Quote Originally Posted by bbt View Post
if you don't want to give credit to the gap between fisi and alonso, then focus on another gap;
"Fisichella’s best lap was 1.746s slower than team-mate Alonso’s best. The Italian veteran by this point of the race had conceded first and then second positions and was cruising to the lower step of the podium."
http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/01102006/...-shanghai.html

I hope that settles the issue.

Quote Originally Posted by bbt View Post
the one between alonso and schumi. aside from the time difference between himself and fisi, fernando also had to overcome the gap berween him and michael. and he was able to close this to a mere 3 seconds in the closing laps. something that, as you yourself have pointed out, fischella was NOT able to do.
"Michael Schumacher drove a great race for Ferrari to take the win from the disappointed Alonso. His best lap was almost a second slower than Alonso’s best but by that point, he had calculated that he need not push too hard to take the chequered flag first."

http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/01102006/...-shanghai.html

I hope that settles the issue.