I disagree, paddle shifting has everything to do with talent vs technology.

I bet you I could sit in the GT-R, engage Launch control, put it in R6 mode, slam through the gears and hit good 1/4 mile times CONSISTENTLY. The only thing I have to do is steer and even that is taken away by the genius ATTESA system!

If an expert can hit 11.6 in that car, I can hit 11.8.

Take a RWD car in comparison, if an expert can hit 11.5, I can perhaps only hit 12.5. IT takes lots of practice to launch, shift and steer correctly.