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Thanks gridds, I thought it must be something like that. It is hard to imagine an electric 'motor' being able to speed up a shaft which must already be revving at such a high speed. Enjoy all of your posts. Shame about the German G P or is Bernie putting on pressure as he did with Silverstone?
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You're welcome.
I'm not really up to speed with what happened with the German GP but basically Bernie is all about money and he plays that game very well. He runs the show and he makes the calls on where races are run. This is mainly down to who can afford and is willing to pay his extortionate fees for running a race. Many circuits can't or won't pay his fees and hence they don't get a race. I'm sure there is a lot of other bullshit involved as well but yes, it's ultimately Bernie's call.
gridds
So, kinetic energy is harvested from the rear wheels under engine braking. There is the KERS shaft connected to the main drive shaft which transmits this energy from the wheels, through shear physical torque to the Motor Generator Unit (which is now working as a generator) which then charges up the battery. When released it simply works in reverse – energy from the battery drives the MGU which is now working as a motor which transmits the energy through the KERS shaft to the drive shaft and to the wheels.