紅牛為什么召回里卡多？

Why did Red Bull call on Ricciardo?

首先，里卡多到哪都是市場寵兒。澳大利亞人可愛活潑的個(gè)性充滿感染力，他遇事主動(dòng)，工作勤勉，是個(gè)完美的品牌大使。

Primarily, he is a marketeer’s dream. Ricciardo is a lovely, bubbly person with an infectious personality. He makes for engaging content, is a great brand builder and works hard.

不過，話說回來，他也是不可多得的優(yōu)秀車手，只不過是麥克拉倫的歲月挫了他的銳氣，無法發(fā)揮出應(yīng)有的水準(zhǔn)。

But secondly, he is a mighty fine racing driver – one who had his mojo damaged by a tough time at McLaren, where he was unable to deliver the kind of performances his talent warranted.

讓里卡多重回正賽這件事，也可以告訴佩雷茲，你可要在維斯塔潘旁邊好好表現(xiàn)一下了。而自從2018年后出走雷諾和麥克拉倫，紅牛車隊(duì)也能夠再次有機(jī)會，近距離考察里卡多，看他是否依舊有當(dāng)年之勇。

By having Ricciardo on the roster, it would keep Sergio Perez on his toes at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen, while also giving Red Bull the option to see him up close once again – after he left the team in 2018 for stints away at Renault and McLaren – to assess his capabilities.

顯然，和過去比，他可能依舊快得飛起。模擬器工作風(fēng)生水起，每個(gè)人驚訝于他的努力。

He was ruthlessly efficient in the simulator, impressing everyone with his efforts. It was clear he was as sharp as he was when they last ran him.

正因如此，紅牛明白，如果目前需要一名代打車手，而且必須是紅牛體系的一員，里卡多就是那個(gè)來之即戰(zhàn)的人。

So Red Bull knew if they needed a driver to step in, either at Red Bull or AlphaTauri as a one-off, he was ready to hit the ground running.

消息稱，里卡多傾向于下賽季全職回歸，這樣他可以得到完整的季前測試準(zhǔn)備期，和紅牛有在賽車研發(fā)上有更緊密的研發(fā)合作，從而幫助車隊(duì)大大提高賽車性能。

Ricciardo’s preferences, sources say, was to join the team next year so he could get a full pre-season under his belt and race a car that is going to have a much closer collaboration with the class-leading Red Bull team that should drastically improve their performance.

不過大牙很快意識到，眼下，在匈牙利前加盟小紅牛再明智不過了。在下半賽季，紅牛會有個(gè)完美的評估窗口，再來決定是否在明年讓他取代佩雷茲，如果墨西哥人表現(xiàn)依舊差強(qiáng)人意的話。

But Ricciardo realised it made sense to join AlphaTauri now, starting with the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix – which works perfectly for Red Bull as they can evaluate him for the remainder of the season and look to promote him back to Red Bull next year if Perez fails to improve.

里卡多為什么答應(yīng)了？

Why did Ricciardo say yes?

如果里卡多拒絕小紅牛的這個(gè)季中席位，紅牛很可能會選擇提拔連姆·勞森。

If Ricciardo didn’t accept a mid-season seat at AlphaTauri, it’s likely Red Bull would have drafted in Liam Lawson.

要是現(xiàn)在這位超級方程式車手在小紅牛依舊可以拿出精彩表現(xiàn)的話，明年加入紅牛的就不可能是里卡多了。

If the Super Formula racer then delivered the goods, it would have shut the door on Ricciardo’s ideal scenario of joining the team in 2024.

里卡多明白，他如果可以在下半年有所發(fā)揮，再勝過角田，佩雷茲又持續(xù)掙扎的話，那在2024或者以后回歸紅牛，這一戲劇性的發(fā)展將不再遙不可及。

He joins AlphaTauri knowing that if he can have a strong season this year, outperforming Tsunoda, and Perez continues to struggle, there’s the prospect of a remarkable return to Red Bull in 2024 or beyond.

他清楚自己不可能直接一口氣回歸紅牛，車隊(duì)一定會安排他從小紅牛干起，以便評估后續(xù)計(jì)劃的可行性。

He knew that an instant return to Red Bull was never on the cards. They would always have run him at AlphaTauri first to assess whether he deserved a step up.

那么里卡多現(xiàn)在狀態(tài)如何？據(jù)說他在銀石的倍耐力測試中的圈速足夠鎖定英國站頭排發(fā)車位。這還是在他此前沒來過23年賽車，而且這只是為了數(shù)據(jù)收集，都沒有什么追求圈速的調(diào)教。

How good is he right now? Well sources say the best time he set in today’s Pirelli tyre test at Silverstone would have been good enough for the front row in Sunday’s British Grand Prix. That’s a lap in a car that isn’t chasing performance as the primary goal is data gathering for Pirelli, having never driven a 2023 car before.

如果這還不夠好，那我不曉得什么才叫狀態(tài)好了。

If that’s not good, I don’t know what is.

*原標(biāo)題：ANALYSIS: How Ricciardo got a second chance with stunning AlphaTauri return

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**原文地址：https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.analysis-how-ricciardo-got-a-second-chance-with-stunning-alphatauri-return.4OveqMkSTh6YgH1dfJMp9y.html