Comments on: Is the demise of KERS a warning sign for F1? http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/2009/06/is-the-demise-of-kers-a-warning-sign-for-f1/ Independent Sports News and Opinion Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:37:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Edward http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/2009/06/is-the-demise-of-kers-a-warning-sign-for-f1/comment-page-1/#comment-4251 Edward Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:37:58 +0000 http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/?p=3799#comment-4251 Im in no way a fan of KERS but you can sort of see the point of it. F1 is used by non-privateers as a "trial/technical" excercise to showpiece new technology that can be used in everyday road going cars i.e. traction control or in the mid 1990s active suspension. Thats why the teams that use KERS, who sell vehicles to the general public, do so and why no privateer has put money into developing it. During last season Honda F1 had a highly developed KERS unit but they pulled out and Brawn GP have not used it because the cost compromise to the 11% performance gain wasnt worth it on an F1 track. Im not saying BMW will put a KERS button in their next M5 to help you overtake the chap in front on your way to the shops, but they may use elements of the battery storage technology or the fly wheel in their future models. Im in no way a fan of KERS but you can sort of see the point of it.
F1 is used by non-privateers as a “trial/technical” excercise to showpiece new technology that can be used in everyday road going cars i.e. traction control or in the mid 1990s active suspension. Thats why the teams that use KERS, who sell vehicles to the general public, do so and why no privateer has put money into developing it.
During last season Honda F1 had a highly developed KERS unit but they pulled out and Brawn GP have not used it because the cost compromise to the 11% performance gain wasnt worth it on an F1 track.
Im not saying BMW will put a KERS button in their next M5 to help you overtake the chap in front on your way to the shops, but they may use elements of the battery storage technology or the fly wheel in their future models.

]]> By: Tomombo http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/2009/06/is-the-demise-of-kers-a-warning-sign-for-f1/comment-page-1/#comment-3148 Tomombo Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:57:48 +0000 http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/?p=3799#comment-3148 button is running away with it button is running away with it

]]> By: Mark http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/2009/06/is-the-demise-of-kers-a-warning-sign-for-f1/comment-page-1/#comment-3104 Mark Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:50:50 +0000 http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/?p=3799#comment-3104 The biggest problem with KERS is that the extra mass compromises handling. So you get the situation that a non-KERS car is quicker (and can even overtake) a KERS car in the corners but on the next straight the car with KERS just powers away again. Not exacatley the sort of overtaking we were hoping for! The biggest problem with KERS is that the extra mass compromises handling. So you get the situation that a non-KERS car is quicker (and can even overtake) a KERS car in the corners but on the next straight the car with KERS just powers away again. Not exacatley the sort of overtaking we were hoping for!

]]> By: Liam http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/2009/06/is-the-demise-of-kers-a-warning-sign-for-f1/comment-page-1/#comment-3093 Liam Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:26:56 +0000 http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/?p=3799#comment-3093 I agree I agree

]]> By: Scott http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/2009/06/is-the-demise-of-kers-a-warning-sign-for-f1/comment-page-1/#comment-3081 Scott Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:51:04 +0000 http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/?p=3799#comment-3081 FOTA haven't dropped KERS to appease Mosley, it's very much his baby but never something the teams have been completely sold on. They did have an option to abandon KERS before the season got under way. All voted in favour, except BMW who vetoed dropping the system (due to marketing reasons). As for fans, well the majority don't appear to be particularly passionate about the subject. After all, KERS isn't an especially exciting example of automotive technology. FOTA haven’t dropped KERS to appease Mosley, it’s very much his baby but never something the teams have been completely sold on. They did have an option to abandon KERS before the season got under way. All voted in favour, except BMW who vetoed dropping the system (due to marketing reasons).

As for fans, well the majority don’t appear to be particularly passionate about the subject. After all, KERS isn’t an especially exciting example of automotive technology.

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