奥康巴库第八回应前途质疑：「我就是最好的车手之一，我不怕说出来」
排位赛因黄旗只拿到第14、又身陷2027年哈斯去留传闻的埃斯特班·奥康，在巴库正赛抓住机会、避开混乱，拿到第八——本季迄今最好成绩，也只是他本季第三次进前十。他说：「我和场上每个人都交过手，一直不落下风……我赢过卡丁车、雷诺方程式、三级方程式和GP3，也在F1赢过。我就是最好的车手之一，我不怕说出来。」
埃斯特班·奥康在前途存疑之际为哈斯在阿塞拜疆拿到积分，车队在巴库双车得分。
埃斯特班·奥康坚称自己是当今F1车手中「最好的之一」，他在哈斯前途存疑之际，于巴库漂亮地完成反弹。
2026年对这位法国车手来说很艰难。周五在阿塞拜疆，本有希望进入排位第三节的他因一面黄旗只排到第14，挫败感彻底爆发。
考虑到围绕他2027年哈斯前途的种种猜测——他此前暗示自己「明年肯定是自由身」——这是他最不需要的结果。
周六的正赛里，他以最好的方式作出回应：抓住机会、避开身边的混乱，冲线时获得第八——这是他本赛季迄今的最好成绩，也只是他本季第三次进入前十。
唯一的遗憾是，如果不是在最后一圈冲线时被阿尔维德·林德布拉德超越丢掉一个位置，成绩本可以更好。
尽管如此，他的心情与24小时前相比简直判若两人。
「对这个结果超级开心，」这位法国车手说，「当赛车状态正常时，这就是我们应得的。我们从周末一开始就拥有一台强劲的赛车，在进站、安全车时机上都做了正确的决定。
「所以，是的，这是一场非常非常好的比赛。我对结果非常满意，我觉得这给了所有人良好、积极的氛围，带着它迎接接下来的三连站。
「我们要去的是一条非常困难的赛道，弯道很多，高速弯也很多，而我们已经证明我们的赛车相当有竞争力。所以对我们来说，接下来应该是两场令人兴奋的比赛，我很期待。」
第一次安全车后的重启帮助奥康冲进积分区。当时他排第13，正和利亚姆·劳森争夺进入1号弯的位置，弗朗哥·科拉平托、皮埃尔·加斯利和兰多·诺里斯则因一起碰撞失去竞争力。
已经升至第九的他在2号弯超越了队友奥利·贝尔曼，后者此前与基米·安东内利发生轻碰，丢了速度。
「我超了利亚姆，他在重启时稍微慢了一点，」奥康说，「我当时在他车身中段，他还在前面，但这足以让我进入1号弯。然后我在2号弯直接切进去，超过了奥利。」
第二次重启后，奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里的失误又让他前进一位，两位哈斯车手分别排在第七和第八。
「从那以后，困难的是保持前面的位置，」奥康说。
「但那不可能，因为那些快车一下就跑没影了。所以我们和奥利打起了团队配合。
「最后四五圈我让他超了过去，不幸的是他随后被林德布拉德超越。」
看起来奥康能保持在小红牛之前，但瓦尔特利·博塔斯在比赛末段撞车时，他被打了个措手不及。
「我显然切了弯，因为我不知道瓦尔特利是不是在赛道中间，」奥康说，「我想，我可不想到干事那里争论自己有没有获利，所以我收了油，本以为那样就够了。但他们（小红牛）直道上超级快，我收得太多了。」
林德布拉德在终点线前以仅0.03秒的优势夺走了这个位置。尽管如此，对于一个从未怀疑过自身能力的车手来说，第八名是一份来得正是时候的回报。
「我和场上每个人都交过手，而且一直不落下风，」他说，「我参加过的每一个锦标赛都赢过。我在雷诺方程式赢过比赛，在卡丁车拿过冠军，赢过三级方程式，赢过GP3。我在德国房车大师赛（DTM）跑了半个赛季都在前十，我在F1也赢过。我做得到。我就是最好的车手之一，我不怕说出来。」
这一天对贝尔曼来说也不错，尽管在重启时被队友超越，他仍对拿到第九非常满意。
「很高兴两台车都拿到积分，」他说，「这种感觉太棒了，尽管这是一场有很多车退赛的消耗战——我觉得如果全程是绿旗，我们大概会像我当时那样排在第11。
「不过我们会欣然接受。在这样的比赛里坚持到最后一直是目标。我们知道这种比赛能有多疯狂，今天就很疯狂。我为整个车队感到骄傲，包括工厂里的每一个人，还有在意大利的空气动力学团队。
「在我们带来升级之后就拿到积分，我无法想象他们现在是什么感受——我觉得他们应该为自己感到非常自豪。」
（来源：Formula 1 官网）
英文原文
Esteban Ocon scored for Haas in Azerbaijan amid doubts around his future as the team brought home double points in Baku.
