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Williams developing KERS for next season

Although the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) has agreed to run without the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) in 2010, the Williams team has revealed that development work continues on its unique flywheel system as it hopes to debut the device next year.

Having been suspended - along with Force India - from FOTA meetings earlier in the 2009 season, the two teams were reinstated before the Italian Grand Prix although the Grove outfit does not intend to halt development on its KERS unit, which is the only system to use a flywheel.

Sam Michael, Technical Director of Williams F1

As the KERS components of all other teams store their kinetic energy in batteries, Williams' system is exclusive in that a flywheel is used. Work on the part has proven to be tricky thus far, however, as technicians sought a way in which the wheel can rotate whilst the car is in motion at high speed.

"We fully support the use of KERS and always have done," team Technical Director Sam Michael commented. "Given the environmental and sustainability pressures that Formula One is going to face in the future, KERS is a positive step for the sport. It's in next year's regulations, so we're continuing developing our system with a view to using it on next year's FW32."

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