KERS and Turbos on Formula 1 cars?

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http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/5/10723.html

Just found this on the F1 website.

I instantly thought that turbos could be a mistake, but can anyone tell me if they worked in the time that they were in use? I'd like to know more.

Also KERS to make a return? They better be a lot better than the old ones, otherwise that is easily money down the drain.

What is everyone else's opinion on this?
 
What do you mean, did they work? They developed engines producing 1500+bhp in qualifying mode!
Turbos are an excellent idea because they mean:
-more effecient and economical engines
-more exciting and relevant engines for manufacturers
-more power, though probably limited to stop the stupid 1980s levels
-a new element of strategy with varying the amount of boost the driver can use, many times in the 80s we had drivers using too much boost for overtaking and so they ran out of fuel.

This combined with KERS would be brilliant, we would see far more manufacturers and it would be a lot greener and relevant. I totally support this idea, though not sure about only 4 cylinders.
KERS if it returned may in fact be the flywheel version rather than the battery version we saw in 2009. It wouldn't be such a big performance hit for weight distribution.

Money down the drain can be avoided if the rules are set well in advance of the designated season. This would allow teams to prepare over a long period of time rather than quickly rush their designs and waste money. It would also allow outside engine manufacturers like Volkswagen to design and produce their own engine as they saw fit and allows everyone to recover from the recession.
 
I like the idea as I think F1 should be design a car with the money you have and as long as a driver can remain unhurt in 99.999% of 300mph crashes it sould be legal to race.
 
Are turbo's increasingly common in road cars. Check.
Are KERS systems increasingly common in road cars. Check.
Do both contain some efficiency benefits. Check.


I think it was a joke that KERS was lost in the first place. I personally think KERS should always be flywheel based but at the same time I don't want to stifle the innovation.
 
I personally think that the fia shoud loosen engine regulations, make regulations to tune down aerodynamics however keep the safety regulations. I think this would be similar to the great racing of the turbo era however without the deaths.
 
If they standardised the aero in favour of open engine regulations, they should probably look at bringing back a pre-1998 style chassis, wider with the old style wings because it was clearly a lot better for overtaking and slipstream.
Or perhaps bringing back ground-effects and allow development of front wings and rear wings still. Its nice to have some different aero design solutions as they are more visible than different engines.
Just look at the grid this year, pretty much every car looks different, if they were all painted the same colour they would look visibly different.
 
Ardius
What do you mean, did they work? They developed engines producing 1500+bhp in qualifying mode!
Turbos are an excellent idea because they mean:
-more effecient and economical engines
-more exciting and relevant engines for manufacturers
-more power, though probably limited to stop the stupid 1980s levels
-a new element of strategy with varying the amount of boost the driver can use, many times in the 80s we had drivers using too much boost for overtaking and so they ran out of fuel.

This combined with KERS would be brilliant, we would see far more manufacturers and it would be a lot greener and relevant. I totally support this idea, though not sure about only 4 cylinders.
KERS if it returned may in fact be the flywheel version rather than the battery version we saw in 2009. It wouldn't be such a big performance hit for weight distribution.

Money down the drain can be avoided if the rules are set well in advance of the designated season. This would allow teams to prepare over a long period of time rather than quickly rush their designs and waste money. It would also allow outside engine manufacturers like Volkswagen to design and produce their own engine as they saw fit and allows everyone to recover from the recession.
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Thanks for the info on turbos, I had no idea about the history, and now it sounds like a good idea!
 

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