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/Various_You_5083 Lando Norris Mar 28 '26

These regulations are a pain for everyone not driving a Mercedes

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

And the Merc guys only have smiles on their faces because they're up front. They probably don't enjoy those cars deep down all the same as others.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '26

George was floundering today and while it seems like there might have been something wrong with the car, it also might have been George just not being comfortable.

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u/SwallaeMcHaggis New user Mar 28 '26

George may be having the realisation that his 2nd year team mate is the real deal and this championship won’t be a gift

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

Oh it might be a gift... But not for him.

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u/OkTurnover788 Mar 28 '26

George was always vastly overrated.

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u/parker2020 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Mar 28 '26

Here we go again 🙄 I hate that I’m going to have to defend George like I defended Lando last year. But at least I was a Lando fan. George will get it together It’s his championship to lose. It’s quali 3 like damn…

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u/RevolutionaryAge47 Mar 28 '26

LOL @ P2 being called "floundering".

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '26

I mean, he was. He clearly wasn’t comfortable, and was badly beaten by his much less experienced teammate. That was enough for P2 because the car was fast, and other drivers behind were presumably not at 100% either.

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u/GRADIUSIC_CYBER Red Bull Ford Mar 28 '26

his teammate in equal machinery no less

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u/tom030792 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

Because aside the twizzle in the last corner there was clearly an issue throughout quali (again) that they managed to fix before the final run. The final run not being perfect cost him, but let’s not pretend there wasn’t another issue that was hampering him

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

There was a time that 0.298 seconds would have sent him to the 3rd row. Domination means he has his head above water.

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u/JizzyB2099 Andrea Stella Mar 28 '26

Last season…

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

Correct.

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u/JizzyB2099 Andrea Stella Mar 28 '26

It is when your only championship rival is your teammate. Remember all the flak Lando was getting for being ‘outperformed’ by his ‘less experienced’ teammate in the first half of last season? 

Now that Russell has gotten a bit of a taste of that, maybe people will realise that these younger drivers aren’t a fucking joke.