赫塔获F1超级驾照资格，博塔斯对2027席位仍乐观
凯迪拉克F1测试车手科尔顿·赫塔在英特拉格斯完成2026赛季第六次周五练习赛，达到100公里里程门槛，拿到第40个超级驾照积分，从而具备F1参赛资格。现役车手瓦尔特利·博塔斯则对自己在车队的未来仍持乐观态度。
赫塔获F1超级驾照资格，博塔斯对2027席位仍乐观
凭借在巴西大奖赛的最新一次F1练习赛出场，凯迪拉克车队的科尔顿·赫塔拿到了参加F1比赛所需的最后一个驾照积分。
凯迪拉克F1测试车手科尔顿·赫塔终于获得了参加该系列赛所需的最后一个超级驾照积分，但现役车手瓦尔特利·博塔斯对自己在车队的未来仍持乐观态度。
赫塔在英特拉格斯完成了2026赛季第六次周五练习赛，达到100公里的里程门槛，从而拿到参加F1所需的第40个超级驾照积分。
凯迪拉克认为这位前印地赛车王牌上周在墨西哥已经达到了那个门槛，但很快就有消息传出，由于他此前印地赛车成绩的混乱，这位加州人仍差一分。这支美国所有的车队通过让赫塔在塞尔吉奥·佩雷斯的车里再跑一次周五第一节练习赛，纠正了那个错误。
这让车队得以保持选择余地，因为它正在考虑是让现任的博塔斯与佩雷斯搭档再留一年，还是在2027年让赫塔完成他的F1首秀。
凯迪拉克为培养赫塔并确保他持续参加第一节练习赛所投入的时间、精力和金钱表明，车队决心最早在明年提拔这位26岁的美国人。
但博塔斯对在2027年保住自己的席位态度乐观，并表示在经历了与问题重重的凯迪拉克MAC-26赛车共度的艰难一年后，他对围绕自己席位的传闻程度感到困惑。除了赫塔之外，还有几位其他车手要么与凯迪拉克进行了私下会谈，要么公开申请博塔斯的席位，比如梅赛德斯储备车手弗雷德里克·维斯蒂。
博塔斯周四表示：“我对这件事引发的噪音感到相当惊讶，因为我知道自己的处境。而且我听到的所有消息都是，车队对我所做的工作很满意。”
“但与此同时，我们知道这项运动是如何运作的。每个人都想进入F1，如果有人看到某个地方有机会，他们就会想方设法去争取。”
“但以我们车队的架构方式以及未来决策的制定方式，一切都需要董事会批准。我相信那次会议还没有召开。我一直确信没有任何变化。”
与队友佩雷兹相比，博塔斯表现不佳，但他也遭遇了凯迪拉克首款赛车带来的诸多问题，最近一次是在墨西哥因悬挂故障发生高速事故。这让这位芬兰老将的表现更难评判，但这位10次分站冠军得主坚称，合适的人知道如何评价他。
“我认为懂的人自然懂，这就是我的感受。而且我在那一边有很好的支持，”这位37岁的车手说道。“目前我们有比车手更大的问题需要解决，我认为墨西哥站就是一个很好的例子。
“车队知道如果一切顺利，他们能从我身上得到什么。但到目前为止，他们并没有真正交付一辆我能有所作为的赛车。但说实话，第一年我一直都是这么预期的。我来这里是为了尝试为未来改善一些事情，绝对不是抱着为我的席位而战的心态。”
英文原文
Colton Herta qualifies for F1 superlicence as Valtteri Bottas remains bullish on 2027 seat
With his latest Formula 1 practice outing at the Brazilian Grand Prix, Cadillac's Colton Herta has earned the final missing licence point needed to race in F1.
Cadillac F1 test driver Colton Herta has finally obtained the last remaining superlicence point required to drive in the series, but incumbent Valtteri Bottas remains bullish on his future with the squad.
Herta conducted his sixth Friday practice session of the 2026 season at Interlagos, reaching the required threshold of 100km to earn his 40th superlicence point needed to race in F1.
Cadillac believed the former IndyCar ace had reached that threshold last week in Mexico, but it soon emerged the Californian was still one point shy amid confusion over his previous IndyCar results. The US-owned squad rectified that error by handing Herta another Friday FP1 session in Sergio Perez's car.
That allows the team to keep its options open as it considers retaining incumbent Bottas for a second year alongside Perez or handing Herta his F1 debut in 2027.
The amount of time, energy and money spent by Cadillac to prepare Herta and ensure he kept churning out FP1 sessions suggests that the team is set on promoting the 26-year-old American as early as next year.
But Bottas was bullish on retaining his seat for 2027 and said he was bemused by the extent of the rumours around his seat after a difficult year with the troubled Cadillac MAC-26. Alongside Herta, several other drivers have either held private talks with Cadillac or publicly applied for Bottas' seat, like Mercedes reserve driver Frederik Vesti.
"I've been quite surprised about the amount of noise on that," Bottas said on Thursday. "Because I know what my situation is. And all I've heard, the team has been happy with what I'm doing.
"But at the same time, we know how this sport works. Everyone wants to be in F1 and if somebody sees an opportunity somewhere, they're going to try and go for it one way or the other.
"But the way our team is structured and the way decisions are made for the future, everything needs to be approved by the board. And I believe that meeting is still yet to happen. I've been convinced nothing has changed."
Bottas has underperformed compared to team-mate Perez, but has also dealt with numerous issues with Cadillac's debut car, the latest coming in the shape of a high-speed accident in Mexico due to a suspension failure. That has made the Finnish veteran's performances tougher to judge, but the 10-time race winner insists the right people know how to appraise him.
"I think the people who know, they know. That's what I feel like. And I've got good support on that side," the 37-year-old said. "We have bigger problems to solve than the drivers at the moment and I think Mexico was a good example.
"The team knows what they can get out of me if everything works well. But so far, they haven't really delivered with a car that I can do much. But honestly, that was always what I kind of expected for the first year. I came here to try and improve things for the future, definitely not with a mindset to fight for my seat."
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