Williams technical director Sam Michael says they intend using KERS next season in spite of a FOTA agreement not to do so.
Technical boss says they plan to use power boost in spite of FOTA agreement
Williams technical director Sam Michael has said they plan to use KERS next season in spite of an agreement between teams not to run the energy recovery system in 2010.
Although KERS was introduced this year, its success has been to say the least muted with Ferrari and McLaren Mercedes the only teams to show competitiveness - albeit after both made poor starts to the season.
The power boost has also come in for criticism owing to its expense and the Formula One Teams' Association announced during the summer an agreement not to use KERS next year, even though it is permitted under the rules.
"We fully support the use of KERS and always have done. 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," Michael said.
Williams were expelled from FOTA early in the summer after they lodged an entry for next year's championship whilst other teams threatened a breakaway series over FIA plans to introduce a budget cap to cut costs.
The breakaway threat was averted after a deal was reached between the two sides - the agreement to ditch KERS being one of the teams' cost-cutting iniatives - and Williams were re-admitted to FOTA earlier this month.
