May 6th, 2013 (F1plus).- Qualifying is no longer as important as in the past, according to Mark Webber, who has only made it to the front row -as second- in the first race at Melbourne, then a 5th in Malaysia to then last and 16th in the last two rounds.  "Previously," the Australian is quoted by the German-language T-Online website, "qualifying was almost everything -- 75 to 80 per cent. "It's now much less than that," the Red Bull driver added. Webber, 36, has been one of the leading critics of the 'new' formula one, in which Pirelli's heavily degrading control tyres are dominating. Now, starting position is arguably completely outweighed by race strategy...
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