FIA Appendix E: Report from Kris de Groot
Report from Kris de Groot - FIA F1 Technical Team
San Marino GP 24/04/05 Post Race Fuel Drain on Car 3 - Jenson Button
After the finishing weight of the car of 606.1 kg had been established on the weighing platform, the car was then pushed into the Parc Ferme garage area.
A BAR Team member (four were present, chief mechanic, fuel operator and two further mechanics) was informed of our intention to perform a full drain-out on this car. This procedure involves raising the front of the car to allow as much fuel as possible to drain back to the main tank pick-ups, an external fuel pump is then connected so that the fuel may [be] removed and weighed. The team were also told that they would be required to open the top of the fuel tank for further inspection and that the use of an endoscope would probably be necessary to satisfy us that the car was indeed empty.
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