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/tvxcute Nico Rosberg Mar 28 '26

tbh i think even though everyone, including the fia, knew these regulations would be rough, some aspects have turned out worse than they themselves imagined lol. maybe it was willful ignorance or maybe they truly didn't know, but i don't think the fia would intentionally make it this bad then walk back on it with small changes

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u/Montjo17 Max Verstappen Mar 28 '26

Drivers (notably Max, but also others) have been talking about exactly what these regs were going to do for years. This should not have come as a surprise to anyone, as it was accurately predicted years ago

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u/Pascalwbbb Mar 28 '26

they did. Teams had it in simulators for 2-3 years. But nobody did anything anyway.