Briatore: FOTA wants KERS banned
The Renault chief and commercial chairman of the Formula One Teams Association, a staunch critic of the new energy recovery technology, said in Bahrain: "Yes, FOTA wants to ban it from 2010".
It is almost certain that KERS champion and FIA president Max Mosley would not agree to banning the technology, but as it is not compulsory, nothing would stop FOTA members from simply unanimously agreeing not to use it.
There was a strong indication in the Bahrain paddock, however, that McLaren-Mercedes do not support a KERS ban, while BMW's Theissen said: "I don't want to comment on that, but nothing is decided."
The next meeting of the teams association is scheduled for May 6 in London.
04/25/09 According to Renault boss Flavio Briatore, the Formula One Team's Association is looking to ban the Kinetic Energy Recovery System from the 2010 season. Talking to the Italian newspaper 'Gazzetta dello Sport', Briatore said that the teams are looking to get rid of the technology despite the FIA's insistence that it is important for the sport's green credentials.
Briatore said: "Yes, FOTA wants to ban KERS from 2010. We understood immediately that it was a money-sucking genius, and the FIA should have taken note of that. It should have been discussed before the start of the season, and the same goes for the diffusers. Having failed to do that has forced on us expenses that are crazy as much as useless."