维特尔驾驶舒马赫2002年冠军法拉利背后的更深层意义
乔恩·诺布尔撰文指出，塞巴斯蒂安·维特尔在意大利大奖赛驾驶迈克尔·舒马赫2002年冠军赛车F2002，不仅带有情感色彩，还传递了另一层信息。
塞巴斯蒂安·维特尔坦率地表示，上周末在意大利大奖赛上驾驶迈克尔·舒马赫2002年赢得F1冠军的法拉利F2002，不仅仅是对这台著名赛车的简单展示。
一方面是其中的情感因素，维特尔坐进了曾经属于他童年偶像、后来成为朋友的赛车座舱。
"我们之间的友谊让我们有着深厚的联系，我们走得很近，共享了许多美好的回忆，"他这样评价舒马赫。
"我们更希望看到的是他开车，而不是我，我自己也一样。"
但这场表演赛还有一个额外的作用，就是为当前关于F1未来究竟应该是什么样的争论火上浇油。
因为尽管2026年的规则无论是有意设计还是偶然所致，都带来了一些精彩的比赛，但维特尔表示，F1的意义不仅仅是超车。
"比赛确实令人兴奋，比赛本身很精彩，但当你审视F1时，还有太多东西值得深入探讨，"他在蒙扎说道。
"当然，从车手的角度来看，我想驾驶最好的赛车，我想赢得比赛。可是，什么才是最好的赛车呢？
"2002年的那辆车在当时是最先进的，是一个先驱者，它代表了F1所蕴含的许多精神。"
"如今的赛车同样如此，我认为这关乎性能、精准、纪律和努力工作，同时也关乎责任感和将这种精神传承下去。"
"还有对未来的关怀，你知道这些赛车正在努力做到这一点。"
"在人们对2026年规则的影响看法不一的这一年过半之际，维特尔表示，F2002的展示意在提醒人们F1的本质可以是什么。"
“从驾驶角度来看，对于目前的[2026]规则，我可能并不完全认同其中的一切，”他解释道。
“但展望未来，我认为这是一个让更多人参与进来的巨大机会。
“而且也许还可以借此契机，提醒人们这项运动曾经是什么、现在是什么，以及它未来应该成为、也能够成为什么。并且要以负责任的方式去做。”
维特尔并不喜欢F1的涡轮增压混合动力规则，尽管作为一名热衷环保的人士，他也清楚这类动力单元在可持续性方面的好处。他曾多次质疑这一切与民用车之间真正的相关性。
正是这一立场促使他在几年前，在2022年英国大奖赛上驾驶尼格尔·曼塞尔1992年的FW14B进行演示跑之后，成为最早提出以下建议的人之一：与其让F1变得更加电动化，不如反其道而行之。
随着可持续燃料的发展——在那次FW14B演示跑中以及上周末在蒙扎都有使用——一扇大门反而被打开，未来有可能回归V8或V10发动机。
尽管F1起初对这个想法泼了冷水，但时代已经变了。复杂性、成本以及对新的50/50规则的反馈共同使得F1和国际汽联都确信，这将是这类涡轮增压混合动力赛车的最后一套规则。
国际汽联主席穆罕默德·本·苏拉耶姆已经宣布，F1最迟将在2031年转用V8发动机，尽管仍会保留一小部分电动元素。
对于Vettel来说，他对自己设想的可持续燃料/V8未来的构想获得认可，这是他所欢迎的——但他表示，如果认为这一单一转变就能奇迹般地治愈F1的所有弊病，那就错了。
"没有任何一种方法能解决所有问题，"他说。"围场里有很多我认识的人，包括我自己曾经也是其中之一，都在寻找灵丹妙药。
"你想要某种能推动你前进、给你带来优势的东西。但这从来不是某一件事能实现的。它总是多种因素的组合。
"我认为，从F1和赛车运动的角度来看，可持续燃料是向前迈进的一步。它有着巨大的潜力，不仅对F1而言，还能激励其他赛车系列赛。
"那么，如果你来塑造下一代赛车，就有很大的潜力去负责任地这样做，因为从技术角度来看也许令人难以置信的一些东西，未必能够应用到街道上。所以，我认为这样做也是一种责任。"
"如果已经不再有这样的机会，那么也许你必须达到一个境界，乐于做减法、简化。"
"你可以通过不同的方式、在不同的赛道上实现负责任和树立榜样——不仅仅是赛道上，甚至可以是赛道旁边【也就是街道上】。"
正是通过新技术和简化，回归到过去一些核心魅力的这种潜力，让Vettel相信，他驾驶F2002的这次运行所带来的影响，证明了为什么复古路线的F1未来可以是光明的。
“我期待未来以及未来带来的一切，因为我认为F1有许多美好的价值观，塑造了我并激励了我的人生，”他说。
它触动着世界各地许多人，并且拥有这样的力量，能够在许多其他有意义、有影响力的事情上发挥作用。
英文原文
Sebastian Vettel was quite open that his run in Michael Schumacher's 2002 Formula 1 championship-winning F2002 at last weekend's Italian Grand Prix was about more than just a demonstration of famous machinery.
