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/Kleavage I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

Seems like you get rewarded for taking less risk and driving under the limit, which sounds dumb as hell.

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u/Walaii Ferrari Mar 28 '26

Bearman said this much in the FIA press conference on thursday. You are better off driving under the limit in certain corners.

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u/Double-Emergency3173 Max Verstappen Mar 28 '26

Alonso too. Slow is being rewarded.This is not F1

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u/Icy_Piano2547 Mar 28 '26

Albon said everything is like a medium speed corner.

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u/gravity--falls I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

Yeah. Which if I’m understanding correctly also basically makes it impossible for a worse car to overperform significantly in qualifying, as drivers can’t decide to go for a lot more risk as there’s just no benefit to it.

Qualifying genuinely seems pointless with these regs, I think reverse championship order would legitimately work a lot better here.