热点资讯AP Top News｜汉密尔顿：拉斯维加斯站第八名收官，延续“糟糕”赛季表现
拉斯维加斯（美联社）——刘易斯·汉密尔顿完全有理由对周六晚上的表现感到满意，但作为七届F1世界冠军，他的标准远不止于虽败犹荣。
尽管汉密尔顿在拉斯维加斯大奖赛中迅速从队尾突围，甚至在50圈的比赛中一度升至第五名，但最终仅以第八名完赛的成绩并未给他带来多少安慰。
无论过程如何，这又是一次失败。
“我感觉糟透了，真的糟透了，”汉密尔顿说道，“这是我经历过最糟糕的一个赛季。无论我多么努力，情况却越来越糟。”
他以第十名的成绩冲线，但由于兰多·诺里斯和奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里被取消资格，最终名次提升了两位。
汉密尔顿（Hamilton）带着疑问进入本周末的比赛——这位英国车手从梅赛德斯（Mercedes）高调转会法拉利（Ferrari）的首个赛季，表现远未达到预期。
本赛季他尚未取得胜利，队友夏尔·勒克莱尔同样未尝胜绩。两周前的巴西大奖赛上，两位车手双双未能完赛，这场尤为令人失望的表现激怒了法拉利执行董事长约翰·埃尔坎。
埃尔坎表示：“我们的驾驶员需要专注于驾驶，减少交谈，这非常重要。”
法拉利车队在巴西站后从制造商积分榜第二位跌至第四位，目前还剩拉斯维加斯站后的两场比赛。本赛季赛程将转战卡塔尔，最终在阿联酋收官。
埃尔坎对汉密尔顿在拉斯维加斯站的糟糕开局想必十分失望。周五排位赛中，汉密尔顿仅位列第20名（即最后一位）。由于角田裕毅被查出违规改装赛车（该行为被赛事明令禁止），汉密尔顿最终以第19位发车。
汉密尔顿赛后坦言："这真是一场令人失望的排位赛。第三次练习赛后，我本对赛车速度充满信心，但今天的潮湿天气对我们不利。能见度极差，更不走运的是接连遇到黄旗干扰，导致最后三次尝试都没能完成一个完整的有效圈速。"
汉密尔顿令人失望的成绩甚至引发了人们对于这位40岁车手是否应该退役的猜测。
他以7个世界冠军头衔与迈克尔·舒马赫并列历史纪录，同时保持着分站赛胜利次数（105场）和领奖台登台次数（202次）的榜首。2017至2020年间，汉密尔顿展现出绝对统治力，连续四年夺得总冠军，其中最后三个赛季均以11场胜利收官。
这是前所未有的精彩内容——在这场对话中，汉密尔顿（Hamilton）坚定地表明了自己的立场。
然而在2021赛季收官战阿布扎比大奖赛上，原本有望创纪录地第八次夺冠的汉密尔顿，却遭遇了滑铁卢。当时他本已胜券在握，但一系列颇具争议的事件将胜利拱手让给了马克斯·维斯塔潘。自此之后，维斯塔潘便再未让冠军旁落，连续四年问鼎总冠军。
梅赛德斯车队与汉密尔顿对阿布扎比站的比赛结果提出抗议，但未能改变结局。
无论是因为那次比赛结果影响了心态，还是其他因素在起作用，汉密尔顿自此状态大不如前。这位曾六次单赛季夺冠超过十次的王牌车手，未能在2022和2023赛季再度问鼎分站冠军。
他终于在去年于英国和比利时站取得突破性胜利，但最终以年度第七名收官，较2023年的季军成绩有所退步。这也是他在梅赛德斯车队的最后一个赛季，转投法拉利车队为他重燃职业生涯带来了希望。
这根本就没发生过。
汉密尔顿今年不仅未能赢得任何一场比赛，甚至未能跻身前三或夺得杆位。过去四年间，他仅获得过一次杆位。
难怪汉密尔顿即便在当晚从赛车中榨取的性能超出预期，却仍在寻求答案。
汉密尔顿表示：“我正在尝试所有方法，一切可能的手段，无论是在车内还是车外。”
美联社赛车新闻：
LAS VEGAS (AP) Lewis Hamilton had every reason to feel good about the effort he put in Saturday night, but as a seven-time Formula 1 champion, his bar is too high for moral victories.
So even though he quickly moved from the back of the pack in the Las Vegas Grand Prix, even rising to fifth midway through the 50-lap race, Hamilton took little solace in finishing eighth.
It was, no matter how he got there, another loss.
I feel terrible. Terrible, Hamilton said. Its been the worst season for me ever. No matter how much I try, it just keeps getting worse.
He crossed the line in 10th but gained two positions when Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified.
Hamilton came into the weekend looking for answers after his hyped move from Mercedes to Ferrari fell well short of expectations in the English drivers first season with the team.
He hasnt won this season, and nor has teammate Charles Leclerc, which drew the ire of Ferrari executive chairman John Elkann after an especially disappointing race two weeks ago when both drivers failed to finish the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Its important that our drivers focus on driving and talk less, Elkann said.
Ferrari dropped from second to fourth in the constructors standings in Brazil, where the team remains with two events to go after Las Vegas. The series moves on to Qatar and then finishes in the United Arab Emirates.
Elkann couldnt have been pleased by the way the Las Vegas race began for Hamilton. He qualified Friday night in 20th and last place . Hamilton wound up starting 19th after Yuki Tsunoda was found to have made modifications when none were allowed.
That was a really disappointing qualifying session, Hamilton said shortly afterward. After (practice session No. 3), I felt we had good pace in the car, but the wet conditions didnt work in our favor today. Visibility was poor and we were unfortunate to be hampered by a few yellow flags, which meant I couldnt put a proper lap together in my last three attempts.
Hamiltons disappointing results have even sparked speculation whether the 40-year-old should retire.
With seven titles, hes tied with Michael Schumacher for the record and Hamilton is first in victories (105) and podium appearances (202). Hamilton was especially dominant between 2017 and 2020, winning four championships in a row, the last three seasons ending with 11 victories each.
Its greatest-ever stuff, a conversation in which Hamilton firmly planted himself.
But then it all began to fall apart after what would have been a record eighth championship at the season-ending 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton was primed to win the race, but a series of controversial events helped hand the victory to Max Verstappen, who hasnt let go of the title since in winning the past four.
Mercedes and Hamilton protested the Abu Dhabi result to no avail.
Whether that result got into his head or there were other factors at play, Hamilton hasnt been the same since then. The driver who has posted six double-digit win seasons failed to cross the finish line first in 2022 and 2023.
He finally broke through with wins last year in England and Belgium, but finished seventh in the standings, actually a step back from third in 2023. That also was his final season at Mercedes, and moving to Ferrari presented hopes of re-igniting his career.
It just hasnt happened.
Beyond failing to win a race this year, Hamilton has not even made the top three or taken a pole position. He has just one pole over the past four years.
No wonder Hamilton, even on a night when he got more out of the car than expected, was still searching for answers.
Im trying everything. Everything, Hamilton said. In and out of the car.
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