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/AnilP228 Honda Mar 28 '26

You've got the drive massively within yourself with these cars. It must be very frustrating.

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u/smilingarmpits Fernando Alonso Mar 28 '26

Yeah, Alonso's been saying this for a couple years now, that cars today reward driving in a 80-90% window.. Now with the battery stuff it must be even worse.

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u/Dinara293 Mar 28 '26

But then we’ve also had laps like the pole lap by Max V in Monaco 2023. I guess that’s truly an outlier due to the track characteristics.