Charles Leclerc: Why he is so fast in Qualifying | F1 Driving Styles In-Depth

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  • @TheBiggestCorn
    @TheBiggestCorn 5 місяців тому +216

    Fuck me those 2017 F2 cars look absolutely brutal to drive, look at Charles's hands, they're shaking and vibrating like crazy.

    • @aydankhaliq2967
      @aydankhaliq2967 5 місяців тому +23

      Those cars didn't have power steering. Not sure if it's the same now.

    • @coys600
      @coys600 5 місяців тому +4

      ​@aydankhaliq2967 they still don't.

    • @Magic_Alonso
      @Magic_Alonso 5 місяців тому +1

      “Fuck me” say no more

  • @angrybabka9483
    @angrybabka9483 5 місяців тому +147

    Another interesting thing is that he often presses gas and brake at the same time, and this helps him to keep balance

    • @WolfeF1Explained
      @WolfeF1Explained  5 місяців тому +34

      Similarly to Schumacher!

    • @vukd9877
      @vukd9877 5 місяців тому +4

      This isnt to keep balance. Its actually bad to do it and its a bad habit some drivers have. Not only does this slow down your braking but it also burns more fuel. Same effect would be achieved with less braking pressure except you wouldnt use fuel

    • @DrPepp
      @DrPepp 5 місяців тому +11

      ​@@vukd9877having both pedals pressed at the same time is not uncommon in racing. I'm pretty sure an F1 driver knows about it

    • @vukd9877
      @vukd9877 5 місяців тому +1

      @@DrPepp It is present in racing but thats not something you want to do... Its litteraly a bad habit, i race myself also

    • @DrPepp
      @DrPepp 5 місяців тому +5

      @@vukd9877 Well it is indeed to influence the balance, you wear the pads a bit more but that's still a technique

  • @user-tr1hx7jx4r
    @user-tr1hx7jx4r 5 місяців тому +177

    It amazes me how people even consider Norris and Russell to be better but also im very reluctant to hype the brits cause F1 media is all british and all we hear about is them
    Charles imo is still the 2nd best after Max (from the 'new' generation ) and his feats tell you that , F3 champions , Absolutely wiped the floor with everyone in F2 champion and his monstrous drive in Baku and Bahrain, scored more points than his F1 experienced teamate in his first and got into Q3 7 times in a Sabuer ! Got promoted to Ferrari the following year and stuck it on Pole in his SECOND race and almost bloody won if he didnt have that mechincal issue and was beating a 4 time wolrd champion in his 2nd year ! Won 2 races before his world championmate that year and that iconic win in Monza and going back to back , 2020: got 2 poduims in a Ferrari tractor(5 fastest car that season) and stuck it on the front row like whaaat ? 2021 : got 2 poles in what was the 3 and even 4th fastest car that year , He even has a grand slam in his few wins and he seems to be the only driver out of the other driver that can beat Max when it comes to wheeel to wheel (Bahrain 22 , Silverston 19 , Austria 19 , Saudi 22 ) he knows Max driving style like a book , but man i could carry on but people are giving up on him too early , his been through the hardships of hunting a championship and done more with less cars , bro is learning rather than failing and i have no doubt he will be a champion one day regardless if its with Ferrari or another team 🤷‍♂️

    • @damiyoflapies8473
      @damiyoflapies8473 5 місяців тому +12

      Great driver, but also a huge factor on why he out performed Vettel, is that the 19' and 20' cars were built for Leclerc(max. oversteer and strong front end). Really great driving style with the those cars imo.

    • @blenzo8344
      @blenzo8344 5 місяців тому +12

      From new gen in order imo it's Verstappen, Leclerc, Russell, Norris, Piastri, Albon, Ocon, Gasly, and Tsunoda. Yes I think Ocon is way better than fans (especially the DTS ones) give him credit for. Only ones from this I am 100% confident in is Ver to Nor. Piastri to Ocon is more of a educated guess.

    • @askeladden450
      @askeladden450 5 місяців тому +20

      ​@@damiyoflapies847319 car was built for seb. Charles literally just arrived at the team. 2020 was buily for charles and he absolutely demolished seb then.

    • @travisobrien1533
      @travisobrien1533 5 місяців тому +9

      I'm a car enthusiast and have been a passive racing fan for most of my life but only just got into watching F1 last season (I have never watched DTS). Leclerc became my favourite driver very quickly and still is now, absolutely love his driving style! As a VW driver Audi is going to be my team, but I'll still be cheering for Charles first and foremost no matter who he's driving for. Just hope one day he finds himself driving an Audi!

