维斯塔潘排除2027年勒芒参赛,瞄准纽博格林与斯帕24小时赛
四届F1世界冠军马克斯·维斯塔潘排除了参加2027年勒芒24小时赛的可能性,但表示有意参加纽博格林和斯帕-弗朗科尔尚的24小时赛。兰多·诺里斯则表示尚未考虑勒芒参赛事宜。
维斯塔潘排除参加2027年勒芒24小时赛
尽管与F1没有直接冲突,马克斯·维斯塔潘仍排除了参加2027年勒芒24小时赛的想法,而兰多·诺里斯则坚称他尚未考虑过这个想法。
马克斯·维斯塔潘已排除参加2027年勒芒24小时赛的可能性,但这位四届F1世界冠军正瞄准纽博格林和斯帕-弗朗科尔尚的24小时赛。
最近公布的2027年F1赛程为F1车手参加赛历上几项最大的耐力赛留出了空间,纽博格林、勒芒和斯帕的24小时赛均安排在F1的休息周末。
据了解,由SRO组织的斯帕赛事甚至预留了一定的日期灵活性,以避免与F1直接冲突,希望吸引维斯塔潘或兰多·诺里斯这样的车手参加这场六月底的比赛。
最大的耐力赛——勒芒24小时赛将于明年6月12日至13日举行,夹在摩纳哥站和葡萄牙站之间。但考虑到这项法国耐力经典赛所需的大量准备工作,包括与摩纳哥站冲突且对新手应为强制性的测试日,维斯塔潘现已将2027年勒芒首秀的想法搁置。
“纽博格林和斯帕,大概吧。勒芒,不。目前不在我的清单上,”维斯塔潘周三在巴库表示。
曾与丰田两次赢得该赛事的费尔南多·阿隆索曾考虑在勒芒与维斯塔潘联手:“我认为明年不会发生,但也许未来会。那会很好。马克斯(需要)在赛历上更自由一些。比赛太多了。”
兰多·诺里斯在波尔蒂芒完成了迈凯伦全新Hypercar的测试。
卫冕世界冠军诺里斯对未来参加勒芒有兴趣,但坚称这“不是我一直在考虑的事情”。上周,这位英国人在波尔蒂芒完成了迈凯伦全新Hypercar的测试。
“测试是去做点事情,感觉不错,”诺里斯说。“我所有的注意力仍然在F1上,永远都会。我绝不会为了其他事情牺牲F1的事情。”
“如果有机会能成行,也许吧,但我不知道是明年、后年、三年后还是四年后,我完全不知道。这完全不是我一直在考虑的事情,但这是我未来想做的事情。”
维斯塔潘对自己完成斯帕24小时赛首秀的机会更为乐观,SRO已将赛事的官方两天测试移至6月15日至16日,不与F1赛事冲突。
在纽博格林24小时赛因机械故障从领先位置退赛后,这位四届F1世界冠军也渴望再次挑战北环赛道。
“我在北环赛道比赛后已经说过我想回去,”这位荷兰人确认道。“所以,如果它能让我做好充分准备并且一切顺利,(我会去做)。”
“我知道没有冲突,但仍需在我的日程中安排妥当,然后我就会去做。斯帕是一个令人兴奋的选择。”
补充报道:Ronald Vording和Ben Vinel
英文原文
Max Verstappen rules out 2027 Le Mans 24 Hours bid
Despite not directly clashing with Formula 1, Max Verstappen has dismissed the idea of competing in the 2027 Le Mans 24 Hours, while Lando Norris insists he hasn't considered the idea yet
Max Verstappen has ruled out competing at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2027, but the four-time Formula 1 world champion is eyeing the 24-hour races at the Nurburgring and Spa-Francorchamps.
The recently revealed 2027 F1 calendar left the door ajar for F1 drivers to compete in several of the biggest endurance races on the calendar, with the 24-hour races at the Nurburgring Le Mans and Spa all held on off-weekends for F1.
It is understood that the likes of Spa, which is organised by SRO, had even built in some date flexibility to avoid a direct clash with F1 in the hopes of attracting drivers like Verstappen or Lando Norris to take part in the end-of-June event.
The biggest endurance race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, takes place on 12-13 June next year and is sandwiched between the Monaco and Portugal rounds. But given the extensive preparation needed for the French endurance classic, which includes a test day which clashes with Monaco and is supposed to be mandatory for rookies, Verstappen has now punted the idea of a 2027 Le Mans debut into the long grass.
"Nurburgring and Spa, probably. Le Mans, not. That's not on my list for now," Verstappen said on Wednesday in Baku.
Fernando Alonso, a two-time winner of the event with Toyota, had flirted with the idea of joining forces with Verstappen at Le Mans: " I don't think next year that will happen, but maybe in the future. That would be nice. Max [needs to be] a little bit more free on the calendar. There are a lot of races."
Lando Norris completed a test of McLaren's brand-new Hypercar at Portimao.
Reigning world champion Norris is interested in Le Mans outing in the future but insisted it was "not something I've been thinking about". Last week, the Briton completed a test of McLaren's brand-new Hypercar at Portimao.
"The test was nice to go and do something," Norris said. "All my focus is still on F1 and will always be. I'll never sacrifice something in F1 for something else.
"If there's a chance that things can work out, maybe, but I don't know if this is next year, the year after, three years, four years, I have no idea. It's not something I've been thinking about at all, but it's something I would like to do in the future."
Verstappen was more optimistic about his chances to make his Spa 24 Hours debut, with SRO moving the event's official two-day test to 15-16 June which does not clash with an F1 event.
After his car dropped out of the lead of the Nurburgring 24 Hours with mechanical issues, the four-time F1 world champion is also keen to have another go at the Nordschleife.
"I said already after the race on the Nordschleife that I wanted to go back," the Dutchman confirmed. "So, if it allows me to prepare well and it all works out well, [I will do it].
"I know there is no clash, but it still needs to work out in my schedule, and then I'll do it. And Spa is an exciting option to do it."
Additional reporting by Ronald Vording and Ben Vinel
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