AP Top News｜兰多·诺里斯瞄准F1冠军头衔 卡塔尔大奖赛前保持冷静

2025-12-06 12:46

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) Lando Norris has a big enough lead not to panic heading into the penultimate race of the Formula 1 season in Qatar on Sunday.

The McLaren driver is close to sealing the first F1 title of his career. The 26-year-old Briton is 24 points ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri and Red Bulls Max Verstappen, whose brilliant comeback in recent weeks has given him a glimpse of a fifth straight crown.

Verstappens 69 race wins put him third all-time behind Michael Schumacher (91) and Lewis Hamilton (105). The dynamic Dutchman is already considered one of the best F1 drivers ever and his late charge this season was aided by the disqualification of both McLaren drivers following the Las Vegas GP last Sunday, a race he won.

Norris lost the 18 points he had earned from crossing the line in second place, and Piastri the 12 from initially placing fourth.

Of course it hurts. But actually I found it quite easy just to move on, said Norris, who earlier this season found himself lagging behind a dominant Piastri. I feel as relaxed as I was before, when I was 35 points behind (Piastri), and I feel the same when Im 24 points ahead. Thats my strength for now.

There are 33 points on offer this weekend, with an additional eight from Saturdays sprint race. Put more simply: Norris will clinch the Formula 1 title if he scores at least two more points than Verstappen and Piastri across the weekend.

Race strategy will be harder to impose given that teams have two mandatory pit stops in Qatar, a measure imposed on safety grounds due to high risk of tire degradation at the 5.4-kilometer (3.35-mile) Lusail International Circuit. Pirelli tires are restricted to a maximum 25 laps in the 57-lap race.

McLarens penalty in Vegas hurt Norris, who had won the two previous races, more than Piastri. He inadvertently closed the gap on Norris, having finished six points behind him in that race before the DQ.

But Piastri has not won since the final day of August at the Dutch Grand Prix and has no podiums in the past six races .

Theres still a chance, the Australian driver said. I also know that its a bit of an outside shot.

Verstappen has won the last two races in Qatar and four of the last five in Abu Dhabi, where the season will end the following Sunday.

His chances are boosted by a sprint race in Qatar, even if its a mini-format he generally does not like.

Ready. See what happens, he said. Yes, it is closer (than expected). Ideally I would have loved to have had it even more close. All in, and hopefully we can make it exciting to the end.

McLarens lead first practice

Piastri topped Fridays practice session ahead of Norris, with Verstappen sixth.

Verstappen complained over the team radio that his car bounced a bit and that it lacked pace coming out of Turn 6.

There was a sprint qualifying session later Friday under floodlights. Saturdays 19-lap sprint race is followed by night-time qualifying for the main race.

Late-night drama in Las Vegas

After the floodlit Las Vegas race, the FIA summoned McLaren to race stewards for failing inspection. They deemed that the measured thickness on the skid wear the wear on the protective plank on the underside of the cars failed to meet the minimum requirements on both cars.

Norris went from 30 points up on Piastri and 42 up on Verstappen to 24 up on both rivals (390-366).

Piastri holds the tie-breaker for second in the standings based on his win total compared to Verstappen (7-6).

Flagging Ferrari

Ferrari needs a strong finish to the season after being on the receiving end of criticism from executive chairman John Elkann .

Hamilton has struggled this season and the seven-time F1 champions performances have been below expectations.

I feel terrible. Terrible, Hamilton said after Las Vegas, where he recorded his worst-ever qualifying performance by finishing 20th.

Aside from clinching a sprint race in China in March, the 40-year-old Briton has not won for Ferrari. Overall, he has won only two F1 races in four seasons including this one.

His frustration has at times been expressed in curt team radio exchanges with Ferrari race engineer Ricciardo Adami , with Hamilton sarcastically telling him to have a tea break during the Miami GP in May.

Hamilton was urged by team principal Frdric Vasseur to calm down and be focused on the next two races and the driver has since said that his post-race comments in Vegas were made in the heat of frustration.

Charles Leclerc has not won a race this season, either, having won three with Ferrari in 2024.

But the driver from Monaco leads Hamilton 7-0 in podiums and comfortably in the standings. Leclerc is fifth with 226 points, while his teammate is sixth with 152, only 15 points ahead of Kimi Antonelli, his 19-year-old replacement at Mercedes. ___

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【卡塔尔卢赛尔讯】（美联社）兰多·诺里斯在周日卡塔尔站F1赛季倒数第二场比赛前优势明显，无需惊慌。

这位迈凯伦车手即将斩获职业生涯首个F1冠军头衔。现年26岁的英国车手目前领先队友奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里和红牛车队的马克斯·维斯塔潘24个积分，而维斯塔潘近几周的强势回归，已让他隐约看到连续第五次加冕的希望。

