托托·沃尔夫否认赫尔穆特·马克尔的拉塞尔理论:"他仍有所需的一切"
梅赛德斯一级方程式车队老板托托·沃尔夫驳斥了前红牛顾问赫尔穆特·马克尔关于乔治·拉塞尔在未能赢得世界冠军后无法东山再起的观点。安东内利预计将在即将到来的墨西哥城大奖赛中加冕,除非出现特殊情况推迟他的加冕仪式。
托托·沃尔夫否认赫尔穆特·马克尔的拉塞尔理论:"他仍有所需的一切"
梅赛德斯首席执行官认为乔治·拉塞尔可以从即将到来的一级方程式世界冠军失败中抹去一切
梅赛德斯一级方程式车队老板托托·沃尔夫驳斥了前红牛顾问赫尔穆特·马克尔关于乔治·拉塞尔在未能赢得世界冠军后无法东山再起的观点。
安东内利预计将在即将到来的墨西哥城大奖赛中加冕,除非出现特殊情况推迟他的加冕仪式。
随着梅赛德斯凭借全新的2026年规定占据领先,这为长期效力于梅赛德斯的拉塞尔提供了一个争夺世界冠军的绝佳机会,但这位英国人却一直被他的经验较少的队友所掩盖,他在年初连续赢得了五场比赛,从而掌控了积分榜。
拉塞尔在夏季休赛期后短暂地复兴了一段时间,但由于新车的操控问题和可靠性方面的不幸,这位27岁的车手从未看起来有可能击败安东内利,现在他面临失去第二名给法拉利的莱维斯·汉密尔顿的危险。
天空体育德国评论员、前红牛顾问赫尔穆特·马克奥,去年年底离开了该团队,他认为拉塞尔从20岁队友那里遭受的失败后无法再回来。
马克奥说:“拉塞尔不再是一号车手。”当安东内利在奥斯汀的美国大奖赛中赢得本赛季的第九场胜利时,拉塞尔以第八名的成绩完赛。
"安东内利显然已经取代了他的位置。我怀疑他是否还有机会再次获得世界冠军,或者在任何地方获得一号车手的地位。"
在墨尔本的开赛周末赢得胜利之后,乔治·拉塞尔在整个2026年都被他的年轻队友所掩盖。
赛后,沃尔夫驳回了马克的评论,坚持认为,有了清白的名声和更适合他驾驶风格的赛车,拉塞尔仍然可以争夺世界冠军。
"赫尔穆特,他是我的奥地利非好友,但我尊重他的意见,"沃尔夫说。"但我认为他在乔治的问题上是错的。乔治拥有所有的能力。我认为赛车不适合他。"
“我认为赛季初,当你觉得自己今年会一鸣惊人时,而另一边却有一个天才少年开始真正地削弱你的优势,这样的处境可能很难应对。”
“我相信,在新赛季,乔治,如果我们能给他一辆快速的车,他绝对有赢得冠军的能力。”
“所以,我认为忘记他在F2和F3中赢得的冠军,他的新秀赛季,以及他在卡丁车赛中的连续欧洲冠军,这些都太过容易了。”
安东内利在本周末的墨西哥站比赛中以123分的领先优势进入,剩下五场比赛还有125分可以赢得。如果拉塞尔能在赫尔曼诺斯·罗德里格斯赛道赢得比赛,安东内利只需要获得第九名就能成为F1历史上最年轻的世界冠军。如果汉密尔顿获胜,这位20岁的年轻人只需要在第十名中获得一个积分就能达到目标。”
英文原文
Toto Wolff dismisses Helmut Marko's Russell theory: "He still has what it takes"
Mercedes chief is adamant George Russell can wipe the slate clean from impending Formula 1 title defeat to Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has dismissed suggestions from former Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko that there's no coming back for George Russell from being beaten to the world title by Kimi Antonelli.
Antonelli is set to be crowned in the upcoming Mexico City Grand Prix barring exceptional circumstances delaying his coronation by one week.
As Mercedes hit the front with the all-new 2026 regulations, it provided long-time Mercedes driver Russell with a golden chance to fight for the world title, but the Briton has been largely overshadowed by his less experienced team-mate, who won five consecutive races at the start of the year to take charge of the standings.
Russell enjoyed a brief resurgence after the summer break, but through a combination of handling struggles with the new cars and bad luck with reliability the 27-year-old never looked liked to defeat Antonelli and he is now under threat of losing second to Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton.
Sky Germany pundit and former Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko, who left the outfit at the end of last year, believes there's no coming back for Russell from that defeat to his 20-year-old team-mate.
"Russell is no longer the number one driver." Marko said as Antonelli took his ninth win of the season in Austin's United States Grand Prix while Russell came home in eighth.
"Antonelli has quite clearly taken that spot from him. I doubt whether he'll ever have another chance at the world title or be given number one status anywhere."
Following an opening weekend win in Melbourne, George Russell has been shaded by his younger team-mate throughout 2026.
After the race, Wolff dismissed Marko's comments, insisting that with a clean slate and a car more suited to his driving style, Russell can still contend for world championships.
"Helmut, he's my Austrian not-so-buddy, but I respect his opinion," Wolff said. "But I think he's wrong on George. George has all the ability. I think the car doesn't suit him.
"I think that at the beginning of the season it's maybe difficult to cope with a situation where you're feeling like this is my year to come, and then you have this wunderkind [wonderkid] on the other side that starts to really chip away.
"And I believe that in a new season, George, if we provide him a quick car, he has absolutely what it takes to win a championship.
"So, I think it's a bit too easy to say, let's forget about all these years where he won in F2 and F3, his rookie years and the European championships back-to-back in karting, that's still all there."
Antonelli heads into this weekend's Mexico race with a 123-point lead on Russell and 125 points left to earn over the remaining five races. If Russell manages to win at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, all Antonelli needs is ninth place to become the youngest world champion in F1 history. If Hamilton takes victory, a solitary point in 10th would be enough for the 20-year-old.
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