Comments on: Ferrari and BMW’s clash over KERS could signal a threat to FOTA unity

By: Wesley

Wesley — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:14:28 +0000

Well then Keith….it is the off season,post those ice skating home movies and we will all have a laugh!

By: bernification

bernification — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:00:38 +0000

Just realised, Montezzemolo (or whatever) is the Chairman isn’t he! D’oh, my bad, went out last night with my girlfriend, so I’m nursing a sore head from too much wine!

By: bernification

bernification — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:56:55 +0000

Oh, BTW, guaranteed that within 5 years, with this development, every car will have KERS!

By: bernification

bernification — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:46:59 +0000

I agree with Pink Peril, Domenicali, as the chairman of FOTA and a representative for Ferrari, should not be making these kinds of complaints about BMW. It’s like a judge declaring what verdict he expects the jury to come up with before a case, or the chairman of a sporting organisation telling everyone one team is more important than the rest…. Oh, wait a minute. We’ve been hear before.

Sour grapes from the red team. They had the same time to prepare as everyone else, tough luck if they can’t deal with it. They have a history of complaining about others innovations when they get beaten, even if the technology was passed by the FIA.

I can’t believe that only BMW didn’t want a veto. Toyota, surely must want this technology, it would validate their Prius.
And Williams must hope that they’ve taken the right path with their system. It has to be worth a punt for them, as it cannot possibly perform worse than last years car!

Hope BMW run rings round them.

By: Alejandro

Alejandro — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:42:48 +0000

What if, regardless of KERS Ferrari anticipate they don’t have a competitive machine? and this way it would be easier to put it down to a KERSless car than to a car that is just not competitive in general terms?
I know it’s too early to say such things, but it’s a thought

By: Chaz

Chaz — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:33:43 +0000

Red toys duly thrown from the cot because they didn’t get their way…

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:51:01 +0000

Williams bought a stake in a specialist KERS company. I’d be astounded if they’re not prepared with a fully working KERS.

Ferrari have sour grapes cos they don’t know whether they’ll be able to win as much this year. You wait, as soon as they start winning they’ll shut up about KERS…

And, I thought KERS was road-relevant, lots of cars being launched in the not-to-distant future seem to have regerative braking.

By: DG

DG — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:17:15 +0000

It looks like Domenicali has bitten off more than he can chew – why didn’t he leave it to Luca? If Ferrari need more time to develop KERS then it looks like they will have to run with the standard engines for the time being, which won’t impress the tifosi or the italian media….

By: ceedas

ceedas — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:52:27 +0000

The delay would help, as it’s expected that there will be a standard KERS in 2010.

By: Jonesracing82

Jonesracing82 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:33:40 +0000

Ferrari are such poor losers!
anything they cant get a handle on has to be banned doesnt it!
y the hell postpone KERS when all teams have been spending untold millions on it!
think back ’98 and McLarens “brake steer” system, who didnt get a handle on it and got it banned? thats not the only thing either!
they are the only team who wont rise to the challenge that is developing thier technology and winning that way! that is after all what F1 is all about! think of thier years of dominance and how many complaints did all the other teams put together between them?
what next, they’ll get the all new engine formula changed when that comes in cos they dont get an advantage? Pathetic! the more i hear about Ferrari, the more i hate them!