Just like a BEC coming on cam........

Now these primadonna F1 drivers know just how much fun a BEC can be


eta just noticed the title looks a bit like a FCUK shirt....... ah well wasn't intended that way.

[Edited on 29/3/09 by Jon Ison]

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Its a new regenerative braking system that can be put onto F1 cars as an option.

They arent all using it at themoment though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_braking

Dynamos have been around for years. Same principal, just applied differently.

By the way, it took me about 5 minutes to figure out what your talking about!
My stepdaughter does the same, and will come out with a completely random question like "so what do you think" and doesnt actually realise shes not thinking out loud!!!

What is this KERS exactly. I've had a quick look and it allows the vehicle to store around 60 kW of energy which is gained through kinetic energy and they're allowed to use it as a boost? Around 6.6 seconds per lap.
How are they going to boost the car with this energy though?

[Edited on 1/4/09 by mistergrumpy]

Racecar Engineering : F1 Basics - How KERS works

I still don't understand how it actually works, is it an F1 secret?
I think that it transmits it through to the crankshaft. Is it just a heavy torque force applied directly to the crank?
Sounds a bit 'Need for Speed F1'. Be intersting to see if they can make each engine last around 3 races as they say with that extra stress.

[Edited on 1/4/09 by mistergrumpy]