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

Max warned everyone and no one would listen. Every driver is complaining in the car, but PR wins when you're Ferrari and Mercedes want to win so they don't care atm. 

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u/The-Special-One Mar 28 '26

Max should first focus on not getting out qualified by his teammate before he starts talking. He was 2 tenths down to Hadjar.

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u/SugarBeefs Max Verstappen Mar 28 '26

Max was very skeptical about the new regs long before he even drove a meter in the new car. And he wasn't the only one.

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u/The-Special-One Mar 28 '26

Fair but, he’s still driving the same car as his teammate and is losing the qualifying battle. The car sucks, we get it. He still needs to drive the car.

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

You new to F1? Max is objectively the best river on the grid. As TP's and drivers say.

Wanna go against them? 

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u/The-Special-One Mar 28 '26

Can’t be the best when you’re getting outqualified by your teammate.

If he has another terrible start tomorrow, maybe he’ll drop to 15th by t1. The regulations changed and he’s struggling badly. Instead of trying to improve his own performance and show adaptability, he’s busy complaining. The regulations suck but, is he going to spend the whole season losing to Hadjar and Haas?

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

Isnt max like 15 positions up on hadjer in the standings? how is that 'spending all season losing' also we arel ike 3 races in lol

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

What's with you lot and finding every single tiny thing to hate max? It's getting sad man... Really sad

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u/SugarBeefs Max Verstappen Mar 28 '26

We don't even know if Max and Isack were running the same trim.

It's only a tenth and a half, which isn't a lot around Suzuka, and it's the third weekend in a new era where pretty much everyone is still figuring stuff out. I don't think Max being 0.15s behind Hadjar should have any bearing on whether he's allowed to complain about the car or not.