FIA公布ADUO评估结果：红牛福特动力单元未获升级令牌
FIA在赞德沃特比赛周末后公开确认，在F1的额外开发与升级机会（ADUO）系统下，除红牛福特动力单元外每家制造商均获得一枚令牌，维斯塔潘在蒙扎站后对此裁定作出回应。
蒙扎如何揭示真实情况——维斯塔潘回应国际汽联令人意外的额外研发与升级机会裁定
据维斯塔潘所说，蒙扎的比赛表明，在使用梅赛德斯动力单元方面仍然存在明显差距。而在幕后，红牛对ADUO排名依然感到不满。
在赞德沃特的比赛周末之后，国际汽联终于公开确认了自摩纳哥周末以来围场内早已知晓的事情：除红牛福特动力部门外，每家制造商都在一级方程式的额外研发与升级机会（ADUO）体系下获得了一个令牌。
根据第一个测量周期，这支来自米尔顿凯恩斯的新车队凭借全场最强劲的内燃机排在榜首，而在匈牙利大奖赛之后结束的第二个测量周期也没有改变这一结果。
迟迟未公开宣布，完全是因为红牛在幕后感到不满。车队多次要求澄清，甚至首席执行官奥利弗·明茨拉夫也深度参与了此事。
近几个月来，维斯塔潘在谈论国际汽联审计部门时一直非常谨慎，部分原因是在相关程序仍在进行期间，他不想与国际汽联（FIA）交恶。在正式宣布之后，Motorsport.com在蒙扎向这位荷兰车手询问了结果，但令人意外的是，维斯塔潘表示幕后的讨论仍在进行中。
“我的说法和上次还是一样，”这位四届世界冠军说。“作为车队我们感到很惊讶，我们看到的数字并不相同，所以是的，我们仍在与国际汽联就此事进行讨论。我们拭目以待会有什么结果。”
既然结果已经正式公布，他提到讨论仍在进行多少有些令人意外，但国际汽联已澄清，红牛在私下里依然不满，并继续表达其不满情绪——尽管这不会改变结果。
这也是因为红牛几乎没有可用于操作的筹码。真正的问题其实更深——在于这套系统是如何搭建的——但各车队对此无话可说。根本问题在于，测量仅以燃油发动机为基础，而升级机会却同时涵盖动力单元的电动部分。
国际汽联（FIA）单人座赛车总监尼古拉斯·通巴齐斯表示，他曾愿意将更多参数纳入考量，但各车队和制造商坚持让这套系统尽可能保持简单。
由于红牛在燃油发动机排行榜上名列第一，这套系统的这一缺陷正以最糟糕的方式暴露出来。红牛在动力单元的电动部分存在不足，需要在这方面下功夫，却无法做到，因为它没有获得ADUO令牌（ADUO token）。
当维斯塔潘在马德里再次被问及ADUO时，他也指出了这一问题，并解释说意大利大奖赛以最清晰的方式暴露了这一矛盾。
"问题在于，当然，你可以测量内燃机，但无法测量电池，对吧？所以这是两回事，而归根结底，两者输出的功率几乎是一样的,"他说。
"如果你只测量其中一项，也许我们在内燃机方面很强，但在电池方面可能就不如梅赛德斯那么强。这很难判断，但目前看起来就是这样。"
蒙扎证实了这一点。维斯塔潘凭借超车模式能够与梅赛德斯展开较量——因此也就有更多的能量可以回收和部署——但一旦他取得领先、不再有超车模式，真正的短板就暴露出来了。
"我们就是没有梅赛德斯那样的能量输出，当我取得领先的时候这一点非常明显,"这位荷兰车手说。"和他们对抗非常困难。只有在有超车模式的时候，我才能勉强跟上他们。
"所以，是的，我们必须做得更好，并且继续努力，在每一个方面都争取进步：赛车、引擎、电池，所有这些。这项工作永无止境，是一个持续不断的研发过程。我们清楚需要改进什么，但这需要时间。"
然而，说起来容易做起来难，因为红牛在没有ADUO代币的情况下，能做的事情受到了严重限制。当然，部署策略可以针对每条赛道进行优化，但红牛是唯一一家不被允许引入升级的制造商，并且在某种程度上，它必须依赖其他制造商，才有可能摆脱垫底的位置。
英文原文
How Monza revealed the true picture – Max Verstappen responds to FIA's surprising ADUO verdict
According to Verstappen, the race at Monza showed that there is still a significant difference with the deployment of the Mercedes power unit. Behind the scenes, Red Bull remains unhappy with the ADUO ranking
After the race weekend in Zandvoort, the FIA finally publicly confirmed what had already been known in the paddock since the Monaco weekend: every manufacturer has been awarded a token under Formula 1’s Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities system, except Red Bull Ford Powertrains.
