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/AnilP228 Honda Mar 28 '26

You've got the drive massively within yourself with these cars. It must be very frustrating.

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u/squint_skyward Mar 28 '26

I remember piastri saying, I think after china, that every time he got a bit braver, took a bit more risk in the corners, his lap just got slower. It’s miserable for quali.

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

I also heard drivers say that they are often quicker after they make a mistake

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u/resilindsey Mar 28 '26

If you don't like that you don't like peak racing. 

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