维斯塔潘解释无线电抱怨：降挡不可接受
维斯塔潘在圣保罗站首节练习中排名第三，落后使用升级版迈凯伦的诺里斯超过0.2秒；他在无线电中抱怨降挡感觉不理想，并解释发声是为了让红牛保持警觉。
“不可接受的降挡”——马克斯·维斯塔潘解释F1无线电中反复出现的抱怨背后原因
维斯塔潘表示，他在车队无线电中发声的主要目的是让红牛保持警觉。不过在巴西，降挡并不是这位四届世界冠军唯一的抱怨。
维斯塔潘在圣保罗F1周末的首节练习中排名第三，落后使用升级版迈凯伦的最快车手诺里斯超过0.2秒，该赛车带有新前翼，该前翼是2027年的基准。
尽管从绝对速度看开局看起来有希望，但维斯塔潘对周五下午他的小红牛22的驾驶感受并不完全满意。车队无线电中出现了这位四届世界冠军经常发出的抱怨：降挡时感觉不理想。
“不可接受，伙计。不可接受，这些降档。搞什么鬼！”，维斯塔潘在首节练习赛中对比赛工程师汤姆·哈特说道。哈特本周末再次顶替詹皮耶罗·兰比亚塞，两人继续为未来培养合作关系。
尽管维斯塔潘知道这听起来像是在抱怨，但他在巴西解释说，这类无线电信息主要源于他的完美主义，目的是让车队在比赛周末真正关键的时刻保持警惕。
“你听到我抱怨的换挡或其他什么，只是因为我从不满足，因为我认为某些事情总是可以做得更好”，维斯塔潘解释道。
“我总是试图微调或寻找改进。所以，如果你听起来像是在抱怨或别的什么，那更多是为了让我确保车队始终关注细节，努力寻找更多圈速，因为我知道其中还有更多圈速潜力。”
降挡时的感觉不仅仅关乎换挡本身，还涉及它可能导致的赛车不稳定——尤其是车尾。这主要发生在制动时，并且与车手对赛车的信心有关，这意味着在这方面也可能损失圈速。这解释了为什么维斯塔潘一直强调这个问题，以及为什么这个话题每个比赛周末都会被提起。
练习起步时与斯特罗尔的事件解释
然而在英特拉格斯，首节练习赛中的问题不止于此。维斯塔潘还抱怨转向手感沉重，这似乎指向动力转向系统的问题。红牛承认该问题在数据中也能看到，随后维斯塔潘在前往维修区时开玩笑说：“用这个转向简直是在健身！”
虽然维斯塔潘因为转向问题不得不更费力地驾驶，但第一节练习赛中最极端的例子出现在兰斯·斯特罗尔身上。这位加拿大车手的车载画面显示，他在连续三个弯角中几乎打满了转向锁，这在赛道的那些位置绝对不正常。
在练习赛结束时，维斯塔潘和斯特罗尔在练习起步的位置争夺中再次相遇。红牛车手已收到车队指示，要在两次烧胎后于发车格右侧进行练习起步，由于理想行车线的关系，那一侧的抓地力水平自然有所不同。
斯特罗尔想超越维斯塔潘，为自己抢占那个特定的发车格位置。然而，这位荷兰车手毫不相让，再次超越了阿斯顿·马丁车手，随后斯特罗尔接受失败，不得不在左侧——发车格较脏的一侧——进行练习起步。
红牛终于解决无线电问题了吗？
在墨西哥以及到目前为止在巴西，另一个问题似乎有所改善：车队无线电。这个问题在新加坡和奥斯汀都给红牛带来了困难，但维斯塔潘确认，该领域已取得进展——至少内部如此。
“嗯，我觉得无线电通讯好多了。在墨西哥，我们也尝试了一些东西，可能还有几个微小的设置需要调整到位。
“但实际上，车队听我说话非常清楚。也许其他人听不清，但说实话，这太棒了。所以我们其实应该努力保持这样！”
英文原文
"Unacceptable downshifts" – Max Verstappen explains what's behind a recurring F1 radio complaint
Verstappen says his main aim in speaking out over the team radio is to keep Red Bull on its toes. In Brazil, however, downshifts were not the four-time world champion's only complaint
Verstappen finished the opening practice session of the Formula 1 weekend in Sao Paulo in third place, just over two tenths behind fastest man Lando Norris in the upgraded McLaren, which features a new front wing that serves as the baseline for 2027.
Although the start looked promising in terms of outright pace, Verstappen was not entirely satisfied with the feeling in his RB22 on Friday afternoon. Over the team radio, a complaint emerged that is often heard from the four-time world champion: a less-than-ideal feeling during downshifts.
"Unacceptable man. Unacceptable, these downshifts. What the f***!", Verstappen told race engineer Tom Hart during the opening practice session. Hart is once again standing in for Gianpiero Lambiase this weekend as the pair continue to develop their working relationship for the future.
Although Verstappen knows it may come across as complaining, he explained in Brazil that such radio messages are mainly down to his perfectionism and are intended to keep the team on its toes for the moments in a race weekend that really matter.
"With the shifts or whatever that you hear me complain about, it's just because I'm never satisfied, because I think certain things can always be better", Verstappen explained.
"I always try to fine-tune or find improvements. So, if you hear it as complaining or whatever, it's more for me to make sure that the team is always looking into the details to try and find more lap time because I know there is more lap time in it."
The feeling during downshifts is not just about the gear change itself, but also the destabilisation of the car it can cause – particularly at the rear. This mainly happens under braking and is linked to the driver's confidence in the car, meaning it can cost lap time in that respect as well. It explains why Verstappen keeps emphasising the issue and why the subject comes up every weekend.
The incident with Stroll during practice starts explained
At Interlagos, however, that was not the only issue during the opening practice session. Verstappen also complained about the steering feeling heavy, which appeared to point to a problem with the power steering. Red Bull acknowledged that the issue was also visible in the data, after which Verstappen joked during a visit to the pitlane: "It’s a work-out with this steering!"
While Verstappen had to work harder because of the steering problem, the most extreme example in FP1 was seen with Lance Stroll. Onboard footage of the Canadian showed almost full steering lock in three consecutive corners, something that is certainly not normal at those points on the circuit.
At the end of the session, Verstappen and Stroll also encountered each other in a battle for a position for the practice starts. The Red Bull driver had been instructed by his team to carry out his practice start on the right-hand side of the grid after two burnouts, where the grip level is naturally different because of the ideal racing line.
Stroll wanted to pass Verstappen to claim that particular grid position for himself. The Dutchman was having none of it, however, and overtook the Aston Martin again, after which Stroll accepted defeat and had to carry out his practice start on the left-hand side – the dirtier side of the grid.
Has Red Bull finally solved its radio problem?
Another issue appears to have improved in Mexico and, so far, in Brazil: the team radio. The problem caused Red Bull difficulties in both Singapore and Austin, but Verstappen confirms that progress has been made in that area – at least internally.
"Well, the radio is, I think, a lot better. In Mexico, we were also trying some things, and it's just a few tiny settings probably to still get right.
"But actually, the team was hearing me very well. Maybe everyone else was not, but that's fantastic, to be honest. So we should actually try and keep it that way!"
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