Unless teams can shed some weight the .3 seconds per lap that KERS should yield will be swallowed up. Bridgestone already believe that the KERS system will cause issues with grip.
Newey has it all in hand trust me.
why would it cause trouble with grip? The drivers will just have to use KERS once they are upto speed, they wont be able to dump it all down just as they exit corner.
Im sure Newey does, just a shame you couldnt have got Alonso
Ballast is small enough to add to a Midplane or a Mainplane on the front end, the KERS system is quite bulky and will not allow the flexibility of ballast owing to its size.
Not all teams will start 2009 with KERS running infact i would hazard a guess that very few will. Its limits have already been shown on certain tracks during our simulator runs.
I could'nt possibly comment on how well or how bad the KERS system is at present.
that could be interesting. some teams running without, but faster due to less wieght... then some teams running it, but having faster bursts of speed.
But your saying it as if KERS can be removed and added to the drive train with ease. But surely this isnt the case? If its connected to the Gearbox and the gearbox has to last 4 races then surely you are stuck with it for 4 races? etc?
Id think KERS would be useless at places like monaco because theres so few full throttle moments that would be safe enough to use it?
Im thinking both BMW and Honda will have active KERS at the beginning, not sure about the rest.