bMW mechanic receives electric shock at Jerez
Yet another incident involving the development of KERS systems for next year has occurred.
The local fire department was called to Red Bull's UK headquarters late
last week when the team was testing for KERS, the electronic
energy-recovery system that is allowed in Formula One from 2009.
But while smoke and fumes were the concern for Red Bull, the danger of
electric shocks came to the fore on Tuesday as F1 teams began a
four-day test at Jerez.
After three installation laps, test driver Christian Klien returned to
the Spanish circuit's pitlane at the wheel of a modified 2007 BMW
Sauber that was running an early KERS system.
A mechanic, whose job was to push the car back into the garage, touched Klien's car and was thrown to the ground with a shock.
via en.f1-live

