The Jaguar, which benefits from an alliance with the Williams F1 race team, is a tour de force, no doubt about it.
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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.
"I've always loved the U.S. GP, " said the Brazilian, who raced in the U.S.-based IndyCar Series for KV Racing Technology this year after losing his place with the Williams F1 team.
Williams dominated F1 in the 1980s and 1990s, but has seen his team's competitiveness slip in the last decade.
Rosberg has been linked with a move to F1 with Williams where his father won the world title.
Wolff came from Williams, which is F1's third most successful team by titles won despite its swoon in the past decade.
Williams became the first F1 team to float on the stock exchange in March 2011 and the team has a rich heritage in the elite division of motorsport.
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.
Independent teams such as Williams, who dominated F1 in the early to mid-90s, are now unable to compete on anything like a regular basis with leading duo Ferrari and McLaren.
Speaking on the BBC's F1 forum after the race, Williams boss Frank Williams described Barrichello's outburst as "a bit of a red card job" but he said it would not be enough for him to sack a driver.
The company returned to F1 in 1984, providing turbo engines to Williams before agreeing a partnership to supply McLaren.
The Italian, who drove for March, Williams and RAM, is the only female driver in F1 history to have recorded a top-six finish.
The 24-year-old German, who is the son of former F1 world champion Keke Rosberg, switches from Williams where he has spent the last four seasons.
The F1 jungle drums began to beat and Frank Williams - looking for a driver to replace the disappointing Alex Zanardi - had him in his car a week later.
There are five drivers -- Max Chilton and Jules Bianchi of Marussia, Sauber's Esteban Gutierrez, Valtteri Bottas of Williams and Van der Garde of Caterham -- who joined F1 in 2013 with limited experience of driving an F1 car.
If Schumacher fails to agree a contract extension with Williams, Coulthard could return to the team who gave him his F1 debut in 1994, to be partnered by a young up-and-coming driver.
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Montoya has become one of F1's biggest stars after performing a starring role with Williams in 2001.
The German follows in the footsteps of F1 racing father Keke, who won the world title with Williams in 1982.
Those left at the meeting were current teams Williams and Force India and the three new teams - Manor, US F1 and Campos.
Meanwhile, F1 chiefs are still investigating the fire that cast a shadow over Williams' first grand prix victory since 2004 and the first race victory by a Venezuelan driver.
Williams' Pastor Maldonado, who won last year's race for his maiden F1 victory, was back in 18th behind his rookie teammate Valtteri Bottas.
The GPWC was set up by Fiat (Ferrari), BMW (Williams), DaimlerChrysler (McLaren) and Renault to safeguard the manufacturers' interests in F1.
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