Extra weight next year?

[stonemonkey]

With no re-fueling next year will the KERS runners from this year have an early advantage next year with knowing how to deal with the extra weight? (with or without KERS next year) as it did take some time for them to overcome those problems this year.

[bud]

I was thinking the same thing.

[texasmr2]

Very good point and I would think the KERS teams will have an advantage.

[Jabberwocky]

but the weight limit for next year is going up anyway

[EwanM]

but the weight limit for next year is going up anyway

Yup I was just going to say that.

[bud]

yeah but the positioning of the weight is the key here.

[EwanM]

yeah but the positioning of the weight is the key here.

Indeed. Pity I wasn't made of ballast.

[stonemonkey]

I know there'll be a fairly big re-design but the KERS teams have had more experience with dealing with a heavier (without ballast) car with a higher centre of gravity and the problems associated with design and setting up that car with less positionable ballast.

[Jabberwocky]

will they still be limited to 1 tank? or can they now have more than one fuel cell?

[darwin dali]

will they still be limited to 1 tank? or can they now have more than one fuel cell?

All I've heard is talk about a bigger fuel tank, not more than one...

[darwin dali]

but the weight limit for next year is going up anyway

It's not going up that much though...

[burt estep]

every car now on the grid will need a rethink.none of these cars could make a complete race w/o a stop to refuel.alot of the cruse oops i mean ker's cars mount the unit under the fuel cell.so that will have to be moved.it will have to go to a sidepod. ker's should be dropped-we are going to have a big one at the start of a race. next years cars will be alot wider in the front sidepod area. so let's see rid of ker's,max, bernie,todt,turkey,all's well/almost again. burt.

[Gaz]

yeah but the positioning of the weight is the key here.

and Mclaren are good at that

[autogyro]

Cars will be longer.
Fuel tanks will not be wider but longer.
I have a way to prevent this by doing away with the clutch to recover the 12 cm.

[darwin dali]