霍纳解释为何选择2021年阿布扎比大奖赛作为回忆录开篇
克里斯蒂安·霍纳解释为何选择2021年阿布扎比大奖赛作为其新回忆录《Drive》的开篇，这场比赛确认了马克斯·维斯塔潘的首个F1世界冠军，尽管存在一些争议。
克里斯蒂安·霍纳解释为何选择2021年阿布扎比大奖赛作为其回忆录开篇
这位前红牛车队领队解释为何选择这场有争议的2021年阿布扎比大奖赛作为其新回忆录的开篇
克里斯蒂安·霍纳，红牛车队领队，马克斯·维斯塔潘，红牛车队，第一名，在领奖台上
大多数赛车回忆录以童年时刻或开启赛车生涯的经历开篇。但克里斯蒂安·霍纳的《Drive》跳过了前戏，直接切入精彩部分：2021年阿布扎比大奖赛。这场如今传奇的比赛确认了马克斯·维斯塔潘的首个F1世界冠军，尽管存在一些争议。
这位前红牛车队负责人在与Motorsport.com的讨论中解释了为何选择在书中从这里开始，该书将于10月22日发行。
用一个配得上整本书的赛季作为钩子
“我只是想抓住读者，你知道，从第一页开始，”霍纳说道，他把开篇当作一个讲故事的决策，而不是他需要倾诉的事情。
当时的梅赛德斯车手汉密尔顿和红牛王牌维斯塔潘在收官战前积分持平——这是这个激动人心的赛季罕见的结局。红牛在车队积分榜上也落后梅赛德斯28分。霍纳认为整件事超越了虚构：
“那个赛季堪称史诗。我的意思是，整本书完全可以只写2021年。但你知道，所有这一切都汇聚到阿布扎比那场收官战。那一年压力巨大，刘易斯和马克斯之间、两支车队之间的竞争如此激烈，最终在阿布扎比达到高潮，两位车手以同分进入那场比赛。
“如果这是电影剧本，你根本不会相信。感觉那是个很好的起点，然后从那里展开一切。”
还有那场比赛留下的问题。最后一圈的结局仍然充满争议，最终导致时任赛事总监迈克尔·马西离职。从那里开始，意味着霍纳从第一页起就掌握了他职业生涯中最受争议的篇章，而不是让批评者替他描述。对于一本宣传为讲述大约20年F1生涯的书来说，这是一个自信的开篇。
托托·沃尔夫是红牛需要的对手
随后，焦点转向了维修区墙的另一侧，霍纳的对手托托·沃尔夫正坐在他的梅赛德斯车库里。我们自己的斯图尔特·科德林将他们的关系比作老喜剧搭档欣奇和布拉克特——一对相爱相杀的组合，霍纳对他的前宿敌表现出了出人意料的热情。
“托托是一位强大的竞争对手，梅赛德斯是一支庞大的车队，当然，他们所享有的成功……这让我们2021年的胜利更加重要。但他情绪化，好胜，有驱动力，我们享受我们的竞争。”
“我的意思是，我对他所做和所取得的成就怀有巨大的敬意。但我认为在所有体育运动中，你都需要有竞争。你不能一直只是最好的朋友。这不符合现实。当然，这是一种激励车队的方式——梅赛德斯是对手。作为一家能量饮料公司的子公司，我们必须努力与他们较量，向他们发起挑战。”
霍纳的英国巡回售书活动从10月17日持续到26日，每张门票都包含一本书。他的职业生涯是124场大奖赛胜利、14个世界冠军、405场比赛中287次登上领奖台的结晶。拥有这样的记录，你可以在任何时刻翻开一本书。但选择他与汉密尔顿和梅赛德斯的竞争真正达到顶峰的那个夜晚——这正是它引人入胜的原因。
英文原文
Christian Horner reveals why he chose 2021 Abu Dhabi GP to open his memoir
The former Red Bull team principal explains why he chose the divisive 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to open his new memoir
Christian Horner, Team Principal, Red Bull Racing, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 1st position, on the podium
Most racing memoirs begin with a story of a childhood moment or an experience that opened up a life to the world of motorsport. But Christian Horner's Drive skips the foreplay and goes straight to the good bit: the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The now-legendary race confirmed Max Verstappen's first Formula 1 world title, albeit while being a little divisive.
The former Red Bull chief explained why he chose to start his book here in a discussion with Motorsport.com ahead of the book's 22 October release.
A hook using a season worthy of a whole book
"I just wanted to grab the reader, you know, page one," Horner said, treating the opening as a storytelling decision rather than something he needed to get off his chest.
Then-Mercedes driver Hamilton and Red Bull ace Verstappen arrived at the finale level on points - a rare end to what was an exciting year. Red Bull also went in 28 points behind Mercedes in the constructors' standings. Horner argues the whole thing was beyond fiction:
"That season was an epic. I mean, the whole book could have just been about 2021. But you know, all of that coming down to that final race in Abu Dhabi. There was so much pressure through that year, such an intense rivalry between Lewis and Max and the two teams and it culminating in Abu Dhabi where both drivers arrive equal on points.
"If it had been a script in a film you'd have never believed it. It felt like a good place to start and then unpack things from there."
There is also the matter of what that race left behind. The last-lap finish remains contentious, and it ended with then race director Michael Masi leaving his post. Starting there means Horner owns the most argued-over chapter of his career from the first page, instead of leaving critics to describe it for him. For a book promoted as an account of roughly 20 years in Formula 1, that is a confident way to begin.
Toto Wolff was the opponent Red Bull needed
Focus then turned to the other side of the pitwall, where Horner's rival, Toto Wolff, sat in his Mercedes garage. With our own Stuart Codling comparing their relationship to old comedy double act Hinge and Bracket, a pair who love to hate each other, Horner was unsurprisingly warm towards his former nemesis.
"Toto's a formidable competitor and Mercedes are a massive team and of course the success that they've enjoyed and had... that's what made '21 even more important to us. But he's emotional, he's competitive, he's driven and we enjoyed our rivalry.
"I mean, I have huge respect for what he's done and achieved. But I think in all sport, you need to have rivalry. You can't all just be best friends all of the time. It's not true to the reality. And certainly, that was a way of galvanising the team that - Mercedes are the opposition. We have to try and, as a subsidiary of an energy drinks company, take them on and take the fight to them."
Horner's UK book tour runs from 17 to 26 October, with a copy of the book included in each ticket. His career is a culmination of 124 grand prix victories, 14 world titles, 287 podium finishes across 405 races. With a record like that to his name, you could open a book at any point. But choosing the night his rivalry with Hamilton and Mercedes truly reached its peak - that's what makes it a page-turner.
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