诺里斯不满美国站排位赛表现
诺里斯在美国大奖赛排位赛中因超出赛道限制被取消成绩，最终排名第八，他对自己的表现感到非常沮丧。
诺里斯不满美国大奖赛排位赛中的“非常糟糕的表现”
这位迈凯伦车手起初排名第六，但因超出赛道限制被罚，在COTA举行的周日F1大奖赛正赛中降至第八位发车
诺里斯在美国大奖赛排位赛中对自己的“非常糟糕的表现”感到极其沮丧，尽管他认为前排发车是可能的，最终却只排名第八。
这位卫冕世界冠军将与迈凯伦队友奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里同处第四排发车，尽管他在第三节排位赛第二次尝试中一度升至第六，但该圈成绩因在19号弯超出赛道限制而被取消。他第一次尝试所创造的成绩仅够排名第八。
这延续了迈凯伦令人失望的走势，他们在过去三场大奖赛中均未能登上领奖台，在梅赛德斯和法拉利身后，被红牛在赛车研发上超越。
尽管MCL40在直线速度和慢弯表现上存在弱点，诺里斯仍认为他在奥斯汀本可以取得更大成就。
“今天赛车在速度方面非常强劲，”他说，“但驾驶起来极其困难。
“这可能是我一生中开过最难驾驶的赛车。但它足以拿到第二名，所以我本应是第二，而我是第八，显然，我今天做得非常糟糕。”
因此诺里斯仍然认为在周日的正赛中取得不错的积分回报是可能的，尤其是在第一节排位赛（Q1）中排名第一之后——尽管许多其他车手使用的是中性胎而非软胎。
尽管如此，这位英国车手最终在排位赛中的成绩落后于梅赛德斯杆位得主安东内利一秒，落后红牛车队第二名的马克斯·维斯塔潘0.835秒。
“赛车很快，只是驾驶起来很棘手，”诺里斯补充道。“我看到了一个好结果，这是可能的。我认为我仍然相信我们明天能取得好成绩。
“我不知道超车会有多容易之类的事情。但是，在赛道的很多地方，我们似乎不相上下。
“我们在第三赛段很挣扎，速度非常慢。说实话，我们相当糟糕。但明天是新的一天。”
让这位26岁车手更沮丧的是，迈凯伦已将今年最后一轮升级套件的第一阶段带到得克萨斯，其中包括修改后的前悬挂几何结构和调整过的扩散器轮廓。
安东内利，梅赛德斯，马克斯·维斯塔潘，红牛车队，伊萨克·哈贾尔，红牛车队
“我们每次都努力改进，”诺里斯说。“我们改进赛车，带来升级。”
“但这是我们还没有完全……我不知道，可能是赛车就是不够快，因此总抱有希望，觉得我能跑出一圈超神圈速，拿到第一名。
“但你提升了三个弯角，另外三个突然就成了噩梦。这根本不可能。目前这辆车不可能达到我想要的那种完美。
“这很挣扎，因为我想去争杆位，却得告诉自己接受第五名，我不想这样。”
皮亚斯特里那边也同样苦恼，这位澳大利亚车手称“我远没有达到自己想要的竞争力水平”。
英文原文
Lando Norris laments "very bad job" in qualifying for F1 United States GP
The McLaren driver initially took sixth before a track-limits breach dropped him to eighth for Sunday's Formula 1 grand prix at COTA
Lando Norris was incredibly frustrated by his “very bad job” in qualifying for Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix as he took eighth despite thinking a front row was possible.
The reigning world champion will share row four with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, despite briefly taking sixth with his second Q3 run before that time was struck off because he had exceeded track limits at Turn 19. The time he had set on his first run was only good for eighth.
It continues a disappointing run for McLaren which has failed to score a podium in the last three grands prix, having been outdeveloped by Red Bull behind Mercedes and Ferrari.
But despite the weaknesses of the MCL40 in straightline speed and slow-corner performance, Norris still reckons he could have achieved much more in Austin.
“The car was very strong today in terms of pace,” he said. “Insanely difficult to drive.
“Probably the hardest car I've ever had to drive in my life. But good enough for P2, so I should be P2 and I'm P8, so clearly, I did a very bad job today.”
So Norris still reckons a good points return is possible in Sunday’s race, especially having topped Q1 - though many others used medium rubber and not softs.
Nevertheless, the Briton ultimately qualified a second off Mercedes polesitter Kimi Antonelli and 0.835s behind second-placed Max Verstappen for Red Bull.
“The car was quick, it's just nasty to drive,” added Norris. “I saw a good result, it's possible. I think I still have faith that we can get a good result tomorrow.
“I don't know how easy it's going to be to overtake and things like that. But, for a lot of the track, we seem on par.
“We struggle a lot in sector three and there's very slow speed. We're pretty dreadful, honestly. But tomorrow is a new day.”
What makes it more frustrating for the 26-year-old is that McLaren has brought the first stage of its final upgrade package of the year to Texas, featuring a revised front suspension geometry and an altered diffuser profile.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing
“We try and improve it every time,” said Norris. “We improve the car, we bring upgrades.
“But it's something we're not completely... I don't know, it might be that the car is just not quick enough and therefore there's always hope that I can do a mega lap and I can be P1.
“But you improve three corners and the other three are a nightmare all of a sudden. It's just impossible. It's an impossible car to achieve the perfection that I want to achieve at the minute.
“Which is a struggle, because I want to go for pole, and I need to tell myself to settle for a P5, and I don't want to do that.”
The woes were present on Piastri’s side as well, with the Australian claiming “I’ve not been anywhere near as competitive as what I wanted to be”.
Motorsport.com ·
内容来自公开信源，聚合内容版权归原作者与来源所有。