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That's not the point of the article. > "the mainstream media and race commentators have struggled to explain all that well" They're not trying to spin energy
by poserdude 13y ago
That's not the point of the article.
> "the mainstream media and race commentators have struggled to explain all that well"
They're not trying to spin energy recovery as new. KERS already exists. They're trying to explain the current system, now named ERS, and its peculiar bits.
I think the more interesting part of the article is how the braking behavior changes when it goes from trying to store energy to using only the traditional brake. It never occurred to me that switching systems changes brake behavior.
- Theodores 13y agoTrue, however (in my parallel universe of ideal world), bus drivers, postal delivery drivers and every other road user should know how brake by wire works in practice. The foibles of it should be no big deal, like doing a hill start with a 'stick shift' car, something ingrained into you during a driving test.
- projct 13y agoF1 is driving at 10/10ths of the car's capability and unpredictability means you can't stay at 10/10ths - crash or go slower are your only options.