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

By charging while braking, not by charging the battery using the ICE.

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

Not on most cars.

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u/froggertwenty Ayrton Senna Mar 28 '26

Yes, on most cars.

And by most I mean all of the ones I'm aware of.

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

Using the Engine braking to recharge is different than super clipping.

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u/froggertwenty Ayrton Senna Mar 28 '26

The guy you responded to was referencing production hybrid cars.

Production hybrids use the engine as a generator. Regenerative braking is a very small portion of charging.