拉塞尔预计法拉利在墨西哥大奖赛拥有涡轮优势
拉塞尔认为法拉利凭借更小直径的涡轮在F1墨西哥大奖赛高海拔赛道上拥有"相当大的优势"，而勒克莱尔仍相信梅赛德斯"无论去哪"都拥有最好的赛车。
拉塞尔预计法拉利在F1墨西哥大奖赛拥有关键"优势"
梅赛德斯车手乔治·拉塞尔认为，法拉利直径更小的涡轮将在F1墨西哥高海拔比赛中带来收益
夏尔·勒克莱尔（法拉利）、乔治·拉塞尔（梅赛德斯）
梅赛德斯车手乔治·拉塞尔认为法拉利凭借其涡轮设计在F1墨西哥大奖赛上拥有"相当大的优势"，而夏尔·勒克莱尔仍相信梅赛德斯"无论去哪"都拥有最好的赛车。
墨西哥首都大都市坐落于海拔2250米的高原之上，这让罗德里格斯兄弟赛道（Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez）面临最独特的工程挑战之一。空气密度较低会削弱空气动力学性能，并带来严重的散热难题，但它也可能让法拉利因其2026款动力单元的一些设计决策而受益。
与竞争对手相比，其涡轮增压器直径更小，涡轮惯量更低，使其能够更快地起转（spool up），在空气稀薄得多、可用于起转的排气能量本就更少的高海拔环境下，这会产生复合效应。代价是相比更大直径的涡轮，峰值马力受到限制。
“我认为这会非常有趣。我认为本周末对很多车队来说，涡轮迟滞将是一个重要因素，”拉塞尔指出。“法拉利等车队拥有比大多数车队更小的涡轮，这显然不是什么秘密，所以他们在这方面可能相当有优势。我们还不确定这会有多大挑战，但我肯定能预见到它不会轻松。”
法拉利的勒克莱尔迅速淡化了车队的热门标签，此前马克斯·维斯塔潘在显著提升的红牛赛车中取得了一系列胜利，而当选冠军的基米·安东内利则在梅赛德斯于奥斯汀取得一场胜利。
法拉利在上周末也引入了重大升级，但自勒克莱尔在7月于银石举行的英国大奖赛上夺冠以来，尚未赢得任何一场大奖赛。
“老实说，我认为已经非常接近了，而且我们势头不错，”勒克莱尔说。“在新加坡和奥斯汀也是如此，我们最大化了潜力，我对我们展现出的速度相对满意。”
“至于我们是否是本周末的热门，我并不完全同意。我认为无论我们去哪里，梅赛德斯仍然是热门。红牛最近也非常、非常强大。但如果我们最大化我们所拥有的一切，那么我希望这对我们来说能是一个很棒的周末。”
法拉利已经养成了一种习惯：在周五练习中很快就能达到速度，非常强劲，却在关键的排位赛中被对手超越。因此，随着F1四大车队在纯速度上达到全赛季最接近的状态，勒克莱尔承认，干净利落地完成排位赛对于避免重蹈覆辙至关重要。
“正如我们所看到的，我认为对我们套件的优化最终会带来最大的不同，”勒克莱尔沉思道。“在进入排位赛时，要把一切都调到正确的窗口是如此困难，如果我们能做到这一点，我认为我们在这里有机会。”
法拉利选择涡轮增压器，部分原因是需要在比赛起步时无需MGU-H系统辅助就能让涡轮起压，而该系统在2026年规则中被取消。理论上，更小的涡轮能让车队更稳定地执行复杂的2026年起步程序，但国际汽联出于安全考虑在最后一刻对程序进行了修改，抵消了法拉利的部分优势。
英文原文
George Russell predicts key Ferrari "advantage" at F1 Mexican GP
Mercedes driver George Russell believes Ferrari's smaller diameter turbo will pay dividends at Formula 1's high-altitude race in Mexico
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, George Russell, Mercedes
Mercedes driver George Russell reckons Ferrari has "quite an advantage" at F1's Mexican Grand Prix with its turbo design, while Charles Leclerc still believes Mercedes has the best car "wherever we go".
Mexico's capital megalopolis sits on a 2250m plateau, which gives the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez one of the most unique engineering challenges. The lower-density air reduces aerodynamic performance and has major cooling headaches, but it may also reward Ferrari for some of the design decisions it made with its 2026 power unit.
Boasting a smaller diameter turbocharger compared to its rivals, the turbo's lower inertia allows it to spool up quicker, which has a compound effect when the air is much thinner at altitude and there is less exhaust energy available to begin with. The trade-off is a limit on peak horsepower compared to larger diameter turbines.
"I think it's going to be very interesting. I think turbo lag is going to be a big factor for a lot of teams this weekend," Russell pointed out. "There's obviously no secret that the likes of Ferrari have a smaller turbo than most, so they probably have quite an advantage in this regard. We're not sure as yet how challenging it will be, but I can definitely foresee it being not straightforward."
Ferrari's Leclerc was quick to play down his team's favourite tag, coming after a series of wins for Max Verstappen in the significantly improved Red Bull and a victory in Austin for champion-elect Kimi Antonelli in the Mercedes.
Ferrari, which also introduced significant upgrades last weekend, hasn't won a grand prix since Leclerc triumphed at July's British Grand Prix in Silverstone.
"Honestly, I think it's getting very close, and we have good momentum," Leclerc said. "With Singapore and Austin as well, we've maximised our potential, and I was relatively happy with the pace we've shown.
"Whether we are the favourites for this weekend, I don't fully agree. I think Mercedes remains the favourite wherever we go. Red Bull are very, very strong as well recently. But if we maximise everything we have, then I hope it can be a great weekend for us."
Ferrari has developed a habit of being very strong at getting up to speed quickly during Friday practice, only to be overhauled by its rivals when it matters in qualifying. So, with F1's four top teams as close as they have been all season on pure pace, Leclerc acknowledged that executing a clean qualifying session is crucial to avoid a repeat.
"As we've seen, I think the optimisation of our package is what will eventually make the most difference," Leclerc pondered. "It's so difficult to put everything in the right window coming into qualifying that, if we manage to do so, I think we've got a chance here."
Ferrari's turbo choice was partly driven by the need to spool up at the start of a race without assistance from an MGU-H system, which was shelved for the 2026 regulations. A smaller turbo would theoretically have allowed the squad to execute the complicated 2026 start procedure more consistently, but an eleventh-hour change to the procedures by the FIA on safety grounds negated some of Ferrari's advantage.
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