拉尔夫·舒马赫批评科尔顿·赫塔的F1前景："他只是在燃烧燃料"
科尔顿·赫塔在Interlagos的周五练习中表现不错，完成了24圈并获得了所需积分，但前F1车手拉尔夫·舒马赫对其F1前景表示质疑。
拉尔夫·舒马赫抨击科尔顿·赫塔的F1前景："他只是在燃烧燃料"
拉尔夫·舒马赫对科尔顿·赫塔的F1前景给出了严厉的评价，质疑了这位美国人在F2的表现，并否认了他获得凯迪拉克赛车座位的可能性
表面上，科尔顿·赫塔在Interlagos的周五似乎已经取得了难以想象的好成绩。这位凯迪拉克测试车手取代了塞尔吉奥·佩雷斯，参加了2026年圣保罗大奖赛的第一场练习，完成了24圈，并获得了他获得FIA超级执照所需的最后一点积分。从纸面上看，这位美国人现在有资格在2027年参加F1比赛。
然而，前F1车手兼评论员拉尔夫·舒马赫对此并不认同。当被问及赫塔是否可能是佩雷斯旁边的第二位凯迪拉克车手候选人时，天空德国的评论员回答说："只有当复活节和圣诞节在同一天的时候。说真的，这是没有意义的。他只是在燃烧燃料，借用弗朗茨·托斯特的一句话。我甚至不知道这有什么意义。你不如让其他人开车，给一些年轻车手一个机会。"
舒马赫特别批评了赫塔的F2赛季：“他在F2中真的很糟糕。在我看来，他根本不配。我认为他们尝试推广美国车手是很好的。但这也必须有意义，他根本不适合F1。”
与其让赫塔参赛，舒马赫更愿意看到年轻车手得到机会。他以麦克拉伦青训车队的莱昂纳多·福纳罗利为例，他在F2和F3中都赢得了冠军，称他为“一个极其出色的车手”。然而，除此之外，为佩雷斯找到合适的搭档将会“非常、非常困难”。
赫塔转战F2是为了证明自己配得上F1的席位并积累超级驾照积分。但他在锦标赛中目前排名第19，积26分，至今未能赢得一场胜利或登上领奖台。甚至F2首席执行官布鲁诺·米歇尔也承认，赫塔的表现比预期更差。
因此，赫塔通过一条替代途径获得了超级驾照。除了在印第安纳波利斯赛车赛（IndyCar）中赢得的积分，在那里他赢得了九场比赛并获得了2024年锦标赛的亚军，他还通过为凯迪拉克的周五练习赛出场获得了额外的积分。
凯迪拉克的2027赛季已经确认了一位车手：佩雷斯在10月底将合同延长至2029年。然而，瓦尔特里·博塔斯是否会继续留在车队，目前还不明确。除了赫塔之外，还有其他一些名字被提及，例如乔治·拉塞尔，他提出了梅赛德斯车手弗雷德里克·维斯蒂作为候选人。
在周五在英特拉戈斯赛道进行的练习赛中，赫塔比博塔斯慢了大约九十分之一秒。
英文原文
Ralf Schumacher slams Colton Herta's F1 prospects: "He's just burning fuel"
Ralf Schumacher has delivered a scathing assessment of Colton Herta's Formula 1 prospects, questioning the American's performances in Formula 2 and dismissing his chances of securing a Cadillac race seat
On the face of it, Friday at Interlagos could hardly have gone any better for Colton Herta. The Cadillac test driver replaced Sergio Perez in first practice for the 2026 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, completed 24 laps and secured the final point he needed for his FIA super licence. On paper, the American is now eligible to race in Formula 1 in 2027.
Former F1 driver turned pundit Ralf Schumacher, however, is having none of it. Asked whether Herta could be a candidate for the second Cadillac seat alongside Perez, the Sky Germany pundit replied: "Only if Easter and Christmas fall on the same day. Seriously, it's pointless. He's just burning fuel, to borrow a phrase from Franz Tost. I don't even know what the point of it is. You might as well put someone else in the car, give some young drivers a chance."
Schumacher was particularly critical of Herta's Formula 2 campaign: "He was really that bad in Formula 2. As far as I'm concerned, he hasn't earned it at all. I think it's great that they're trying to promote American drivers. But it has to make sense, and he has no place in Formula 1."
Instead of Herta, Schumacher would prefer to see young drivers given an opportunity. As an example, he points to McLaren junior Leonardo Fornaroli, who has won championships in both Formula 2 and Formula 3, describing him as "an incredibly strong driver". Otherwise, however, finding the right partner for Perez would be "very, very difficult".
Herta had moved to Formula 2 to prove himself worthy of a Formula 1 seat and accumulate super licence points. But he currently sits just 19th in the championship standings with 26 points, having failed to claim a victory or even a podium finish so far. Even Formula 2 CEO Bruno Michel admits that Herta has struggled more than expected.
The American therefore secured his super licence through an alternative route. In addition to the points he earned in IndyCar, where he won nine races and finished runner-up in the 2024 championship, he collected further points through his Friday practice appearances for Cadillac.
One of Cadillac's 2027 seats is already confirmed: Perez extended his contract until 2029 at the end of October. Whether Valtteri Bottas will remain with the team, however, is still unclear. Several other names have been mentioned alongside Herta, with George Russell, for example, putting Mercedes talent Frederik Vesti forward as a candidate.
In their head-to-head comparison during Friday's practice session at Interlagos, Herta was around nine tenths of a second slower than Bottas.
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