Quote Originally Posted by bbt View Post
but doesn't alonso get the 1st pit garage by default, regardless of car number, since even if schumi wins he's going to retire anyway?
The priority of which team will get the good pit spot will be determined by which team wins the constructors. For example, in 1999, Ferrari won the constructors, while Mclaren won the driver's via Hakkinen. So in 2000, Ferrari occupied the "prime" pit/garage spot until last year when they lost to Renault in the constructors.