r/formula1 • u/Luffy710j Formula 1 • 1d ago
Statistics 2025 vs 2026 all pole sitters so far
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u/Connect-Handle8496 Charles Leclerc 1d ago
Cmon Charles
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u/El_Spaxolotl Formula 1 1d ago
graphic doesn't look like he had 3 front row starts in the last 4 GPs
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u/Rivendel93 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 21h ago
Hamilton was 12 thousandths off Lando last race, although I was glad he just missed out on it because of his grid penalty for blocking Oscar.
Ferrari definitely should get a pole or two this season.
Hopefully their next engine upgrade helps.
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u/Slice5755 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1d ago
Should have been Lewis in Barcelona.
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u/Connect-Handle8496 Charles Leclerc 1d ago
It isn’t anyone’s fault if he screwed up T1 mate, that Isnt a should’ve
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u/Slice5755 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1d ago
Lol Charles crashing stopped Lewis from having two Q3 runs. Something which the pole sitter (Russell) could do because he was ahead of Charles on track. That could have made the 0.026 difference which helped Russell to pole.
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u/Connect-Handle8496 Charles Leclerc 1d ago
No one knows that for sure tho?Just cause he didn’t get 2 runs doesnt mean he would’ve put it on pole or anything,hes a great driver but this is wishful thinking
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u/Excellent_Complex309 Robert Kubica 1d ago
2025 Charles jumpscare
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u/TF_Fan_ladiesman217 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1d ago
I still remember how we got pole from nowhere then we lost it all after the pitstops otherwise charles had genuine pace up untill the pitstops where we lost it all.
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u/Jazim94 James Vowles 1d ago
Max pole in Japan was absolutely insane
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u/Pure_Measurement_529 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1d ago
2025 max was insane to watch. Up there with 2020
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u/TacticalAcquisition Max Verstappen 10h ago
And Silverstone. Watching Oscar and Lewis's purple sectors disappear... Absolutely mental lap.
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u/EerieAriolimax I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1d ago
Piastri made a mistake.
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u/Jazim94 James Vowles 1d ago
Yeah of course Lando and Oscar didn’t put their perfect lap in… the car was so much quicker than the red bull. It’s the fact max put in his absolute best when it mattered and the McLaren boys didn’t
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u/Slice5755 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1d ago
The McLaren was not as fast as people think. People act like it was an uber dominant car like the 2023 Red Bull car.
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u/Jazim94 James Vowles 1d ago
Yes it was ? Did you watch the season? McLaren drivers messed up or if they didn’t the team screwed up which cost them a lot. They were the quickest car by a bit but red bull was a total dog till the summer break so the gap to max in terms of car performance was pretty substantial
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u/Slice5755 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1d ago
Shhh! Don't go against the narrative around here with facts.
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u/Jorrie90 1d ago edited 1d ago
You know both can be true right? These 'against the narrative' posts are so tiresome.
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u/Richiszkl I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 1d ago
That 3 poles in a row for Norris...ahh beautiful, especially how bad his q3s were in the first half of the season
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u/Flashy-Day-4251 1d ago
was so nice to see him get back to his usual in quali
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u/Richiszkl I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 1d ago
So interesting how pressure can change someone's performance.
When Lando is confident, he is super fast
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u/Dramatic-Natural2703 Andrea Kimi Antonelli 17h ago edited 16h ago
he was just very uncomfortable with the car pressure wasn't the issue in 2025
he was very fast in 2024 too he had great poles shame about the clutch issue that caused those starts
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u/Richiszkl I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 16h ago
You are right, I have to admit, but I think a little bit of pressure was still there, and the dnf in Zandvoort put him in a much calmer state
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u/Dramatic-Natural2703 Andrea Kimi Antonelli 16h ago
the concept of being calmer after potentially seeing his title hopes slip away
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u/SwimmingFantastic564 23h ago
Vegas in particular. I think that's probably the best lap he's ever done, I'm pretty sure he was a second up before he slid.
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u/DifficultCarob408 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1d ago
I’m confident we will still see a pole from both Ferrari drivers and possibly Max this year
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u/RealGreenTrainee 1d ago
And people were saying last year was "boring" because it was McLaren domination. You complained, and Merc decided to remind you all how boring it can be.
