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Originally Posted by Dario911
The KERS system will be used in f1 will be prehistoric in confront of the same system will be used in endurance races.
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First of all that's untrue and you don't know how the ACO rules will look like.
I'm afraid the rules will be similar if not nearly the same. The press release PDF is not exactly specific about this, but at least there is a difference in wording... ACO is talking about hybrids instead of "KERS". Basicly same thing but big difference if you take it literally. Looks like flywheel systems are already ruled out?
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So, turbo is a reality from several years in endurance
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It's irrelevant how new technology it is. What matters is that turbos have future and how many manufacturers are involved. Currently there are more (big) manufacturers involved in F1 and they're spending a lot more money on R&D than Audi-Peugeot-Porsche-Acura does. F1 teams are still spending nearly half of their budgets to engines... despite the engine freeze!
I'm actually quite scared. Also IndyCar is going for turbos in the future. Currently sportscars has this joker card called green racing, and once F1 becomes greener with small, efficient turbos, with KERS and HERS (heat recovery, lol with these names), the joker card will be taken away.
So ACO better try to get the best out of these years before 2013 (currently, F1 engines might change sooner too, altough I wouldn't expect with all this talk about budget capping, single make engines etc).
There might be more options on sportscars but F1 will always be the pinnacle of media attention. And that is pretty relevant to a manufacturer.
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where technology is higher than in formula 1, from every point of view: aerodynamic, engine, electronic... in Sport and Prototype, all this points are light years ahead in confront of the formula 1.
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Ugh.
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Have you ever heard something about FSI, DFI, Turbo, Hybrid, TDI or HDI in formula 1? No, obviously! 
Today formula 1 is like a trophy challenge: same engines, same aerodynamic, same electronic... same cars!
In protos you can find a real variety of solutions, from diesel to petrol, from closed to open cars, from V12 to V6 engines. All another story.
Formula 1 is just business. Anything else.
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More variety doesn't necessarily mean more tech. Money talks and in F1 it talks a lot more.