No KERS for Raikkonen in Bahrain
23 Apr 2009, 13:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen has confirmed that his car will not use the Kinetic Energy Recovery System in Bahrain during the Friday practice sessions. However, this doesn't mean Ferrari will abandon the uni...
Red Bull Considering Mercedes Engine Deal
23 Apr 2009, 07:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes engines seem to have become a big hit in Formula One, as it seems yet another team is negotiating the terms of a new engine deal with the German manufacturer. As revealed by British magazin...
Bridgestone Announces Tire Allocations for Bahrain GP
21 Apr 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bridgestone has announced the tire allocations for the Bahrain Grand Prix, scheduled for the upcoming weekend. As in China, the optional compound provided to the F1 teams will be super soft. However...
McLaren to Use KERS Only When Needed
21 Apr 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes are the 3rd team to announce they will only use the Kinetic Energy Recover System if needed through the 2009 season. During the past weekend in China, there were only 3 cars powered...
Webber: No Point Developing KERS in 2009
17 Apr 2009, 15:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber argued that Formula 1 could do very well without the much-acclaimed and yet totally-disappointing Kinetic Energy Recovery System. Although it was announced as a re...
Ferrari: No-KERS Move Didn't Work Out
17 Apr 2009, 12:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali admitted that renouncing the Kinetic Energy Recovery System ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix did not bring the awaited results. Although it was aimed at crea...
Ferrari Will Not Use KERS in China
16 Apr 2009, 12:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari will not be using the Kinetic Energy Recovery System during this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. While most teams consider the Shanghai International Circuit a great place to deploy KERS,...
Kubica to Test KERS in China Practice
16 Apr 2009, 07:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As reported by Autoevolution earlier this week, BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica will test the new Kinetic Energy Recovery System during Friday's practice sessions of the Chinese Grand Prix. The...
Williams to Sell KERS Technology
15 Apr 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Williams F1 is yet to debut their Kinetic Energy Recovery System – probably in the Spanish Grand Prix – the team announced it may consider selling the technology to other teams,...
Renault to Use KERS Depending on Track
14 Apr 2009, 08:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault have decided to use their Kinetic Energy Recovery System on a race-to-race basis. The Enstone-based team revealed they will power their R29s with the aforementioned unit only when the track ...
BMW to Revise F1.09 for Kubica, Debut KERS
13 Apr 2009, 12:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW Sauber are reportedly working on introducing their Kinetic Energy Recovery System into Robert Kubica's car. Until now, only teammate Nick Heidfeld has competed on a KERS-powered F1.09, as t...
McLaren Deny KERS Issues
8 Apr 2009, 12:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren have played down rumors that their Kinetic Energy Recovery System is what draws them back on the development of the MP4-24. Test and reserve driver Pedro de la Rosa argued that, if KERS had ...
Mosley Warns: No Biofuel in Formula 1
7 Apr 2009, 13:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Max Mosley insisted that environmentalists should not get their hopes up when talking about the possibility of Formula 1 switching to biofuels in the near future. The FIA president argued that such ...
Renault Might Renounce KERS in China
6 Apr 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault's Fernando Alonso revealed his team will be looking more into their Kinetic Energy Recovery System during the next couple of weeks and then decide whether it is worth using it in the up...
Williams Might Not Debut KERS in Catalunya
1 Apr 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the Kinetic Energy Recovery System did not prove very effective in Australia – the KERS-powered cars proving to be far from competitive – most teams insist on the new unit'...
Alonso: Brawn GP Could Win All 17 Races
30 Mar 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso argued that, if FIA will clear the double-decker rear diffuser design used by Brawn GP as part of their 2009 aerodynamic package, the Brackley-based team can already consider themsel...
Australian Grand Prix - Thursday Press Conference
26 Mar 2009, 14:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Four drivers were present at the opening press conference of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix: Jenson Button (Brawn GP), Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), Felipe Massa (Ferrari) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bu...
Nick Heidfeld to Drive KERS-Powered F1.09, Not Kubica
26 Mar 2009, 11:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW Sauber are the 4th and last team to announce the use of their Kinetic Energy Recovery System in the 2009 Australian Grand Prix. The German outfit, however, will only equip one car with the new t...
Fisichella Admits Crucial Year in F1
25 Mar 2009, 09:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Giancarlo Fisichella admitted this is an all-or-nothing season for him in Formula 1, as he reckoned he'll probably not get another chance of extending his F1 stay if he doesn't deliver som...
McLaren Confirm KERS-Powered Car in Australia
24 Mar 2009, 13:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes is the 3rd team to announce the debut of their Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) from as early as the Aussie GP. The Woking-based team was one of the first teams to start their ...