Former champ Rosberg hails ‘a(chǎn)wesome’ impact of F1 rule changes after overtaking-filled 2022 spectacle

前F1車(chē)手冠軍羅斯伯格稱(chēng)贊F1規(guī)則改變帶來(lái)的“可怕”影響，因?yàn)?022年的比賽中，F(xiàn)1規(guī)則的改變充滿(mǎn)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.

前世界冠軍尼科·羅斯伯格向F1賽車(chē)總經(jīng)理羅斯·布朗和車(chē)隊(duì)其他負(fù)責(zé)人致敬，他們最近重新制定了規(guī)則，兌現(xiàn)了更近距離比賽和更多超車(chē)的承諾。

在布朗的監(jiān)督下，F(xiàn)1在2022年采用了全新的汽車(chē)概念，包括地面效應(yīng)空氣動(dòng)力學(xué)、大修車(chē)身和更大的輪胎，同時(shí)保留了2014年首次亮相的1.6升渦輪混合動(dòng)力單元。

大范圍的改變從一開(kāi)始就大受歡迎，馬克斯·維斯塔潘和查爾斯·勒克萊爾將在本賽季開(kāi)幕式巴林大獎(jiǎng)賽上取得勝利，然后在下一次沙特阿拉伯再次決出勝負(fù)，為一場(chǎng)充滿(mǎn)動(dòng)作的比賽奠定了基礎(chǔ)。

盡管維斯塔潘和紅牛最終都獲得了兩項(xiàng)世界冠軍，因?yàn)樗麄冞_(dá)到了狀態(tài)，法拉利也遇到了麻煩，但仍然有很多近距離比賽，羅斯伯格是眾多粉絲中的一員。

羅斯伯格在其官方Y(jié)ouTube頻道上表示：“對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，F(xiàn)1這一年太棒了。這是一個(gè)非常棒的賽季。”羅斯伯格于2016年憑借梅賽德斯車(chē)隊(duì)奪冠，隨后退役。

“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.

“盡管一個(gè)男人主宰了很多，但這并沒(méi)有讓它變得無(wú)聊。它一直都很有趣，很令人興奮，很多事情都在改變——這太棒了?！?。

“我認(rèn)為規(guī)則的改變真的很有效，讓超車(chē)更容易——我們可以證實(shí)這一點(diǎn)。他們?cè)诹_斯·布朗的帶領(lǐng)下做得很好，所以感謝羅斯和團(tuán)隊(duì)在這方面的努力。”

羅斯伯格隨后強(qiáng)調(diào)了賽季間超車(chē)次數(shù)的顯著增加，據(jù)F1輪胎供應(yīng)商倍耐力稱(chēng)，2021超車(chē)次數(shù)達(dá)到599次，而2022年超車(chē)次數(shù)高達(dá)785次。

他總結(jié)道：“（2022年）與（2021年）相比，（2021年）的超車(chē)數(shù)量多得多，這確實(shí)證明了新規(guī)則的作用?！?。

羅斯伯格在10年的F1生涯中贏得了23場(chǎng)勝利，57次登上領(lǐng)獎(jiǎng)臺(tái)，并獲得了上述冠軍。他仍然以專(zhuān)家和評(píng)論員的身份參與這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，同時(shí)還經(jīng)營(yíng)著自己的團(tuán)隊(duì)。