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Renault first to commit to KERS for Sunday's F1 race

Formula 1 teams are split on whether or not to use the controversial kinetic energy recovery hybrid technology at the beginning of the 2009 season. So far, Renault is the only team that has committed to using its KERS implementation for Sunday's race in Australia, which is the first of the season. Pat Symonds, the team's engineering head, said, "We believe obviously that it's a positive performance advantage otherwise we wouldn't be running it," adding that it's been working without issue since around Christmas of last year. Ferrari, ... Read more →

Information on the hybrid Formula 1 drivetrain from Torotrak and Xtrac Jeremy Korzeniewski

We have often brought up the fact that the Formula 1 racing series, and their sanctioning body the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), would like to showcase improved efficiency and use ...

Could hybrid technology move into Formula 1? Mike Magda

We've already heard talk that Formula 1 officials have considered moving toward a diesel engine, now hybrids are the talk of the track. The Federation Internationale de L'Automobile, which hosts F1 ...

Renault first to commit to KERS for Sunday's F1 race 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Formula 1 teams are split on whether or not to use the controversial kinetic energy recovery hybrid technology at the beginning of the 2009 season. So far, Renault is the only team that has committed to using its KERS implementation for Sunday's race in Australia, which is the first of the ...

Information on the hybrid Formula 1 drivetrain from Torotrak and Xtrac 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We have often brought up the fact that the Formula 1 racing series, and their sanctioning body the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), would like to showcase improved efficiency and use technology that is more relevant to the cars that are actually driven on the street. Honda has taken ...

Could hybrid technology move into Formula 1? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We've already heard talk that Formula 1 officials have considered moving toward a diesel engine, now hybrids are the talk of the track. The Federation Internationale de L'Automobile, which hosts F1 racing, is considering using hybrid technology in the race cars. Toyota, which hasn't done very well ...


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