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Originally Posted by Adam43
Whether it proves that Q is overly important can only be assessed if the actual difference and change from difference is considered. If the McLaren was 0.001s behind in Q, but 2s quicker in the race I would say that ensign has a point.
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What point exactly? and how... ?
incomplete ideas cannot really backup an argument..
What I understand from his post is this..
qualifying is more important than race because it shows that two cars that are equal in qualifying (yes, .001s is equal) pace cannot overcome that equality even when they have a car with better race pace
which is an idea that makes no sense at all.. and other factors must be considered.. perhaps looking at the obvious is the simplest answer - Occam's razor.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88556
And by the way, I just checked and both Lewis and Alonso started 9 times in front of each other from the starting grid, excluding the race where both had to start in the back row.