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June 23rd, 2010 • Ferrari Related • No Comments »
Along with many other changes to the rules and regulations for the final season of Formula One 2009, using a kinetic energy recovery (KERS) is permitted. This allows drivers to get a momentary boost of speed, once activated by a special button on the steering wheel.
The system works by special flywheel technology to capture kinetic energy from the power line transmission, as it slows. Then takes this energy and put it back into the driveline through a CVT system Torotrak to accelerate. The FIA has limited the use of the system 400 KJ per turn, which gives drivers using this system an extra 85 horsepower for a period of 6.67 seconds at any point in which they consider would help them the race.
However, not all computers are using the KERS, including GP Brawn, since it affects various crucial aspects of their cars, which are listed below:
Weight distribution: KERS system weighs about 30 kg, and must be placed in the rear of the car. There is a minimum weight limit of a Formula One car One in 605 kg including the driver. Ideally, teams of building the car much lighter, and then add the ballast weights to certain areas of car to improve weight distribution. Because the KERS is quite heavy, which really can change the car's weight distribution, this in turn makes the car is not handling as well as designed. This is one of the main reasons why the GP Brawn does not use the KERS system.
Another reason why teams like GP Brawn prevent KERS package is that when the system is deployed, greatly affects the handling of a car, so it is only suitable for straight line speed.
Brawn With the results of GP after his first race this season, in fact indicates that they have made the right decision not to use energy kinetics of recovery systems.
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