Jenson Button: KERS expected to benefit McLaren
Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) will return to Formula 1 next season once again and Jenson Button, the 2009 Formula 1 world champion believes that it will benefit McLaren vitally.
McLaren struggled in terms of pace this year even though they introduced the F-duct this year that enabled the drivers to obtain maximum top speed out of their cars even on technical and tricky tracks where the cars required high downforce. However, top
speed is not the only thing required in Formula 1. A perfect combination of aerodynamics setup, speed, handling and reliability enables a team to achieve the ultimate goal that is the drivers and constructors’ championship.
McLaren was able to achieve outstanding straight line top speed but aerodynamically, Red Bull was much better than them and therefore, thanks to the blown diffuser as well, Red Bull was able to outrun McLaren quite easily in the 2nd half of the
2010 season since most of the tracks contain tight turns and rarely have long straights where the F-duct was expected to benefit the team.
KERS was banned a year after it was introduced in 2009 but the FIA decided to allow it once again in 2011. However, the F-duct will be banned in 2011 as wing changes during the race in any way will be banned for good this time.
McLaren was able to attain the best results out of the KERS system as compared to the rest of the teams and Jenson Button believes that KERS will help McLaren once again in 2011 as the team has the ability to control KERS much better than the rest of the
teams.
“We don't have the F-duct next year, which is a bit sad because we have a great system. I've never driven with KERS before, but this team used KERS last year and used it well - I know because they kept coming by me at the start!” said Button.
However, McLaren will have to work on the rest of their package more than KERS in order to build a car that is capable of challenging Red Bull and Ferrari.
“They have so much experience in that area that I think we'll have an advantage - as will Mercedes and Force India, who use Mercedes engines. We'll have an advantage on Red Bull and Ferrari I think, which is great. We'll take every advantage we possibly
can,” he added.
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