Kev sib tw hauv nws qhov kev sib tw 100th hauv World Endurance Championship (WEC), 8 Teev ntawm Portimão yog qhov tseem ceeb tshwj xeeb rau Toyota. Yog li ntawd, peb tau sim nrhiav pom cov kev cov nyom uas tau ntsib los ntawm pab neeg Nyij Pooj nyob rau hauv ib xyoos uas cov kev cai tshiab Hypercar tau dhau los ua "qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev saib xyuas".
Tsis muaj dab tsi zoo dua li tham nrog ob lub luag haujlwm tshaj plaws rau Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe cov haujlwm hauv lub ntiaj teb kev ua siab ntev: Rob Leupen, tus thawj coj pab pawg, thiab Pascal Vasselon, nws tus thawj coj ua haujlwm.
Los ntawm nws txoj haujlwm ntsig txog cov kev cai tshiab rau nws txoj kev xav txog Algarve circuit, dhau los ntawm cov kev cov nyom uas pab pawg yuav ntsib, ob tus neeg ua haujlwm Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe "qhib" lub qhov rooj me me rau peb "saib xyuas" mus rau Ntiaj teb Endurance Championship ntiaj teb.
Kev tsom xam tshiab? kev txuag
Automotive Ratio (AR) - Nws tseem ceeb npaum li cas rau Toyota rau kev sib tw?
Rob Leupen (RL) - Nws tseem ceeb heev. Rau peb, nws yog ib qho kev sib xyaw ua ke ntawm ntau yam: kev cob qhia, nrhiav pom thiab sim cov thev naus laus zis tshiab, thiab qhia txog Toyota hom.
RA - Koj ua li cas nrog cov cai tshiab? Koj puas xav txog peb qhov kev poob qis?
RL - Rau cov kws tshaj lij thiab txhua tus neeg nyiam kev ua kis las, txhua txoj cai tshiab yog qhov nyuaj. Los ntawm tus nqi standpoint, yog, nws tuaj yeem ua rau poob qis. Tab sis los ntawm qhov kev xav ntawm engineering, thiab tom qab ib mus rau ob xyoos ntawm cov kev cai tshiab, peb tuaj yeem saib cov thev naus laus zis tshiab. Nws tsis yog ib lo lus nug ntawm kev tsim lub tsheb tshiab txhua lub caij, tab sis ntawm optimizing nws thiab kuj optimizing pab neeg ua tau zoo. Ntawm qhov tod tes, peb tab tom saib lwm cov kev xaiv yav tom ntej, xws li hydrogen. Peb tseem tab tom tsom mus rau kev siv ntau dua 'tus nqi-nco' mus kom ze, yam tsis muaj kev saib xyuas cov thev naus laus zis siab, nrog cov tsheb sib tw ntau dua nyob rau hauv ib qho kev sib tw sib npaug. Thiab, tau kawg, peb yuav tsum npaj 2022 rau kev tuaj txog ntawm hom xws li Peugeot lossis Ferrari; los yog hauv LMDh qeb, nrog Porsche thiab Audi. Nws yuav yog ib qho kev sib tw loj thiab kev sib tw loj, nrog rau cov npe loj sib tw sib tw ntawm qib siab tshaj plaws ntawm kev ua si nawv.
RA - Hais txog kev txhim kho lub tsheb, puas muaj lub hom phiaj tshwj xeeb kom ncav cuag thaum pib thiab xaus ntawm lub caij?
Pascal Vasselon (PV) - Cov kev cai "tso" lub tsheb, uas yog, Hypercars, sai li sai tau lawv yog homologated, yog "kua" rau tsib xyoos. Nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb uas yuav tsum tau hais tias pawg no tsis tsim nyog rau txoj kev loj hlob. Muaj qee qhov kev txhim kho, piv txwv li, hauv kev teeb tsa tsheb. Yog tias ib pab neeg muaj teeb meem nrog kev ntseeg siab, kev ruaj ntseg lossis kev ua haujlwm, nws tuaj yeem siv "tokens" lossis "tokens" los tsim. Txawm li cas los xij, daim ntawv thov yuav tsum raug soj ntsuam los ntawm FIA. Peb tsis nyob hauv LMP1 qhov xwm txheej uas txhua pab pawg tau nce qib. Tam sim no, thaum peb xav tsim lub tsheb peb xav tau kev pom zoo thiab FIA kev pom zoo. Nws yog qhov sib txawv kiag li dynamic.
RA - Koj puas xav tias cov kev cai tshiab tuaj yeem pab tsim cov tsheb uas zoo ib yam li cov tsheb qub? Thiab peb, cov neeg siv khoom, puas tuaj yeem tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm qhov "ua kom luv" ntawm kev siv thev naus laus zis?