    • @damiyoflapies8473
      @damiyoflapies8473 5 місяців тому +2

      @@askeladden450 for the first seven races in 2019, he out qualified Leclerc 6-1. Then they brought upgrades to France that really ruined Sebs pace as the car did not rotate as easily. Finally he recovered form in Singapore. In 2020 sebs Ferrari was running old engine parts (like Daniel Riccardo in 2018) so Charles beat him (plus car was made for Charles).

  • @sebastianandresbianchiaroc520
    @sebastianandresbianchiaroc520 5 місяців тому +94

    He´s good saving tyres. Look at Baku and Brazil 2019. Austrian 2021, Japan this year and many others.

    • @ibixss3177
      @ibixss3177 4 місяці тому +11

      Monza 24🤪

    • @Tom-wr6mq
      @Tom-wr6mq Місяць тому +2

      Zandvoort and monza 24😎

  • @aamiransari-lp4fd
    @aamiransari-lp4fd 5 місяців тому +23

    Leclerc and Max has same style of driving, I love to watch them on close on edge wheel to wheel racing

  • @davidbalogun7569
    @davidbalogun7569 5 місяців тому +12

    Charles LeOversteer. When he's driving cars with strong front ends that he can manipulate with the many micro corrections he's a beast

  • @adamantiteB
    @adamantiteB 5 місяців тому +26

    Imo those who say Norris, Russel or Sainz are better are blinded by recency. They're all great imo, but Charles has been the only one to show that he can fight the likes of prime Max and Hamilton on track and win, he has clever racecraft and good tire management unlike what people often say about him and he's shown it multiple times.

  • @eihabarakzeh7171
    @eihabarakzeh7171 5 місяців тому +14

    two things that are incorrect here hes probably the latest breaker on the grid and he has excellent tyre preservation

    • @Bored._.91
      @Bored._.91 Місяць тому

      No he’s adaptable and changes quite a lot depending on track and corner eg Baku he was an earlier brake compared to piastri

  • @ivatio
    @ivatio 5 місяців тому +7

    He definitely conserves tyres more in the race

  • @syntheovaldy5173
    @syntheovaldy5173 5 місяців тому +33

    as I said on your previous video: I don't agree that he brakes early! he is well known for being a late braker, which is why he carries more minimum speed in corners and sacrifices his exits.

    • @arkansatriahardiputra9703
      @arkansatriahardiputra9703 5 місяців тому +4

      Agreed! In every lap showdown he always gains time during corner entey, even against Hamilton!

    • @OliDox
      @OliDox 5 місяців тому +7

      He's definitely a late braker. You can see it in the overhead shots in races he always catches people on corner entry but gets slower exits

    • @giuseppebozzo8910
      @giuseppebozzo8910 5 місяців тому +2

      A good braker, not a late braker. He just knows how to properly use a brake

  • @guntassf1124
    @guntassf1124 5 місяців тому +8

    The video is really good but I’d suggest using more irl clips than assetto corsa clips so we can see what Charles is actually doing, and maybe even comparing it to sainz’s smoother style

    • @WolfeF1Explained
      @WolfeF1Explained  5 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, I couldn't find many Leclerc onboards because they are mostly copyrighted :(

  • @acsai100
    @acsai100 5 місяців тому +12

    Do one of these with Jarno Trulli. He was the absolute qualy master. please

  • @s7evin88
    @s7evin88 5 місяців тому +3

    He has a very demanding driving style which is far more than the expected brake, turn, accelerate which I do on my PC. Micro inputs so that every corner is a little fight to get the maximum out of it. He plays with everything, the rubber, the temperature, the extra grip. He is exciting to watch and one of the very best with that.
    Could imagine that others would crash a lot if they try to imitate.

  • @zethyuen8859
    @zethyuen8859 5 місяців тому

    Just started watching your videos. Really insightful!!

  • @tim2ton864
    @tim2ton864 5 місяців тому +37

    Pierre Gasly driving style mate

    • @ste9856
      @ste9856 5 місяців тому +5

      Nobody cares

    • @Max_choOff
      @Max_choOff 5 місяців тому

      21 likes buddy​@@ste9856

    • @adamgames1975
      @adamgames1975 5 місяців тому +2

      I mean .. gasly and leglerg were very close childhood friends so..

