卡伦·钱多克对维斯塔潘与红牛续约至2030年表示“惊讶”
前F1车手、天空体育分析师卡伦·钱多克表示，马克斯·维斯塔潘与红牛续约至2030年底，显示他相信车队自研动力单元项目的长期潜力。维斯塔潘目前排名车手积分榜第六，红牛本赛季常只有第四快的赛车。
Karun Chandhok 对 维斯塔潘 红牛合同的长度感到“惊讶”。
Karun Chandhok 表示，维斯塔潘 与红牛签下的新合同延续至 2030 年，这体现了他对车队长期动力单元的信心。
前 F1 车手兼天空体育分析员 Karun Chandhok 认为，维斯塔潘 决定与红牛续约至 2030 年底，表明他相信车队自主研发动力单元项目的长期潜力。
Verstappen 目前在车手积分榜上排名第六，红牛本赛季的赛车常常只是第四快的。尽管统治力下降，并传出退役或转投梅赛德斯或迈凯伦的传闻，这位四届冠军仍将自己的长期未来托付给了红牛。
Chandhok承认，他对这一公告并不感到震惊，但对合同的长度感到惊讶。
"我对合同的长度有点惊讶。我不惊讶他选择效忠于车队，"他向天空体育解释道。"我原以为合同会签到2028年底。他签了四年，这说明他相信这个项目的长期可行性。"
"今年，在许多场比赛中他们可能拥有第四快的赛车。他在车手积分榜上排名第六。这不是Max想要的位置，但显然他们已经让他相信，长期潜力比今年的表现更好。"
他补充道："只要看看最近两场大奖赛，他已经两次登上领奖台。车队立刻有了势头。这正是让Max留下来所必需的条件。他想看到进步。"
"考虑到红牛一路走来的历程，他们能自己制造引擎实在是一件了不起的事。
"他希望看到动力单元方面的进步。他希望看到车队的进步，而我觉得从他们本赛季开始时的状态到现在的状态——如果你看看这条轨迹，这大概就是他所看重的。"
维斯塔潘续约的消息是在威廉姆斯确认与卡洛斯·塞恩斯和亚历克斯·阿尔本续约之后不久宣布的。因此，目前F1车手中已有超过一半锁定了2027赛季的席位。
"我们总是喜欢F1里的好故事，喜欢一点意外，而且有一段时间看起来这个'转会季'会很精彩，马克斯会成为那个挑起风波的人。"钱多克补充道。
"有关他转会迈凯伦的传闻，把Piastri踢出去，然后又有传闻说他去梅赛德斯，因为Russell或Antonelli在那里看起来位置不稳。这本来会成为一个巨大的新闻，但结果证明这终究算不上什么'愚蠢赛季'。只能重新另想办法了。"
英文原文
Karun Chandhok "surprised" by length of Max Verstappen's Red Bull contract
Max Verstappen’s new Red Bull contract through 2030 shows his confidence in the team’s long-term power unit, says Karun Chandhok.
Max Verstappen's decision to sign a contract extension with Red Bull until the end of 2030 shows he believes in the long-term potential of the team's in-house power unit programme, according to former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Karun Chandhok.
Verstappen currently sits sixth in the drivers' championship, with Red Bull often fielding the fourth-fastest car this season. Despite the drop in dominance and rumours of retirement or moves to Mercedes or McLaren, the four-time champion has committed his long-term future to Red Bull.
Chandhok admitted he was not shocked by the announcement, but he was surprised by the length of the contract.
"I am a little bit surprised at the length. I am not surprised he is committed to them," he explained to Sky Sports. "I thought it would be until the end of 2028. The fact he has gone for four shows he believes in the long-term feasibility of the project.
"This year, they have had probably the fourth-fastest car at a lot of races. He sits sixth in the drivers' championship. That is not where Max wants to be but clearly they have convinced him that the long-term potential is better than this year."
He added: "Just look at the last two grands prix, he has had two podiums. Straight away the team has momentum. That is what it was always going to take for Max to stay where he is. He wanted to see improvements.
"Making their own engine at Red Bull is incredible stuff when you think where they have come from.
"He wanted to see improvement on the power unit side of things. He wanted to see improvements from the team, and I feel like from where they started the season to where they are now - if you look at that trajectory, that is probably what he is buying into."
Verstappen's renewal was announced shortly after Williams confirmed contract extensions for Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon. Consequently, more than half of the current F1 grid is now locked in for the 2027 season.
"We always like a good story in F1, a bit of upset, and it looked at some point it was going to be a great 'silly season' and Max was going to be the instigator of that," Chandhok added.
"Talks of him to McLaren, kicking Piastri out, then maybe talks of Mercedes with either Russell or Antonelli looking vulnerable there. It would have created a massive story, but it turns out it is not so much of a 'silly season' after all. Back to the drawing board."
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