红牛期待F1研发生命线，FIA新ADUO决定在即
F1第二个额外研发与升级机会阶段已在匈牙利大奖赛后结束，但第一阶段结果尚未正式公布。摩纳哥大奖赛周末各制造商已在幕后获悉结果，红牛-福特动力总成意外排名靠前。
红牛希望F1研发能迎来转机，国际汽联（FIA）关于新的额外研发与升级机会（ADUO）的决定即将揭晓。
红牛曾要求对第一个ADUO阶段进行事实性复核，但结果似乎没有改变。第二次评估能否带来一线生机，还是这位新来者将在更长时间内失去研发机会？
尽管第二个ADUO阶段——即一级方程式的额外研发与升级机会——已在匈牙利大奖赛之后结束，但第一个阶段的结果至今仍未正式公布。
不过，在摩纳哥比赛周末期间，所有制造商都在幕后获知了结果，红牛-福特动力部门出人意料地位居榜首。
尽管厂商车队在本赛季开局阶段占据主导地位，梅赛德斯高性能动力总成部门只获得了一个研发代币，而法拉利、奥迪和本田则各获得两次升级机会。
国际汽联当时也已准备好了公开声明，但在随后的几周里一直没有发布。原因在于红牛对最初的结果在幕后表达了相当大的不满，首席执行官奥利弗·明茨拉夫甚至亲自介入了此事。
然而，这家新成立的总部位于米尔顿凯恩斯的制造商并没有太多途径来挑战这一结果。诚然，这套系统存在弱点——只衡量内燃机部分，而升级机会同样适用于动力单元的电气部分——但短期内对此无能为力。
国际汽联单人座赛车总监尼古拉斯·通巴齐斯向包括Motorsport.赛车运动网站在内的媒体解释说，他本来愿意将更多参数纳入考量——比如涡轮的尺寸——但各车队和制造商去年力主让这套系统尽可能保持简单。
因此红牛只能请求对比赛结果进行事实复核。车队领队洛朗·梅基斯表示，在他看来，没有任何一个数据点表明红牛-福特动力单元拥有围场里最好的引擎。
实际上，这次事实核查似乎并没有改变第一阶段的结果。这并非巧合：当《Motorsport.com》向通巴齐斯提问时，他表示国际汽联的测量已被证明是准确的。
"我认为，在我看来，我们的测量已被证明非常准确，"他说。"话虽如此，一切都进行得顺利吗？不，因为显然有人并不满意等等。我们是否需要在将来考虑改进？是的，我认为是这样。"
围场里的普遍感觉是，梅赛德斯和法拉利等制造商在揭幕战的比赛周末中表现得很聪明，没有总是亮出全部底牌，从而锁定了一枚ADUO代币。
梅赛德斯和法拉利打得非常聪明，法拉利甚至成功拿到了两个引擎开发配额代币。
国际汽联全新的ADUO评估能为红牛提供一条救命稻草吗？
红牛的希望现在主要寄托在第二个评估阶段，即截止到并包含匈牙利大奖赛的比赛。
按照规定的时间表，管理机构应在蒙扎的意大利大奖赛之前告知所有制造商评估结果，预计将在本周或下周初公布。
红牛必须希望自己内燃机在第二次评估中不再被评为最佳，这样才能最终获得一个令牌，并在今年研发其动力单元。
不过，在这方面它依赖于竞争对手，对手们实际上可以下一盘棋。如果其他制造商不把令牌用在内燃机上，并且在某些阶段仍不亮出全部底牌，他们就可能让红牛在这个排名榜首停留更长时间。
不过，通巴齐斯在夏休期前表示，他不认为事情会发展到那种地步。
“嗯，我认为你不会为了不断获得更多机会而一直故意低于自己的最大功率运转，因为如果机会最终不是让你登顶，那又有什么意义呢？”
要获得一个配额，必须评估出红牛的动力单元在第二个 ADUO 期间与发车区上最好的内燃机（ICE）之间的差距超过 2%。如果红牛仍然处于领先地位，或者其与最好的内燃机之间的差距被认为小于 2%，那么它将再次没有机会获得升级。
在这种情况下，红牛在本赛季被允许修改其动力单元就只剩下最后一个希望：第三个期间，该期间在墨西哥城大奖赛之后结束。
不过，梅基斯和他的团队希望在那之前就能获得这个机会。如果真能实现，那么在这套全新规则实施的首个赛季中，每家制造商都将至少获得过一个配额，相关结果预计将在蒙扎的媒体日之前得到明确。
英文原文
Red Bull hopes for F1 development lifeline as FIA's new ADUO decision looms
Red Bull requested a factual review of the first ADUO period, but the outcome appears unchanged. Can the second assessment offer a lifeline, or will the newcomer remain without development opportunities for longer?
