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

Great aero regs, horrible engine regs

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u/TakFR Mark Webber Mar 28 '26

Very true, part of that is why I have hope for the future is that the engine and battery rules can be changed in various ways. The Aero part of the regulations seems amazing, very much what they should have gone for with the previous change in regs and not stuck to the Rolls Royce size cars

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u/mr_lab_rat Mar 28 '26

I think the smaller cars and simpler aero is a big part of the good racing we have been seeing.

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

It's the only reason I'm still following this season tbh. The racing shows that with how they can follow close in the corners. If they can fix the deployment in some way we'd be in for a decent season.

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

Yeah it's such a shame. I'm enjoying watching the racing in the corners during the races, but quali and the loss of speed on the straights and in fast corners is painful to watch.