RL - Yog lawm, peb twb ua nws lawm. Peb pom tias ntawm no los ntawm kev siv thev naus laus zis ntawm TS050, los ntawm kev txhim kho cov txheej txheem hybrid txoj kev ntseeg tau, nws cov kev ua tau zoo, thiab qhov ntawd yog los ntawm txoj kev tsheb kauj ruam. Peb pom qhov no, piv txwv li, nyob rau hauv lub xeem Super Taikyu Series nyob rau hauv Nyiv nrog ib tug hydrogen-powered combustion engine Corolla. Nws yog thev naus laus zis uas ncav cuag cov pej xeem los ntawm kev ua si ntawm lub cev muaj zog thiab tuaj yeem pab txhawb rau zej zog thiab ib puag ncig. Piv txwv li, peb twb tau tswj kom txo qis roj noj thaum ua haujlwm nce ntxiv.
RA - Hauv kev sib tw zoo li WEC, uas xav tau pab pawg zoo, puas yog qhov nyuaj los tswj cov neeg caij tsheb?
RL - Rau peb nws yog qhov yooj yim, cov neeg uas tsis tuaj yeem koom ua ke hauv pab pawg tsis tuaj yeem khiav. Txhua leej txhua tus yuav tsum muaj kev sib haum xeeb: lub tsheb uas lawv tsav yog qhov ceev tshaj plaws ntawm txoj kev. Thiab qhov ntawd txhais tau hais tias yog tias lawv muaj lub tswv yim loj thiab tsuas yog xav txog lawv tus kheej, yog tias lawv tsis tuaj yeem ua haujlwm nrog lawv cov phooj ywg, lawv yuav "thaiv" pab pawg, suav nrog engineers thiab mechanics. Yog li mus rau hauv nrog "Kuv yog lub hnub qub loj, Kuv ua nws tus kheej" kev xav tsis ua haujlwm. Nws yog ib qho tsim nyog yuav tsum paub yuav ua li cas qhia.
Portimão, ib qho kev ncig xyuas tshwj xeeb hauv Tebchaws Europe
RA — Portimão yog ib qho ntawm ob peb lub voj voog uas koj tuaj yeem sim thaum hmo ntuj. Puas muaj lwm yam uas koj tuaj ntawm no?
PV - Thaum xub thawj peb tuaj rau Portimão vim txoj kev taug kev yog pob heev thiab nws yog "peb" Sebring. Peb nyuam qhuav tuaj sim lub ncua kev kawm ntawv thiab chassis. Tsis tas li ntawd, nws tau pheej yig dua li Asmeskas Circuit Court. Tam sim no txoj kev taug qab tau raug kho dua tshiab, tab sis peb txuas ntxiv los vim nws yog qhov nthuav dav.
RA - Thiab qhov tseeb tias koj twb tau nyob ntawm no tuaj yeem ua tau zoo dua lwm pab pawg?
PV - Nws ib txwm zoo li peb twb tau sim cov kab, tab sis kuv tsis xav tias nws yog qhov zoo dua.
RA - Toyota twb tau tshaj tawm tias cov kauj ruam tom ntej yuav yog kev siv hluav taws xob tag nrho. Puas yog qhov no txhais tau hais tias, yav tom ntej, peb puas yuav pom Toyota tso tseg WEC thiab nkag mus rau txhua qhov kev sib tw hluav taws xob?
RL - Kuv tsis ntseeg tias yuav tshwm sim. Thaum peb tham txog lub tsheb hluav taws xob tag nrho peb tab tom tham txog qee lub ntsiab lus, feem ntau hauv nroog, qhov twg peb tuaj yeem muaj lub tsheb me me lossis nrog luv luv ntawm mais. Kuv xav tias kev sib xyaw ua ke ntawm txhua yam yog xav tau: 100% hluav taws xob hauv nroog, roj ntshiab hauv cov tebchaws lossis thaj chaw uas tsis muaj hluav taws xob lossis hydrogen rau cov tsheb loj xws li tsheb npav lossis tsheb thauj khoom. Peb tsis tuaj yeem tsom mus rau ib qho kev siv tshuab xwb. Kuv ntseeg tias yav tom ntej cov nroog yuav txav mus rau ntau dua thiab ntau dua rau kev siv hluav taws xob, cov chaw nyob deb nroog yuav nqis peev hauv kev sib xyaw ntawm cov thev naus laus zis thiab cov roj tshiab yuav tshwm sim.