2027年F1赛历公布：冲刺赛扩容引发争议
The 比赛团队评论F1公布的2027年赛历，指出其中包含令人意外的选择，尤其针对冲刺赛场次扩大至10场以及部分举办地点的选择。
F1的2027年赛历公布比大多数时候更受期待，尤其是考虑到中东地区的不确定性可能仍会扰乱当前赛季的尾声。
因此，虽然看到巴林（萨基尔）和沙特阿拉伯暂时回到赛历上并不令人意外，但纳入10场冲刺赛却令人侧目——其中一些冲刺赛举办地的选择也是如此。
赛季揭幕战——无论是在巴林还是澳大利亚——真的应该附带一场冲刺赛吗？在摩纳哥举办冲刺赛有任何逻辑吗？更多的冲刺赛是否意味着更多的娱乐？
当Edd Straw指出这意味着我们将在那些街道上进行两场排位赛，并且只带着一节练习赛就投入其中时，我对摩纳哥冲刺周末的困惑和恼怒大大减少了。
实际上，这让我更期待摩纳哥周末了（可悲的是，我现在对摩纳哥大多无动于衷）。摩纳哥的冲刺赛很可能是一场糟糕的比赛，但正赛也会如此。摩纳哥已经不再关乎赛车，所以我不太在意。
更过分的是在赛季揭幕战安排冲刺赛。这是亵渎。所有的兴奋、所有的铺垫、所有的期待——我们却把它浪费在对主赛事的肤浅模仿上？
原则上我对冲刺赛没意见，2027年它们不可避免的扩张也没问题，即使我希望他们走得更远，提供一些不同的东西，让它们的存在比‘比看FP3好’更有意义。
但这是对一年中最大赛车时刻之一的亵渎。即使是一场精彩的冲刺赛也只是一场冲刺赛。而且它将消除揭幕大奖赛的一项基本乐趣，因为它将不再是年度第一场比赛。
起初，我无法忽视在摩纳哥决定举办一场甚至不需要进站的额外比赛的荒谬性。
然后，当我意识到这也意味着摩纳哥将有两场排位赛时，我想，为什么不干脆更进一步呢？
冲刺赛本身将是浪费时间。你可以把它变成一场到第一个弯道出口的比赛，然后在爬坡途中挥动方格旗。或者如果必须的话，也许跑一整圈并宣布结果。
那么为什么不干脆取消它，改为第三节排位赛呢？
周五的‘冲刺’排位赛可以为周六上午举行的一场一次性对决排位赛设定顺序，并支付冲刺积分。如果你在周五最快，你就有优势在周六最后一个跑。
比起一场冲刺游行，我更愿意看那个——而且还有积分可争。
更多的冲刺赛并不能解决其大问题
冲刺赛场次的增加早已不可避免，但令人沮丧的是F1从未完全致力于该赛制的潜力。
到目前为止，冲刺赛一直是浓缩版的、单次进站的大奖赛，几乎没有自己的个性。迄今为止已有29场冲刺赛，我想知道一位典型的F1车迷会记得其中多少场具体的比赛，就它们产生的比赛而言？
这突显了一个事实：冲刺赛是一次性的、零食大小版本的主赛事，而不是本身独特的东西。
引用的论点是冲刺赛比FP3更有趣，这是正确的。然而，真正的问题是F1是否充分利用了冲刺赛，使它们拥有自己的特色，成为具有自身身份和形态的必看节目，而不是作为主赛事的附属节目。
答案在于需要对该赛制不那么保守。这并不意味着把它变成一场抽奖比赛，或者用荒谬的随机元素来装饰它只是为了制造故事情节，而是考虑重新定义挑战的方法。例如，为什么排位赛必须是现有三段式赛制的浓缩版？
只要核心奇观仍然是尽可能快地完成一圈，就有无数种方法可以使其更加独特。比赛也是如此。只要你在公平公正的基础上进行这些比赛，没有引入随机元素的噱头，这就是创造不同奇观和竞争挑战的机会。
是时候让周末的冲刺赛元素拥有自己的特色和身份，使它们成为必看节目，真正增加体育挑战，并以不同方式测试车队和车手。
冲刺赛制实际上可能让摩纳哥变得混乱
当我第一次看到摩纳哥被列入2027年冲刺赛日程时，我的第一反应是这太疯狂了！
在F1第二难超车的赛道（你好，马德里赛道）上举办冲刺赛可能有什么好处？
但我想得越多，就越能看到尝试它的逻辑——因为它可能让整个摩纳哥大奖赛周末本身变得有点疯狂。
是的，周六的冲刺赛可能不会达到戏剧性的顶峰，但由此产生的时间表调整意味着大量F1需要更多的东西：危机感。
车手在排位赛前调整自己和赛车的两节练习赛将不复存在。
现在他们只有周五上午的那一节练习赛，然后就直接投入——在一个排位赛几乎决定一切的地方争夺冲刺赛发车位。
在冲刺赛中排在第一位将有很多利害关系——包括更多的冠军积分。然后第二天他们必须再次出发。
那些在周五下午搞砸的人会在周六犯同样的错误吗？周六和周日发车位之间是否会出现一些迷人的变数？
人们常说摩纳哥大奖赛最精彩的部分是排位赛。明年我们将得到两次。
我非常期待看到这一切如何发展……
英文原文
Formula 1's 2027 calendar announcement carried more anticipation than most tend to, particularly considering the uncertainty in the Middle East that may still disrupt the back end of the current season.
