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There are four types of energy recovery:
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Regenerative braking, where the engine reclaims energy while decelerating into a corner
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Partial throttle overload, where the battery draws power from the engine in parts of the track where the driver does not need full throttle, such as corners, where the engines may operate at high revs when the driver is not in gear.
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Lifting and landing – Lift before cornering so the electric motor can work against the motor
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“Superclip” – the ECU transfers power to the battery when the driver is still in the throttle position at full speed on a straight road
All of this is complicated by the fact that drivers can turn on the ‘boost’ button for extra power to make overtaking easier, but then risk being short of power and being vulnerable to re-overtaking on the next straight.
Hamilton said: “If you look at Barcelona, for example, you will find that we raise 600 meters in the qualifying lap. That is not the meaning of the race. Here (in Bahrain), we do not have to do that because there are a lot of braking areas.”
Drivers will also have to use lower gears than they would like to help recover power.
Hamilton added: “The lower speed we have to follow is only because we can’t recover enough battery power.
“We can’t get enough battery power back, so that’s why we have to rev the engines at a very, very high speed. So we’ll drop back to second and first in some places just to try to get that extra bit of power back.”
Hamilton’s comments should be seen in the context that teams are only just starting to get to know their new cars, and will not be viewed angrily until the start of the season.
It is also true that some energy management strategies, such as lift and coast, were already used last year with previous engines.
Rule makers are likely to give the rules some time to settle before jumping to conclusions or making knee-jerk reactions.
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