Kers stores energy that would normally be lost during braking and converts it into power.
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Dubbed KERS, for Kinetic Energy Recovery System, the powerplant designed to recapture energy lost during braking or coasting.
The Kers system gives drivers a burst of extra power at the push of a button in the cockpit.
This year, the F1 teams will have the option of using KERS. Next year, it will probably be mandatory.
Only Renault said it definitely intends to use Kers in Australia - despite team boss Flavio Briatore branding it "terrible".
Kers stores energy that would normally be lost during braking and converts it into power that drivers can then use.
Of all the new regulations being implemented for 2009, the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (Kers) presents constructors with the biggest test.
Muller UK's chief operating officer Ronald Kers said it would be looking to recruit more milk suppliers from the spring onwards.
Include KERS and the car could be out of the running altogether, despite having a peak power 10% more than normal.
Something like KERS is going to be needed in road cars to boost their torque temporarily for climbing hills and overtaking safely.
"There is no doubt now that Kers is an advantage, " said Whitmarsh.
That is because the performance gained with KERS comes at a price.
At the top of the list of nagging uncertainties among the rival teams is the optional introduction of kinetic energy recovery systems (Kers).
But he used his Kers power-boost button to good effect to keep the German behind and score Ferrari's first points of the year.
On certain circuits and with some drivers, the speed gain from KERS can be cancelled out by the additional weight of the system.
The model will be fitted with a Kers system, short for Kinetic Energy Recovery System, that has been developed by the Formula 1 industry.
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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New regulations for 2009 will see the return of slick tyres, the introduction of the new kinetic energy recovery system (Kers) and aerodynamic alterations.
Barrichello said on Twitter that his morning's testing had been halted by a Kers problem - the second in as many days for Williams.
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So far, only one constructor (Renault) out of the ten teams competing in Formula One this year has elected to use KERS at Melbourne.
The technology in question is KERS (kinetic energy recovery system) for capturing and storing the car's braking energy instead of wasting it as heat.
However, the electrical version of KERS is not the only nor possibly the best way to capture kinetic energy during braking and use it to boost power.
Slick, untreaded tyres will also be reintroduced after 11 years on grooved tyres, and teams have the option of employing a kinetic energy recovery system (Kers).
"I can tell you everything related to Kers has been designed with safety in mind, so I'm happy that our car will be safe, " he said.
Kers is not mandatory, and some teams have so far reserved judgement on whether they will use it at the season-opening race in Melbourne on 29 March.
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.
They added that they will be focusing on the development of slick tyres and will introduce Kers as and when they have a system that can improve performance.
The carbon-fibre flywheel in the KERS produced in Britain by Flybrid Systems , in conjunction with transmission specialists Xtrac and Torotrak, spins at 60, 000 revolutions a minute.
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