拉塞尔：阿塞拜疆大奖赛最大威胁是维斯塔潘还是安东内利？
拉塞尔在阿塞拜疆大奖赛夺得杆位后，称维斯塔潘是正赛最直接的威胁，但也开玩笑提到队友安东内利在蒙扎从第19位发车夺冠的惊人表现。安东内利在Q1撞墙损坏前悬挂，正赛将从第16位发车。
拉塞尔：阿塞拜疆大奖赛最大威胁是维斯塔潘还是安东内利？
积分榜领先者安东内利在排位赛中撞车，但他有从后方夺冠的经历——他的杆位队友对此非常清楚
在阿塞拜疆大奖赛夺得杆位后，乔治·拉塞尔将马克斯·维斯塔潘列为正赛中最直接的威胁，但也开玩笑地提到他的梅赛德斯队友基米·安东内利在蒙扎的惊人逆转。
这样的场景可能再次出现，因为安东内利在Q1第二个飞驰圈撞墙，损坏了前悬挂、转向以及左前轮和轮胎。他试图将车开回维修区，但被比赛工程师彼得·邦宁顿指示停车。
安东内利已经做出了足以晋级Q2的圈速，但无法参加该节比赛，因此最初被列为第16位发车。维斯塔潘在周五午餐时间的第三节练习赛中排名第一，但在排位赛中因内燃机问题受阻，这又影响了他的电力部署。这使他在最终排位赛中仅列第八。
“我觉得维斯塔潘会是一个威胁，显然我们也不能忽视基米，”拉塞尔说。
“你知道，他在蒙扎从第19位发车，现在他在第16位。所以，是的，这次他应该会在几圈前就领先……”
安东内利左前轮撞到护栏，损坏了悬挂
迈凯伦的奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里和兰多·诺里斯在Q3第一轮飞驰圈中最快。但当拉塞尔在最后两轮做出更快圈速时，两人都无法回应——尽管拉塞尔全程使用同一套软胎，而两人都换上了新胎。诺里斯在最后一轮锁死并冲过3号弯，短暂引发黄旗，但维斯塔潘的圈速已因动力单元问题而告吹。
这让法拉利的查尔斯·勒克莱尔获得第二，尽管落后拉塞尔惊人的0.837秒。维斯塔潘的红牛队友伊萨克·哈贾尔伤愈复出，获得第四，尽管他并未出现在拉塞尔的考虑范围内。
“回顾昨天的练习赛，我认为维斯塔潘是最大的威胁，”拉塞尔说。
“但我们真的不知道。迈凯伦在Q3开始时也抛出了一个大惊喜。”
拉塞尔目前在车手积分榜上落后队友81分，在最近的失望之后急需重启赛季——尤其是在蒙扎，安东内利从第19位发车后夺走了他的领先。当被问及本周末是否是他重返争冠轨道的机会，以及安东内利是否可能开始显露压力迹象时，拉塞尔试图管理预期。
“我不记得他本赛季犯过多少错误，”他说。
“当你审视每一个冠军赛季，即使是获胜者，沿途也会有错误。”
“我仍然保持信念，继续战斗，直到不再可能为止。但我没有感到任何压力。现在每次坐进车里我都感到兴奋，纯粹是因为我对自己更有信心了。”
“当这种信心开始建立时，就像是一个上升的循环。反过来，当你处于劣势时，你开始失去信心，然后你开始更多地挑战极限。”
“而那就是错误发生的时候。但他本赛季一直完美无瑕。这是他一整年在排位赛中犯的第一个错误。”
英文原文
George Russell's "biggest threat" in Azerbaijan GP: Max Verstappen or Kimi Antonelli?
Championship leader Antonelli crashed in qualifying but has form in winning from the back – as his polesitting team-mate knows well
Having qualified on pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, George Russell tipped Max Verstappen as his most immediate danger in the race – but joked about his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli's remarkable Monza comeback.
Such a scenario could be on the cards again since Antonelli hit the wall on his second flying lap in Q1, damaging his front suspension and steering as well as the front-left wheel and tyre. He tried to drive back to the pits but was instructed by race engineer Peter Bonnington to park the car.
Antonelli had already set a lap quick enough to progress to Q2 but was unable to take part in the session, so he was initially classified as 16th on the grid. Verstappen topped the third practice session on Friday lunchtime but was stymied in qualifying by a problem with his internal combustion engine, which in turn affected his electrical deployment. That consigned him to eighth in final qualifying.
"I feel Verstappen's going to be a threat and obviously we can't discount Kimi," said Russell.
"You know, he started 19th in Monza and now he's in 16th. So, yeah, he should be leading by a few laps earlier this time…"
Antonelli dinged his left-front against the barrier and damaged his suspension
McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were fastest in the first Q3 runs. But neither could find an answer to Russell's pace when he went faster on his final two runs – even though he used the same set of soft tyres throughout while they both put on new sets. Norris locked up and overshot Turn 3 on his final run, briefly bringing out a yellow flag, but Verstappen's lap was already scuppered by his power unit issues.
That left Ferrari's Charles Leclerc second, albeit a remarkable 0.837s off Russell. Verstappen's Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar, returning from injury, was fourth despite not appearing on Russell's radar.
"Looking back on yesterday's practice, I think Verstappen was the biggest threat," said Russell.
"But we really don't know. McLaren also threw out a big surprise at the beginning of Q3."
Russell currently lies 81 points behind his team-mate in the drivers' championship and urgently needs to reboot his season after recent disappointments – particularly in Monza, where Antonelli usurped his lead after starting 19th. Asked if this weekend represented an opportunity for him to hit the comeback trail, and if Antonelli was perhaps beginning to show signs of pressure, Russell sought to manage expectations.
"I can't recall many mistakes he's made this season," he said.
"When you look at every championship campaign, even for the winners, there are mistakes along the way.
"I still keep on believing and keep on fighting until it isn't possible anymore. But I don't feel any pressure. I feel excitement every time I jump in the car now purely because I feel more confident in myself.
"When that confidence starts to build, it's just like this upward cycle. And on the flip side, when you're on the back foot, you start losing that confidence and then you start pushing the limits more.
"And that's when mistakes happen. But he's been flawless this season. It's the first mistake he's made in a qualifying session this whole year."
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