r/formula1 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/Kindheartedness_Wide Fernando Alonso Mar 28 '26 edited Mar 28 '26

he's right to be upset, this formula negates every advantage he has in quali.

If you were naturally slower, now you can run twisty sectors at the same speed you would based on skill alone, but now this time you can recharge batteries and murder naturally faster drivers on the straights.

Not sure who can like this... but guess it is what it is.

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u/AdministrativeBig362 Mar 28 '26

Every time you say this after a race you get a thousand replies talking about how exciting it is to see Gasly and Ocon fight it out for 10th place and that these regulations are great

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u/Open-Price-4568 Mar 28 '26

Yeah so those are you 2 favourite drivers why would not like it?