Esteban Ocon has insisted he is "one of the best out there" among the current crop of F1 drivers, as he bounced back in style in Baku amid doubts over his Haas future.
It’s been a tough 2026 for the Frenchman and his frustration boiled over on Friday in Azerbaijan when a yellow flag left him in P14 in Qualifying on a day when Q3 was on the cards.
It was the last thing he needed given the speculation surrounding his Haas future in 2027, after he hinted he was "definitely a free agent for next year."
He responded in the best way possible in Saturday’s race by taking his opportunities and avoiding the chaos around him to claim P8 at the flag – his best result of the season thus far, and only his third top-10 finish.
The only disappointment was that it could have been even better had he not lost a spot to Arvid Lindblad on the dash across the line on the last lap.
Despite that his mood couldn’t have been more different than it had been 24 hours earlier.
“Super happy with the result,” said the Frenchman. “When the car is working, that's what we deserve. We had a strong car since the beginning of the weekend. We took all the right decisions, on the pit stop, on the Safety Car.
“So yeah, it's been it's been a really, really good race. I'm really happy with the result, and I think it gives just good, positive vibes for everyone to move forward on that triple [header].
“We are going into a very difficult track with a lot of corners, a lot of high-speed corners, and we showed that we have a car that's pretty competitive. So it should be two exciting races for us. I'm looking forward to them.”
It was the restart after the first Safety Car that helped to propel Ocon into the points. He was in P13 and fighting with Liam Lawson down to Turn 1 when Franco Colapinto, Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris were taken out of contention by a collision.
Already up to P9, into Turn 2 he passed team mate Ollie Bearman, who lost momentum after a touch with Kimi Antonelli.
“I overtook Liam, who was a little bit slow on the line,” said Ocon. “I was mid of the car, he was still in front, but that gave me enough to go into Turn 1. And then I just dived into Turn 2, into Ollie, and got in front of him.”
After the second restart a mistake from Oscar Piastri handed him another place, leaving the two Haas drivers in P7 and P8.
“From there on what was going to be difficult was to keep the overtake in front,” said Ocon.
“And that was not possible, because the quick cars, they just disappeared. So we were playing the team game with Ollie.
“I gave him overtake for the last four or five laps until he got overtaken by Lindblad, unfortunately.”
It looked like Ocon would be able to stay in front of the Racing Bulls, but then he was caught out when Valtteri Bottas crashed in the closing stages.
"Obviously I cut the corner because I didn't know if Valtteri was in the middle of the track,” said Ocon. “I thought I don't want to be at the stewards arguing that I gained an advantage, so I backed off, and I thought that was going to be enough. But they [Racing Bulls] are super-fast in the straight, and I overdid it.”
Lindblad got him on the line to claim the place by just 0.03s. Nevertheless P8 was a timely reward for someone who has never doubted his own ability.
“I've raced with everyone out there, and I've always been on par,” he said. “I've won every championship that I've raced with. I've won races in Formula Renault, I won championships in go-karts, I won Formula 3, I won GP3. I was racing in the top 10 in DTM for half a season, I won in Formula 1. I can do it. I'm one of the best out there and I'm not afraid to say it.”
It was a good day too for Bearman, who was more than happy to claim P9 despite losing out to his team mate at the restart.
“I'm super happy to score points with both cars,” he said. “It's such an incredible feeling, even if it was a race of attrition with a lot of retirements, where I think if it was green, we would have been P11, like where I was.
“However, we'll take it. To stay in a race like this is always the target. We know how crazy they can be, and it was crazy today, and I'm so proud of the entire team, everyone back home at the factory, also in Italy, the aero guys.
“To bring points after the upgrade that we bought, I can't imagine how they're feeling right now – I think they should be very proud of themselves.”
Source: Formula 1 (formula1.com). Original article: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/im-one-of-the-best-out-there-ocon-makes-his-point-after-charge-to-p8-in-baku-amid-future-doubts.6EPmHfKvAQBbHjUO7x9Xxr
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