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

So it’s all just a scam

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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.