McLaren will see out the season with KERS

McLaren will continue to use KERS right until the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP, according to team boss Martin Whitmarsh.

Of the four teams who started the Championship with the device; McLaren, Ferrari, Renault and BMW; only two ran it at the most recent race in Germany, McLaren and Ferrari.

And, according to Whitmarsh, won't be following Renault and BMW in their decision to drop KERS, saying to do so would necessitate the redesign of their MP4-24.

"If we didn't have KERS, then the overall packaging of the car would change and there would be some pluses from that but overall we have a good benefit," Whitmarsh said.

"It is our intention at the moment to continue running KERS for the rest of the year.

"The alternative strategy is to redesign the whole car without KERS and that takes a lot of resource and frankly would detract from next year's programme."

^ good decision.. either way Kers has proved to be bad and good at the same time.. if the condition favours.. then its a win win.. otherwise its a bummer.