乔治·拉塞尔至今仍留有2020年替补梅赛德斯出战的伤疤
梅赛德斯F1车手乔治·拉塞尔透露，2020年萨基尔大奖赛替补刘易斯·汉密尔顿出战时，因挤进汉密尔顿的赛车座椅，臀部至今仍留有伤疤。
乔治·拉塞尔仍然背负着2020年梅赛德斯F1征召留下的伤痕
乔治·拉塞尔透露，在2020年萨基尔大奖赛挤进刘易斯·汉密尔顿的梅赛德斯比赛座椅，至今仍给他留下伤痕
梅赛德斯F1车手乔治·拉塞尔透露，2020年他代表这家位于布拉克利的车队参加萨基尔大奖赛时，挤进七届冠军刘易斯·汉密尔顿的比赛座椅，至今髋部仍留有伤痕。
当时效力于威廉姆斯车队的拉塞尔，在汉密尔顿新冠检测呈阳性后，被征召代表梅赛德斯参加2020年倒数第二场比赛。
在SAP Significant Figures节目中，Russell回顾了他为梅赛德斯首秀的经历。“我在周二接到了电话。周三我就跳上车去看看我能不能坐进去，结果我坐不进去，”这位英国车手解释道。
当时的车手是Lewis和Valtteri Bottas，他们俩都比我矮不少。我的脚还特别大，在F1赛车里非常挤。我被挤在里面，弯着腰，我的鞋都不合脚。我穿45码的鞋，大概是11.5码、11码。为了能塞进车里，我不得不穿43码的鞋。
但他们问我：‘这样可以吗？’我说：‘没问题，完全没问题。没有问题，没有问题。我无论如何都要开，这个周末我一定要上场比赛。’
在为梅赛德斯出战的第一次排位赛中，Russell拿到了第二的发车位，仅以0.026秒之差与杆位失之交臂，杆位被Bottas夺走。正赛起步后他取得领先，并成功建立起八秒的优势，但一次安全车引发了一系列灾难性的进站。梅赛德斯错把Bottas的轮胎装到了Russell的车上，这违反了规则，因此他不得不在下一圈再次进站。
在通过赛场后方逐步恢复推进时，拉塞尔（Russell）在比赛尾声遭遇了爆胎。“我本来正处于赢得比赛的轨道上，然后这一切都被夺走了，”拉塞尔补充道。“这真的非常艰难，但我也知道，我在那场比赛中所展现出的实力足以让我在车队的未来板上钉钉。
“所以就像我说的，如果我的职业生涯在之后的那个周日晚上就此终止，这件事恐怕会一直影响我到今天。”
英文原文
George Russell still carries scars from 2020 Mercedes F1 call-up
George Russell has revealed he still carries scars from squeezing into Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes race seat for the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has revealed he still carries scars on his hips from squeezing into seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton's race seat during his appearance for the Brackley outfit at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.
Russell, who was driving for Williams at the time, was called up to Mercedes for the penultimate race of 2020 after Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19.
Speaking on the SAP Significant Figures show, Russell reflected on his debut with Mercedes. "I got the phone call on the Tuesday. I jumped in the car on Wednesday to see if I fit, and I did not," the Briton explained.
"It was Lewis and Valtteri Bottas, who were the two drivers at the time. They are quite a bit shorter than me. I've also got quite big flipper feet as well, which is quite tight in a Formula 1 car. And I was scrunched in, bent over, my shoes didn't fit. I'm a size 45, like 11.5, 11. And I had to wear size 43 shoes to fit in.
"But they were asking me, 'Is it OK? I was like, 'Yeah, totally fine. No issues, no issues. I'm driving, no matter what, I am driving this weekend.'"
In his first qualifying session for Mercedes, Russell secured second on the grid, missing out on pole position to Bottas by just 0.026 seconds. He took the lead at the start and managed to build an eight-second advantage before a safety car triggered a disastrous run of pitstops. Mercedes mistakenly fitted Bottas's tyres to Russell's car, which is against regulations, so he was forced to pit again on the following lap.
While recovering through the field, Russell suffered a late puncture. "I was on course to win the race and then it all got taken away," Russell added. "It was really tough, but I also knew what I showed in that race was enough that that would probably seal my future with this team.
"So as I said, if my career had stopped on that Sunday night thereafter, it probably would have affected me until this day."
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