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The revelations form a key part of the 166-page body of new evidence being looked at this morning and appear to undermine McLaren chief Ron Dennis, who denies his team have cheated.
The emails allegedly show that leaks from Ferrari's renegade former British mechanic Nigel Stepney and McLaren's suspended chief designer Mike Coughlan were widely known at a high level of the organisation.
In one email to De la Rosa, Lowe wrote: "Let's try these new things. They are from Ferrari. Nigel Stepney has sent them to Mike Coughlan."
Another exchange, apparently from De la Rosa to fellow Spaniard Alonso, said: "I have learned how Ferrari exploit the Bridgestone tyres and how the braking system works on the Ferrari. Coughlan has told us. He got it from Stepney."
In all, 10 emails are thought to be included in the dossier sent out by the sport's ruling body, the FIA, to the 26 members of the council last Friday for discussion today.
In another damaging twist, Italian police, involved in a criminal investigation against Stepney, Coughlan, Dennis and four other senior McLaren staff, have also recovered several deleted emails from the hard drives of Stepney's computers which prove he was in contact with Coughlan between March and May.
Their collaboration amounts to more than 200 telephone calls and around 100 emails. Reports in Italy claim Stepney was passing 'real-time' information on Ferrari's race strategy, fuel consumption and tyres.
If confirmed, it means that the alleged subterfuge runs far deeper than the original 780-page Ferrari document found at Coughlan's house at the start of July.
The new allegations make it more likely that McLaren will receive a severe punishment, including a heavy fine, docked points or even exclusion from the championship.
While Hamilton is extremely nervous about today's outcome, it is doubtful whether F1's shrewd supremo Bernie Ecclestone would allow the final four races of a gripping season to take place without its leading driver or his nearest rival, Alonso.
