS to be used once so a 50 lap race 10 time, 60 laps 12 etc. Otherwise if you are trying to overtake someone surely they just have to use KERS the same time you do and the system is rendered useless. Your opinions please?

amacachi

Ah not again.


On the tyres note, hope they go for Avon.

bamboozling

Avon seems to be much cheaper and I don't forsee Bernie wanting the hassle of a tyre war where tyre X works well at Monza and then has a shocker at Suzuka while tyre Y works the other way around.

EvilMonkey

KERS power output should be unlimited. Wasn't Renaults kers one of the worst systems? If it goes ahead i presume McLaren will use theirs. Actually does McLaren own it or Merc!

Williams yoke will never work in a F1 car they will need an even longer wheelbase to put the flywheel as low as possible.

Hopefully they don't go for Michelin and use a single supplier, but if their going to pay for tyres, why not pay Bridgestone.

Ghost Train

I guess if they can make kers smaller and more efficient then it might be worth another go. The trouble with it the first time seemed to be that for the extra weight it wasn't worth much extra lap time and it cost too much. If they double its power output then maybe it will be more interesting.

Don't think it should be limited to a few times per race, should be as before with a certain limit each lap, as I think a car should be consistent from one lap to the next. Don't want fasted laptimes of a race determined just by when the drivers are able to push a button, sould have it each lap or not at all

EvilMonkey

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Its in the rule book for this season but all the teams got together and agreed that nobody would use it. I think either all the teams should have it or none of them. Its a bit unfair to a car following a KERS equipped car or vice versa.

I think that's the plan for 2011 either everyone agrees to use it or no one will.
That's why Renault and Ferrari are willing to supply is so cheap, they want it and need all the others to agree to use it.

Ghost Train

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Its already quite an efficent system. Although their is a small weight penalty the issue now is of physical space in the car now with the cars having much bigger fuel tanks.

they can probably increase the wheelbase a bit more

TheChrisD

They should probably just add KERS back but limit it in the style of IndyCar's overtake assist, Champ Car's Power to Pass or A1GP's PowerBoost.

That way drivers have to be strategic when using it so that they don't waste one of their limited shots at it.

Iron Hide

Yeah but for a push to pass system you dont need KERS, just allow the engines to develop say 800 horsepower instead of the current 750, but still keep the base power at 750 and the ECU can sort the extra 50!