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Zytek developed the Mercedes F1 KERS system

It turns out that when the time came for the McLaren-Mercedes Formula One team to develop a hybrid drive KERS for this year's car, it did not do the job in-house. Instead, it went to a specialist with perhaps more experience than anyone in developing such systems, Zytek. The UK engineering firm developed the hybrid powertrain for the first modern race car of the type, the Panoz Q9, a decade ago. We checked with Corsa Motorsports team owner, Steve Pruitt, at this weekends ALMS race at Mid-Ohio and asked if there was any relationship ... Read more →

Mercedes-Benz with KERS? Don't hold your breath Jeremy Korzeniewski

Of the 10 teams competing in this year's Formula 1 championship, McLaren-Mercedes is the only one that's equipped both of its cars with a kinetic energy recovery system for every single race so ...

Zytek developed the Mercedes F1 KERS system 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

It turns out that when the time came for the McLaren-Mercedes Formula One team to develop a hybrid drive KERS for this year's car, it did not do the job in-house. Instead, it went to a specialist with perhaps more experience than anyone in developing such systems, Zytek. The UK engineering firm ...

Mercedes-Benz with KERS? Don't hold your breath 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Of the 10 teams competing in this year's Formula 1 championship, McLaren-Mercedes is the only one that's equipped both of its cars with a kinetic energy recovery system for every single race so far this season. Whether the 60 kW power boost has helped or not is up for debate, but it's at least ...


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