  • @PVF-05
    @PVF-05 5 місяців тому +1

    Will you start one day explaining what each car form different teams feel like to drive? meaning if it tends to be an oversteery or understeery car and stability and brakes, it could be good too because we could also understand more about certain handling traits that cars have and that some drivers might need to adapt or change some things of theirs styles to fit to it, such as checo to the Red Bull or Riccardo to the McLaren

    • @PVF-05
      @PVF-05 5 місяців тому +1

      I’m curious because the Ferrari now is more suited towards Leclerc I think and Sainz has a different driving style than him and I wonder if his driving style would fit the Williams car better than in the Ferrari

    • @WolfeF1Explained
      @WolfeF1Explained  5 місяців тому +1

      Thats a good idea! However it will be tricky to know how each and every car handles...

    • @PVF-05
      @PVF-05 5 місяців тому

      @@WolfeF1Explained yeah I imagine, as long as you think it’s a good idea and you have the time. Love your channel btw there is no other like it out there, I’ve understand here more about f1 technical stuff than anywhere

  • @theonlypickletickler
    @theonlypickletickler 4 місяці тому +1

    What was the game you were using to demonstrate his driving? It looks absolutely beautiful

  • @bassmunk
    @bassmunk 5 місяців тому +6

    Poor tire conservation?... I'm sorry but that's factually incorrect. He has that same feel that Hamilton, Alonso, Verstappen have of making the tires go longer while still going faster than his teammate...

    • @WolfeF1Explained
      @WolfeF1Explained  5 місяців тому +3

      Yeah, he's adapted his style to be less aggressive during the race.

  • @morcyjhonguyue4153
    @morcyjhonguyue4153 5 місяців тому +3

    He had a 1:10s on monoco

  • @charlyk8608
    @charlyk8608 5 місяців тому +2

    Am I the only one who noticed that the 2023 onoard is actually assetto corsa?

  • @godfather95mbs33
    @godfather95mbs33 5 місяців тому +13

    Top 5 drivers over 1 lap in history

  • @morcyjhonguyue4153
    @morcyjhonguyue4153 5 місяців тому +3

    Have you analyze senna on wet and dry tracks?

  • @aimancoolboy3279
    @aimancoolboy3279 5 місяців тому +2

    Shaarl definitely does not have "poor tyre conservation"

    • @WolfeF1Explained
      @WolfeF1Explained  5 місяців тому

      Interesting, I thought that he wore his tyres out faster because of his aggression

    • @greenfj1466
      @greenfj1466 5 місяців тому

      ​@@WolfeF1ExplainedNever was the case. The car just destroyed tyres pre 2024. This year he has been very impressive on the tyres apart from Australia and Silverstone. He is I'd say the 4th best at tyre management on the grid apart from lewis,Max and Fernando

    • @eihabarakzeh7171
      @eihabarakzeh7171 5 місяців тому

      @@greenfj1466 even in Australia he was catching sainz by like 8 tenths or something crazy like that on the lap before the vsc that's why he got upset on the radio

  • @Doctor_Conductor
    @Doctor_Conductor 5 місяців тому +1

    Actualy he did it!! i know it since first i saw him... but if Ferarri doesn't support with better engine the risk is this guy will lose his carrer, or better a better team recruit him...

  • @piggyback3637
    @piggyback3637 5 місяців тому +1

    He is also a generational talent like max

    • @user-tr1hx7jx4r
      @user-tr1hx7jx4r 5 місяців тому +3

      but the brits want Norris and Russell to be behind Max so bad

  • @nickgolf493
    @nickgolf493 5 місяців тому +1

    Hey Wolfe just to let you know that your using Assetto Corsa footage from FlyingF1nn's YT channel in a few of your videos. His videos are very realistic and look identical to real life and I wondered if you knew about this or not.

  • @gyfgey239
    @gyfgey239 5 місяців тому +1

    Sigma sigma on the wall, who's the skibidiest of them all?

  • @JeremyDepain-pk8wg
    @JeremyDepain-pk8wg 5 місяців тому +9

    Strangely he still doesn’t have a truly exceptional lap like Singapore 2018 or Monaco 2023. I’m still waiting for it ! (and a good ferrari)

    • @KHRacing
      @KHRacing 5 місяців тому +19

      People just don’t hype his laps up as he’s expected to produce bangers, his 2019 Singapore lap was amazing too but overshadowed by Hamiltons 2018

    • @greenfj1466
      @greenfj1466 5 місяців тому +8

      His baku 2022 lap was the greatest lap on that circuit ever and a truly exceptional lap like you say he "lacks". Also his 2nd lap in Monaco 2022 q3 would've been one of the greatest laps in monaco ever if not one of the greatest laps of all time(one of the) if Checo did not crash which still pisses me off to this day

