博塔斯对2027年留队“相当有信心”
凯迪拉克尚未确认博塔斯2027年的车手席位，围绕车队提拔科尔顿·赫塔的传闻不断升温，博塔斯表示自己对继续留在F1“相当有信心”。
博塔斯对2027年留在F1“相当有信心”，科尔顿·赫塔传闻四起
这位凯迪拉克车手尚未被确认参加下个F1赛季，而关于车队提拔赫塔的讨论正在升温
博塔斯表示自己对继续留在F1“相当有信心”，他在凯迪拉克可能提拔科尔顿·赫塔的传闻中回避了有关自己未来的问题。
这支美国车队宣布与塞尔吉奥·佩雷斯续约，但在2026赛季博塔斯的表现持续不及佩雷斯之后，车队尚未确认博塔斯2027年的席位。
佩雷兹在排位赛直接交锋中以15比9领先博塔斯，关于凯迪拉克将提拔其美国储备车手赫塔的讨论愈演愈烈，前提是赫塔获得超级驾照。
“我其实没什么可说的，”博塔斯表示。“情况就是这样，有各种传闻。我真的没什么可说的。我们最终会知道的。”
这一疑虑出现之际，博塔斯虽然持有“多年”合同，但据了解，那是一份所谓的一年加一年安排，在今年的加盟之后，第二个赛季为可选。
因此，这位10次大奖赛冠军得主声称对留在2027年有信心，那将是他自2013年随威廉姆斯完成首秀以来在F1的第14个赛季。
“嗯，对我来说这说得通，”他补充道。“文件上就是这么写的，所以我才这么有信心。
“对我来说，明年谁留在这里一直都很清楚。显然，就是……佩雷兹已经续约了。我还没有进一步续约。
“但我确信，在一家大公司里总会有董事会会议。他们可以改进最终决定。我相信这些会议很快就会召开。
“我认为一切都需要得到美国大老板们的确认。”
当被问及是否仍觉得自己处于最高竞技水平时，博塔斯回答“完全没有”，但他也指出，考虑到凯迪拉克正处于首个赛季，目前的情况并不算特别友好。
这支新军目前在18轮比赛后一分未得，在积分榜上垫底，因此签下了博塔斯和佩雷斯这样的老将，希望借助他们赢得比赛的经验来帮助车队度过早期阶段。
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“这完全是我当初签约时所预想到的，”博塔斯说。“研发、为未来努力。有时候为了让赛车撑到终点，只能小心翼翼地把它开回来。”
“我真的只是在等待我们得到一辆更好的赛车的那一刻。到那时我们才能真正有所作为，而不是仅仅勉强维持它。”
“我所做的一切就是遵循指令。有时候指令是明确的。真的只是要确保你努力拿到净位置。”
“这就是我所做的。那时候你需要管理各种事情。该推进的时候，就该推进。就像上周末那样。我想我已经付出了我的一切。仅此而已。”
英文原文
Valtteri Bottas "pretty confident" of staying for F1 2027 amid Colton Herta rumours
The Cadillac driver is yet to be confirmed for the next F1 season and talk of it promoting Herta is intensifying
Valtteri Bottas is “pretty confident” of staying in Formula 1 as he batted away questions surrounding his future amid rumours of Cadillac promoting Colton Herta.
The American outfit announced a contract extension for Sergio Perez but is yet to confirm Bottas for 2027, after a 2026 season in which the latter has been consistently outperformed.
Perez leads Bottas 15-9 in their qualifying head-to-head and talk has intensified of Cadillac promoting its American reserve driver Herta, once he has obtained a super licence.
“I don't really have much to say,” said Bottas. “That's the situation, there's rumours. I have nothing really to say. We'll find out eventually.”
This doubt comes despite Bottas being on a “multi-year” contract, but that is understood to be a so-called one-plus-one situation with the second season being optional after joining this year.
So the 10-time grand prix winner claims to be confident of staying for 2027, which would be his 14th season in F1 after making his debut with Williams in 2013.
“Well, it would make sense to me,” he added. “That's what it reads on the paper, so that's why I'm pretty confident.
“For me, it was always clear who's here for next year. Obviously, it is... Checo made an extension. I haven't made a further extension yet.
“But I'm sure in a big company there's always the board meetings. They could improve the final decisions. I believe those are soon.
“I think everything just needs to be validated with the big bosses in the USA.”
Bottas said “not at all” when asked if he still feels he’s performing at his highest level, but did point out that the situation isn’t particularly kind given Cadillac is in its debut season.
The newcomer is bottom of the championship without a point in 18 rounds and it hired veterans such as Bottas and Perez to help guide it through the early phases with their race-winning know how.
Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac Racing, Sergio Perez, Cadillac Racing
“It's all of what I signed up for,” said Bottas. “Development, working for the future. Sometimes nursing the car home just to make it to the flag.
“I'm just really waiting for the moment that we get a better car. Then we'll actually do something with it instead of just nursing it.
“All I've done is follow the instructions. Sometimes the instructions have been clear. It's really just make sure you try and get the net.
“That's what I do. That's when you need to manage things and stuff. When it's time to push, it's time to push. Like last weekend. I think I've given everything I have. That's all.”
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