The information was released via McLaren's race driver Heikki Kovalainenearlier this week. Currently conducting tests on the new McLaren MP4-24 at Jerez, the Finnish driver said he is very confident he will drive a KERS-powered car in Australia.
“I'm 99 percent confident. I think we are now hitting a stage where we can run it all day, reliably, without any problems, at the maximum power. So unless somethings goes dramatically wrong, I don't see a reason why we shouldn't run it,” argued Kovalainen after yesterday's testing session at the Spanish track.
“Perhaps I'll have to call Norbert (Haug) and ask how confident he is. But what I see now, my feeling is from how well we're operating it at the track. That's why I think it's 99 percent sure we should be using it, because we're not experiencing any problems with it now,” added the Finnish driver.
In addition, Kova also revealed that McLaren have also tested the KERS unit on wet track – during Monday's rainy session at Jerez – and the unit functioned quite well. Apart from the late provision of boost from the unit – due to the limited grip of the slick tires on slippery track – everything seemed to have worked just fine.
“Hopefully other people don't get it and we get it, but there are other good teams around and I wouldn't underestimate anyone, so I wouldn't be surprised if many of the other teams had it as well,” added the McLaren driver.
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