罗伯·斯梅德利透露为何拒绝F1车队领队职位
前法拉利和威廉姆斯车队工程师罗伯·斯梅德利透露，他近期收到F1车队领队职位的邀请但予以拒绝，原因是无法在缺乏对车队完全掌控的情况下承担相应责任。
Rob Smedley透露了为什么他拒绝了F1车队领队的职位
Rob Smedley透露，他之所以拒绝F1车队领队的职位，是因为他不愿意在无法完全掌控车队的情况下承担责任。
前法拉利和威廉姆斯比赛工程师Rob Smedley透露，他最近曾受邀担任一级方程式车队领队的职位，但他拒绝了。
在前阿尔派车队领队Otmar Szafnauer和主持人Jake Humphrey一起参加的High Performance 比赛播客节目中，Smedley解释了为什么他不愿意接受F1车队领队的工作。
在谈到Szafnauer离开阿斯顿·马丁一事时——Martin Whitmarsh作为集团CEO的到来实际上剥夺了他的大部分职责——Smedley解释道："我完全会做和你一样的事，也就是说，‘好吧，如果我不能全部负责，那我就不干了。'"
"像我和你这样的人，Otmar，我们仍然会收到车队提供的非常高级的职位。所以，我也曾被提供过车队领队的职位。"
"我不想接受的原因正是你刚才所说的，因为我认为车队领队要对一切负责。而且你不仅要在车队内部承担责任，还要在公众面前承担责任。"
Rob Smedley，威廉姆斯车队车辆性能主管。
“如果门上挂着你的名字，你就是对公众负责的。然后你说：‘等等，我只能控制车队百分之二三十的部分，那另外70%呢？我却依然要站出来为此负责。’这完全没有道理。”
这位前工程师解释说，他并不反对承担压力巨大的职位，但前提是他必须拥有控制权。
“我认为在车队领队或CEO的位置上，你要为一切负责，当事情出了问题，你理应承担后果，”他补充道。
“你要么离开车队，要么卸任，要么被公开解雇。对此我完全没有丝毫异议，因为这一切都发生在你的监管之下。但当你只能控制其中一半时，那就完全说不通了。”
英文原文
Rob Smedley reveals why he turned down F1 team principal roles
Rob Smedley has revealed he turned down F1 team principal roles because he was unwilling to be held accountable without having full control of a team
Former Ferrari and Williams race engineer Rob Smedley has revealed that he has recently been approached for Formula 1 team principal roles, but he turned them down.
Speaking on the High Performance Racing podcast alongside former Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer and broadcaster Jake Humphrey, Smedley explained why he was reluctant to take a team principal job in F1.
While discussing Szafnauer's exit from Aston Martin, when the arrival of Martin Whitmarsh as Group CEO effectively stripped him of the majority of his responsibilities, Smedley explained: "I would have done exactly what you did, which is to say, 'OK, well, if I can't do it all, I'm not going to do it.'
"People like me and you, Otmar, we still get offered very senior positions in teams. So, I've been offered team principal positions.
"The reason why I didn't want to do it is exactly what you just said, because I think the team principal is accountable for everything. And you're not only accountable within the team; you're publicly accountable as well.
Rob Smedley, Head of Vehicle Performance, Williams
"If you've got that name on your door, you're publicly accountable. And you say, 'But hang on, I can only control like 20-30% of the team. What about the other 70%? I still have to stand up and be accountable for that.' It doesn't make any sense."
The former engineer explained he is not against taking a role with a lot of pressure, but only if he has control.
"I think in a team principal or a CEO position, you're accountable for everything, and when it goes wrong, you take the fall quite rightly," he added.
"You leave the team, you step down, or they publicly sack you. I've got absolutely zero problem with that whatsoever, because it's all on your watch. But when you only control half of it, that makes no sense whatsoever."
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