Based on the first measurement period, the newcomer from Milton Keynes was placed at the top of the ranking with the most powerful internal combustion engine in the field, and the second measurement period, which ended after the Hungarian Grand Prix, did nothing to change that.
The lengthy delay in the public announcement has everything to do with Red Bull’s dissatisfaction behind the scenes. The team has repeatedly asked for clarification, with even CEO Oliver Mintzlaff heavily involved in the matter.
Verstappen has been very cautious in his comments about ADUO in recent months, partly because he did not want to antagonise the FIA while the process was still ongoing. After the formal announcement, Motorsport.com asked the Dutchman in Monza about the outcome, but surprisingly, Verstappen indicated that discussions behind the scenes were still ongoing.
"My comments are still the same as last time," said the four-time world champion. "We are surprised as a team and we don't see the same numbers, so yeah, we're still in discussions with the FIA about this. We'll see what comes out of this."
The reference to ongoing discussions is somewhat surprising given that the results have officially been announced, but the FIA has clarified that Red Bull remains unhappy behind closed doors and continues to express its dissatisfaction – even though that would not change the results.
That is also because Red Bull has little ammunition to work with. The actual problem runs deeper – in how the system is set up – but there is little the teams can say about that. The fundamental problem is that the measurements are based solely on the internal combustion engine, while the upgrade opportunities also cover the electrical side of the power unit.
FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis has said that he was open to taking more parameters into account, but that the teams and manufacturers insisted on keeping the system as simple as possible.
With Red Bull at the top of the ICE ranking, this weakness in the system is being exposed in the worst possible way. Red Bull is lacking on the electrical side of the power unit and needs to work on that, but cannot do so because it has not received an ADUO token.
When Verstappen was asked about ADUO again in Madrid, he also points to this issue and explains that the Italian GP exposed this discrepancy in the clearest possible way.
"The thing is, of course, you have the measurement of the ICE, but not the battery, right? So it's two different things and at the end of the day, they almost deploy the same amount of power," he said.
"If you only measure one thing, maybe we are very good on the ICE side and then maybe not as strong on the battery side compared to Mercedes. It's very hard to know, but that's what it looks like at the moment."
Monza provided confirmation of that. Verstappen was able to take the fight to Mercedes with overtake mode – and therefore with additional energy to recover and deploy – but once he was in the lead and without overtake mode, the real limitations were exposed.
"We just didn't have the same kind of deployment as Mercedes and it was quite clear when I got into the lead," said the Dutchman. "It was very hard to fight them. I could only just stay with them when I had the overtake mode.
"So, yeah, we just have to do a better job and keep working, keep trying to be better in every aspect: car, engine, battery, all of that. It's never-ending, it's an ongoing development process. We know what we have to work on, but it takes time."
That is easier said than done, however, as Red Bull is severely limited in what it can do without an ADUO token. Of course, the deployment strategy can be optimised for each circuit, but Red Bull is the only manufacturer that is not allowed to introduce an upgrade and is, to some extent, dependent on other manufacturers if it is ever to get off the top spot.
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