KERS vs Non KERS, Australia GP?

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25th March 2009, 14:48
edv

Is there going to be some visual indicator allowing everyone to know when the KERS is activated on a particular car? Like the bright pit lane rear lights or something flashing on the TV feed? That would certainly be of great interest to viewers as well as other teams....
25th March 2009, 15:34
Knock-on

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Originally Posted by edv

Is there going to be some visual indicator allowing everyone to know when the KERS is activated on a particular car? Like the bright pit lane rear lights or something flashing on the TV feed? That would certainly be of great interest to viewers as well as other teams....

Like push to pass in A1GP.

I expect they will be flicking it on and off so quick you wouldn't be able to follow it.
25th March 2009, 21:33
pettersolberg29

Nick Heidfeld hs confirmed he'll use KERS in Melbourne. No comment about Robert.
26th March 2009, 08:29
christophulus

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

Nick Heidfeld hs confirmed he'll use KERS in Melbourne. No comment about Robert.

Kubica definitely not using it as the car would be 10kg overweight otherwise.

http://www.f1way.com/news/2009/March...-kubica-in-aus
26th March 2009, 09:57
jens

Very interesting. It could be Heidfeld's great chance to turn the team-mate battle in his favour this year as in on-track battles he has clearly better opportunities than Kubica.

The negative aspect here is that whoever finishes ahead of the duo - RK or NH - the loser side will be automatically excused that he had an inferior car...
26th March 2009, 09:59
Dave B

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Originally Posted by jens

Very interesting. It could be Heidfeld's great chance to turn the team-mate battle in his favour this year as in on-track battles he has clearly better opportunities than Kubica.

Does he, though? Maybe without KERS Kubica's car has better weight distribution which could help him on some circuits.
26th March 2009, 10:06
Knock-on

This seems strange to me.

KERS cannot weigh so much as to use up all the ballast can it?
26th March 2009, 10:08
jens

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

Does he, though? Maybe without KERS Kubica's car has better weight distribution which could help him on some circuits.

On some circuits - probably. But over a full season?

BMW seemed so adamant in running with KERS, so that RK not running it means they have encountered some real disadvantages in his car, which wasn't the case with Nick. Kubica is running an optimized KERS-car without that system - the most negative scenario, I think.

I would add one more remark about the KERS vs non-KERS battle. Any safety car sessions would create real headaches for all non-KERS cars. It's likely that if a KERS car is behind one, it will gain one position after the flying start.
26th March 2009, 10:10
Dave B

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Originally Posted by Knock-on

This seems strange to me.

KERS cannot weigh so much as to use up all the ballast can it?

Not in every case, but KERS + Kubica is quite a heavy combination. Webber, I understand, will be similarly disadvantaged.
26th March 2009, 10:39
ioan

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Originally Posted by Knock-on

This seems strange to me.

KERS cannot weigh so much as to use up all the ballast can it?

Normally not.
Ballast was up to 90kgs last years. KERS is rumored between 25 and 35 kgs.

That article is poorly documented and written.

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