[双语简报-F1][为什么说，周冠宇值得这份续约合同]

*Why Alfa Romeo retained Zhou for 2023

*原标题：为什么阿尔法罗密欧选择继续同周冠宇冲击2023

**译文版权up所有，原文及图片摘自F1官网，有删减

It's hard for a Formula 1 rookie these days. The limited pre-season testing means they have little-to-no time to get a grip of a machine that is far more powerful and agile than they’ve previously raced. It’s even harder when mechanical gremlins rear their ugly heads, as they did for Alfa Romeo with the red and white car spending close to four of the six days in the garage in pre-season running, further robbing you of precious mileage to build some early rhythm.

现如今，作为F1新秀的日子可不好过。季前测试被缩减了，这意味着他们几乎没有多少时间，去适应一辆比自己过去的座驾要强大迅猛得多的赛车。而当你还要不得不面对机械故障时，情况就更糟了。六天的测试里有四天，阿尔法罗密欧都只能看着自己的红白赛车停在维修区里检修。宝贵的里程数就在眼前流失，就是得不到一个寻找新车节奏的机会。

Not ideal conditions, then, for Zhou, who managed only 112 laps in Barcelona – just over half what Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz clocked up at the same test. But his team mate Valtteri Bottas had a worse time of it, clocking only 54 laps. Zhou was set to drive in the team’s filming day shortly after in Barcelona, with the team keen for him to get as much car time as possible to get him up to speed ahead of his debut.

这对周冠宇来说当然是坏消息，他在巴塞罗那完成了112圈，这只是法拉利车手塞恩斯同期的一半。不过，他的队友博塔斯还要倒霉，只跑了54圈。周冠宇原本计划在巴塞罗那测试后，驾车参与到车队官方影片的拍摄中，车队也乐于见到他有更多的驾驶时间，这能帮助他在处子秀前更好的提升速度。

But rather than grab the chance for extra mileage, Zhou stepped aside and offered the car to Bottas, as he knew how important it was for the Finn to get more car time – and use all of his experience to feed back to the team in a bid to aid development. He put the team first.

不过，周冠宇没有选择去抓住这次额外的测试机会，相反，他把机会让给了博塔斯。上海小伙知道，让芬兰队友获得足够的测试时间，对车队研发大有裨益。博塔斯可以利用他丰富的经验，给到车队很多反馈。周冠宇把车队利益放在了首位。

“This decision came from himself, I didn’t ask him [to give up the car],” Vasseur tells F1.com. “In the debrief after the three days in Barcelona, he said, ‘I drove more than Valtteri, I think it makes sense if I gave him the car for Sunday.’ For a rookie to propose something like this is impressive.”

“这是他自己的决定，我没这么要求过他，”瓦塞尔对F1官网说到，“巴塞罗那三天测试后的车队简报会上，他说'我比瓦尔特里跑得多，我觉得周日应该把赛车交给他，这很合理。'作为一个新秀，能做出如此提议，这让人印象深刻。”

Zhou set tone with Bahrain point

巴林夺分定调

Vassuer admits he was “not nervous but a bit worried” about Zhou heading into the season, with so little track time after a disrupted pre-season – but that feeling didn’t linger as Zhou delivered an impressive debut weekend.

瓦塞尔承认，由于零碎的季前准备，中国车手缺乏测试时间，他对周冠宇的新秀年“不紧张但有点担心”。不过在上海小伙出色的首个周末后，所有担心都烟消云散了。

“We knew before the season that it would be a challenge, as it was a new car with a new line-up, only six days testing – and on those six test days, we spent four in the garage,” says Vasseur. “For a rookie to start the season like this was not an easy one. From Bahrain already, he did very well. He went to Q2, which was the target, and he scored points. He fought with Lewis in the race.

“我们清楚这个赛季会极具挑战性，新车，新车手，更不用说六天测试我们有四天都在修车，”瓦塞尔说，“一个新秀有这样的表现很不容易，从巴林就是如此。他闯进了Q2，拿了积分，还和汉密尔顿展开了攻防。”

“We started the season on the right foot, with good momentum – and it was very positive for him. Then he was able to maintain this level of performance.”

“我们的赛季起步就在正轨上，势头良好，这对他都是积极的信号。之后他也持续有着不错的发挥。”

A positive mindset sent right message

态度决定一切

Throughout that weekend in Bahrain, Zhou remained composed, handled the big media interest with ease, and got down to business in the garage, learning his new office and spending time getting to know his team. As the season has progressed, that approach to a weekend wasn’t an outlier but rather the rule.

