维斯塔潘透露红牛巴库排位赛出问题的真正原因
维斯塔潘表示，巴库排位赛中内燃机工作不正常，并由此引发后续问题，导致他在三练最快后未能带来惊喜。
马克斯·维斯塔潘透露红牛在巴库F1排位赛中真正出了什么问题
维斯塔潘表示，排位赛期间内燃机运转不正常，随后引发了更多问题。这位红牛车手补充说，如果更换发动机，他不会受到发车位处罚
在最后一次练习赛中做出最快圈速并对升级感到满意之后，维斯塔潘本希望在巴库带来一个惊喜，但发动机问题打乱了计划
起初，这看起来似乎与能量输出问题有关，也就是动力单元电气部分的问题，但在巴库围场里对（规模很小的）荷兰媒体小组讲话时，维斯塔潘澄清了实际情况。
"从第一节排位赛开始，我就遇到了引擎的问题，这意味着比起我的队友，我至少损失了半秒。而且情况越来越糟。在第二节和第三节排位赛中简直是一场灾难，所以我认为我们显然在引擎方面存在问题。"
当Motorsport.com提问时，维斯塔潘澄清说，这个问题最初并非出在能量输出上——尽管看起来可能是——而是出在内燃机上。
"不，不是电气系统的问题。在第一节排位赛中，我们立刻发现了问题。当然，那时候你会想：‘这可能是什么呢？是引擎太冷了，还是其实太热了？’这些都有可能，因为如今这一切都非常敏感。但后来我们清楚了，内燃机确实出了问题。情况越来越糟，到了第三节排位赛，那台引擎已经完全无法正常工作了。"
最初的问题如何导致了后续的挫折
内燃机的这个问题随后引发了诸多其他故障，导致维斯塔潘在周五下午从一个问题陷入另一个问题。
"最高速度变得越来越低。在第三节排位赛的第二圈，我的电池也没法充电，但这显然是因为内燃机出了问题。它造成了很多失火和许多其他问题，完全把系统搞乱了。"
后者在车载镜头中清晰可见。在15号弯和16号弯之间，维斯塔潘的头突然向前一冲，而这段通常应该是全油门通过的路段。
"对，因为我的电池在那里断电了",这位荷兰车手解释道。"因为你在直道上太慢，你自然会在出弯时使用更多电池来试图弥补。结果在某些地方就进入了超级削波（super clipping）状态，而那种削波是相当剧烈的。"
"整套系统完全混乱了。因为速度慢，你在直道上花的时间更长，结果电池消耗也更多。这和本田的情况一样，你也能看到他们比其他所有人都更容易出现电量耗尽（clip）的情况，因为他们必须在直道上更长时间地保持全油门。"
除了引擎本身的问题之外，这也打乱了练习计划。维斯塔潘不得不放弃他的第二个飞驰圈——或者说本应是飞驰圈的一圈——而这又对接下来的整节排位赛产生了影响。
"我不得不放弃那一圈，但这样一来轮胎温度就损失了很多，而这在这里其实非常重要。你能看到所有人都在不停地推进、继续左右摆动轮胎（weave）来保温"，维斯塔潘说，并指出排位赛第三节（Q3）几乎所有人都只跑了一个长距离单圈——这与正常的第三节排位赛不同。
只有迈凯伦选择进了维修通道，但维斯塔潘继续说道："你可以看到这对他们来说其实也不算成功，所以我们干脆继续跑。"
“但如果你不得不放弃一个单圈，那么你在最后一个单圈时轮胎温度就不合适了。而且发动机基本上快要报废了，然后在我最后一圈还出现了黄旗”，他说道，指的是涉及兰多·诺里斯的那次事件。“所以在那个弯角，我至少损失了两个十分之二秒。”
维斯塔潘更换了发动机，但不会受到发车罚退？
红牛目前仍在进一步调查发动机问题，但维斯塔潘的说法表明，他周六的正赛很可能不会使用同一台内燃机（ICE）。不过，这位四届世界冠军立即明确表示，这样的发动机更换不会导致发车罚退。
“嗯，如果仍然存在疑问，我们就必须更换发动机。但我们的发动机储备库里还有另一台可用的发动机。”
不过，当本网站向这位红牛车手提问时，他确认今年晚些时候将接受一次发车处罚。“是的，在某个阶段肯定会有一次处罚。”
理论上，巴库似乎是个接受处罚的绝佳地点，因为在那里看起来有机会超车，但维斯塔潘对此提出了不同看法。
“问题在于，所有人都会在长直道上把电池电量完全耗尽。所以你根本没法利用电池去超车，因为从100%用到0%对每个人来说都是一样的。”
这意味着维斯塔潘将保留他第八位的发车位置，并且在周六依然会把目标放在登上领奖台上，尽管他认为如果没有这次处罚，自己本可以从前排发车。
“这显然非常令人遗憾，因为这一周进展一直很顺利。也许我本来无法追上拉塞尔的圈速，但第一名和第二名之间差距这么大，我们肯定能排在他们两人之间。”
英文原文
Max Verstappen reveals what really went wrong for Red Bull in Baku F1 qualifying
Verstappen says the internal combustion engine was not working properly during qualifying, which then led to further problems. The Red Bull driver adds that he will not receive a grid penalty in the event of an engine change
After setting the fastest time in final practice and feeling good about the upgrades, Verstappen hoped to pull off a surprise in Baku, but an engine problem threw a spanner in the works.
