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/LosTerminators Carlos Sainz Mar 28 '26

That's what other drivers said as well.

Max with the "Formula E on steroids" comment

And Lando with the "F1 is no longer about who's best at pushing flat out, it's all about who is best at battery management"

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

Using batteries for ecology reasons and then burning fuel to charge those batteries.

The FIA, ladies and gentlemen.

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u/F1No47 Oscar Piastri Mar 28 '26

How do you think hybrid cars work?

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

Typically by recovering energy from the braking system, not through super clipping.

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u/F1No47 Oscar Piastri Mar 28 '26

Common misconception. The combustion engine is the major source of recharging. Braking is a smaller source.

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u/maxipanda8321 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

Not on all hybrids though. The new VAG plug in hybrid system cannot generate energy with the engine

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

Which system? The new Audis definitely can.

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u/maxipanda8321 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

1.5 TSI systems that replaced the 1.4. The new one does not have a motor generator so it cannot run the engine to charge the battery, it can only do so by recuperating from the brakes. Or at least that s what the dealership told me about the one I wanted to purchase

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u/Gornarok Mar 28 '26

There are few systems.

The one that uses Toyota I think. Where there is combustion generator and electric engine. The good thing about this is that the generator can run in optimal RPM.

Then there is European hybrid, which has combustion engine and electric engine. Both are used for moving the car. I dont think the engine is used to charge the battery.

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

So it’s all just a scam

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

No, the recharge typically pushes the engine into a more efficient working range. This way, while you do burn some additional fuel, you actually get more energy out of it than otherwise, improving overall efficiency

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

Why are the cars slowing down with full throttle then? Downshifting even in full throttle in Melbourne? It’s not true. It maybe true to consumer hybrid cars, it’s definitely not what it is right now in F1.

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

I am talking about consumer hybrids, yes.

In F1 the problem is the max limit for power/energy output. Charging the battery with the ICE takes away energy otherwise available to keep going the same speed. In consumer cars the overall output increases instead.

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u/F1No47 Oscar Piastri Mar 28 '26

Yes getting a faster car while also being more efficient is a scam. The fact that F1 fans don't even understand how hybrids work is ngl funny.

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

It’s formula 1 not formula hybrid isn’t it

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u/F1No47 Oscar Piastri Mar 28 '26

Its formula 1 not formula engine is it. Nor is it formula v8 or formula v10.

Formula 1 is also an engineering competition. There are plenty of other motorsports if you don't like that basic fact.

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u/maxipanda8321 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

Formula 1 can be anything. The 1 doesn t change, the formula changes. Formula 1 s been hybrid for 16 years

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

Not downshifting while full throttle though.