巴林周末，周冠宇表现得沉着冷静，应付媒体游刃有余，车队工作也是一丝不苟。仔细熟悉新环境，新团队，整个赛季都是如此，这不是做做样子，而是严格的自律。

However, it wasn’t as successful from a pure points perspective, with the unreliability which plagued the team at testing stubbornly hanging about through the season. Hardly the smooth sailing a rookie could do with to build himself into a season. But Zhou’s relentlessly positive attitude remained.

从积分角度看，这些努力似乎没什么用，阿尔法罗密欧赛车备受可靠性问题困扰，从季前测试到赛季中皆如此。这对一个急需证明自己的新人可不是什么好事，不过好在周冠宇一直保持着雷打不动的积极态度。

“We had some DNFs in the first third of the season – but he was always there in terms of pace,” says Vasseur. “I think the most important for me was to feel he was able to inject a positive attitude into the team. Even when he had to face some tough situations like DNFs, he always stayed positive – and that’s mega positive for us.”

“赛季前三分之一，我们退赛有点多了，不过他速度上其实一直不错，”瓦塞尔表示，“对我来说，看到他不断得给车队注入积极的思想态度，这是最重要的。即使他不得不退赛的时候，他还是保持着良好的心态，这让车队也获益匪浅。”

Progress has been constant and consistent

持续稳定的进步

Zhou had a big high-speed crash at the start of the British Grand Prix, but after he was passed fit by the medical centre, he headed straight back to the team’s hospitality to discuss the next race in Austria, rather than retreating home. It an impressive show of bravery and defiance. 

英国大奖赛上，周冠宇经历了一次高速撞车，在被医疗中心宣布没事后，周冠宇没有选择回家少做调整，而是直接加入到车队关于下一站奥地利的准备中。这展示出了他让人惊叹的勇气和韧劲。

“He came back very quickly – he was performing very well,” says Vasseur of Zhou after the crash at Silverstone. “I like the guy, the team likes the guy – and I think in terms of pure performance, he’s improving step by step. Now he is challenging Valtteri in qualifying – and this is important. We have written one chapter, we have some other ones to make.”

“他很快就回来了，表现得很棒，”瓦塞尔在银石事故后这么评价周冠宇，“我喜欢他，团队也很喜欢他，就算从纯技术角度，他也在踏实进步中。现在他都可以在排位赛里挑战博塔斯了，这很关键。我们完成了故事的开头，接下去还有很多路要走。”

Zhou’s popularity in China continues to grow, the 23-year-old accruing a slew of personal endorsement deals with a variety of high-profile brands, including Prada. With his growing form and profile comes greater interest from Chinese businesses, which is a positive not just for Alfa Romeo but the wider sport.

周冠宇的人气在中国国内也是水涨船高，23岁的小伙已经身背大量个人品牌代言，其中不乏普拉达这样的奢侈品。随着他的表现和状态渐入佳境，还会有很多的中国资本涌入，这对阿尔法罗密欧和F1都是一件好事。

Bottas and Zhou’s good relationship important

同博塔斯的良好关系

Zhou getting on terms with Bottas is important, as it shows he has potential for the future. That they get on well is crucial, too. Alfa Romeo are in a place where it’s all about the drivers working together to drive the team up through the midfield.

周冠宇和博塔斯的组合渐入佳境，如此良性的队友关系对车队很重要，这从另一方面凸显出了中国车手的潜力。阿尔法罗密欧要想从中游突围，就必须依靠两位车手的协作发挥。

Squabbling between themselves is pointless. If one can help the other get an overall better result for the team, that is the priority. Both drivers are completely bought into that mindset.

互相争斗是没有意义的，重要的是能否互相帮助，以取得更好的名次，两人对此心知肚明。

“In Spa, we asked Valtteri to help Zhou in qualifying – to abort the lap for the slipstream. It meant Valtteri did not progress from Q1 for the 149th time in a row. He didn’t mention this, he just did it. We had the same with Zhou, to help Valtteri. They are helping the team. This dynamic is very important to us.”

“在斯帕，我们要求博塔斯在排位赛里放弃自己的飞行圈，来给周冠宇拉尾流，这意味着他无法连续第149次晋级Q2。他没去管这些，就是完成了任务。我们也会对周冠宇做同样的安排去帮助博塔斯，周也做到了。他们的协作也帮到了车队，这样的氛围对车队很重要。”

原文地址：

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.driver-market-analysis-why-alfa-romeo-retained-zhou-for-2023.1s5cD8vfrvc2nuAHwU7VHI.html