Kevin
@Yunus. I think what Tom is talking about is the random way in which teams seem to be ordered at the beginning of the season. I have noticed on a number of occasions that champions and runners up of elite can be ordered incorrectly the next season. I would expect the champions to be cars 1&2, runners up cars 3&4. Instead it is not uncommon to see them as cars 25, 26, 27 & 28 which means they end up at the wrong end of the pit lane.
Whether the position in the pit lane makes any difference I don't know.
I've seen this happen, I'll see if it's something Jack knows about or if he can address it.