They occasionally showed the graphic for using KERS. It was the battery graphic on the RPM graphic. It showed the charge and flashed yellow when it was being used. I think Brawn and Renault were using it as well, but I'm not quite sure.
What's interesting, is that it seems most drivers were using the KERS to help come off corners to long straights. I don't think they showed any driver using it to pass.
Regardless, they were saying that the KERS is heavy, but it also puts the weight at a very specific spot (by the engine). Ballast, on the other hand, can be put anywhere in the car to maximize weight balance.
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Last edited by Nick Koan; 2009-03-29 at 08:52 AM.
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