Will KERS stay for 2010?

One of the regulation changes for 2010 was the abandonment of KERS, the energy recovery system, announced as a voluntary agreement by the members of FOTA.

It now looks likely that this may now unravel, the Williams team have been developing a different system of KERS since last year but have not raced it. Rather than a battery, Williams have invested in a flywheel system. They've found it problematic but like the idea of KERS and intend to race it next year.

If Williams do race it, then I expect McLaren will continue with it - it makes sense for them as they have the best system on the grid. It will then snowball and the voluntary ban will be gone.

I'm in favour of KERS, as well as a ban on refuelling. Over the next few years I'd like to see a gradual reduction in the size of fuel tanks and increase in BHP provided by KERS. This could increase fuel mileage and provide green technology to most cars and that can only be a good thing.

Squiffy.