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Ferrari 'struggling' to get to grips with KERS

Indexed: Thu Sep 11, 2008 @ 10:15:21AM 3 months 4 weeks ago

Ferrari's engine technical director, Gilles Simon, has admitted that development of the team's Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) is proving a major challenge. Teams may use KERS, which employs waste energy from braking to temporarily boost engine power, from the start of next season, but Simon believes it will take time for the new technology to be made reliable...

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Source: Formula1.com - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/9/8356.html
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