加斯利意外夺杆位 阿尔派对意大利大奖赛正赛夺冠信心十足
皮埃尔·加斯利在意大利大奖赛排位赛中出人意料地为阿尔派夺得杆位,车队因此对周日的正赛充满信心。此前所有赛前焦点都集中在法拉利主场作战和基米·安东内利领跑总冠军上。
为什么阿尔派在加斯利惊人夺得杆位后对赢得意大利大奖赛充满信心
阿尔派在短短24小时内从摩纳哥大奖赛痛失领奖台的低谷走到了意大利大奖赛夺杆位的高峰——所以毫不奇怪,它正瞄准在周日的比赛中再次取得轰动性的成绩
在意大利大奖赛开赛之前,在所有被编撰的故事线和叙事中,绝对没有任何一条涉及加斯利和阿尔派。
这并不是对这位法国车手或Enstone车队的轻视,而是法拉利在主场作战且颇有胜算,再加上意大利人安东内利领跑积分榜,本周末所有的版面篇幅注定都会被它们占据。
因此,当FIA上诉法院的报告在蒙扎一练开始时公布,向全世界告知加斯利(Gasly)失去了摩纳哥大奖赛的领奖台时,一个新的、出乎意料的主题出现了。随后此事不断发酵。
首先是弗拉维奥·布里亚托利(Flavio Briatore)质疑其中一名法官菲利波·马尔基诺(Filippo Marchino)与迈凯伦——上诉的主要提出方之一——存在关联的公正性,迈凯伦车队负责人安德里亚·斯特拉(Andrea Stella)对此表示强烈不满;随后FIA上诉法院发表声明,驳回了有关不公正的言论。
这一切都盖过了阿尔派车队最初发布的信息——“我们很失望,但我们将在赛道上反击”,车队希望借此走出这一风波。而且值得称赞的是,阿尔派确实做到了这一点。
凭借在练习赛中展现出的、在拥挤的中游集团中相当有竞争力圈速,加斯利(Gasly)在Q1中登顶,引发了特殊表现即将到来的第一个迹象,随后以0.060秒的优势从最大热门乔治·拉塞尔(拉塞尔)和梅赛德斯手中惊人地夺得了他的首个杆位。
从阿尔派车库中跳来跳去的机械师,到加斯利在车队无线电里欣喜的尖叫,很明显这一次的意义或许比周五上诉结果公布之前更大。这是完美的反应——不像布里亚托利在国际汽联新闻发布会上的表现。
对于阿尔派和加斯利来说,要真正把摩纳哥大奖赛上诉风波抛在身后,在杆位之后拿到大量积分——比如说,周五阿尔派被抹去的13分——才能确保2026年意大利大奖赛的这段故事线为恩斯通车队画上一个真正圆满的句号。
阿尔派瞄准意大利大奖赛胜利:“为什么不呢?”
但阿尔派常务董事史蒂夫·尼尔森认为加斯利可以瞄准更大的目标。当被问及周日比赛的目标是什么时,他回答说:“争取赢得比赛。”
“我想我们会努力去争取(胜利)。为什么不呢?我们不需要对任何人客气。我们是凭实力拿到的杆位。让我们看看能做什么。”
回顾这忙乱的两天,Nielsen 觉得无论周日结果如何,一个强劲的成绩都将是这艰难几天最理想的收尾。
“几天前摩纳哥的决定被推翻,当时我们一片忙乱,”他说。“但我期待不再谈论那件事。
阿尔派 常务董事 Steve Nielsen
“这太棒了。这是我们能有的最美妙的感觉。就像我说的,明天我们要志存高远,尽可能多地从这里带走积分。”
加斯利采取了更务实的态度,承认阿尔派在纯速度和性能上确实不如梅赛德斯和法拉利这些车队,但他也没有浇灭自己对胜利的希望。
“我的计划是尽可能长时间地保持第一,”加斯利说。“能坚持多久?我不知道。我的重点会放在自己的驾驶上,不犯错误,并把我所拥有的发挥到极致。
“我真的希望我们能守住这个位置(领先),但正如我们所知,这就是赛车。时间会说明一切,我只会确保像往常一样做好我的工作,做好最充分的准备,并给自己最好的机会。”
纵观蒙扎辉煌的F1历史,冷门夺冠一直是一个主题,尤其是在现代;塞巴斯蒂安·维特尔2008年为红牛二队赢得的首胜(从杆位发车)、加斯利本人2020年的F1首胜,以及丹尼尔·里卡多2021年驾驶迈凯伦令人震惊的夺冠,都浮现在人们脑海中。
据报道,加斯利当时夺得杆位的赔率是1000比1,那么加斯利和阿尔派再赢下意大利大奖赛、再度霸占头条的赔率是多少?截至撰写本文时,是10比1……
英文原文
Why Alpine is bullish about winning the Italian GP after Pierre Gasly’s shock pole
Alpine has gone from the low of a Monaco GP podium loss to the high of Italian GP pole position in a little over 24 hours – so perhaps it is no surprise it is targeting another headline-grabbing effort on Sunday
Going into the Italian Grand Prix, of all the storylines and narratives being composed, absolutely none of them involved Pierre Gasly and Alpine.
