*FE close to mass retirement repeat in second Valencia race

*原標(biāo)題：險(xiǎn)些再次團(tuán)滅…FE驚險(xiǎn)的巴倫西亞二翻戰(zhàn)

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Formula E and the FIA came close to the second Valencia E-Prix also being marred by mass retirements from cars running out of useable energy on the last lap.

在先前結(jié)束的巴倫西亞第二回合比賽中，車手們差點(diǎn)再次因電量枯竭而大批次退賽，F(xiàn)E和FIA也險(xiǎn)些又一次成為眾人口誅筆伐的對象。

The Saturday round drew widespread criticism when only nine of the 24 drivers were classified, and a further five cars were disqualified for exceeding energy limits.

在更早結(jié)束的周六回合中，24輛賽車中僅9人完賽，接著又有5人由于能量使用過度被取消成績，這一結(jié)果免不了激起一片罵聲。

Teams have referred to the race as the electric championship ’s ‘2005 Indianapolis Grand Prix’ moment in circumstances FIA Formula E director Frederic Bertrand said he hoped “will never happen again.”

車隊(duì)們拿2005年的F1美國站米其林輪胎門事件做類比，將其視作FE中的賽場丑聞。國際汽聯(lián)FE主席弗里德里克·波特蘭德表示，他希望類似的情況“下不為例。”

The Sunday race came close to a similar outcome had it not been for a late strategy call from BMW Andretti and rookie season race winner Jake Dennis. With Norman Nato – second on the road but carrying a five-second time penalty for tagging Alex Lynn – holding off Andre Lotterer, Dennis was instructed to slow the pace.

要不是寶馬車隊(duì)在最后關(guān)頭對新科冠軍杰克·丹尼斯下達(dá)的車隊(duì)指令，周日的比賽險(xiǎn)些重蹈覆轍。在身后諾曼·納托及安德烈·洛特勒緊追不舍的情況下——前者由于對阿列克斯·林恩的撞擊將被加罰五秒——丹尼斯依舊被車隊(duì)告知減速。

This meant he crossed the timing line one second after the 45-minute race timer elapsed to leave only a one-lap sprint to the finish. Had he been marginally quicker and created a two-lap climax then multiple cars would again have maxed out on useable energy.

這意味著他在45分鐘的常規(guī)比賽時(shí)間后一秒沖線，確保了大家只需全力沖那最后一圈。如果他再快一點(diǎn)，給比賽末段留出兩圈，那么有許多車手將不得不再次由于電量用盡而退賽。

Asked if the more refined Sunday race had work to restore credibility for Formula E, Audi driver Lucas di Grassi told Motorsport.com: “Formula E is credible, everything is working. It was just an outlier that happened once every 1000 races. The bad thing is that people focus on that.

當(dāng)被問及如此精打細(xì)算的周日回合是否幫助FE找回了些許信譽(yù)時(shí)，奧迪車手盧卡斯·迪·格拉西說道：電動方程式一直都享譽(yù)世界，一切都很順利。禮拜六的情況不過是千分之一的偶然罷了。只不過有時(shí)免不了壞事傳千里。“

“Today was more a normal race, although if Jake had crossed the line within like half a second, half of the field would also not have had the energy. So, it was again the same scenario. But at this time, the leader played it right.”

“今天的比賽就正常多了，當(dāng)然要是杰克再快哪怕半秒，場上一半的人可能又要沒電可跑了。所以，本質(zhì)上情況是差不多的，只不過這次，領(lǐng)先車手做了正確的選擇?！?/p>

Jaguar Racing team director James Barclay corroborated the 2016-17 champion’s statement, adding: “Absolutely [there could have been a similar situation]. It was a very late call from BMW. We spotted a risk.

捷豹車隊(duì)經(jīng)理，詹姆斯·巴克萊同樣支持這位2017賽季冠軍的說法，他補(bǔ)充道：“這是當(dāng)然的（指周日比賽險(xiǎn)些會重蹈覆轍）。寶馬在最后關(guān)頭才做出決定，我們覺得這還是很有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的?！?/p>

“We were very conservative at one point. Today could have been [similar]. If [Jake] had have gone one lap longer, potentially a number of cars were in trouble.”

“我們在比賽中一度非常注意節(jié)省電量。要是杰克多跑那一圈，情況真的會和周六很相似，可能要有一票車陷入麻煩了?！?/p>

“You have to constantly monitor that. But you don't know what the leader is going to do. A lot of cars are in the leader’s hands. Today, I would say yes it was marginal.

“你必須時(shí)刻關(guān)注電量狀況，但你不可能知道領(lǐng)先車手下一步會做什么。有時(shí)很多車手的命運(yùn)都掌握在領(lǐng)跑者手里，就像今天，我會說這就在毫厘之間?！?/p>

“When you sit back, a lot of things fell in the favour of the leader today. Actually, he didn’t need to push that one lap longer. He could shorten the race.”

“像今天，當(dāng)你落后的時(shí)候，領(lǐng)先車手會占到不少便宜。實(shí)際上，他也的確沒必要多沖一圈，他是那個(gè)有條件縮短比賽的人?！?/p>

原文地址：

https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/valencia-mass-retirement-repeat-second/6459029/