安东内利：我按车队要求为拉塞尔提供牵引，期待赛季后期获得回报
在蒙扎排位赛中，基米·安东内利按车队要求帮助队友兼冠军竞争对手乔治·拉塞尔获得牵引，并期待对方在赛季后期以同样方式回报自己。
“我做了车队要求我做的事”：基米·安东内利预计乔治·拉塞尔将在本赛季晚些时候回报这份人情
由于发车罚位影响了他在蒙扎的比赛周末，基米·安东内利在排位赛中专注于帮助冠军竞争对手乔治·拉塞尔——并预计这份人情会在之后得到回报
乔治·拉塞尔（拉塞尔），梅赛德斯；安德烈亚·基米·安东内利（安东内利），梅赛德斯
在蒙扎排位赛中为乔治·拉塞尔提供尾流拖曳帮助之后，基米·安东内利表示，他预计自己的队友兼冠军竞争对手会在本赛季晚些时候以同样的方式回报他。
这位意大利车手由于背部发车区受罚，从自己的排位赛成绩中几乎得不到任何收益，实际上他在整个节里都是在帮助拉塞尔，后者最终获得第二。
梅赛德斯借此机会在蒙扎为安东内利的赛车安装了新的发动机部件，因为这是赛历中最容易超车的赛道之一，车队需要扩充他可用的动力单元部件储备。
这意味着这位积分榜领跑者在他的主场赛道上有着不同的任务：帮助他的队友、也是他最接近的争冠对手去争夺杆位。
这包括在拉塞尔的两次Q3飞驰圈中提供协助。安东内利在每圈开始时跑在队友前方，让他在大直道上获得尾流，然后再让拉塞尔通过。
Russell 最终从这一安排中获益，获得了发车榜第二位，仅次于 加斯利，后者夺得了自己的首个 F1 杆位。
“显然这是一种非常奇怪的感觉，”Antonelli 谈到他这个不同寻常的周六下午时说，“我必须完成我的任务，那就是帮助 George。我尽了最大努力来提供尽可能多的帮助。”
Antonelli 在第三节排位赛中唯一一次自己做出的尝试，是在该阶段中段一条几乎空旷的赛道上完成的。在给 Russell 提供尾流牵引后，他继续跑了一圈，做出了一个足以排在该节第七位的圈速。
他的排位赛名次最终并不重要，因为他将因超出动力单元部件允许配额的处罚而从发车榜末尾起步——这一点在周末开始前就已经是众所周知的事情了。
"Q3很奇怪，就连我跑的那一圈也是,"他说。"那是一圈不错的成绩，但没有什么特别的。我车里的油比平时要多。我不想犯任何会破坏我们既定计划的错误，也就是在最后一圈也要给George提供尾流。显然心情很复杂，但就是这样。我们已经准备好明天全力以赴。"
尽管两位梅赛德斯车手都参与了总冠军争夺，车队一直坚称Russell和Antonelli必须首先以车队利益为重，包括在需要时接受车队指令以最大化车队成绩。
安东内利，梅赛德斯，拉塞尔，梅赛德斯
两周前在赞德沃特，Russell正是这么做的。Antonelli原本跑在他前面，之后在虚拟安全车期间晚进站，这使他落到Russell身后，但他拥有更新的轮胎。梅赛德斯随后指示Russell让Antonelli通过，尽管他起初质疑这一指令，但还是照做了。
在蒙扎，轮到Antonelli为车队战术做出贡献了。由于Russell预计在本赛季晚些时候也需要更换额外的动力单元部件，Antonelli表示，如果机会出现，他希望队友能给予回报。
“我们在这件事上意见一致，”他说，“既然他在赞德沃特当过好队友，我也照车队的要求做了。我很高兴最终结果不错。
“当然，轮到他的时候，我们会再讨论。这一点我们很清楚。只要可以，我们就会互相帮助，尤其是在这种情况下。我当时没有什么可赢的，而他正在争夺杆位。”
由于Russell在积分榜上落后Antonelli 59分，而他的队友因受罚将退后发车，蒙扎为他提供了一个缩小差距的好机会。
然而，目前仍不清楚 Antonelli 是否会在今年晚些时候需要更换更多发动机部件，梅赛德斯正在研发升级版发动机。Russell 清除自己罚退的最佳机会可能是巴库，这是赛历上另一个被认为超车相对容易的赛道。
英文原文
"I did what the team asked": Kimi Antonelli expects George Russell to return favour later in season
With a grid penalty compromising his own Monza weekend, Kimi Antonelli focused on helping title rival George Russell in qualifying - and expects the favour to be returned
George Russell, Mercedes, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
After helping George Russell with a tow in Monza qualifying, Kimi Antonelli says he expects his team-mate and championship rival to act in the same way later in the season.
The Italian had little to gain from his own qualifying result because of a back-of-the-grid penalty and effectively spent the session helping Russell, who ultimately qualified second.
Mercedes took the opportunity to install new engine components in Antonelli's car at Monza, given it is one of the easier tracks on the calendar for overtaking and the team needed to expand his pool of available power unit components.
It meant the championship leader had a different job at his home track: helping his team-mate and closest title rival in the fight for pole position.
That included assisting Russell on both of his Q3 runs. Antonelli ran ahead of his team-mate at the start of the laps to give him a slipstream down the main straight before letting Russell through.
Russell ultimately benefited from the arrangement and earned second place on the grid, behind Pierre Gasly, who claimed his maiden F1 pole position.
“Obviously it's a very weird feeling," Antonelli said of his unusual Saturday afternoon. "I had to do my job, which was to help George. I tried my best in order to help as much as possible."
Antonelli's only attempt of his own in Q3 came on an almost empty track in the middle of the session. Having given Russell a tow, he continued for another lap and posted a time good enough for seventh in the session.
His qualifying position ultimately mattered little, as he will start the race from the back of the grid because of his penalty for exceeding his permitted allocation of power unit components – something that was already known before the start of the weekend.
“Q3 was very weird, even the lap I did," he said. "It was an OK lap, but nothing special. I had more fuel in the car than what you normally would have. I didn't want to do any mistakes that would compromise the program that we had planned, which was to give the slipstream to George in the last lap as well. Obviously mixed feelings, but it's what it is. We're ready to fight tomorrow.”
Despite both Mercedes drivers being involved in the title fight, the team has been adamant that Russell and Antonelli must act in the team's interests first and foremost, including accepting team orders when required to maximise its result.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, George Russell, Mercedes
Russell did exactly that two weeks ago at Zandvoort. Antonelli had been running ahead of him before making a late pit stop under the virtual safety car, which dropped him behind Russell but left him on fresher tyres. Mercedes subsequently instructed Russell to let Antonelli through, and he complied despite initially questioning the call.
At Monza, it was Antonelli's turn to play the team game. And with Russell also expected to need additional power unit components later in the season, Antonelli expects his team-mate to return the favour if the opportunity arises.
“We're all aligned on this," he said. "As he's been a good team player in Zandvoort, I did what the team asked me to do. I'm happy that it worked out.
“Of course, when it's his turn, we're going to talk about it. We're very clear on that. When we can, we will help each other, especially in this kind of situation. I had nothing to win and he was fighting for pole.”
With Russell trailing Antonelli in the championship by 59 points, Monza presents him with a good opportunity to close the gap because of his team-mate's penalty.
Yet it remains unclear whether Antonelli will need to take further engine components later in the year, with Mercedes working on an upgraded engine. The best opportunity for Russell to clear his own penalties could be Baku, another track on the calendar where overtaking is considered relatively easy.
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