梅赛德斯一度以为拿下杆位，直到诺里斯出现
梅赛德斯车队领队托托·沃尔夫一度认为基米·安东内利已为西班牙大奖赛夺得杆位，但兰多·诺里斯在最后一刻以微弱优势抢走杆位。
梅赛德斯一度以为拿下杆位，直到兰多·诺里斯出现
基米·安东内利在终点线前被诺里斯以最微弱的优势击败，无缘马德里赛道杆位
梅赛德斯F1车队领队托托·沃尔夫一度认为基米·安东内利已为西班牙大奖赛夺得杆位——直到兰多·诺里斯将其夺走。
安东内利在新马德里赛道的Q3第二轮中，较其首轮1分32.140秒的成绩明显提升，跑出1分31.835秒，比所有对手至少快0.178秒。
除了一个人。诺里斯首轮成绩为1分32.525秒，尽管据迈凯伦领队安德烈亚·斯特拉描述，他在最后一弯损失了0.3秒，但他仍以1分31.824秒跃升至杆位。
沃尔夫显然没有预料到这一点——但当被问及这是丢失的杆位还是获得第二名时，他更愿意看到积极的一面。
“从那个角度看，是获得的，”沃尔夫告诉奥地利广播公司ORF。“在这个周末之前，我从不相信我们能在这种赛道布局下处于领先。”
“当刘易斯冲过终点线时，似乎很清楚我们要赢了。然后兰多在这样的条件下——天气突然变得如此炎热，而他非常擅长管理后轮过热——跑出了那样一圈。完美无瑕。”
迈凯伦在Q3之前的所有练习赛和排位赛阶段都比梅赛德斯慢，因此沃尔夫没有预料到这种性能转变。
“这也让我们感到惊讶，”他说。“但兰多过去曾展示过，他偶尔能跑出那样一圈。尤其是在尽可能控制后轴过热方面。在这方面，我认为他独一档。”
当被问及他预计比赛将如何展开时，沃尔夫特别指出了冠军争夺。刘易斯·汉密尔顿是梅赛德斯在车手冠军争夺中的主要挑战者，目前落后安东内利76分，而乔治·拉塞尔仅领先其前队友10分。
“最重要的是我们不要撞到任何东西；那对成本上限不利，”他指出。“不要输给刘易斯和法拉利积分。我认为在这里你必须得分，顺利完赛，希望能登上领奖台，希望能领先刘易斯。这样我们就达到了目标。”
英文原文
Mercedes thought it had pole position until Lando Norris came along
Kimi Antonelli was beaten by Norris on the line, by the slightest of margins, for Madring pole
Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff briefly believed Kimi Antonelli had taken pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix – until Lando Norris snatched it away.
Antonelli markedly improved on his initial 1m32.140s on his second Q3 run at the new Madring track, setting a 1m31.835s and outpacing all his rivals by at least 0.178s.
All, but one. Norris, whose first effort was a 1m32.525s, vaulted himself to pole position with a 1m31.824s, despite what was described by McLaren team principal Andrea Stella as a three-tenth loss in the final corner.
Wolff definitely didn’t see it coming – but preferred to see the glass half full, when asked if this was a lost pole position or a gained second place.
“It’s gained, looking at it that way,” Wolff told Austrian broadcaster ORF. “Before the weekend, I never believed we’d be at the front on this track layout.
“When Lewis crossed the line, it seemed clear we were winning this. And then Lando puts in a lap like that under conditions that suddenly got so hot, where he is so good at managing rear overheating. It's flawless.”
McLaren had been slower than Mercedes in all practice sessions and qualifying segments prior to Q3, so Wolff didn’t expect this shift in performance.
“That surprised us, too,” he said. “But Lando has shown in the past that he can occasionally pull out a lap like that. Especially when it comes to getting a handle on rear axle overheating as best as possible. And in that regard, I think he's in a league of his own.”
Asked how he expected the race to unfold, Wolff notably pointed to the title battle. Lewis Hamilton, who is Mercedes’ main challenger for the drivers’ title, currently has a 76-point deficit to Antonelli, while George Russell is just 10 points ahead of his former team-mate.
“The most important thing is that we don't crash into anything; that wouldn't be good for the cost cap,” he pointed out. “And not losing points to Lewis and Ferrari. I think here you have to score, drive home, hopefully end up on the podium, hopefully ahead of Lewis. Then we’ve reached our goals.”
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