| Ferrari's Innovative KERS System | | | | turns out the environmentalists want the land to |
| Ferrari, who are most likely to be a major title | | | | continue to be used for farm land. So that would |
| contender this year have tested an innovative | | | | create 0 jobs more than currently, and currently |
| KERS system. | | | | you can bet it provides jobs for no more than 2 |
| The system is unlike any other, placing batteries | | | | people and a tractor. At most. A race track will |
| in the nose of the car as opposed to placing | | | | provide plenty of jobs for the creation, and about |
| batteries in the center. This is a fantastic idea! It | | | | 40 or so per year for races. So that makes |
| improves the weight distribution tremendously | | | | sense. |
| giving better performance and better braking | | | | You have to start to wonder, with the creation |
| ability. | | | | would France get a Formula One race anyway? |
| If KERS is going to work idea's need to happen, | | | | They dropped it last time, and this time they |
| and work. It looks as though Ferrari have had | | | | have already changed their minds before they |
| difficulty getting the system to work due to | | | | even have looked at getting it! |
| transferring power from the from of the car to | | | | Let's keep Formula One out of France and give |
| the rear, but don't write Ferrari off just yet. | | | | the race to a more exciting place, somewhere |
| I do not believe that KERS will prove to be very | | | | where it will be stable. Potential candidate for this, |
| advantageous this season buying Ferrari time. | | | | Rome! I would love to see a race in Rome :) |
| Ferrari with it's man power could develop both the | | | | Why We Could See Alonso At Ferrari In 2009 |
| 'traditional' system with batteries in the center of | | | | Bernie Ecclestone has recently commented that |
| the car, and also develop this potentially better | | | | we could see the major Formula One teams field |
| system at the same time, especially when testing | | | | 3 cars. |
| is banned during the season. The Ferrari enployees | | | | This would be great! The more cars the better! |
| need to do something with all that spare time! | | | | We will see more drivers racing a fast car, this will |
| I hope to see more innovative ideas like this and I | | | | allow those who should be in a fast car in one. |
| am sure that during the next 2 seasons we will | | | | More overtaking due to the extra cars on the grid |
| see KERS become an important part of the race | | | | (in hope that this goes ahead even if Honda find a |
| car. But I do not expect that to start happening | | | | buyer). The Formula One Championship will also be |
| until other teams start thinking out the box like | | | | wide open with at least 6 drivers with a great |
| Ferrari have. So far the only one's who have are | | | | chance. |
| Williams with the fly-wheel design, which I am not | | | | If this happened the question is will Ferrari get |
| to sure about, I think they will change that within | | | | Alonso? I bet we will! This would be the |
| the next year. | | | | opportunity that both Alonso and the Ferrari will |
| Red Light For French Grand Prix? | | | | be looking for. |
| A few days ago the French government | | | | Alonso wants to be at Ferrari, and Ferrari want |
| approved the building of a race track 40 miles | | | | Alonso but have 2 drivers under contract. |
| outside of Paris. Today, just a few days later the | | | | With the team being allowed to field 3 drivers this |
| government has now decided to not go ahead | | | | year you can be Alonso has a clause in his |
| with the building of the new race track. | | | | Renault contract to allow him to move to Ferrari. |
| The track was originally proposed as part of the | | | | If this happens we shall see Alonso become a 3 |
| French governments economic stimulus package | | | | time Formula One World Champion! |
| to help create jobs. So what has changed? Well it | | | | |