BBC F1 Gossip Column - 一級方程式賽車 Formula One

星期二的BBC F1小道消息
(這只是BBC的消息摘要，對於各項消息想深入了解的可以進入下方的新聞來源網頁,
各小道消息下方都有提供文章連結)


(一) BBC F1 co-commentator David Coulthard has backed up theclaim by Lewis
Hamilton's father Anthony, that the McLaren driver needs someone to fight his
corner and be there for him when times are tough.


BBC F1 車評David Coulthard 認同Lewis Hamilton的老爸的主張，
Mclaren車手需要有人幫他處理瑣碎事務並且在情況艱難時與他同一陣線。




(二) Hamilton was in India on Tuesday to perform a demonstration run ahead
of the Indian Grand Prix on 30 October. Nearly 10,000 fans braved the hot,
humid conditions to watch the 2008 world champion drive his title-winning
MP4-23 McLaren car on the outskirts of Bangalore.

India大賽將在十月30號舉辦，
Hamilton星期二先跑了場示範賽。
將近一萬名車迷在炎熱潮濕的情況下
觀賞這位2008世界冠軍開著他當年的冠軍車MP4-23
跑在位於城市Banglore外圍的賽道上。




(三) Red Bull Racing's owners made a 2.8m Pounds pre-tax profit in 2010
from winning the Formula 1 championship and diversifying its racing
operations, according to team boss Christian Horner. Sebastian Vettel's
victory last year boosted the team's prize money to about 56m Pounds and
drove an increase in sponsorship income as Pepe Jeans, electronics firm LG
and forex broker FXDD joined its roster.


根據領隊Christian Horner的說法，
Red Bull車隊股東藉著贏得F1 冠軍與多角化其賽車事業，
在2010年賺取了兩百八十萬英鎊 (約台幣一億三千兩百六十萬)的稅前淨利。

Sebastian Vettel去年的勝利讓車隊的獎金收入暴增到約五千六百萬英鎊，
還連帶吸引了Pepe Jeans、科技廠LG、外匯交易公司FXDD加入贊助行列，
使得贊助收入一併增加。




(四) Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi has admitted that 2011 has been a
"mixed" season with "ups and downs". The Japanese driver began the season
strongly, scoring points in six of the first seven races. However, since the
British Grand Prix in July, he has scored just two points.

Sauber車手小林可夢偉承認2011年是個混著高潮與低潮的一年。
這位日本車手開季之後強勢的在七場比賽中的六場取得積分，
卻在七月的British大賽後僅得到兩分。




(五) Formula 1 teams and drivers have still not resolved all the issues
relating to tax at the Indian Grand Prix, despite recent assurances that the
matter was being addressed (sorted).


F1車隊與車手還沒解決與India大賽有關的稅務問題，
儘管最近已有保證問題已被解決。

(按:這件事有點複雜，簡單說就是印度稅法很機車)




(六) McLaren's Jenson Button, who kept the title race alive by taking
second in the Singapore Grand Prix, is heading straight back to work just
hours after returning home. "Arrived back 2 the UK in the wee hrs of the
morning, after a couple hrs of shut eye I'm on the way 2 the MTC
[McLaren Technology Centre] for some simulator work. Tired!"


Mclaren車手Jenson Button，
才剛取得Singapore大賽第二名，
在回到家後幾個小時馬上回到崗位上工作。

"一大早回到UK，
閉上眼睛幾個小時後，
為了做模擬測試，
我正在前往Mclaren Technology Center的路上。累爆了!"




(七) Team Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen has had more bad luck with his
luggage. An airline lost his bags on the way out to Singapore and has now
done the same on his return. "Arrived home, guess what - BA lost luggage
again! Now the luggage coming back but golf bag still missing, luckily I'm
not a pro golfer, could be missing lots of work"


Lotus車手Heikki Kovalainen的行李充滿不幸的遭遇。
一家航空公司在他前往Singapore的路上丟了他的行李，
現在又在他的回程再丟一次。

"回到家了，猜怎麼著……BA (英航) 又把我行李弄丟了!
現在行李回來了，但我的高爾夫球袋還沒找到，
還好我不是職業高球選手…不然就要失業了吧"



新聞來源: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9601394.stm


最後容我針對最近的試用期規則小小反應一下,
國家名稱用中文應該會比較好,
像是India, the UK, Singapore大家都知道
兩岸翻譯的差異也不大
用中文可以在閱讀上比較順暢

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