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Title: McLaren to run KERS all season, but not 2010
Post by: John S on July 17, 2009, 07:44:20 PM

So that's another thing that Macca can cross off for the spec of next years car, the guesswork about 2010 is getting less.

The McLaren team will continue to use the Kinetic Energy Recovery System in the remainder of the 2009 season, Martin Whitmarsh has confirmed.

The British squad and rival Ferrari have been the only two teams who have continued to use KERS, with the other outfits having decided to ditch it despite having spent millions in its development.

Whitmarsh considers KERS is giving his team a good advantage, and that's why its planning to run it until the end of 2009.

"I think first thing we don't intend to ditch KERS," said Whitmarsh. "We are very fortunate that we have a very strong KERS package.

"It is built into the car. If we didn't have KERS then the overall packaging of the car would change and maybe there would be some pluses from that, but overall we have a good benefit.

"It is our intention to keep running KERS for the rest of the year. The alternative strategy is to redesign the whole car without KERS and that takes a lot of resource and detracts from next year's programme, however we have a KERS package that works."

Whitmarsh made it clear, however, that the team will stop using it next year, as agreed by the FOTA teams, despite believing it was a good investment.

"I think McLaren and in particular Mercedes put a lot of effort into developing a KERS package, but we were willing in the interests of the sport to back away from it next year," he said.

"KERS is still in the regulations for next year but we have accepted that part of the new era for F1 has to be cooperation for the teams. You have to forgo your own short-term interests in the interests of the sport.

"We've accepted that the majority of teams in F1 do not want KERS and we are willing to sacrifice the advantage we have at the moment."

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Title: Re: McLaren to run KERS all season, but not 2010
Post by: Jericoke on July 17, 2009, 07:56:06 PM
Based on Hamilton surprising Webber in Germany, it looks like McLaren does have KERS sorted out.

I think the biggest disappointment of the season is that KERS was bungled as a whole.  It would have generated much more interesting racing.
Title: Re: McLaren to run KERS all season, but not 2010
Post by: John S on July 17, 2009, 08:34:28 PM
Based on Hamilton surprising Webber in Germany, it looks like McLaren does have KERS sorted out.

I think the biggest disappointment of the season is that KERS was bungled as a whole.  It would have generated much more interesting racing.

It still might Jeri, it still might!  :good: With their new upgrades McLaren are being very bullish about Hungary.

Macca have played down their chances all season so it's a suprise that they feel they have a strong chance in the next race. They are basing their optimism as much on KERS as the upgrades seen in Germany.



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