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Just a note: the system was never actually used in any Grand Prix. Williams had problems with packaging and weight balance (safety was also a concern). They lat
by bgarbiak 12y ago
Just a note: the system was never actually used in any Grand Prix. Williams had problems with packaging and weight balance (safety was also a concern). They later followed other teams and settled on battery-based solution. Flywheel had only one significant advantage over these: lower operating costs. That's what makes it feasible for use in public transport, I guess.
- gsnedders 12y agoThe R18 e-tron quattro, now three times winner at Le Mans, actually uses the Williams Hybrid Power flywheel system — so it might not have F1 pedigree, but it certainly has top-level motorsport pedigree.