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Source - BMW Motorsport
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 16:46 |
 When such a new and complex package of technology has to be brought up to F1 level in such a short space of time, it is important to have a back-up plan at the ready.
“We are working flat out on the development of KERS because we think it has a big future,” says Theissen.
“I’m not sure if the extra output provided by KERS will produce better lap times straightaway. It is our clear intention to use KERS in the GPs, but the car is designed in such a way that components can also be taken out. The decision on whether to run with KERS will be taken in pre-season testing.”
BMW Sauber F1 Team enhances BMW Group’s hybrid expertise. The BMW Group already fits Brake Energy Regeneration in many of its series production models as part of its BMW EfficientDynamics strategy, and is also preparing BMW ActiveHybrid technology for introduction into several model series.
As Dr Klaus Draeger, BMW’s Development Director, reports: “The BMW Group can transfer the knowledge gained within the BMW Sauber F1 Team directly into the development of standard production vehicles. This makes Formula One the ideal pre-development platform for innovative drive technologies."
"The new regulations give us the opportunity to use innovative hybrid technology under extreme conditions and in so doing to garner crucial expertise for series development as well. BMW customers stand to benefit as a result. The KERS unit designed for the BMW Sauber F1.09 is a highly effective variant of brake energy regeneration technology, and is similar in the way it works to the ActiveHybrid technology developed for BMW standard production vehicles.”
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