维斯塔潘续约红牛至2030年，称“更接近退役而非转会”
马克斯·维斯塔潘与红牛车队续约至2030年，结束了数月来关于他未来的猜测。他表示自己此前“更接近退役而非转会”，原因主要是对本季新规则的不满而非对红牛赛车竞争力下滑的失望。
为什么马克斯·维斯塔潘说“比起换车队，自己更接近退役”
在与红牛续约至2030年之后，维斯塔潘解释说，相比对红牛赛车的不满，他对最新一级方程式规则的厌恶才是影响他思考的更大因素
马克斯·维斯塔潘尚未对自己最终从一级方程式退役的时间表给出明确说法，但这距离现在比几个月前看起来要更远了。他宣布与红牛续约至2030年，结束了数月来关于他未来的猜测——包括转投其他车队的可能性。
这也带来了他可能留队更久的潜力，前提是下一套规则能带来更好的产品。维斯塔潘一直是本赛季引入的技术规则最直言不讳的批评者之一——现在他表示，影响他续约前思考过程的，是规则问题，而不是红牛竞争力下滑的问题。
整个夏天，维斯塔潘一直深陷转会传闻之中，有传言称他将转会至迈凯伦。不过据了解，这些传闻实际上是由他的经纪团队通过荷兰媒体刻意放出的，以此作为与红牛谈判的一种策略。
"我退役的可能性比换车队的可能性更大，"他在赞德沃特对包括赛车运动网站（Motorsport.com）在内的媒体这样说道。
"我必须说，在前几场比赛之后，我就对洛朗（Laurent，指红牛领队梅基斯）说过，别拿任何关于未来的问题来找我，因为我甚至不知道自己还想不想留下来。但说实话，我们始终保持非常开放的沟通。
"我的意思是，我热爱赛车。我与一级方程式（F1）方面有过很多非常好的讨论，也与国际汽联（FIA）就规则问题进行过交流。
“可以说，我们正在慢慢朝着越来越好、越来越强的方向努力。所以从我的角度来说，我也做出了调整，我接受了我们目前大家所处的情况，只是尽力做到最好。
“而且我认为，随着我签约的那一年，当潜在的V8引擎（V8s）时代到来时，这也再次打开了重新审视这个问题的机会之门。
鉴于红牛车队难以跟上领跑者的步伐，维斯塔潘在匈牙利登上领奖台的结果出乎意料。
目前，维斯塔潘新合同的截止时间与现行技术规则的最后一个赛季相吻合，因为《协和协议》将于2030年底到期。包括国际汽联和商业版权持有方在内的主要利益相关方之间已经形成广泛共识，即采用更传统的形式，使电能释放对比赛的影响不再具有决定性作用。
本赛季采用的这套规则中，内燃机（ICE）输出与电动功率的比例接近50:50，这被批评让比赛变成一种人为的表演，电池电量的相对高低压过了车手的技术。未来几个赛季这一比例将向内燃机一方倾斜，但这被视为一种妥协，而非理想的解决方案。
国际汽联主席穆罕默德·本·苏拉耶姆已明确表示，他不仅希望下一套规则以自然吸气V8发动机为核心、电气部分尽量减少，而且愿意为此斗争，把实施时间从2031年提前到2030年。这将需要与汽车制造商进行一些讨价还价，其中一些厂商希望保留涡轮增压，但各方基本一致认为，下一套规则的框架需要在本赛季结束前确定，以便留出足够的研发时间。
这也将随着2030年临近而影响维斯塔潘的方向。据了解，他的新合同不仅包含加薪，还写入了更多自由，让他可以参与F1之外的其他活动。
"我一直说过，在迪特里希（马特希茨，红牛创始人）还在世的时候我就说过，我的目标和愿望就是在这支车队结束我的职业生涯。而且我觉得我们正在接近这个目标。"
"我是说，当然，前面还有很多年的时光，但这依然是目标。所以这就是为什么我为能够续约并努力重返巅峰感到非常自豪。
"我们曾经多次品尝过站在巅峰的感觉。所以我认为，你当然会非常渴望再次到达那里。"
英文原文
Why Max Verstappen was 'closer to retiring than changing teams'
After renewing with Red Bull until 2030, Verstappen explained how his dislike of the latest F1 regulations was a bigger factor in his thinking than his dissatisfaction with Red Bull's car
Max Verstappen hasn't put a timescale on his eventual retirement from Formula 1, but it is now further away than it appeared just a few months ago. The announcement that he has renewed his contract with Red Bull until 2030 ends months of speculation about his future – including the possibility of moving to another team.
It also introduces the potential for him to stay for even longer, provided the next set of regulations deliver a better product. Verstappen has been among the most vocal critics of the technical formula introduced this season – and now says this, rather than Red Bull's competitive slump, influenced his thought process before the contract renewal.
Over the summer Verstappen was the subject of persistent rumours that he would move to McLaren, though these are understood to have been fuelled by his management via the Dutch media as a negotiating tactic with Red Bull.
"I was closer to retiring than changing teams," he told media including Motorsport.com in Zandvoort.
"I have to say, after the first few races, I said to Laurent [Mekies, Red Bull team principal], don't come to me with any kind of questions about the future, because I don't even know if I want to stay. But honestly, we always kept it very open.
"I mean, I love racing. I had a lot of very good discussions with F1, but also with the FIA [about the regulations].
"We are, let's say, slowly working towards something that becomes better and better. So also from my side, I adapted, I accept the situation that I think we're all in, and just trying to make the best of that.
"And I think also with the year that I signed to, it again opens up the door when potentially the V8s come in to look at that again."
Verstappen's podium finish in Hungary was unexpected given Red Bull's struggle to stay with the frontrunners
At the moment, the end of Verstappen's new contract aligns with the final season of the present technical regulations, given the expiry of the Concorde Agreement at the end of 2030. There is already a broad consensus among key stakeholders including the FIA and the commercial rights holder to adopt a more traditional format, where electrical deployment has a less deterministic impact on the racing.
The adoption this season of a formula where the ratio of internal combustion engine (ICE) output to electrical power is close to 50:50 has been criticised for making the racing an artificial spectacle, where relative battery levels trump driver skill. The ratio will shift over the coming seasons in favour of the ICE but this is seen as a compromise rather than an ideal solution.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has made it clear that not only does he want the next formula to centre on naturally aspirated V8 engines with minimal electrical input, he is willing to fight to bring it forward to 2030 rather than 2031. This will entail some horse trading with the car manufacturers, some of whom want to retain turbocharging, but it is broadly agreed that the shape of the next rules needs to be agreed by the end of this season to give enough time for development.
This will then influence Verstappen's direction as 2030 approaches. It's understood that his new deal not only includes a pay rise, it enshrines more freedom for him to take part in other activities away from F1.
"I always said, and I said this when Dietrich [Mateschitz, Red Bull founder] was still alive, I said my goal and target is to finish my career in this team. And I think we are getting close to that.
"I mean, of course, there's still a lot of years ahead, but that's still the target. So that's why I'm very proud to extend and try to get back to the top.
"We have tasted a lot of being on top. That's why I think you're very hungry, of course, to try and get there again."
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