阿尔本回应阿隆索批评：F1已无付费车手
阿尔本表示阿隆索就奥斯汀碰撞对他的批评“不好听”，但不认同阿隆索所称后三分之一车手缺乏质量的说法。
阿尔本回应阿隆索批评：F1已无付费车手
阿隆索对威廉姆斯车手阿尔本以及“后三分之一车手”的尖锐批评，在F1墨西哥城大奖赛围场引发了大量反应
亚历山大·阿尔本，威廉姆斯，费尔南多·阿隆索，阿斯顿·马丁车队
阿尔本表示，阿隆索就两人在奥斯汀的碰撞对他的批评“不好听”，但他不认同这位西班牙车手所称后三分之一车手缺乏质量的说法。
在美洲赛道的第一圈与阿尔本发生碰撞后，阿隆索的底板受到永久性损伤，导致下压力减少，无法充分利用阿斯顿·马丁更具竞争力的这个周末，他对此非常愤怒。
“当你从后面起步时，总是存在这种风险。我认为排在发车格后三分之一的车手质量非常低，就像我们今天在亚历克斯身上看到的那样。我们需要改进赛车，争取从更靠前的位置起步，”阿隆索在赛后说道。
阿隆索的言论最初被视为赛后一时冲动的典型反应，这位西班牙老将也难免如此。但四天后在墨西哥大奖赛围场被追问时，阿隆索非但没有平息争议，反而加倍坚持了对阿尔本的批评。
“我不知道是不是发车格的三分之一，但我想我们都知道我们在说谁，以及谁觉得被那句话冒犯了，”这位两届世界冠军澄清道。“这已经说明了一切，所以我仍然这么认为。那是一个不必要的错误，我仍然很难理解亚历克斯当时看到了什么机会。”
“但不仅仅是奥斯汀。不幸的是，整个赛季我都处在比赛的那个位置，所以我在车里看到了一些我无法告诉你们的事情。”
当被告知阿隆索的严厉立场时，阿尔本表示，如今的发车区阵容是“一段时间以来最强大的”。
“我非常尊重费尔南多，我从小就很仰慕他，显然听到那些评论在很多方面都不好受，”这位威廉姆斯车手说道。“你正在和你仰慕的人比赛，但同时，我不同意。就这么简单。我认为整个发车区的水平上下都很强。
“我认为10年、15年前，发车区的后半部分不是现在这样。我们不再有付费车手了。如果说有什么不同的话，我会说发车区是这段时间以来最强大的。”
关于在奥斯汀与阿隆索的对决，阿尔本表示：“我认为那是一场精彩的较量。我觉得我们之间有一场很好的缠斗。显然，他并不这么认为，但那是一场贯穿整场比赛的较量。即便是当时那个事件本身，我也认为，就赛车在赛道上的位置而言，那是非常五五开的。”
当阿尔派车队的皮埃尔·加斯利、哈斯车队的奥利弗·贝尔曼以及凯迪拉克车手塞尔吉奥·佩雷斯在国际汽联赛前新闻发布会上被问及阿隆索的言论时，阿尔本得到了他们的支持。
“嗯，我很高兴我在前半段，所以我自己也晋级了，”加斯利开玩笑说。“你不得不喜欢费尔南多在外面发表的那些言论。我没看过他的比赛，但我要说的是，考虑到我看到的现在所有车手，发车区的水平可能是我大约九年来见过的最高水平之一。与我刚加入时相比，我见过一些更狂野的驾驶方式。”
“当然，我认为后方的水平与前方一样高，”佩雷斯说，他曾赢得六场大奖赛，现在与新车队凯迪拉克一起在后排参赛。“如果我们与前方的人交换赛车，我们会取得非常相似的成绩，反之亦然。这就是一级方程式唯一的问题；你的水平取决于你的赛车和你的车队。当你看看后排的那些名字时，水平真的非常非常高。”
贝尔曼补充道：“我觉得这个结论有点苛刻，因为我同意皮埃尔的看法，当前围场里的水平非常高。我认为考虑到我们今年面临的差距，有时候你必须非常善于抓住机会，而这可能以灾难收场，就像上周我和皮埃尔那样。”
“所以，我不会说这是实力问题。这是竭尽全力、努力创造机会的问题，而当前八名几乎都被四大车队占据时，这非常具有挑战性。”
英文原文
Alex Albon dismisses Fernando Alonso criticism: 'F1 has no more pay drivers'
Fernando Alonso's stinging criticism of Williams driver Alex Albon and the "bottom third of the grid" has provoked plenty of reaction in Formula 1's Mexico City Grand Prix paddock
Alexander Albon, Williams, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing
Alex Albon says Fernando Alonso's criticism on his clash in Austin was "not nice to hear" but dismisses the Spaniard's claims that the bottom third of the grid is lacking quality.
