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BMW undecided about KERS for Silverstone

Thu, 11 Jun 09:20:03 2009

BMW Sauber has not decided whether to reintroduce its Kinetic Energy Recovery System at the British Grand Prix next weekend.

Paradoxically, the German squad was one of the only to vote to keep the controversial technology in the sport in 2010, while at the very same time not using KERS in Turkey last weekend.

BMW also ran without KERS at Monaco and Barcelona, having opted instead to focus on aerodynamic improvements.

Team boss Mario Theissen did not want to say whether the F1.09's performance, aided by a double diffuser for the first time, would have been additionally boosted with KERS at Istanbul.

"That is difficult to say," he told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. "We know what we would have gained on the straights, but naturally we cannot quantify how the Friday tests (of the KERS system) would have gone."

Before the double diffuser was added at Istanbul, it emerged from Hinwil-based BMW Sauber that a KERS modified for the heavily revised aerodynamic configuration of the car since Spain was now ready to race.

But a decision for Silverstone has not yet been taken, Theissen said, revealing that the next substantial update for the car is scheduled for the following race, at the Nurburgring.

 

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  1. suprised potato head aint been on already.

    From Burt, on Thu 11 Jun 11:00PM
  2. Who will the supplier be if FOTA teams leave. Will Max­ & Bernie now foot the bill for this technology? It­ was not the teams idea/new rule.......Dave K.

    From mrrat1ssj, on Thu 11 Jun 7:48PM
  3. Just put the kers already, if you don't feel like­ it scrapped it, easy right.

    From Iceman jr, on Thu 11 Jun 6:52PM
  4. Double diffuser or tripple diffuser, KERS, no KERS you­ don't scare anybody, do you?

    From emanyaleni, on Thu 11 Jun 10:17AM
  5. Double diffuser or tripple diffuser, KERS, no KERS you­ don't scare anybody, do you?

    From emanyaleni, on Thu 11 Jun 10:17AM
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