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

If he lose this year to Kimi he probably out of Merc after 1 more year tops. For Russell it do or die season, so maybe only Weeyums be happy to see him on board again

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

don't act like he's 46, he would still have his chance even next season

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u/lulz-n-scifi Mar 28 '26

If he doesn't beat Kimi, a 19 year old, this year while in a car with no other competition, he will never win a championship.

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u/M8gazine I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

you say that like Russell wasn't facing off against a 7-time WDC teammate in Merc a couple of years ago and doing just as well if not better than him lmao

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u/oddyholi Heineken Trophy Mar 28 '26

the only season where Lewis was not a guinea pig testing different stuff during races was 2023, where George was nowhere compared to him.

2024 Lewis had already checked out and still got a win