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Originally Posted by Tel 911S
Was it Williams F1 team who got into trouble for bags of lead shot in their fuel tanks . They claimed it was ballast , but it was well known to raise the octane rating .
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Tyrrell.
But I thought it was indeed ballast in order to make sure they were not underweight at the end of the race.
I wouldn't have thought that lead in a foam tank would make much difference for the few minutes it would be in there after re-fuelling.
Whether Williams or others also employed the same ideas at some point I have no idea.