Szafnauer质疑凯迪拉克美英分设架构不利于争冠
前阿尔派车队领队Otmar Szafnauer警告称，凯迪拉克的运营架构并非以争夺世界冠军为目标。凯迪拉克于2026赛季作为第11支车队加入F1，其设计与模拟工作大量在美国进行，同时在银石设有欧洲基地。
Otmar Szafnauer对凯迪拉克“次优”的美英分设架构提出担忧
前阿尔派车队领队Otmar Szafnauer警告称，凯迪拉克的运营架构可能使其无法争夺世界冠军
Valtteri Bottas，凯迪拉克车队，Sergio Perez，凯迪拉克车队
前阿尔派一级方程式车队领队Otmar Szafnauer警告称，凯迪拉克的运营架构并非以赢得冠军为目标。
在经历漫长且高度公开的入局流程后，通用汽车旗下凯迪拉克品牌于2026赛季初作为第11支车队加入F1发车格。
虽然该车队在银石开设了欧洲设施以吸纳这项锦标赛的传统人才库，但其大量设计与模拟工作在美国印第安纳波利斯和南卡罗来纳进行。
在High Performance 比赛播客中与主持人Jake Humphrey交谈时，Szafnauer质疑该车队长期而言将如何现实地以这种架构运作。
“我最近和凯迪拉克执行工程顾问同乘一班飞机，Pat正在与凯迪拉克合作或为其工作，”Szafnauer说。
“凯迪拉克正在印第安纳波利斯建设基地。我对Pat说，‘那是次优的。比如说，如果你拥有和梅赛德斯一样天赋的车手，如果凯迪拉克生产出和梅赛德斯一样性能的动力单元，而且你对车辆动力学、空气动力学、轮胎的理解都和梅赛德斯一样。
“‘唯一的区别是你有一部分设计团队在银石，你的空气动力学人员、一部分设计团队在印第安纳波利斯，你的模拟团队在南卡罗来纳。这是唯一的区别。谁会赢？梅赛德斯。’”
他补充道：“他说，‘只有当你想要赢得世界冠军时，它才是次优的。’所以这就是我的观点。首先，目标是什么。如果目标是让它更像一支美国车队，那么是的，在印第安纳波利斯和南卡罗来纳建设。但如果你的目标是赢得世界冠军，那么你就做一切必要之事去赢得世界冠军。而那并不是。”
自加入F1发车格以来，凯迪拉克一直在努力适应这项锦标赛，同时也在与一些可靠性问题作斗争。目前它以零分在车队积分榜上排名第11位。
英文原文
Otmar Szafnauer raises concern over Cadillac's "suboptimal" split US-UK structure
Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has warned that Cadillac’s operational structure could prevent it from challenging for a world championship
Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac Racing, Sergio Perez, Cadillac Racing
Former Alpine Formula 1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer has warned that Cadillac's operational structure is not geared towards winning a championship.
Following a prolonged and highly publicised entry process, General Motors, under its Cadillac brand, joined the F1 grid at the start of the 2026 season as the 11th team.
While the team opened a European facility in Silverstone to tap into the championship's traditional talent pool, a large amount of its design and simulation work takes place in Indianapolis and South Carolina in the United States.
Speaking on the High Performance Racing podcast alongside broadcaster Jake Humphrey, Szafnauer questioned how the team would realistically work with this set-up in the long term.
"I was with Pat Symonds [executive engineering consultant for Cadillac] on a flight recently, and Pat is working with or for Cadillac," Szafnauer said.
"Cadillac is building a base in Indianapolis. And I said to Pat, 'That's suboptimal. If, for example, you have the same talent of drivers that Mercedes has and if Cadillac produces the same performant power unit that Mercedes has and you understand vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, the tyre as well as Mercedes do.
"'The only difference is you've got some of your design team based in Silverstone and your aero guys, some of your design team based in Indianapolis and your simulation team in South Carolina. It's the only difference. Who's going to win? Mercedes.'"
He added: "He said, 'It's only suboptimal if you want to win the world championship.' So that's my point. First, the objective. If the objective is to make it more of an American team, then yes, build in Indianapolis and in South Carolina. But if your objective is to win the world championship, then you do everything it takes to win the world championship. And that ain't it."
Since joining the F1 grid, Cadillac has worked to adapt to the championship while also battling against some reliability issues. It currently sits 11th in the constructors' standings with zero points.
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