    • @alessiotricolore3751
      @alessiotricolore3751 5 місяців тому +3

      Spa 2019, Singapore 2019, Sakhir 2020, Baku 2022, Baku 2023, Abu Dhabi 2023, Monaco 2024

  • @arkansatriahardiputra9703
    @arkansatriahardiputra9703 5 місяців тому +2

    Isn't Leclerc a late braker tho? Every lap showdown he always gains on the other car during corner entry

    • @WolfeF1Explained
      @WolfeF1Explained  5 місяців тому +1

      He doesn't, I think that he gains time during the early stage of the corner because he carries lots of speed. The F1-telemetry in qualifying shows that he brakes earlier than Sainz when his laptimes are faster. So when he's closer to the grip limit, he brakes earlier rather than later.

    • @leode11_0
      @leode11_0 5 місяців тому

      Not in the mid corners

  • @bidi00r98
    @bidi00r98 Місяць тому

    If he keep his pace in the race he would have very big chance to be world champion in Ferrari if they would have better strategy 😂

  • @astyanc
    @astyanc 5 місяців тому

    the first f1 onboard is asetto corsa isn't it? 0:27

  • @florentansel2805
    @florentansel2805 5 місяців тому +1

    Can you do George Russell if you can please?

  • @oldmate4575
    @oldmate4575 Місяць тому

    Well the "overdriving" statement isn't so true, I'd say he is just constantly flirting with the limit.
    Overdriving is more so when you are pushing, forcing the car to carry more speed through a corner or braking later than you normally would in the hunt for pace and actually just going slower than you normally would or going a similar pace but just destroying tires. Charles defintely doesn't go slower when pushing, just happens to find the limit abit more often which sadly most of the time is a wall lol

  • @pikka.1
    @pikka.1 5 місяців тому

    Dont mind me asking, but on another video you said that the music came from bensound, what was the name of the song u used?

  • @godfather95mbs33
    @godfather95mbs33 5 місяців тому

    I thought he was a late breaker

  • @beaclever
    @beaclever 5 місяців тому

    Can we get Alex Albon??

  • @godfather95mbs33
    @godfather95mbs33 5 місяців тому

    not sure if i agree with him being poor in tyre conservation in races

  • @milanfejer2806
    @milanfejer2806 5 місяців тому

    Half of the video analysis is from fly1ng finn videos which are moded asseto corsa videos 😂😂

  • @Tom-wr6mq
    @Tom-wr6mq Місяць тому +1

    He has great tyre management you ruined a nearly perfect video with that nonsense. Look at monza 2024. Or japan. Or zandvoort. Or some of his 2019 races. He simply had a TYRE EATING car in previous years

  • @logicmaster756
    @logicmaster756 5 місяців тому +1

    Fast quali now but he wont win a race until 2924 as he sold his soul to the devil for that Monaco win

    • @hamalouidjl449
      @hamalouidjl449 5 місяців тому

      Ur kidding right!?

    • @ransomsdp
      @ransomsdp 5 місяців тому

      True, plus he’s an alright driver👍 and very handsome

    • @DerpSherman
      @DerpSherman 5 місяців тому

      ​@@hamalouidjl449Is just the running joke since this year's Monaco GP,but in fairness,Ferrari is not helping either, between the random upgrade/downgrade choosing and strategies from the Binotto Days (clearly Binotto wasn't the only issue),Leclerc has been carrying a pile of poor results until the inherited podium at Spa (he was even laped in Canada and Silverstone,for contrast).

    • @syntheovaldy5173
      @syntheovaldy5173 5 місяців тому

      @@DerpSherman he was lapped there because of poor strategy calls from him and his team

    • @DerpSherman
      @DerpSherman 5 місяців тому

      @@syntheovaldy5173 I know, I'm not blaming him for it, I'm blaming Ferrari (the Canada one was the worst,it was already raining and they put slicks on him, with a "deal with it" kind of message from his engineer).

  • @george._mav
    @george._mav 5 місяців тому

    He cant carry his style in quali into races bexause he shreds the tyres too quickly
    He doesn't do this anymore i think but he still cant tyre manage well enough after all this time

    • @AgainstWokeness
      @AgainstWokeness 5 місяців тому +5

      Leclerc has been consistently one of the best tyre managers on the grid in the last 2 years.

    • @greenfj1466
      @greenfj1466 5 місяців тому +6

      His tyre management is among the best actually. I really hate this misinformation by the media saying he can't manage tyres even though the car was just a tyre shredder before 2024

  • @imbored8072
    @imbored8072 5 місяців тому

    :)