This weeks Autosport Journal (www.autosport.com) has more on the
mass damper issue. Part of that is the full text of the Steward's
Report.

The gist is that Charlie Whiting based his decision to ban such
systems, in part, on data provided by certain other teams. Chief
Stward, Tony Scott Andrews, is a lawyer, and ruled that since the
data is by its nature private and confidential, it cannot be
revealed to Renault, who therefore cannot offer specific counter-
arguments. That data is therefore "inadmissible" and could not be
considered. It could become admissible if one or more of the other
teams decided to publish the data, giving Renault time to provide
countering evidence.

It's implied on Autosport that McLaren may have been one team who
pushed the FIA to take action - they are thought not to have
their own system.

It is also opined that such systems only seem to benefit Michelin
runners - or that Bridgestone teams only see a small benefit.

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Brian Lawrence
Brian_W_Lawrence (AT) msn (DOT) com
Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK