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星期五的BBC F1小道消息
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(一) Lewis Hamilton's fellow racers have asked to discuss some of his
controversial driving this year in a meeting with FIA race director Charlie
Whiting at the Japanese Grand Prix.


車手們要求在Japan大賽時，
同FIA賽事主席Charlie Whiting的會議上，
討論今年Lewis Hamilton幾個充滿爭議的駕駛事件。



(二) Hamilton believes the Japanese Grand Prix will give him a good chance
of a strong result. "I think Suzuka will play to my strengths," the McLaren
driver said. "It's a track that really requires you to drive in an attacking
way to be able to get a good lap time. It's an uncompromising place."
Meanwhile, Jenson Button expects it to be an emotional race as F1 returns to
Japan for the first time since the devastating tsunami in February.


Hamilton相信Japan大賽他有機會取得好成績。

"我認為在Suzuka可以表現出我的優勢，" McLaren車手說
"這是一條需要以攻擊性開法才會有好圈速的賽道。這是一個不容妥協的地方。"

同時，Jenson Button的期待則是充滿感性，
因為這是自從二月毀滅性的海嘯之後F1第一次回到日本比賽。
(按:海嘯是三月, BBC typo)



(三) The Singapore government is still mulling over whether to renew its
contract with F1's international management which expires in 2012.


Singapore政府還在醞釀是否要更新他們與F1's international management的合約。
該合約會在2012年過期。
(按: 依照該合約新加坡大賽仍會舉辦至2014年)



(四) Sauber are planning a "wide-ranging" upgrade to their car for the Japanese
Grand Prix. Technical director James Key said: "(It) includes a completely new
front wing, new rear wings, new turning vanes and side pod deflectors, new
brake ducts and modifications to the floor. This was always planned for Suzuka
and, if it all works well, it should give us a reasonable step forward."


Sauber車隊計畫在Japna大賽大幅度的升級他們的賽車。

技術總監James Key 說:
"這次升級包括全新的前翼、
新的風道轉角區和車側導流板、
新的剎車進氣孔以及修改過的車底板。
這是每年對於Suzuka的例行計畫，
如果成功的話，
應該可以帶給我們適當的進步。"



(五) Sauber driver Sergio Perez says he is looking forward to the Japanese
Grand Prix as "one of the most special races of the season".
He says he is excited about getting his first experience of the high-speed,
demanding Suzuka circuit.


Sauber車手Sergio Perez說他期待Japan大賽因為
"這是整個賽季其中一個特別的比賽"。
他表示他很興奮可以首次體驗高速、高要求的Suzuka賽道。



(六) Bruno Senna is confident his Renault team will bounce back from their
poor showing in Singapore with a more competitive performance in Japan next
weekend. "The low-speed nature of Singapore made it the worst circuit for us
in terms of performance," the Brazilian said. "That hurt us a little bit, but
with the updates that we have planned for Suzuka we should be strong there, and
get both cars in the points again - that's where we belong."


Bruno Senna有信心他的Renault車隊在下個周末的Japan大賽可以更有競爭力，
一抹他們在Singapore大賽的糟糕表現。

"Singapore低速的特質使得它成了我們表現最差的賽道，" 巴西人說。
"這對我們有點傷，不過我們針對Suzuka的升級應該會不錯，
並且讓兩輛車再次進入得分區-我們的實力應該在此。"



(七) Narain Karthikeyan will drive for HRT in Friday practice at the
Japanese Grand Prix, as he continues his preparations for an F1 race return in
India.


Narain Karthikeyan會在Japan大賽的星期五練習賽駕駛HRT，
作為他在India回到F1比賽的準備。


新聞來源: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9604220.stm

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