Can F1 cars restart their engines now with KERS/MGU-K
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 12:41 pm
I dont think there is a regulation preventing having a starter motor, they simply dont have them due to weight saving and also with stall avoidance systems we rarely see a car stall now but..
1. With the old KERS units that directly fed onto the engine crankshaft could it have been used to restart the engine.
2. I believe the MGU-Ks dont have a direct input onto the crankshaft like the old KERs did and think they provide direct drive via the gearbox or rear axles (could be wrong) and so could this be used in extremis to restart an engine (like a bump start)?
Just a thought.
1. With the old KERS units that directly fed onto the engine crankshaft could it have been used to restart the engine.
2. I believe the MGU-Ks dont have a direct input onto the crankshaft like the old KERs did and think they provide direct drive via the gearbox or rear axles (could be wrong) and so could this be used in extremis to restart an engine (like a bump start)?
Just a thought.