Williams will use a battery-based kinetic energy recovery system in 2011 - instead of the flywheel unit the team has been developing for the past two years - because of the packaging opportunities it offers in the wake of the refuelling ban at the end of last season. The team had previously committed to running KERS in 2011 back in September, but technical director Sam Michael said at the time that both battery and flywheel derivatives remained an option. Speaking to AUTOSPORT however, Williams co-owner Patrick Head has confirmed that the team has opted for the battery version in 2011, because it is easier to package now F1 cars must carry larger fuel cells than they did two years ago.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Williams opts for ?battery? KERS in 2011
Williams will use a battery-based kinetic energy recovery system in 2011 - instead of the flywheel unit the team has been developing for the past two years - because of the packaging opportunities it offers in the wake of the refuelling ban at the end of last season. The team had previously committed to running KERS in 2011 back in September, but technical director Sam Michael said at the time that both battery and flywheel derivatives remained an option. Speaking to AUTOSPORT however, Williams co-owner Patrick Head has confirmed that the team has opted for the battery version in 2011, because it is easier to package now F1 cars must carry larger fuel cells than they did two years ago.
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