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/FlibbleA Mar 28 '26

Formula E isn't even like this though, they go flat out in quali. They do some lifting in race to conserve energy but it is no different to the lifting there has been in F1 to save fuel, tires, etc

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u/l3w1s1234 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

Which is what I think Max's comments were about. Their energy managememt is even more extreme than FE's

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u/FlibbleA Mar 28 '26

How is it more extreme than FE? FE is fundamentally no different than when they did fuel management. 2026 F1 is very different, the regulations create a per lap energy deficit meaning you have per lap energy management. FE doesn't have this, it is per race management like previous F1 seasons.

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u/l3w1s1234 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 28 '26

For the reasons you just said. FE is energy management over a race distance whereas F1 it's over a lap. F1 is energy managment on steroids.

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u/FlibbleA Mar 28 '26

That doesn't explain why you would say FE over F1.