So while it's no real surprise to see Bahrain (at Sakhir) and Saudi Arabia back on the calendar for now, the move to incorporate 10 sprints is eyebrow-raising - as is the choice of some of those sprint-hosting venues.
Should the season opener - be it in Bahrain or Australia - really have a sprint attached? Is there any logic to a sprint race in Monaco? And do more sprints translate to more entertainment?
I became far less baffled and annoyed by a Monaco sprint weekend when Edd Straw pointed out that it means we will get two qualifying sessions on those streets, and go piling into them with just a single practice session.
Actually, it makes me look forward to the Monaco weekend more (I am sadly largely ambivalent to Monaco nowadays). In all likelihood, Monaco's sprint will be a bad race, but so will the grand prix. Monaco's not about racing anymore, so I don't really care.
What's far more egregious is having a season-opening sprint race. It's sacrilege. All the excitement, all the build-up, all the anticipation - and we burn it on a shallow impersonation of the main event?
I'm fine with the sprints in principle, and the inevitable expansion of them for 2027, even if I wish they went further and offered something different so they had a more meaningful existence than 'it's better than watching FP3'.
But this is a desecration of one of the biggest racing moments of the year. Even a great sprint race is just a sprint race. And it will eliminate a fundamental joy of the opening grand prix because it will no longer be the first race of the year.
At first I couldn't look past the absurdity of deciding to have an extra race that doesn't even feature a pitstop around Monaco.
Then, when it dawned on me that it also means two qualifying sessions in Monaco, I thought, why stop there?
The sprint itself will be a waste of time. You could make it a race to the exit of the first corner, then drop the chequered flag on the run up the hill. Or if we must, then maybe do a whole lap and declare the result.
So why not bin it off entirely and have a third qualifying session?
The Friday 'sprint' quali can set the order for a one-shot showdown session that takes place on Saturday morning and pays the sprint points. If you're fastest on Friday, you get the advantage of running last on Saturday.
I'd much rather watch that - with points on the line - than a sprint procession.
More sprints doesn't solve their big problem
The increase in the number of sprints has long-since been inevitable, but what's frustrating is F1 never fully committing to the potential of the format.
So far, sprints have been condensed, single-stint versions of grands prix with little individual character of their own. There have been 29 sprints so far, and I wonder how many specific ones would be remembered by a typical F1 fan in terms of the race they produced?
This underlines the fact that the sprints are disposable, snack-sized versions of the main event rather than something distinct in themselves.
The argument cited is that sprints are more interesting than FP3, and this is correct. However, the real question is whether F1 has made the most of the sprints in terms of making them have their own character, must-see viewing with their own identity and shape rather than acting as shoulder programming to the main event.
The answer lies in the need to be less conservative with the format. This doesn't mean turn it into a lottery race, or garnish it with absurd random elements just to create a story line, but consider ways to redefine the challenge. For example, why must the qualifying session be a condensed version of the existing three-segment format?
As long as the core spectacle remains completing a lap as fast as possible, there are a plethora of ways this could be made more distinct. The same applies to the race. Provided you run these on a fair and equitable basis without gimmicks that introduce random elements, it's an opportunity to create a different kind of spectacle and competitive challenge.
It's time to give the sprint elements of the weekend their own character and identity and make them must-see viewing in a way that genuinely adds to the sporting challenge and tests teams and drivers in different ways.
Sprint format could actually make Monaco chaotic
When I first spotted Monaco's inclusion on the sprint schedule for 2027, my immediate reaction was it was nuts!
What benefit could there possibly be in hosting a sprint on F1's second-most difficult (hello Madring) track to overtake on?
But the more I've thought about it, the more I can see the logic in giving it a go - because it could make the entire Monaco GP weekend itself a bit bonkers.
Yes, the sprint race on Saturday is probably not going to be peak drama but the resulting shake-up to the timetable means plenty of something that F1 needs a bit more of: jeopardy.
The two practice sessions for drivers to dial themselves and their cars in prior to qualifying will be gone.
Now they have just that single practice session on Friday morning and then they are into it - shooting it out for sprint grid positions in a place where qualifying is almost everything.
There will be a lot on the line - including more championship points - in ending up first on the grid for the sprint. Then the day after they must go again.
Will those that mess it up on Friday afternoon make the same error on Saturday? Is there going to be a fascinating bit of variability between Saturday and Sunday grids?
It is often said that the best part of the Monaco GP is qualifying. Next year we are going to get it twice.
I am quite looking forward to seeing how it all plays out...
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