KERS cars have built-in starter motor?

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It only just occurred to me. Do you think any F1 teams have doubled-up their KERS system to act as a starter motor if they needed to?
 
Of course there won't be a button that says "Engine Start" under current regs. But I was thinking that maybe a team has added some software to their anti-stall system so that if all else has failed it detects the stalled engine and dumps a 2 seconds KERS boost into the engine to start it up again?

Or maybe they tell their drivers to press the KERS button if the engine has stalled?

I know engine stalls are bloody rare these days. But still, food for thought!
 
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