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Originally Posted by Louis B.
Fine, but statisticly or "bettingly" speaking, what is the rule? The driver who stalls or gets problem taking off on the warming lap such that he has to start at the back of the grid does not lose his "pole position" in the official stats. There must be some rationale behind the rule.
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There is a similar anomaly with Schumacher's starts. Did he start the French GP in '96?
It is who was given the pole position, even if they then throw it away before the start they still had the first option at pole position.
In terms of betting the onus is on the bookmaker (or the punter) to carefully define such definitions not the FIA, I feel.