On the one hand were the emotions of it all, with Vettel stepping into a cockpit once occupied by one of a childhood hero and, later, friend.
"We had a deep connection with the friendship, got fairly close and shared so many nice memories," he said of Schumacher.
"We'd much rather see him drive than me, myself included."
But there was an added element of the demonstration helping stoke the flames on a current debate about what F1 should really be in the future.
Because while the 2026 rules have, whether through design or by accident, produced some spectacular racing, Vettel said F1 is about more than just overtaking.
"It is exciting, the racing is exciting, but there's so much more to unpack when you look at F1," he said at Monza.
"Of course, from a driver's point of view, I want to drive the best car, and I want to win races. But then, what is the best car?
"The car of 2002 was state-of-the-art at that time, and a pioneer, and represents so much for what F1 stands for.
"The cars today do the same, and I think it's about performance, precision, discipline, hard work, but also responsibility and taking that forward.
"Also caring about the future, which you know these cars are trying to do."
Midway through a year in which opinions have been divided over the impact of the 2026 rules, Vettel argued that the F2002 run was something to remind people of what the essence of F1 could be.
"I'm probably not agreeing on everything that we currently have in the [2026] regulations from a driving point of view," he explained.
"But looking forward, I think that's where there's a huge chance to take people on board.
"And maybe also, for a moment like this, remind them what the sport was, what the sport is, and what the sport should be and can be in the future. And to do it responsibly."
Vettel is not a fan of F1's turbo hybrid rules, even though as a keen environmentalist he is aware of the sustainable benefits from such power units. He has often questioned the true road relevance of it all.
This stance was what prompted him to be one of the very first to suggest a few years ago, following a demonstration run in Nigel Mansell's 1992 FW14B at the 2022 British GP, that rather than F1 becoming more electric, the opposite would be better.
With the growth of sustainable fuels - used in that FW14B run and last weekend at Monza - a door instead was open for a return to V8s or V10s in the future.
While F1 initially poured cold water on that idea, times have changed. The complexities, costs and response to the new 50/50 rules have come together to leave both F1 and the FIA convinced that this will be the final ruleset for turbo hybrids like this.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has declared that F1 will be moving to V8s by 2031 at the latest, even though a small electrical element will remain.
For Vettel, the acceptance of his vision for a sustainable fuel/V8 future is something he welcomed - but he said it would be wrong to think that this singular shift will be a miracle cure for all of F1's ills.
"There is nothing you can apply that will fix all the problems," he said. "There are a lot of people in the paddock that I know, and I've been one of them, to look for the silver bullet.
"You want something that propels you forward and gives you an advantage. But it's never one single thing. It's always a combination of a lot of things.
"I think sustainable fuels are a step forward when you look at F1 and racing. There's huge potential, not just for F1, but also to inspire other racing series.
"Then if you shape the next generation of cars, there's a lot of potential to do so responsibly, because some things that are maybe incredible from a technology point of view might not be transferable to the streets. So, I think there's also responsibility to do that.
"And if there is not that chance anymore, then maybe you have to get to a point where you are happy to simplify.
"You can achieve being responsible and setting an example in different ways and on different tracks, not just the racetrack, but even just next to the racetrack [on the streets]."
It's the potential to return to some of the core attractions of the past, through both new technology and simplification, that has left Vettel convinced the impact of his F2002 run is proof of why an old-school F1 future can be bright.
"I look forward to the future and what it brings, because I think F1 has so many nice values that shaped me and inspired me in my life," he said.
"It touches a lot of people around the world and has that power to do so on many other things that are meaningful and impactful."
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