Initially, it appeared to be related to deployment issues and therefore problems on the electrical side of the power unit, but speaking to the (very small) group of Dutch media in the Baku paddock, Verstappen clarified what was actually going on.
"Throughout qualifying, already from Q1, I had a problem with the engine, which meant I was losing at least half a second compared to my team-mate. And it only got worse. In Q2 and Q3 it was a complete disaster, so I think we clearly have a problem with the engine."
When asked by Motorsport.com, Verstappen clarified that the problem was initially not about deployment – as it perhaps seemed – but rather the internal combustion engine.
"No, not on the electrical side. In Q1, we immediately saw a problem. Of course, at that point you still think, ‘What could it be? Is the engine too cold or actually too hot?’ All of that is possible, because it is all very sensitive nowadays. But later it became clear that we really did have a problem with the ICE. It only got worse and in Q3 that engine was no longer working properly at all."
How the initial issue led to further setbacks
That problem with the combustion engine subsequently caused numerous other issues, leaving Verstappen going from one problem to another on Friday afternoon.
"The top speed just became less and less. On that second lap in Q3, my battery wasn’t charging either, but that was obviously because the combustion engine had a problem. That causes a lot of misfires and a lot of other problems, and it confuses the system completely."
The latter was clearly visible in the onboard footage. Between Turns 15 and 16, Verstappen’s head suddenly jolted forward, whereas this would normally be a straightforward flat-out section.
"Yeah, because my battery switched off there", the Dutchman explained. "Because you’re so slow on the straights, you obviously use more battery coming out of the corners to try to compensate for that. As a result, you go into super clipping in some places, and that clip is quite aggressive.
"The whole system was just confused. You spend longer on a straight because you’re going slowly and as a result you use more battery. That’s the same as what happens with Honda, you also see them clipping a lot more than everyone else because they have to spend longer at full throttle on the straights."
Besides the engine problems themselves, this also disrupted the run plan. Verstappen had to abort his second flying lap – or what should have been a flying lap – which in turn had consequences for the remainder of the session.
"I had to abort that lap, but then you lose so much tyre temperature, which is actually very important around here. You could see everyone pushing all the time and continuing to weave", Verstappen said, pointing out that almost everyone in Q3 completed just one long run – unlike in a normal Q3 session.
Only McLaren opted for a visit to the pitlane, but Verstappen continued: "You can see that it wasn’t really a success for them either, so we just kept going.
"But if you have to abort a lap, then you don’t have the right tyre temperature for the very last lap. And the engine is basically breaking down, and then there was a yellow flag on my final lap as well”, he said, referring to the moment involving Lando Norris. “So I had to leave at least two tenths on the table in that corner."
An engine change, but no grid penalty for Verstappen?
Red Bull is currently investigating the engine problem further, but Verstappen’s story makes it seem unlikely that he will start Saturday’s race with the same ICE. However, the four-time world champion immediately makes clear that such an engine change will not result in a grid penalty.
"Well, if there are still question marks, we have to replace the engine. But we still have another engine available in the pool."
A grid penalty will follow later in the year, however, the Red Bull driver confirmed when asked by this website. "Yeah, there definitely has to be a penalty at some point."
In theory, Baku appeared to be quite a good place to take one, as overtaking seems possible, but Verstappen puts that into perspective.
"The problem is that everyone completely drains the battery on the long straight. So you can’t really use the battery to overtake someone, because going from 100 to zero is the same for everyone."
It means Verstappen retains his eighth starting position and will still be aiming for the podium on Saturday, although he believes he could otherwise have started from the front row.
"It’s obviously a real shame, because it had been going well this week. Maybe I wouldn’t have matched George’s time, but there’s such a big gap between P1 and P2, we definitely would have been somewhere in between."
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