斯特拉：排位赛失利令迈凯伦墨西哥站付出代价
迈凯伦车队领队安德烈亚·斯特拉表示，糟糕的排位赛和陷入脏空气让车队在墨西哥城大奖赛失去了争夺领奖台的机会。
安德烈亚·斯特拉解释排位赛如何毁掉迈凯伦的墨西哥站：“我们付出了代价”
安德烈亚·斯特拉将糟糕的排位赛和脏空气归咎为毁掉迈凯伦在墨西哥城大奖赛领奖台机会的原因
兰多·诺里斯，迈凯伦，奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里，迈凯伦
致迈凯伦车迷。来自沃金的木瓜色新闻，带来车手、赛车、车队策略以及每个比赛周末的最新消息。
拥有一辆有实力登上领奖台的车，如果你71圈都绝望地困在乱流中，那意义就小得多了。
这就是迈凯伦在墨西哥城大奖赛上的现实。艰难的周六排位赛让沃金车库完全处于被动，彻底抵消了其赛车纯粹的比赛速度。因为高海拔的稀薄空气让散热成为噩梦，也让空气动力学上跟随另一辆车变得极其困难，所以在墨西哥，赛道位置就是王道。
兰多·诺里斯整个下午都困在DRS车阵中，在对手的乱流尾流里消耗着轮胎。
“至于我们今天的表现，比赛证实了我们本有登上领奖台的潜力，”车队领队安德烈亚·斯特拉在格子旗挥动后解释道。“不幸的是，我们为两位车手的发车格位置以及技术规则带来的限制付出了代价，这些限制让在这条赛道上超车几乎不可能。”
夏尔·勒克莱尔，法拉利，兰多·诺里斯，迈凯伦，乔治·拉塞尔，梅赛德斯
这位意大利车队老板毫不掩饰这段赛程对他的头号车手来说有多么煎熬，后者整场比赛都紧盯着前车的变速箱。
“兰多花了那么多时间在尾流里——先是跟在拉塞尔后面，然后跟在勒克莱尔后面——我觉得他现在闭着眼睛都能画出他们赛车的尾部了！”他开玩笑说。
这个下午在木瓜色车库的另一侧同样令人恼火。奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里正忙于在中场执行一次非常高效的追赶，直到与阿尔维德·林德布拉德有争议的纠缠突然中断了他的前进势头。
国际汽联干事调查了这次接触，并对这位澳大利亚车手处以时间处罚，使英国车队损失了关键积分。
“此外，奥斯卡因与林德布拉德的接触而受到的严厉处罚让我们又损失了宝贵的积分，”迈凯伦车队领队感叹道。“这真的很遗憾，因为奥斯卡本来已经完成了一次漂亮的追赶。”
在墨西哥丢掉的这些积分有着巨大的经济分量。迈凯伦目前正与红牛车队陷入一场激烈、高风险的争夺，目标是车队积分榜第三名。
在三连赛最后一站之前，迈凯伦落后这支米尔顿凯恩斯车队17分，斯特拉正带着重磅武器前往巴西，以缩小差距。
兰多·诺里斯，迈凯伦，奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里，迈凯伦
他承认：“今天在与红牛争夺第三名的战斗中，在一节让我们陷入困境的排位赛之后，我们只能限制损失。我们需要追回17分，但我相信，凭借我们今天展现的速度以及下周在巴西带来的升级，我们完全有机会至少实现这个目标。”
在英特拉格斯超越红牛不会凭空发生。如果沃金车队想要锁定第三名以及随之而来的巨额奖金，就必须停止在周六犯错。
正如斯特拉直白地警告他的车库：“然而，要做到这一点，我们作为一个团队必须在各个方面都做到完美。”
英文原文
Andrea Stella explains how qualifying destroyed McLaren’s Mexico GP: “We paid the price”
Andrea Stella blames a disastrous qualifying and dirty air for ruining McLaren's podium chances at the Mexico City GP
Lando Norris, McLaren, Oscar Piastri, McLaren
For McLaren fans. Papaya news from Woking, with the latest on the drivers, the car, team strategy and every race weekend.
Having a podium-capable car means much less if you spend 71 laps hopelessly trapped in dirty air.
That was the reality for McLaren at the Mexico City Grand Prix. A difficult Saturday qualifying session left the Woking garage entirely on the back foot, completely negating the raw race pace of its machinery. Because the thin air at high altitude makes cooling a nightmare and aerodynamically following another car incredibly difficult, track position is king in Mexico.
Lando Norris spent his entire afternoon stuck in a DRS train, burning up his tyres in the turbulent wake of his rivals.
“As for our performance today, the race confirmed that we had the potential to finish on the podium,” team principal Andrea Stella explained after the chequered flag. “Unfortunately, we paid the price for both our drivers’ starting grid positions and the limitations imposed by the technical regulations, which make overtaking practically impossible on a track like this."
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Lando Norris, McLaren, George Russell, Mercedes
The Italian team boss did not hold back on just how agonising the stint was for his lead driver, who spent the entire race staring directly at gearboxes.
"With all the time Lando spent in the slipstream – first behind Russell and then behind Leclerc – I think he could now draw the rear of their cars with his eyes closed!” he joked.
The afternoon was equally infuriating on the other side of the papaya-coloured garage. Oscar Piastri was busy executing a highly effective recovery drive through the midfield before a controversial tangle with Arvid Lindblad abruptly halted his progress.
The FIA stewards investigated the contact and slapped the Australian with a time penalty, bleeding crucial points away from the British squad.
“Furthermore, the harsh penalty Oscar received for the contact with Lindblad cost us further valuable points," the McLaren chief lamented. "A real shame because Oscar had staged a good comeback."
Those dropped points in Mexico carry massive financial weight. McLaren is currently locked in a bitter, high-stakes dogfight with Red Bull Racing for third place in the Constructors' Championship.
With McLaren trailing the Milton Keynes outfit by 17 points heading into the final leg of the triple-header, Stella is bringing serious heavy artillery to Brazil to close the gap.
Lando Norris, McLaren, Oscar Piastri, McLaren
“In our battle with Red Bull for third place today, we could only limit the damage after a Qualifying session that had put us in a difficult position," he admitted. “We have 17 points to make up, but I believe that with the pace we showed today and the upgrades coming to Brazil next week, we have every chance of achieving at least that target."
Eclipsing Red Bull at Interlagos won't happen by accident. If the Woking squad wants to secure P3 and the massive prize money that comes with it, it has to stop making Saturday mistakes.
As Stella bluntly warned his garage: “To do so, however, we’ll have to be perfect as a team, in every respect.”
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