Ferrari will run KERS in 2011, according to team principal, Stefano Domenicali, who confirmed it after the race in Montreal.
A FOTA agreement to not run the system, despite it being allowed under the FIA regulations, is set to expire at the end of this season.
The teams however failed to reach an agreement on its power output, which will remain at the levels of 2008 when McLaren, Ferrari and Renault ran the system, with varying degrees of success.
“We would have preferred to see a solution in which much more energy is available,” said Domenicali. “But more unfortunately no agreement could be found. We as a compromise, then stayed with the existing regulations.”
The biggest issue which comes when running the system is the added weight which caused problems in 2008. That will however change, with the minimum 620kg weight for this season increasing to 640kg.
“The teams have agreed on a higher basis weight of the car,” the Ferrari team principal confirmed.
Ross Brawn also hinted at his Mercedes team running the system, with a decision expected to be made in the next few weeks.
“In four to six weeks at the latest a decision will be made,” Brawn told Auto-und-Motor-Sport.
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