Alonso was furious after a first-lap clash with Albon at the Circuit of the Americas left him with permanent damage to his floor, leaving him with less downforce and unable to capitalise on a more competitive weekend for Aston Martin.
"When you start at the back, there is always this risk. I think the quality of the drivers in the low third of the grid is very low, as we saw today with Alex. We need to improve the car and start a little bit higher up", Alonso said after the race.
Alonso's comments were first seen as a typical post-race reaction made in the heat of the moment, which the Spanish veteran is not immune to. But when pressed on his comments four days later in the Mexico GP paddock, Alonso doubled down on his Albon criticism rather than defusing them.
"I don't know if it's one third of the grid, but I think we all know which ones we talk about and which ones felt hit by that comment", the two-time world champion clarified. "That tells you everything, so I still feel the same. That was a mistake that was not needed and I still find it difficult to understand what the opportunity was that Alex saw in that moment.
"But it's not only Austin. Unfortunately, I’ve been in that part of the race for the whole season, so I see things from the car that I cannot tell you."
When informed of Alonso's harsh stance, Albon said the grid is the "strongest it's been for a while".
"I have a huge respect for Fernando, I looked up to him a lot growing up as a kid and obviously it's not nice to hear those comments in many ways," the Williams driver said. "You're racing someone that you look up to, but at the same time, I don't agree. It's as simple as that. I think the level is strong up and down the grid.
"I think 10, 15 years ago, the back half of the grid wasn't the way it is now. We don't have pay drivers anymore. If anything, I would say the grid's the strongest it's been in a while."
On the Austin duel with Alonso, Albon said: "I thought it was a good battle. I thought we had a good scrap. Clearly, he didn't think the same thing, but it was a race-long battle. Even the incident at that point itself, I thought, was very 50-50 in terms of where the cars were on track."
Albon was backed by Alpine's Pierre Gasly, Haas man Oliver Bearman and Cadillac driver Sergio Perez when they were quizzed on Alonso's comments in the FIA's pre-event press conference.
"Well, I'm pleased I'm in the first half, so I've made the cut myself," Gasly joked. "You've got to love Fernando for the statements he makes out there. I haven't seen his race, but I will say that the level on the grid is probably one of the highest considering all the drivers we have now from what I've seen, which is maybe like nine years. I've seen some wilder driving approaches when I joined compared to what I see now."
"Of course, I think the level at the back is as high as in the front," said Perez, a winner of six grands prix and now racing at the back with newcomer Cadillac. "If we swap cars with the guys at the front, we will be having very similar results or vice versa. This is the only issue with Formula 1; you are as good as your car and your team. When you look at the names that are in the back, the level is really, really high."
Bearman added: "I think that's a slightly harsh conclusion, because I agree with Pierre that the level is very high on this current grid. I think with the gaps that we face this year, you have to be very opportunistic at times, and that can end in disaster like it did for me last week with myself and Pierre.
"So, I wouldn't say it's a question of quality. It's a question of trying your very best and trying to make something happen, which is very challenging when the top eight positions are pretty much all filled by the top four teams."
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