维斯塔潘（Verstappen）以69场分站赛胜利位列历史第三，仅次于迈克尔·舒马赫（Michael Schumacher，91胜）和路易斯·汉密尔顿（Lewis Hamilton，105胜）。这位充满活力的荷兰车手已被公认为F1史上最伟大的车手之一。在上周日举行的拉斯维加斯大奖赛中，他不仅夺冠，还因迈凯伦两位车手赛后遭取消成绩而进一步巩固了本赛季的领先优势。

诺里斯因以第二名完赛获得的18个积分被取消，皮亚斯特里原本第四名的12个积分也遭扣除。

“当然会痛。但实际上我发现继续前进并不难，”诺里斯说道。本赛季早些时候，他曾落后于表现强势的皮亚斯特里。“无论是落后（皮亚斯特里）35分时，还是现在领先24分时，我都保持着同样的放松状态。这就是我目前的力量所在。”

本周末共有33个积分可供争夺，周六的冲刺赛还将额外产生8个积分。简而言之：若诺里斯在整个周末的积分比维斯塔潘和皮亚斯特里至少多出2分，他将锁定F1世界冠军头衔。

由于卡塔尔站比赛要求车队必须完成两次强制进站，比赛策略的制定将更具挑战性。这一规定是基于安全考虑，因为全长5.4公里（3.35英里）的卢赛尔国际赛道存在轮胎高损耗风险。在总计57圈的比赛中，倍耐力轮胎的单次使用被限制在最多25圈。

迈凯伦车队在拉斯维加斯站受到的处罚对诺里斯（曾连续赢得前两站比赛）的影响比对皮亚斯特里更大。皮亚斯特里在取消资格前以6分之差落后于诺里斯完赛，无意中缩小了与诺里斯的差距。

但皮亚斯特里自8月底荷兰大奖赛夺冠后便再无胜绩，过去六站比赛也未能登上领奖台。

“还有机会，”这位澳大利亚车手说道，“不过我也清楚希望有些渺茫。”

维斯塔潘赢得了卡塔尔站最近两场比赛，并在阿布扎比站最近五场中四次夺冠。本赛季将于下周日在此落下帷幕。

尽管他通常不喜欢这种短程赛制，但卡塔尔站的冲刺赛仍为他增加了胜算。

"准备好了。看看会发生什么，"他说道。"是的，这比预期更接近（胜利）。理想情况下，我本希望能更接近些。全力以赴吧，希望我们能将这份激动保持到最后。"

迈凯伦车队领跑首次练习赛

皮亚斯特里在周五的练习赛中领先诺里斯位居第一，维斯塔潘排名第六。

维斯塔潘通过车队无线电抱怨称，他的赛车有些颠簸，且在6号弯出弯时缺乏速度。

周五晚些时候在泛光灯下进行了一场冲刺排位赛。周六将举行19圈的冲刺赛，随后是夜间进行的正赛排位赛。

拉斯维加斯的深夜戏剧

在拉斯维加斯夜赛结束后，国际汽联（FIA）因迈凯伦车队未通过检查而召其接受赛事仲裁。仲裁认定，两辆赛车底板护木的磨损厚度——即车辆底部防护板的磨损程度——均未达到最低要求标准。

诺里斯原本领先皮亚斯特里30分、领先维斯塔潘42分，现在对两位对手的领先优势均缩小至24分（390分对366分）。

凭借与维斯塔潘（7胜对6胜）的胜场数优势，皮亚斯特里在积分榜上握有争夺第二名的决胜权。

法拉利车队状态低迷

法拉利车队在本赛季屡遭执行主席约翰·埃尔坎批评后，亟需以强势表现收官。

汉密尔顿本赛季表现挣扎，这位七届F1冠军得主的成绩一直低于预期。

汉密尔顿在拉斯维加斯站赛后表示：“我感觉糟透了，真的糟透了。”他在该站排位赛中仅位列第20名，创下职业生涯最差排位成绩。

除了今年3月在中国赢得一场冲刺赛外，这位40岁的英国车手尚未为法拉利车队取得其他胜利。纵观包括本赛季在内的四个赛季，他仅获得过两场F1分站赛冠军。

汉密尔顿的沮丧情绪时常体现在与法拉利赛车工程师里卡多·阿达米（Ricciardo Adami）的简短无线电交流中。在五月的迈阿密大奖赛期间，他甚至讽刺地建议对方“不如去喝杯茶休息一下”。

车队领队弗雷德里克·瓦塞尔敦促汉密尔顿"冷静下来，专注于接下来的两场比赛"。这位车手随后表示，他在拉斯维加斯赛后的言论是"在沮丧情绪下说出的"。

夏尔·勒克莱尔本赛季尚未赢得比赛胜利，而他在2024年曾代表法拉利车队三次夺冠。

但这位来自摩纳哥的车手在领奖台次数上以7-0领先汉密尔顿，并在积分榜上遥遥领先。勒克莱尔以226分排名第五，而他的队友则以152分位列第六，仅比他在梅赛德斯车队的19岁替补车手基米·安东内利高出15分。

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