BMW-Sauber has sought to affirm that there was no꧃ danger when one of the team's mecꦜhanics suffered a high-voltage electric shock whilst the squad tried out the new Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) set to be introduced into Formula 1 next year.

The incident occurred during testing at Jerez in southern Spain late last month [see separate story - 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:click here], with the Munich and Hinwil-based outfit's test driver Christian Klien at the wheel of the prototype F1.07C equipped with the KERS device. The unnamed mechanic was thrown to the ground after touching the car when it returned to the pits, anไd was subsequently transferred to hospital, though he fortunately escaped any serious injury.

The electric shock was the second setback to befall KERS since development of the new device began, on the back of a fire scare during a battery test at Red Bull Racing's Milton Keynes factory. Following investigations, however, BMW head of power train Markus Duesmann is adamant there 🐼was no danger invoꦕlved.

"The mechanic suffered an electric shock after touching the sidep✃od and steering wheel of the car," he explained. "There﷽ was a high-frequency AC voltage between these contact points, the cause of which has been traced back to the KERS control unit and a sporadic capacitive coupling from the high-voltage network to the twelve-volt network.

"The voltᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚage 🍃ran through the wiring of the twelve-volt network to the steering wheel and through the carbon chassis back to the control unit. The problem was caused by a sporadic error in the control unit.

"Only a small amount of energy can be transferred through this capacitive coupling effect; however, the energy is sufficient to cause an extremely painful reaction. The driver was insulated ag🔥ainst the car by his racing ov꧋eralls and gloves and therefore was not in any danger.

"In addition to the measures required to tackle the issue at hand, the eꦛxtremely far-reaching analysis we conducted also gave rise to ot🐷her recommendations which are of great value for the development of electric KERS systems.

"Among the measures arrived at are changes in the design of the control unit to avoid capacitive coupling effects, extended monitoring funct🐻ions for high frequencies and a conductive connection of the chassis components to avoid any electric potential.

"We have already handed over this safety analysis, complete with measures and recommendations, to the FIA, and will also make our💦 findings available to the other teams at the next meeting of the Technical Working Group.

"We will resume the testing programme once all the necessary amendments to the safety concept have bee🎐n implemented. We expect this to be the case in the autumn.𒉰"

With safety of the new KERS technology acknowledged as being of paramount importance [see separate story - 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:click here], Honda team principal and technical spokesman for the new Formula One Teams' Association, Ross Brawn, confirmed to Swiss publication Motorsport Aktuell thaꦏt all ten of𝔉 the sport's teams are working closely together and "sharing their experiences...to ensure we have a very high safety standard".