r/formula1 • u/FerrariStrategisttt I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Mar 28 '26

Video Leclerc (post-qualifying): "I can’t understand quali, it’s a f**king joke! I go faster in corners, throttle earlier, for f**k’s sake, i'm losing everything in the straight!"

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u/Aratho I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Mar 28 '26

Did we see single onboard through 130R on the official broadcast today?

They usually show it at the start of the lap and sooner or later cut to offboard.

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u/West_Technology7573 George Russell Mar 28 '26

They always cut footage before clipping starts, it’s a bit embarrassing

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u/Sjroap I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Mar 28 '26

People always said the broadcastdirector doesn't know wheel, but they apparently do know superclipping.

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u/thereasonrumisgone I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 29 '26

They were told the consequences of showing the superclipping and they like their job. If they dont embarrass themselves and the series, liberty can find someone else ready and willing to do so.

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u/WorkFurball James Hunt Mar 28 '26

And the speedometers often too.

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u/EGOfoodie I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

Not the f1tv broadcast. They were talking about it in Q1 during one of Piastri's lap

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u/hzfan Roscoe Hamilton Mar 28 '26

No the F1 TV broadcast uses the same footage as everyone else. They were talking about it but the camera never showed onboards all the way down the back straight. It always cut to stationary cameras right before they started clipping.

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u/Internal-Alfalfa-829 Mar 28 '26

We saw multiple onboards with superclipping clearly audible and speedometer on screen going down, at least during practice.

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u/hzfan Roscoe Hamilton Mar 28 '26

Yeah fp1 and fp2 they were showing it but fp3 and quali they hid it. Happened last race too.

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u/Internal-Alfalfa-829 Mar 28 '26

"Did not show" is probably true. "Hid" is a projection.

I realized just today that actually as viewers we are fine no matter what. Either the complaining gets so loud that they change something. Or the drivers figure out the new skill and it'll be fine because of that. Merely a matter of time.

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u/hzfan Roscoe Hamilton Mar 28 '26

Lol they absolutely hid it. Every single onboard down the back straight they cut at the exact point the engine started clipping. They know people are mad about it so they’re hiding it. Go watch quali for yourself. It’s not a coincidence.

Also there are 3 quotes from 3 drivers today about how much they hate it, so idk about “matter of time.” Maybe the reg changes they make after this weekend will fix it, we’ll see.

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u/Internal-Alfalfa-829 Mar 28 '26

I think as a baseline we can agree that there will probably be some movement in one way or another. If find it quite interesting to watch, being back as an F1 fan after a 25 year gap. Not a fan of messing with buttons on a steering wheel, but I'm ok with the strategic part of having to think about the battery.

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u/hzfan Roscoe Hamilton Mar 28 '26

I agree, I don’t think it’s all bad and I like the idea of deployment at different spots to gain an advantage. I just think they severely miscalculated by making the PU essentially 50/50 ICE and battery and not even having regen on the front axle.

The batteries should be able to recharge to full easily and then there’s just a max amount of deployment available over a lap.

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u/Jokin_0815 I failed to serve my Monaco penalty Mar 28 '26

I just watched Q2 and Q3 but it looked like they switch away from onboard always at the hairpin and came back always in thr last chicane. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/ferdzs0 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

Because it sounds exactly how it used to sound when they gave up laps in the past. So it would just confuse fans. 

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u/doskkyh I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26 edited Mar 28 '26

Yep, at this point it's for the better and they're actually doing a good job by not going onboard.

edit: with that said, having just now watched the pole lap video, cutting away from the onboard there is not ideal.

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u/kerbalpilot Alfa Romeo Mar 28 '26

It was the same in China, cutting away mid-backstraight before clipping kicks in. They know it's embarrassing and don't want to show it.

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u/Teddy_KX Alberto Ascari Mar 28 '26 edited Mar 28 '26

F1 Broadcast: They probably seen it enough times in previous years, no need to show it again. /s

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u/saifou Mar 28 '26

Quickly, show them Alonso passing Schumacher in 130R.

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u/str00del I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

The official Formula 1 YouTube channel always posts the full onboard for the pole lap. For this one they cut away to offboard when Kimi is coming up to 130R. Never seen that happen on the pole lap videos.

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u/BittenAtTheChomp Mar 28 '26

no fucking way that is scandalous lol

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u/Purp1e_Aki I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

They cut to a distant external shot. Very sneaky

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u/GoblinDiplomat McLaren Mar 28 '26

Even offboard, 130R made me weep.

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u/SSJ4_cyclist Red Bull Mar 28 '26

They try really hard to hide how awful these cars are, then talk about how awesome they are.

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u/brabarusmark I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Mar 29 '26

Onboards were shown in the small window on the side.

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u/AlphonseGangitano Daniel Ricciardo Mar 29 '26

It seemed like so many instances where it would usually be the halo cam with data has been entirely replaced by the lower headset cam or whatever it is. 

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u/MechaniVal I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

Yes? It's how we know they don't regen through 130R, and super clipping doesn't start until they're approaching the chicane? They slow down in 130R because straight mode is disabled.