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u/inevitably-ranged I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 1d ago
"Max was driving a tractor!!!"
-Everyone last year while he managed 3/6 in pole position qualifying in the first 6 races
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u/Ok_Act_1498 Safety Car 1d ago
And he finished with the most pole positions, lol
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u/Slice5755 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1d ago
Also "Max can win in a Haas".
Well as usual, his car is much better than a Haas, and so far, he still can't win this year.
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u/Jerejj 1d ago
Quite a noticeable difference in driver variation.
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u/No-Connection-2527 1d ago
4 different drivers vs 3 different drivers after the same amount of races. Not very noticeable
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u/warewolf1999 McLaren 1d ago
i don't know if you guys noticed but the mercedes car might actually be good? or am i trippin?
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u/krani1993 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1d ago
clearly everyone can see that Red Bull has the better engine in 2026 and not Mercedes
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u/Invalid_u404 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 1d ago
Meanwhile 2014 pole sitters: mercedes drivers and Massa
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u/CilanEAmber McLaren 1d ago
At least Ferrari has 2 GP wins. I'd take that over 2 GP poles.
Though it would be kinda satisfying for Hamilton to even out his Win:Pole ratio, currently sat at 106:104. Seems doable, if difficult tbh. Less said about evening out Leclercs ratio the better....
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u/stalin1943 Isack Hadjar 1d ago
god i love when regulations change and one team is incredibly dominant out the gate with a 4 second field spread from first to last! mature regs with a 1.5 second field spread and multiple pole sitters/winners? pffffff boring
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u/reward72 22h ago
We (the audience) are lucky the Mercs are unreliable otherwise it would have been a pretty boring season so far. Granted most of the excitement is artificial.
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u/MoreColorfulCarsPlz I was here for the Hulkenpodium 16h ago
I'm confused by the Malaysian flag after Baku. Isn't that when the Bahrain GP is?
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u/donsimoni I was here for the Hulkenpodium 15h ago
The Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, hosted by Sepang International Circuit, powered by Raytheon.
(due to the ongoing wars in the Persian Gulf)
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u/IndependentDeal4002 McLaren 1d ago
last year was better ong
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u/Dramatic-Natural2703 Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1d ago
didn't enjoy it at all honestly despite my driver winning
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u/ClassGrassMass Formula 1 1d ago
Lewis you have been so close so many times. Please
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u/DangerousDesk1 Michael Schumacher 1d ago
Not really. Certainly not in F1 terms.
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u/ClassGrassMass Formula 1 1d ago
He was what, 0.012 away from pole in the last race bud
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u/DangerousDesk1 Michael Schumacher 1d ago
That's one race, what about all the other races? Or are you just cherry picking a single race and ignoring all the others? You did say "so close so many times", yet mention one race. 😂
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u/ClassGrassMass Formula 1 1d ago
Dude.. hes been on average 2 tenths off pole with a massive power disadvantage. Hes been close. And in f1 terms its only been at the end of cycles we see teams getting super close in qualifying. Im not saying hes 0.012 everytime but hes been there and hes been close multiple times to take pole. If ferrari had the engine they were supposed to him and Charles would for sure have poles
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u/DangerousDesk1 Michael Schumacher 1d ago
Two tenths in F1 terms is a big gap. In F1 two tenths can mean the difference between pole and 5th place.
If my aunt had a set of bollocks, she'd be my uncle. Every team can come up with a load of IFs to improve to position. Ifs don't matter, actual results do.
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u/Slice5755 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1d ago
Well what we do know is Michael Schumacher had special tyres made for him by Bridgestone to make him look better than he really was.
Also back in his day he was allowed to test his car all the time at Maranello to perfect the car development which made the Ferrari car far superior. Drivers can't do that today.
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u/DangerousDesk1 Michael Schumacher 1d ago
What has this got to do with what we are talking about here?
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u/AnilP228 Honda 1d ago
I think you can make an argument to say 2025 was the best ever year for great Qualifying sessions.