Comments on: F1 links: KERS concerns

By: DG

DG — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:14:13 +0000

I’m sure I read somewhere that in all the power dealing which gave FOM to CVC, Bernie created companies in his wife’s name, for whatever advantage that gives.
Now I hope she is still in control of some of them, and makes him work to get them back! hehe

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:16:38 +0000

“I don’t know if she wants a divorce or not”
Sounds like a great marriage! If I were her, I’d cut and run – leave the greedy tax-avoiding little berk out in the cold.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:20:36 +0000

No wonder Massa can set pole, he’s like 5’5.

By: Dank

Dank — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:47:20 +0000

The KERS packages will weigh anything from 25kg to 60kg. On a typical track, each 10kg of extra weight can cost around 0.3sec of lap time and with less ballast for teams to play about with to vary weight distribution, some of the bigger drivers may face new challenges in 2009.

With a KERS system in place, it will be beneficial for teams to move any weight further forward than they do at present. And with ballast at a premium, Webber, Heidfeld and co. could suffer more than their team mates next year.

The difference in size and weights between Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel for example means that there will be only a handful of opportunities for Red Bull to be able to push weight distribution forward and on to the front tyres. On aerodynamic circuits the Aussie may well suffer as a result of less than optimum weight and aero distribution and the likelihood of wear to his rear tyres could result in more drag.

By: Toby

Toby — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:39:44 +0000

Interesting about the KERS story. Surely the lighter drivers already have the same advantage now. Kubica lost 5 kilo’s before this season and said at the time that it helped him to get a better balance in the car through ballast positioning. Looks like they should raise the minimum weight at first glance, but teams that aren’t running the KERS system will be at a definite advantage with regards to ballast if the systems don’t give a great “boost” in performance.

By: Sush

Sush — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:02:53 +0000

however they would like to underline that the driver resulted positive to cannabis, and this is not an advantage, especially in a karting competition.” How not to climb the ladder to F1…

reminds me of the Australian athlete that was banned from running for testing positive to cannabis, its detrimental to performance you muppets!

By: sidepodcast

sidepodcast — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:07:53 +0000

“Autosport seems to have done a deal with The Times (and The Sun) to put its video player on their motor racing pages.”

that was done a long time ago. i think we first saw it in the summer.

the company who hash together the autosport vids (used to be called PTV, now rebranded cause they had a reputation in the industry for making awful content) have been bundling the player on a bunch of sites along with the other sports they cover (mostly football).

By: John Spencer

John Spencer — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:44:15 +0000

“Heavier drivers worried about KERS”? Sounds like Webbo is getting his excuses in early for being slower than Seb Vettel

By: Dank

Dank — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:25:50 +0000

You sure you’ve got the link to the Times Online correct? Only the webpage has nine different pictures of Lewis Hamilton and I thought I’d gone through to one of his fan clubs?

I jest!