法拉利对墨西哥大奖赛期望不高 尽管勒克莱尔周五练习赛表现优异
尽管勒克莱尔在周五的练习赛中表现出色，法拉利车队经理弗雷德·瓦瑟尔对墨西哥大奖赛的期望并不高。
法拉利对墨西哥大奖赛抱有期望，尽管周五表现惊艳
查尔斯·勒克莱尔在墨西哥周五的FP1和FP2中都排名第一
尽管查尔斯·勒克莱尔在周五的两次练习中都排名第一，但法拉利一级方程式负责人弗雷德·瓦瑟尔对墨西哥大奖赛的期望进行了淡化。
勒克莱尔在FP1中设定了1分18.128秒的节奏，然后在Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez的FP2中将这一基准降至1分17.827秒。
队友刘易斯·汉密尔顿也表现出色，在首节练习赛中排名第四，落后勒克莱尔0.738秒，直到FP2中途引擎故障之前一直位于前五名。
瓦瑟尔在周五表示：“我并不需要自信或不确定。我们必须努力工作，我们必须尽力为明天做好准备。
“条件非常极端，[比我们之前知道的]还要高海拔。这对我们来说是一个挑战，对其他人也是如此。这意味着我们今晚有很多工作要做。
“路面非常颠簸，可能在1号弯之前有点过于颠簸。这几乎很危险。我们今晚必须做些什么。
“总的来说，我认为这是周末的一个不错的开始，但还有很长的路要走。”
法国人的评论是在上周的比赛中提出的，当时法拉利在奥斯汀的每一节练习中都排名第一，但最终只获得了第四和第五的名次，最后分别获得了第二和第四名。
勒克莱尔表示，法拉利在赛道演变上遇到了困难，而汉密尔顿将Q3的困境归咎于他的轮胎，因此瓦瑟尔对本周的情况持谨慎态度。
墨西哥的低抓地力赛道以其赛道演变而闻名，加上领跑的梅赛德斯车队以及复苏的红牛车队的状态良好，对于法拉利来说，杆位并非唾手可得。
“每个人都会进步，每个人都会根据海拔高度调整套件，”瓦瑟尔补充道。
“确实，与我们要面对的相比，这完全是一种极端。而且对于车手来说，在墨西哥带来这种级别的下压力，这是一个挑战。
“他们习惯了拥有本赛季最大的翼片。我认为与去年相比，蒙扎的差距比摩纳哥或墨西哥要小得多，这对他们来说是一个更大的挑战。”
但这也被视为意大利品牌在巴塞罗那的汉密尔顿和银石站的勒克莱尔之后，争取2026赛季第三个胜利的绝佳机会。
这是因为墨西哥城海拔较高，这意味着涡轮必须更加努力地工作，但由于SF-26的涡轮比其他涡轮小，延迟应该是最小的。
正因为如此，例如梅赛德斯车手乔治·拉塞尔将法拉利称为周末前的热门选择，但汉密尔顿在FP2之后驳回了这一说法。
“我并不完全同意关于涡轮的事情，”这位七次世界冠军说。 “如果你看看梅赛德斯和红牛的速度，他们在直道结束时的速度仍然非常快，就像每一场比赛一样。
“涡轮并没有带来差异。它在直道结束时仍然拉得更多。
“我认为我们仍然失去了两到三个十分之一。但是赛车表现良好。我们的赛车工作得相当不错。”
英文原文
Ferrari downplays expectations for F1 Mexico GP despite blistering Friday
Charles Leclerc topped both FP1 and FP2 on Friday in Mexico
Ferrari Formula 1 boss Fred Vasseur has downplayed expectations for the Mexico Grand Prix despite Charles Leclerc topping both Friday practice sessions.
The Ferrari driver set the pace with a 1m18.128s in FP1, before lowering that benchmark to 1m17.827s for FP2 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Team-mate Lewis Hamilton was also competitive, having taken fourth in opening practice, 0.738s behind Leclerc, before sitting inside the top five until his engine failed midway through FP2.
Vasseur said on Friday: “I don't have to be confident or not. We have to work, we have to try to get the best for tomorrow.
“Conditions are mega extreme, [more than] we knew before with the altitude. It's a challenge for us, but also for the others. It means that we have a lot of work to do tonight.
“It's mega bumpy, probably a bit too much before Turn 1. It's almost dangerous. We'll have to do something tonight.
“Overall I think that it was a good start of the weekend, but there's still a long way to go.”
The Frenchman’s comments came with last week in mind, as Ferrari topped each practice session in Austin, only to qualify fourth and fifth before finishing second and fourth.
Leclerc claimed Ferrari struggled with the track evolution, whereas Hamilton put the Q3 woes down to his tyres, and so Vasseur is wary of a similar situation occurring this weekend.
The low-grip Mexico circuit is notorious for its track evolution, and with runaway leader Mercedes – plus the resurgent Red Bull – in form, pole is not a given for Ferrari.
“Everybody will improve, everybody will fine-tune the package with the altitude,” added Vasseur.
“It's true that it's completely extreme compared to what we have to face and the fact that for the drivers to come with this level of downforce in Mexico, it's a challenge.
“They were used to having the biggest wing of the season. I think the delta compared to last year is much smaller in Monza than in Monaco or Mexico, and it's even more of a challenge for them.”
But this is still seen as a great opportunity for the Italian marque to claim its third victory of the 2026 season, following Hamilton in Barcelona and Leclerc at Silverstone.
That is because Mexico City is high in altitude, which means the turbo must work harder, yet because the SF-26’s turbo is smaller than others, lag should be at a minimum.
It is for that reason that Mercedes man George Russell, for example, labelled Ferrari as the pre-weekend favourite, but Hamilton rebuffed that claim following FP2.
“I don't really agree on the turbo thing,” said the seven-time world champion. “If you look at the speeds to the Mercedes and the Red Bull, they're still massively quicker at the end of the straights, like they are every race.
“The turbo is not making a difference. It's still pulling a lot more at the end of straights.
“I think we're still losing a good two or three tenths. But the car is behaving well. Our car works pretty well.”
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