Former champ Rosberg hails ‘awesome’ impact of F1 rule changes after overtaking-filled 2022 spectacle

前F1车手冠军罗斯伯格称赞F1规则改变带来的“可怕”影响，因为2022年的比赛中，F1规则的改变充满了精彩

Former world champion Nico Rosberg has paid tribute to F1's Managing Director of Motorsports Ross Brawn and the rest of the team responsible for the recent rules reset, which delivered on the promise of closer racing and more overtaking.

Overseen by Brawn, F1 adopted an all-new car concept for 2022 featuring ground effect aerodynamics, overhauled bodywork and bigger tyres, while retaining the 1.6-litre turbo-hybrid power units that debuted in 2014.

The wide-ranging changes were a hit from the outset, with Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc going head-to-head for victory at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, before dicing again next time out in Saudi Arabia – setting the scene for an action-packed campaign.

Although Verstappen and Red Bull ultimately cruised to both world titles as they hit form and Ferrari hit trouble, there was still plenty of close racing up and down the order, with Rosberg one of many to enjoy the drama as a fan.

“For me, the year of F1 was so awesome. It was such a great season,” said Rosberg – who won the title with Mercedes in 2016 before retiring from the sport – on his official YouTube channel.

前世界冠军尼科·罗斯伯格向F1赛车总经理罗斯·布朗和车队其他负责人致敬，他们最近重新制定了规则，兑现了更近距离比赛和更多超车的承诺。

在布朗的监督下，F1在2022年采用了全新的汽车概念，包括地面效应空气动力学、大修车身和更大的轮胎，同时保留了2014年首次亮相的1.6升涡轮混合动力单元。

大范围的改变从一开始就大受欢迎，马克斯·维斯塔潘和查尔斯·勒克莱尔将在本赛季开幕式巴林大奖赛上取得胜利，然后在下一次沙特阿拉伯再次决出胜负，为一场充满动作的比赛奠定了基础。

尽管维斯塔潘和红牛最终都获得了两项世界冠军，因为他们达到了状态，法拉利也遇到了麻烦，但仍然有很多近距离比赛，罗斯伯格是众多粉丝中的一员。

罗斯伯格在其官方YouTube频道上表示：“对我来说，F1这一年太棒了。这是一个非常棒的赛季。”罗斯伯格于2016年凭借梅赛德斯车队夺冠，随后退役。

“Even though one guy dominated so much, it didn’t really make it boring. It was just so interesting all the time, so exciting, so many things changing – it was great.

“I think the rule changes really worked very well, to make overtaking easier – we can confirm that. They’ve done a great job with that, led by Ross Brawn, so thank you Ross and team for the effort on that.”

Rosberg then highlighted a significant increase in overtakes between seasons, with 599 passes recorded in 2021 compared to a whopping 785 in 2022 – as per F1 tyre supplier Pirelli.

“The amount of overtakes [in 2022] compared to [2021], [there were] so many more, and that’s really just proof of how the new rules are working,” he summed up.

Rosberg claimed 23 wins, 57 podiums and the aforementioned title across his 10-year F1 career. He remains involved in the sport as a pundit and commentator, while also running his own Extreme E team.

“尽管一个男人主宰了很多，但这并没有让它变得无聊。它一直都很有趣，很令人兴奋，很多事情都在改变——这太棒了。”。

“我认为规则的改变真的很有效，让超车更容易——我们可以证实这一点。他们在罗斯·布朗的带领下做得很好，所以感谢罗斯和团队在这方面的努力。”

罗斯伯格随后强调了赛季间超车次数的显著增加，据F1轮胎供应商倍耐力称，2021超车次数达到599次，而2022年超车次数高达785次。

他总结道：“（2022年）与（2021年）相比，（2021年）的超车数量多得多，这确实证明了新规则的作用。”。

罗斯伯格在10年的F1生涯中赢得了23场胜利，57次登上领奖台，并获得了上述冠军。他仍然以专家和评论员的身份参与这项运动，同时还经营着自己的团队。