That’s not dismissive of the French driver or the Enstone team, but Ferrari competing on home soil with a decent chance of victory and an Italian in Kimi Antonelli leading the championship was always going to take every column inch available this weekend.
So, when the FIA Court of Appeal report dropped at the start of first practice at Monza to inform the world that Gasly had lost his Monaco GP podium, a new and unexpected theme emerged. And then it snowballed.
First there was Flavio Briatore’s questioning of the integrity of one of the judges, Filippo Marchino, about connections to McLaren – one of the lead proponents in the appeal – which McLaren team principal Andrea Stella vehemently took offence to, then there was the FIA Court of Appeal statement to dismiss comments of impartiality.
It all overshadowed the Alpine message of ‘we’re disappointed but we’re going to fight back on track’ that the team initially released as it looked to move on from the saga. And to Alpine’s credit, it has done exactly that.
Having been in with a reasonable shout of reaching Q3 amongst the congested midfield on practice pace showing, Gasly topped Q1 to trigger the first sign of something special building and then duly grabbed a shock maiden pole by 0.060s from heavy favourite George Russell and Mercedes.
From the mechanics jumping around the Alpine garage to Gasly’s screams of delight over the team radio, it was clear this one meant more than perhaps it would’ve done before Friday’s appeal outcome. It was the perfect reaction – unlike Briatore’s show in the FIA press conference.
For Alpine and Gasly to truly put the Monaco GP appeal saga behind them, following up pole with a big haul of points – say, the 13-point swing inflicted on Alpine on Friday – would ensure the 2026 Italian GP storyline would end on a real high for the Enstone squad.
Alpine to target Italian GP victory: “Why not?”
But Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen feels Gasly can aim for something even bigger. When asked what the goal is for Sunday, he replied: “Try and win it.
“I think we're going to try [to win]. Why not? We don't need to be respectful of anybody. We're on pole on merit. Let's see what we can do.”
Reflecting on a whirlwind two days, Nielsen feels a strong result on Sunday regardless will be the ideal ending to a challenging few days.
“We had a blur a couple of days ago with the Monaco decision being turned around,” he said. “But I'm looking forward to stopping talking about that.
Steve Nielsen, Managing Director, Alpine
“It's amazing. It's the best feeling we could have. And like I said, we're going to aim high tomorrow and leave here [with] as much points as we can get.”
Gasly has taken a more pragmatic approach, acknowledging the reality of Alpine lacking the pure pace and performance of the likes of Mercedes and Ferrari, but he also didn’t dampen his victory hopes.
“My plan is to stay first as long as I can,” Gasly said. “How long is that going to be? I have no idea. My focus is going to be on my driving and making no mistakes and making the best out of what I have.
“I’m really hoping we can stick to that position [in the lead], but as we know, it’s racing. Time will tell and I’m just going to make sure I do my work as I always do, and come as prepared as I can and give it my best chance.”
Throughout Monza’s storied F1 history, surprise wins have been a theme, particularly in the modern era; Sebastian Vettel’s maiden win for Toro Rosso in 2008 (from pole), Gasly’s own first F1 win in 2020 and Daniel Ricciardo’s shock McLaren triumph in 2021 spring to mind.
Having been reportedly 1000-1 for pole, what are the odds of Gasly and Alpine taking Italian GP victory and dominating the headlines again? At the time of writing, 10-1…
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