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Message: <blockquote data-quote="E46Fanatic" data-source="post: 59885" data-attributes="member: 81"><p>The fuel collector system found in the BAR 007 is also likely used by other F1 teams.  The issue BAR was banned was not because of the fuel collector (as stated it is legal by FIA), or running the car lighter than 600 kilos in the race (they did not).  FIA says that it was because BAR mechanics told the stewards that the car had been drained of fuel when there was still fuel left in the collector.   The common practice of draining fuel in most cases in F1 is a lift technique which was done on the BAR car.  That technique does not fully drain the fuel left in the collector.</p></blockquote><p></p>