[双语长文-Super Formula][红牛的下一个加斯利？劳森的F1起点？]
*How Lawson plans to build his Red Bull F1 case in Japan
*原标题：劳森将如何从日本开始冲击F1？
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It’s been five years since Pierre Gasly finished runner-up in Super Formula on his way to a Toro Rosso F1 drive, but his 2017 campaign is still looked back upon with fondness in the Japanese series’ paddock.
自从加斯利以超级方程式（SF）年度亚军的身份，加盟小红牛算起，已经过去五年了。不过在日本，围场记得大家依旧对那个2017赛季津津乐道。
That’s partly because no other Red Bull junior since has come close to matching Gasly’s achievements, but also partly because it represented a high point in the series’ reputation as a stepping stone to the big-time that has since faded.
这一方面是因为，此后的红牛青训车手中，都没有能复刻加斯利之成绩者。另一方面，SF作为赛事的声望在当时达到了一个顶点，此后多少不复当年。
Red Bull F1 reserve driver Liam Lawson is hoping to re-establish that link next season as he becomes the latest protege of the energy drink firm to make the move to Super Formula, and the comparisons with Gasly are irresistible.
今年，红牛储备车手连姆·劳森成为了这支饮料厂队转会日本的又一新人。劳森希望重现当年加斯利的经历，当然，与后者的比较也会是不可避免的。
He’ll be driving for the same Mugen team that took Gasly to within half-a-point of the title in 2017, and also with two full seasons of GP2/F2 under his belt (albeit the Frenchman went to Japan as GP2 champion). Like Gasly was, he’ll be 21 years old when the season begins. He also faces the challenge of going up against one of the big beasts of the Honda stable within the same team - for Naoki Yamamoto in 2017, read Tomoki Nojiri in 2023.
劳森将驾驶和加斯利一样的无限车队赛车，2017赛季加斯利这辆车，仅仅以0.5分的劣势丢掉了总冠军。其他的情况也同加斯利极其相似：他们都完整参加了两年的GP2/F2（只不过加斯利那时是GP2冠军），赛季开始时他们都只有21岁，而他们也都需要和本田的一位本土大佬做队友--2017年的山本尚贵，和现在2023的野尻智纪。
“The biggest thing I understood from watching Super Formula is how good the local drivers are,” Lawson tells Motorsport.com in an exclusive interview at Honda's Tokyo headquarters. “Just because you’ve raced in Formula 2 or been involved in Formula 1, it doesn’t mean you’ll come here and do well immediately. In fact, most guys don’t. Even Pierre struggled for his first few races.
“现在观察下来，我的感受就是，SF的本土车手都很快，”劳森在采访中说，“不是说你在F2比赛过，或者有F1的经验，你就可以立马在这里出成绩，大部分人其实都办不到。就算是皮埃尔（加斯利），开始几场比赛也相当挣扎。”
Inevitably, sharing a garage with Nojiri means that Lawson will be measured up against the reigning champion, which is perhaps something of a mixed blessing. That will be especially true in qualifying, as Nojiri scooped no fewer than six of a possible 10 poles this year.
和卫冕冠军野尻智纪在同一间车库，就逃不掉被拿来同这位大佬对比，这可能是件喜忧参半的事，尤其是在排位赛，毕竟日本大哥可是拿下了去年六成的杆位。
“It is [pressure], but I get to learn off the best, which is cool,” he says. “I am in the best possible position with the best team, up against Nojiri, but I’m going to learn a lot about the car. It’s a massive thing for me to have access to the best guy’s data.”
“压力肯定有，不过我可以像最优秀的车手学习，这很好，”劳森说，“我现在是在最强的车队中，最强的车手边，不会有比这更加理想的位置了。我还有很多SF赛车相关的东西要学，这之中还能接触到最棒的车手的数据，简直太重要了。”
For Lawson, there could hardly be a better time to be joining Super Formula, which is preparing to introduce a new car for the first time since 2019 next season. It’s a double-edged sword, because it could mean Mugen losing its pre-eminence, although the change to the pecking order is unlikely to be quite as dramatic as it was in 2019.
新赛季的SF将从2019算起，首次启用新款赛车，这对劳森来说，确实是加盟日本赛事的绝佳时机，但同时也可能导致无限车队丢失近年来的统治力，可谓是双刃剑。不过，排位的变化应该不会像2019赛季那么混乱。
“The new aero could be a good thing, because I tested F1 and this is the direction the cars are going with the floor becoming more important in terms of creating downforce,” says Lawson when asked for his thoughts on the topic. “On that side, potentially it’s good, and hopefully I can bring something to the team. ”
“新的空力套件是个好事，我也测试过F1，两者的趋势是一致的，都是更多的通过底板来获得下压力，”劳森对新赛车发表着看法，“这么看来。也许这对我是好事，希望我能多帮助到车队。”
He knows the value that Red Bull places on Super Formula, and that a Gasly-esque performance this year has the potential to hugely strengthen his case for a move to F1.
新西兰小伙明白，SF在红牛体系中份量颇重，这赛季如果能复刻加斯利的表现，会带给他足够的筹码，对他后续冲击F1大有裨益。
It would be wrong to frame Lawson’s quest for an F1 drive as 2024 or never. Just look at Nyck de Vries, seven years the senior of Lawson, being chosen to replace Alpine-bound Gasly at AlphaTauri in 2023.
现在就下定论，说劳森能否在2024或者以后拿到一个F1席位，还为时过早。看看德芙里斯吧，他比劳森大七岁，坚持不懈的荷兰小伙还不是在2023年成功加盟小红牛？顶替的可就是加斯利啊。
But as far as Super Formula goes, the expectation is that for a driver of Lawson’s experience, it’s a one-year programme.
不过，目前以劳森的经验和天赋，结合SF的温床，大家都认为他只会在日本待一年。
“Most likely,” he says when asked if he thinks this will be the case. “But the good thing is I have age on my side a bit, because in New Zealand, we could start racing cars from 13.
“很有可能，”在讨论此事时，劳森自己也承认，“不过好消息是，我还算年轻，在新西兰，你13岁就可以开始参加成人职业赛车了。”
“I’m 20 years old, but I’ve already done two seasons in F4, two seasons of F3 and two seasons of F2. And now I’m doing Super Formula. So I’m quite lucky in that respect. But at the same time, it’s a very important year for my career.”
“我现在20岁，但我已经跑了两年F4，两年F3，有了两个赛季的F2经验，现在又是SF，这么看我还真是个幸运的人。不过，今年对我以后的职业生涯真的很重要。”
原文地址：
https://www.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/lawson-interview-japan-mugen-honda/10413350/
