F1 engine experts have benefited from its extensive expertise with the KERS hybrid concept, which made its debut in the 2009 Formula 1 season.

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The other flywheel system, developed by Automotive Hybrid Power, also in Britain, for the Williams F1 team, runs at 100, 000 revolutions a minute.

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The GT3 R Hybrid's flywheel device was built by Formula 1 constructor Williams as part of F1's pursuit of Kinetic Energy Storage Systems (KERS), which began in 2009.

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