Mark Webber admits he's has serious concerns about the new KERS system following BMW's failure to establish why a mechanic was shocked.
During last months Jerez test a BMW mechanic was taken to hospital after he was shocked by a car fitted with the Kinetic Energy Recovery System.
It was the second incident involving the system in a month after Red Bull's factory had to be evacuated as the result of smoking pouring from a battery.
However, the BMW incident was by far the more serious and a huge concern to Webber as the team has failed to establish the cause of the shock.
"There is a report coming from BMW about what happened there, but the rumour is they haven't a clue why it happened. They have no idea - and that is a worry," Webber told Autosport.
"You only need to think about what would happen if someone gets shocked into the fast lane of the pit lane.
"It is like a plane crash when you don't get the evidence."
Force India tech boss Mike Gascoyne, though, has downplayed Webber's fears. "It's flavour of the month but the simple fact is teams will get on top of it," he said.
"If you look at the electronic systems, they are fairly standard technology which is why people are going for them rather than some of the more involved mechanical type systems that do pose a lot of problems.
"The fact is, we will get on top of them quickly. As soon as one person does, the nature of Formula One means everyone else has to. Things like the incident with BMW, I'm sure they are working to understand it, but I don't think that'll cause problems. It should be straightforward.
"Certainly the electronic KERS we're looking at is a fully sealed unit. All the high-tension cables are within a sealed unit. It's difficult to see how you can have a problem."
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