The possibility of bringing KERS back to the formula one grid in 2011 was discussed at a meeting of the FOTA alliance on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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Williams’ technical director Sam Michael revealed that Ferrari and Renault have offered to make their existing KERS technology available to other teams for no more than 1 million euros.<\/p>\n
“Renault will supply anyone who asks for it on the grid,” the Australian is quoted as saying by the BBC.\u00a0 “Ferrari will supply anyone who is running a Ferrari engine.”<\/p>\n
Michael’s comments follow the Grove based team’s announcement that it has upped its stake in its own flywheel KERS company to 78 per cent.<\/p>\n
It is believed that if KERS is given the green light to return next year, Williams intends to use its own system.<\/p>\n
But Michael said both Ferrari and Renault want their 1 million euro KERS to be much more powerful than the units seen in 2009, otherwise “they are not prepared at this stage to commit”.<\/p>\n
Less powerful KERS systems are already allowed by the technical regulations, but FOTA members voluntarily agreed last year not to fit the units in 2010.<\/p>\n
Michael said the issue could be finalised by next weekend’s Spanish grand prix.<\/p>\n
“I think that by Barcelona, the FOTA executive is due to try and make a decision on KERS for 2011.\u00a0 It’s all pretty split at the moment on that,” he revealed.<\/p>\n
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