博塔斯称凯迪拉克设施已超越梅赛德斯
凯迪拉克在首个F1赛季尚未得分，但车手博塔斯认为其设施已优于梅赛德斯。被《金融时报》问及凯迪拉克设施是否胜过布拉克利车队时，博塔斯回答：“我会这么说。”
博塔斯称凯迪拉克设施已超越梅赛德斯。
博塔斯认为凯迪拉克的新F1设施已经超过了他曾效力的梅赛德斯车队。
瓦尔特利·博塔斯，梅赛德斯，第3名，手持奖杯。
凯迪拉克在首个F1赛季尚未得分，但车手博塔斯认为其设施优于混合动力时代最成功的车队梅赛德斯。被《金融时报》问及凯迪拉克设施是否胜过布拉克利车队时，博塔斯回答：“我会这么说。”
博塔斯在2017年至2021年期间效力于梅赛德斯，他全部10场大奖赛胜利都是在与刘易斯·汉密尔顿并肩作战期间取得的。他对布拉克利车队的运作内情了如指掌，而凯迪拉克位于银石的总部离那里只有很短的车程。
队友塞尔吉奥·佩雷斯在红牛车队度过了四年，那是另一支极其成功的车队，车手阵容也与之相配。“我们去了工厂，非常令人印象深刻，”他说。“我职业生涯中从未见过这样的工厂。真的非常非常令人印象深刻。”
他继续说道：“看到这些真的很好。我们与工程师们、所有参与这个项目的人员进行了交谈，了解了计划和相关事宜。能和大家叙叙旧真好。”
至于最让他印象深刻的是什么，佩雷斯确认是一切都如此崭新。“首先，是因为一切都是新的：他们拥有的设备、平台、连接得多么好，所有不同的部门。就像一个全新的家，组织得非常好。看到这些真的很好。”
银石赛道最近建成的一座制造工厂现已投入运营，与此同时，位于美国的设施也在同步建设中。凯迪拉克的美国总部正在印第安纳州费舍尔斯拔地而起，动力总成工作则设在北卡罗来纳州。
闪亮的工厂对可靠性帮助不大
十七场比赛过后，凯迪拉克仍在等待它的第一个积分，而博塔斯已从其中八场退赛。他并不假装结果能说明别的，但他坚称进步正在发生：“我们确实每个周末都能在某个方面看到改善。这不一定体现在成绩上，但体现在我们作为一支车队在不同领域的运作方式上。”
他还解释了为什么这些改善没有反映在赛道上。“一旦你遇到问题，无论是在练习赛还是排位赛中，那就是你无法进步的时候。你只是在努力解决问题，而不是专注于性能表现、让赛车更快。”
当被问及他如何帮助车队前进时，博塔斯很谦虚。“主要的事情是努力发挥出自己的最大潜力，努力成为我能做到的最好的自己。对我周围的人也是一样。我努力确保他们也能发挥出自己的最大潜力，付出他们拥有的一切。最终，这就是我们所能做的。”
对于一支新的F1车队来说，建筑、设备和现代流程是容易的部分，因为金钱可以买到这一切。将它们变成一辆能完成比赛然后得分的赛车，则是更缓慢且不那么光鲜的工作。
英文原文
Valtteri Bottas makes surprising Mercedes comparison as Cadillac builds F1 future
Valtteri Bottas believes Cadillac's new Formula 1 facilities have already surpassed those of his former Mercedes team
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, 3rd position, with his trophy
Cadillac hasn't scored a single point in its first Formula 1 season, yet its driver Valtteri Bottas believes it has better facilities than the most successful outfit of the hybrid era: Mercedes. Asked by the Financial Times whether Cadillac's facilities beat the Brackley outfit's, Bottas simply said: "I would say so."
Bottas spent 2017 to 2021 at Mercedes, and all 10 of his grand prix wins came during his time alongside Lewis Hamilton. He knows the Brackley operation from the inside, and Cadillac's Silverstone base sits only a short drive away.
Team-mate Sergio Perez spent four years at the Red Bull team, another hugely successful operation with a driver roster to match. "We were at the factory, and it's very impressive," he said. "I've never seen a factory like this in my career. It's really, really impressive."
He continued: "It was really nice to see it. We had talks with the engineers, with all the people involved in the project, the plans and stuff. It was nice to catch up with everyone."
As for what impressed him most, Perez confirmed it was how new everything was. "First of all, it's because everything is new: the equipment they have, the platforms, how nicely it is connected, all the different departments. It's like a new home, very well organised. It was really good to see."
A recently completed manufacturing facility in Silverstone is now operational while simultaneous construction continues on American-based installations. Cadillac's American headquarters is going up in Fishers, Indiana, with powertrain work based in North Carolina.
A shiny factory doesn't do much for reliability
Seventeen races in, Cadillac is still waiting on its first point, and Bottas has retired from eight of them. He doesn't pretend the results say otherwise, but he insists the progress is in motion: "We are definitely seeing an improvement somewhere every weekend. It's not necessarily in the results yet, but it's in how we operate as a team in different areas."
He also explains why the improvements haven't been reflected on track. "Once you have issues, whether it's in practice or qualifying, that's when you can't improve. You're just trying to fix the issues instead of focusing on performance and making the car faster."
Asked how he can help the team move forward, Bottas was modest. "The main thing is trying to get the most out of myself and trying to be the best version of myself that I can. It's the same with the people around me. I'm trying to make sure they are getting the most out of themselves and giving everything they have. In the end, that's all we can do."
Buildings, equipment and modern processes are the easy part of a new F1 team, since money can buy all of it. Turning them into a car that finishes races and then scores points is slower and less glamorous work.
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