欣奇克利夫质疑沃尔夫与安托内利父亲商讨罚退计划
前IndyCar车手、F1评论员詹姆斯·欣奇克利夫质疑梅赛德斯领队托托·沃尔夫就F1动力单元罚退事宜咨询基米·安托内利父亲的做法。
James Hinchcliffe 质疑 Toto Wolff 针对处罚 安东内利 计划中"非常能说明问题"的细节
James Hinchcliffe 质疑，为什么 Toto Wolff 打算在本赛季晚些时候梅赛德斯可能面临动力单元处罚的问题上，咨询 安东内利 的父亲
安东内利，梅赛德斯，Toto Wolff，梅赛德斯
前 IndyCar 系列车手兼一级方程式评论员 James Hinchcliffe 质疑，为什么梅赛德斯车队领队 Toto Wolff 会在 F1 动力单元处罚问题上咨询 安东内利 的父亲。
安东内利目前以219分领跑车手总冠军，在本赛季上半段拿下六场分站冠军后，领先第二名刘易斯·汉密尔顿50分。安东内利的队友乔治·拉塞尔位列第三，比汉密尔顿再落后9分。
然而，展望本赛季剩余的12轮比赛，梅赛德斯正在准备战术性的发车位退后处罚。在F1 Nation播客节目中，主持人汤姆·克拉克森在荷兰大奖赛之前提到了沃尔夫在匈牙利大奖赛周末期间发表的言论。
沃尔夫表示，梅赛德斯很可能在下半年接受引擎处罚，并建议在意大利大奖赛——也就是安东内利的主场——接受处罚，可以让这位19岁车手从更靠后的发车位发车，从而缓解他的压力。但沃尔夫补充说，他会与安东内利的父亲马尔科讨论此事。
"我觉得这个情况有意思的地方在于，托托在他的发言中说，'是的，我们会就此咨询马尔科·安东内利，也就是他的父亲。'我心想，为什么车手的父亲竟然能对动力单元处罚发表意见？"欣奇克利夫说。
这位前IndyCar车手补充说，这种逻辑很可能源于要管理意大利车手在他的主场大奖赛上所承受的巨大压力和期望。
"但可能正是出于这个原因，对吧？" 他继续说道。"也许他的想法是，'你觉得这是否有助于Kimi对待这个周末的方式，因为他知道自己是处于劣势进入比赛的，这能消除一些期望、减轻一些压力？' 但我认为那是一句非常能说明问题的评论。"
英文原文
James Hinchcliffe questions "very telling" detail of Toto Wolff's Kimi Antonelli penalty plan
James Hinchcliffe has questioned why Toto Wolff plans to consult Kimi Antonelli’s father over Mercedes’ potential power unit penalties later this season
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, Toto Wolff, Mercedes
Former IndyCar Series driver and Formula 1 pundit James Hinchcliffe has questioned why Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff would consult Kimi Antonelli's father over F1 power unit penalties.
Antonelli currently leads the drivers' championship with 219 points, holding a 50-point lead over second-placed Lewis Hamilton following six race victories in the opening half of the season. Antonelli's team-mate George Russell sits a further nine points behind Hamilton in third.
However, looking ahead to the final 12 rounds of the year, Mercedes is preparing for tactical grid drops. Speaking ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix on the F1 Nation podcast, host Tom Clarkson mentioned the comments made by Wolff during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend.
Wolff indicated that Mercedes will likely take engine penalties in the second half of the year and suggested taking them at the Italian Grand Prix, which is Antonelli's home race, could relieve pressure on the 19-year-old by placing him further back on the grid. But Wolff added that he would be discussing this with Antonelli's father, Marco.
"What I find interesting about that scenario is that Toto said in his quote, 'Yeah, we're going to consult Marco Antonelli about it, his dad.' And I thought to myself, why on earth is the driver's father having an input on power unit penalties?" Hinchcliffe said.
The former IndyCar driver added that the logic likely stems from managing the intense pressure and expectations placed on the Italian driver at his home grand prix.
"But it could be for that reason, right?" he continued. "Maybe he's like, 'Do you think this will help Kimi's approach to the weekend knowing he's going in on the back foot and that takes a bit of the expectation away and the pressure off?' But I thought that was a very telling comment."
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