Any idea if Honda had been using this "mass damping" device just declared illegal? Does it mean that Renault are no longer competitive?

Alonso hopes hit by court ruling

Anyway, with Schumacher only 10 points behind, does make the season interesting. Plus Button finally getting a win for Honda has given an added sparkle. Might just watch it this Sunday.

 

Honda didn't have it - I think Red Bull did, not sure which other teams.

Also read that Alonso had a crash with Doornbos in practice - was this the guy he brake tested in practice at last race and got time penalty for?

 

Didn't Ferrari have the mass damper thingy too? But it was Renault that made it work the best and designed the car around it. Or at least that's the popular theory to explain their recent drop in form.

 

It was a great spectacle last year with that quadruple apex corner ...

 

I think the FIA have lost their mind. What the hell are they doing? A mass damper is an aerodynamic device? Stupid ****ers.

 

Plus it sounds like exactly the sort of innovation F1 ought to be exploring.

 

If Renault lose out on account of this, it will be a scandal.

 

Turkish Grand Prix - Friday's combined free practice times

1 S Vettel (Ger) BMW Sauber 1:28.091
2 F Massa (Brz) Ferrari 1:28.164
3 K Raikkonen (Fin) McLaren 1:28.315
4 J Button (GB) Honda 1:28.506
5 A Davidson (GB) Honda 1:28.598
6 R Schumacher (Ger) Toyota 1:28.614
7 M Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari 1:28.777
8 R Doornbos (Ned) Red Bull 1:28.848
9 A Wurz (Aut) Williams 1:28.959
10 R Barrich'lo (Brz) Honda 1:29.214
11 P de la Rosa (Sp) McLaren 1:29.376
12 G Mondini (It) Midland 1:29.719
13 F Alonso (Sp) Renault 1:29.741
14 N Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 1:29.780
15 N Jani (Swi) Toro Rosso 1:29.858
16 S Speed (US) Toro Rosso 1:29.890
17 J Trulli (It) Toyota 1:30.006
18 F Montagny (Fr) S Aguri 1:30.491
19 R Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 1:30.502
20 G Fisichella (It) Renault 1:30.504
21 V Liuzzi (It) Toro Rosso 1:30.551
22 M Webber (Aus) Williams 1:30.775
23 C Klien (Aut) Red Bull 1:30.889
24 N Rosberg (Ger) Williams 1:31.015
25 T Sato (Jpn) S Aguri 1:31.091
26 S Yamamoto (Jpn) S Aguri 1:31.316
27 C Albers (Ned) Midland 1:31.475
28 T Monteiro (Por) Midland 1:31.519
29 D Coulthard (GB) Red Bull 1:31.540

 

Don't you think the FIA were just concerned Renault were going to cream Ferrari again this year, and they wanted a closer race for the title, esp when it could (but sadly won't) be MS's last year?

 

while you're at it Alex

who killed Kennedy?