Although the second ADUO period – the Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities in Formula 1 – already ended after the Hungarian Grand Prix, the results of the first period have still not officially been made public.
During the Monaco race weekend, however, all manufacturers were informed of the outcome behind the scenes, with Red Bull-Ford Powertrains surprisingly ranked at the top.
Despite the works team's dominant start to the season, Mercedes High Performance Powertrains was awarded one development token, while Ferrari, Audi and Honda were all given two upgrade opportunities.
The FIA had also prepared the public announcement at that point, but it was never issued in the weeks that followed. The reason is that Red Bull expressed considerable dissatisfaction behind the scenes with the initial outcome, with CEO Oliver Mintzlaff even getting involved.
However, the new Milton Keynes-based manufacturer did not have many avenues available to challenge the result. Yes, the system has its weaknesses – only the internal combustion engine is measured, while the upgrade opportunities apply to the electrical side of the power unit as well – but there is nothing that can be done about that in the short term.
FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis has explained to media including Motorsport.com that he was open to taking more parameters into account – such as the size of the turbo – but that the teams and manufacturers had pushed to keep the system as simple as possible last year.
Red Bull could therefore only request a factual review of the results. Team principal Laurent Mekies said that, in his view, there was "not a single data point" suggesting that Red Bull-Ford Powertrains has the best engine on the grid.
In reality, that factual check does not appear to have changed the outcome of the first period. It is no coincidence that Tombazis, when asked by Motorsport.com, said the FIA's measurements had proved accurate.
"I think our measurement, in my opinion, has proven to be very accurate," he said. "With that said, has everything worked fine? No, because obviously people are not happy and so on. Do we need to think about improvements in the future? Yes, I would say so."
The feeling in the paddock is that manufacturers such as Mercedes and Ferrari played the game cleverly by not always showing their full hand during the opening race weekends, thereby securing an ADUO token.
Mercedes and Ferrari have played their cards cleverly, with Ferrari even managing to secure two ADUO tokens.
Can FIA's new ADUO assessment offer Red Bull a lifeline?
Red Bull's hopes are now primarily pinned on the second period, which covered the races up to and including the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Based on the prescribed timeframe, the governing body should inform all manufacturers of the results ahead of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, with an announcement expected this week or early next week.
Red Bull must hope that its internal combustion engine is no longer ranked as the best in that second assessment, which would allow it to receive a token after all and develop its power unit this year.
However, it is dependent on its rivals in that respect, who can effectively play a game of chess. If the other manufacturers do not use their tokens on the ICE and still have not shown their full hand at certain points, they could keep Red Bull at the top of the ranking for longer.
Tombazis, however, said heading into the summer break that he did not believe things would go that far.
"Well, I don't think it would be convenient for you to always be below [your maximum power] just to keep getting more opportunities, because what's the point of opportunities if it isn't ultimately for you to be on top?"
To receive a token, Red Bull's deficit to the best ICE on the grid during the second ADUO period must be assessed at more than 2%. If Red Bull remains at the top or if its deficit to the best ICE is deemed to be less than 2%, it will once again receive no upgrade opportunity.
In that scenario, Red Bull would have only one remaining hope of being allowed to modify its power unit this season: the third period, which ends after the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Mekies and his team, however, hope to get that opportunity before then. If that happens, every manufacturer will have received at least one token in the first season under this year's all-new regulations, with clarity on the matter expected before media day in Monza.
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