在2021 国际汽联电动方程式世界锦标赛进行至半程时，我们采访了NIO 333 FE车队领队克里斯蒂安·西尔克（Christian Silk），询问了他有关国际汽联环境认证、车队新的英国总部以及他对第七赛季剩余赛程的期望。

We caught up with Christian Silk, Team Principal of NIO 333 Formula E Team, mid-way through the 2021 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship to ask him about FIA Environmental Accreditation, the team's new UK HQ and his expectations for the remainder of Season 7.

你对车队到目前为止，在2021 国际汽联电动方程式世界锦标赛上的表现有什么看法?

What are your thoughts on the team’s [Season 7] 2021 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship performance to date?  

克里斯蒂安·西尔克：总体来说，我们对前半个赛季的结果感到满意。很明显，我们比前几年向前迈进了一大步。然而，你可以说，艰难的工作才刚刚开始，因为我们现在需要保持前进的势头。在摩纳哥没有我们所盼望的那么有竞争力，从那以后我们做了很多分析，我们理解我们遇到的问题。我们现在需要吸取教训，证明我们在墨西哥仍处于上升形势。

Christian Silk: Generally, we are pleased with the results from the first half of the season. It is clear that we have taken a good step forward from previous years. However, you could say that the hard work is just beginning as we now need to maintain that forwards momentum. We were not as competitive in Monaco as we had hoped, and we have completed a lot of analysis since then and we understand the issues we encountered. We now need to take that learning and prove that we are still on an upwards trajectory in Mexico.

NIO 333 FE车队的两位车手Oliver Turvey和Tom Blomqvist在排位赛的第一圈都取得了不错的成绩，为了保持这些超级杆位的成绩，你们做了哪些改进?

With both NIO 333 FE Team drivers, Oliver Turvey and Tom Blomqvist, putting in strong qualifying laps in the opening rounds, what developments/improvements are you putting in place to maintain those Superpole achievements? 

克里斯蒂安·西尔克：摩纳哥站和墨西哥站之间有相当长的间隔，所以你可以想象，我们一直尽可能利用这段时间全力以赴。在这个方程式的赛道测试受到了限制，所以我们的只能在模拟器上开展工作。工程师们一直在开发控制系统，并通过计算机模拟和DiL(车手的模拟器)验收成果。显然，在排位赛中，我们着重在单圈速度。但正赛上，我们也致力于能量的管理——电动赛车的这一方面是这项运动的独特之处，对每个参与其中的人来说都非常有趣和具有挑战性。

Christian Silk: There is a reasonably long gap between Monaco and Mexico races so, as you can imagine, we have been working flat out to try and make the most of that time. In this formula track testing is restricted, so our progress has to be in the virtual world. The engineers have been developing the control systems and progress has been made using both computer simulation and via the DiL (driver in the loop simulator). Obviously for qualifying we are working on our single lap pace, but for the race we are also working on our energy management - the side of electric car racing which is unique to this sport and very interesting and challenging for everyone involved.

你能告诉我们关于NIO 333 FE车队本赛季获得国际汽联环境认证“三星奖”的情况吗？

What can you tell us regarding NIO 333 Formula E Team working toward gaining its Three Stars FIA Environmental Accreditation Award this season? 

克里斯蒂安·西尔克：这是我最感兴趣的事情，我对此感到非常自豪。然而，作为一个集体团队，我们都认为这是至关重要的，为了地球的利益，我们把时间和资源投入国际认证计划。

赛车运动一直是一项科学主导的运动，在家里，我的妻子和女儿都是科学家，因此我很幸运地接触和了解气候变化的科学。虽然说是幸运的，但有时看到我们对地球所做的是相当可怕的，然而我们都必须勇敢，响应科学家的话，尽我们所能来保护我们的地球。基于这些原因，NIO 333 FE车队正与国际汽联密切合作，以减少我们的碳排放，支持生物多样性。

Christian Silk:  This is something that is particularly close to my heart and I am very proud of. However, as a collective team, we all consider it critical for the sake of the planet that we put time and resource into the FIA Accreditation program.

Motorsport has always been a science-led sport, and at home both my wife and daughter are scientists, hence I am fortunate to be exposed to and understand well the science of climate change. I say fortunate, but sometimes it is quite scary to see what we are doing to the planet, however we must all be brave, listen to the scientists and do all we can to protect our planet. For these reasons the NIO 333 Formula E Team is working closely with the FIA to reduce our carbon footprint and support biodiversity.

你们NIO 333 FE车队即将搬进位于银石的新基地，这对车队有什么影响?

You are moving into new NIO 333 Formula E Team facilities at Silverstone soon – what impact will this have on the team? 

克里斯蒂安·西尔克：将车队转移到一个地方是我们一段时间以来一直在努力的事情。当我们看到银石的位置时，我们立即意识到它完全符合我们的需求。

我曾在许多地域分散的车队中工作过，这总是让高效的工作实践变得更加困难。我相信所有人在一个屋檐下工作对车队将是一个巨大的福利。它不仅能帮助我们更有效率地工作，而且我认为它能帮助我们在车队中建立活力和激情。我们拥有出色的团队精神，但都在一个屋檐下这一点还会得到更好的改善。我们对入住新居感到非常兴奋。

Christian Silk:  Moving the team in to one location is something we have been working towards for some time. When we saw the Silverstone location, we immediately realized that it suits our needs perfectly.

I have worked in many teams that have been split geographically and it always makes efficient working practice much more difficult. I am sure being all under one roof will be a massive bonus for the team. It will not only help us work more efficiently, but I think it will help us build energy and excitement in the team. We have a wonderful team spirit but being all under one roof will only improve that. We are very excited by the thoughts of moving into our new premises.

很快，车队将前往墨西哥参加首届在墨西哥普埃布拉举办的全电动赛车系列赛事，你对这次和赛季剩下的几轮有什么期望?

The all-electric racing series will soon be heading to Mexico for the inaugural Puebla E-Prix, what are your expectations for this and the remaining rounds of the season?

克里斯蒂安·西尔克：我的期望是这将是不可预测和令人兴奋的！你永远不知道在FE电动方程式比赛中会发生什么。如果你看看摩纳哥，这条赛道通常是其他方程式比赛的赛道，我们进行了我所见过的最好的比赛之一，在格子旗挥动前有更多令你出乎意料的超车。普埃布拉是一条更传统的赛道，有一些快速弯道，所以这将需要一个与摩纳哥非常不同的设置。在某些方面，它更像瓦伦西亚，一条我们曾经非常有竞争力的赛道，所以我希望有伟大的事情发生，第七季剩下的赛事也是如此。

Christian Silk:  My expectations are that it will be unpredictable and exciting! You never know what is going to transpire at a Formula E race. If you look at Monaco, a track which is normally a procession in other formula, we had one of the best races I have seen and with more overtaking right up to the chequered flag than you can imagine. Puebla is a more traditional track with some fast corners, so it will require a very different setup to Monaco. In some ways it is more like Valencia, a track where we were very competitive, so I am hoping for great things, also for the remaining events of Season 7.

2021 国际汽联电动方程式世界锦标赛第8站和第9站将于6月19日和20日在墨西哥普埃布拉举行。

Rounds 8 and 9 of the 2021 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship take place in Puebla, Mexico on 19^th and 20^th June.