法拉利车手对美国大奖赛升级预期不高
汉密尔顿和勒克莱尔都淡化了法拉利为奥斯汀站带来的升级套件的预期。
法拉利车手对美国大奖赛备受关注的升级给出令人失望的评价
刘易斯·汉密尔顿和夏尔·勒克莱尔都淡化了外界对法拉利美国大奖赛升级套件的预期
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刘易斯·汉密尔顿和夏尔·勒克莱尔都淡化了外界对法拉利车队本周末在奥斯汀带来的升级的预期。
法拉利车队已抵达美洲赛道，带来了一套看起来相当可观的升级套件，包括新底板以及经过修改的侧箱和车身，旨在降低阻力。虽然法拉利的车迷们可能屏息凝神地读着这些消息，但两位车手都希望控制住任何期望。
在奥斯汀比赛前的新闻发布会上，勒克莱尔认为他赛车上的改动被过度炒作了。
“嗯，实际上这些并不是很多人所说的那么重大的升级……我的意思是，我已经听说了很多关于它们的消息，但它们并没有外界传闻的那么大。显然，和往常一样，这是朝着正确方向迈出的一小步，这就是目标。然后我们还需要把它装到车上，跑完前几圈，看看是否达到了我们预期的进步。
“不过，我听说其他车队也带来了重大升级，所以我们必须看看与它们相比情况如何。但我不期望有任何非常重大的变化，但我希望它能帮助我们迈出那一小步，帮助我们赢得比赛。”
汉密尔顿甚至称其为“非常非常小的升级”，并补充说它几乎不值十分之一秒。
“我认为他们会非常非常难以对付，[红牛]在上一场比赛中过弯和我们一样快，而那一直是我们的强项，所以他们在弯道已经追上了我们，而且在直道上快了零点三到零点四秒，所以我们本周末有一个非常非常小的升级。
“不到十分之一秒，大概只有零点零五秒，所以我不认为这能推动我们向前，足以去挑战那个差距，但我们会，你知道，也许这条赛道适合我们的赛车，也许我们会，也许他们会有一个偶发的周末，也许梅赛德斯会再次有一个低迷的周末，而我们就会在那里抓住机会。”
勒克莱尔仍然相信小改动能带来大不同，鉴于最近几场比赛前四支车队之间如此接近。
“我预计前四名车队之间的竞争会非常激烈，这是肯定的。我的意思是，我认为这就是我们最近看到的情况：一旦有人带来升级，即使不是非常重大的升级，也足以从这组里的第四名跃升到这组里的第一名，而我认为红牛已经很好地证明了这一点。
“我希望我们本周末能通过带来的一些升级证明这一点。但纸面上看这并不重大，不应该改变我们在过去几场比赛中看到的层级格局。不过，是的，我坚信竞争会非常激烈，就像最近几场比赛一样。”
法拉利本赛季拥有强劲的底盘，但其动力单元仍有很多不足之处。第一次自由练习赛（FP1）的结果很少能反映真实速度，但勒克莱尔以0.084秒的优势力压马克斯·维斯塔潘拿下首节练习赛第一，法拉利车迷很可能会继续炒作这些升级，直到我们看到更具决定性的证据。相比之下，汉密尔顿使用旧配置获得第六名。
该车队以444分位居车队积分榜第二，落后梅赛德斯134分，并且自勒克莱尔7月在银石夺冠以来再未获胜。
英文原文
Ferrari drivers deliver disappointing verdict on much-hyped United States GP upgrade
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have played down expectations surrounding Ferrari's United States Grand Prix upgrade package
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Both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have played down the expectations surrounding the upgrade the Ferrari team is bringing for this race weekend in Austin.
The Scuderia has arrived at the Circuit of the Americas with what looks like a substantial upgrade package that includes a new floor along with modified sidepods and bodywork with an aim to reduce drag. While fans of the Scuderia may be reading this with bated breath, both drivers are keen to keep any expectations under control.
Speaking in the press conference ahead of the Austin race, Leclerc believes the changes to his car are being overhyped.
“Well, actually they are not that major upgrades that many... I mean, I’ve heard quite a lot about them, but they are not as big as maybe what’s going around. It’s a small step in the right direction, obviously, as always, that’s the target. Then we still need to put it on the car and do the first few laps and see whether that’s the step we expected is there.
"However, there are other teams I think I’ve heard that are bringing big upgrades, and so we’ll have to see how it is compared to them. But I don’t expect anything hugely significant, but I hope it can help us just do that little step forward and help us win the races.”
Hamilton went as far as to call it a "very, very small upgrade", with him adding that it would barely be worth a tenth.
“I think they will be very, very hard to, [Red Bull are] just as quick through all the corners as us in the last race, and that’s been our strength, so they’ve matched us now through the corners, and they’re three, four tenths quicker down the straights, so we have a very, very small upgrade this weekend.
"It’s less than a tenth, it’s like half a tenth, so I don’t think that propels us forwards to be able to necessarily challenge that deficit, but we’ll, you know, maybe the track suits our car, and maybe we’ll, maybe they’ll have a one-off weekend, maybe Mercedes will have an off weekend again, and we’ll be right there to take it.”
Leclerc still believes small changes can make a big difference, given how close the top four teams have been in recent races.
“I expect a very tight top four teams, that’s for sure. I mean, I think that’s what we’ve seen recently, is that as soon as someone brings an upgrade, even if it’s not a very significant one, that’s enough to go from fourth of this group to first of this group, and I think Red Bull have shown that very well.
"And I hope we’ll show that this weekend with a few upgrades we brought. But it’s nothing significant on paper that shouldn’t change the hierarchy that we’ve seen in the past races. But yeah, I strongly believe that it will be very tight, just like it’s been in the last few races.”
Ferrari has boasted a strong chassis this season, but its power unit has left much to be desired. FP1 results are rarely indicative of true pace, but with Leclerc topping the first practice session by 0.084 seconds from Max Verstappen, Ferrari fans will likely keep hyping these upgrades until we see something more conclusive. Hamilton, in comparison, finished sixth running the old configuration.
The team is second in the constructors’ championship on 444 points, 134 behind Mercedes, and has not won since Leclerc’s victory at Silverstone in July.
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