梅赛德斯确认安东内利升级方案在新加坡分站中“明显更快”
梅赛德斯车队在新加坡大奖赛中，通过运行分规格车库评估其备受争议的空气动力学升级方案，确认了升级方案在比赛中表现“明显更快”。
梅赛德斯确认，在新加坡大奖赛采用分策略后，基米·安东内利的升级方案“明显更快”
在新加坡大奖赛中采用分策略后，梅赛德斯终于为他们的F1升级方案找到了明确的发展路径
对于梅赛德斯车迷来说，这里是关于银箭的最新消息，包括来自布拉克利和布里克斯沃斯的F1新闻、车手更新、赛车发展和比赛分析
梅赛德斯F1车队在充满挑战的2026年新加坡大奖赛中不仅赢得了奖杯和稳定的车队积分，而且在整个周末都运行了一个分规格车库来评估他们备受争议的空气动力学升级方案，车队现在正式拥有了攻击赛季最后阶段所需的关键数据。
随着安东内利·基米·安东内利驾驶最新的开发套件，以及老将乔治·拉塞尔使用较旧的空气动力学规格，梅赛德斯在艰苦的滨海湾街道赛道上将其作为现场测试场地。
进入新加坡站，梅赛德斯维修区墙知道在冲刺周末赛制中找到他们修改后的W17的干净设置窗口将极其困难。然而，根据赛道工程总监安德鲁·肖夫林的说法，巨大的工程赌注最终得到了回报。
肖夫林在周日的检旗仪式后解释说：“本周末的主要目标之一是继续评估更新套件，并了解如何最大限度地发挥其作用。我们在三天的时间里学到了很多，更重要的是，一旦我们能够接近正确的操作窗口，我们在资格赛和比赛条件中都看到了令人鼓舞的迹象。”
乔治·拉塞尔，梅赛德斯，安东内利·基米·安东内利，梅赛德斯
虽然拉塞尔的赛车因为60个位置的网格处罚而严重受损，被迫从第19位起步，但他仍然设法将老款赛车强行开进积分区。与此同时，安东内利最大化了新的地板和翼片元素，管理轮胎磨损，确保了精彩的领奖台结束。
"基米驾驶了一场非常成熟的比赛，很好地管理了他的轮胎，然后有了速度来做出确保领奖台位置的动作，"肖夫林赞扬道。"乔治从后面起步的比赛一直都很具挑战性，但他一直努力战斗，做出了一些精彩的超越，并让自己回到了积分区。
经过几周努力平衡赛车的高速和低速特性，梅赛德斯终于对要追求的技术路径有了明确的答案。
"到周末结束时，基米的赛车明显比另一辆更快，这让我们有信心我们在开发方向上是正确的，"肖夫林确认。
安东内利在即将到来的美国大奖赛上，从数学角度上已经可以锁定2026年世界车手锦标赛的冠军，此时解锁升级套件的真正速度，对于布拉克利工厂来说再合适不过了。
"还有工作要做，但我们收集到的数据将对我们为奥斯汀做准备时非常有价值，"肖夫林总结道。"我们现在对性能在哪里以及我们需要关注什么以在赛季最后几场比赛中释放更多潜力有了更清晰的方向。"
英文原文
Mercedes confirms Kimi Antonelli’s upgrades are “clearly faster” after Singapore split strategy
After running split specifications in Singapore, Mercedes finally has a clear development path for their F1 upgrades
For Mercedes fans. All the latest from the Silver Arrows, with F1 news, driver updates, car development and race analysis from Brackley and Brixworth.
The Mercedes F1 Team walked away from the demanding 2026 Singapore Grand Prix with more than just a trophy and a solid haul of Constructors' points. After spending the entire weekend running a split-specification garage to evaluate their heavily debated aerodynamic updates, the team officially possesses the critical data needed to attack the final stretch of the season.
With Andrea Kimi Antonelli running the latest development package and veteran George Russell using an older aerodynamic specification, Mercedes used the grueling Marina Bay Street Circuit as a live testing ground.
Heading into Singapore, the Mercedes pitwall knew that finding a clean set-up window for their modified W17 would be incredibly difficult during a Sprint weekend format. However, according to Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin, the massive engineering gamble ultimately paid off.
"One of the main objectives this weekend was to continue our evaluation of the update package and build our understanding of how to get the most from it," Shovlin explained following Sunday's chequered flag. "We learned a lot over the three days and, importantly, saw encouraging signs in both qualifying and race conditions once we were able to move closer to the right operating window."
George Russell, Mercedes, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
While Russell's race was severely compromised by a 60-place grid penalty that forced him to start 19th, he still managed to aggressively wrestle his older-spec car into the points. Meanwhile, Antonelli maximised the new floor and wing elements, managing his tyre degradation to secure a brilliant podium finish.
"Kimi drove a very mature race, managed his tyres well, and then had the pace to make the moves that secured the podium," Shovlin praised. "George’s race was always going to be challenging starting from the back, but he fought hard throughout, made some brilliant overtakes and got himself back into the points."
After weeks of struggling to balance the car's high-speed and low-speed characteristics, Mercedes finally has a definitive answer on which technical path to pursue.
"By the end of the weekend, Kimi’s package was clearly the faster of the two which gives us confidence that we are heading in the right direction from a development perspective," Shovlin confirmed.
With Antonelli mathematically positioned to potentially clinch the 2026 world drivers' championship at the upcoming United States Grand Prix, unlocking the true pace of the upgrade package could not have happened at a better time for the Brackley factory.
"There is still work to do, but the data we’ve gathered will be valuable as we prepare for Austin," Shovlin concluded. "We now have a clearer direction on where the performance is and what we need to focus on to unlock more of its potential over the final races of the season."
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