Renault to reassess KERS ahead of Turkey

Renault will reassess in the next fortnight whether KERS will be returning to the R29 in time for the Turkish GP.
Renault dropped their Kinetic Energy Recovery System ahead of last weekend's Spanish GP after deciding that its disadvantages where outweighing the positives. Although the device does give an extra power boost, its weighs roughly 30kgs and can upset the balance of the car.
The Anglo/French squad, though, aren't ready to pack up KERS altogether with director of engineering Pat Symonds confirming that it could return in time for the Turkish GP.
"We obviously made a fundamental decision not to attempt to run it in Spain, and a decision not to run it in Monaco," Symonds told Autosport.
"I think we will reassess Turkey, because what we have been doing in the last few weeks is getting all the data together and just trying to see where our simulations need improving. So we need to make a decision on Turkey in the next two weeks - not before that."
Between Spain and Turkey, though, lies the Monaco, which takes place around the streets of Monte Carlo. But despite the tight, windy and slow track, some teams are opting to keep their KERS, a decision that has baffled Symonds.
"To me it is just no way for Monaco," he explained. "I could be quite rude, but I can't think who would think it is good.
"If you think about it in simple terms, Monaco is not a power circuit so you will not get the advantage anyway. You cannot get the power down there, and you can only use KERS when you are not traction limited, and you are traction limited for a very long time at Monaco. It is definitely not on our radar."