Lotus車隊技術總監James Allison離職 - 一級方程式賽車 Formula One

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Lotus technical director James Allison to leave team
Lotus車隊技術總監James Allison離職

Lotus has suffered a shock early-season loss with technical director James
Allison electing to leave the outfit, AUTOSPORT has learned.
據autosport獲知的消息指出，Lotus車隊正面臨著在季初失去技術總監決定離開車隊的衝
擊。

Allison, one of the most highly rated designers in the Formula 1 paddock, was
viewed as a key asset for Lotus as it pushed to challenge Red Bull for title
glory this year.
Allison作為其中一個在F1圍場中最高評價的技術人員之一，被視為是Lotus能夠在今年與
紅牛車隊一較長短爭奪冠軍的關鍵要素。

But just months after initial speculation that other outfits were trying to
lure him away, high level sources at the outfit have revealed that Allison
has handed in his notice at the Enstone-based team.
但是在幾個月前傳出其他車隊以高薪挖角他的風聲，根據可靠消息指出，Allison已經向
Lotus車隊提出辭呈。

Although Lotus was unavailable for comment when contacted, it is understood
that an official announcement confirming the news - and the appointment of
Nick Chester as the team's replacement technical director - is imminent.
雖然AUTOSPORT在與Lotus車隊接觸時並未得到Lotus車隊明確的回應，但是Lotus車隊發布
的官方聲明已明顯的證實這個消息—Lotus車隊任命Nick Chester
接任Allison作為車隊的技術總監。
It is not known where Allison is heading, but the most obvious destinations
would be McLaren, Mercedes or Ferrari.
目前Allison的去處尚未有明確的消息，但是最明顯的去處可能是McLaren、Mercedes或
Ferrari。

However, McLaren has ruled out the possibility, and Mercedes already has a
wealth of technical directors. That leaves Ferrari - which has been on a
recruitment drive over recent seasons - as clear favourite.
然而，McLaren否認了這件事，而且Mercedes已經有了技術總監的適任人選。因此投身
Ferrari—這個需要補人的車隊，成了顯而易見的選擇。



Sources suggest that Allison has signed a contract forbidding him from
revealing his new employer until it makes the announcement.
消息來源指出Allison已經和對方車隊簽下合約禁止Allison透露出他的新東家，直到新東
家宣布消息為止。

ALLISON FUTURE ALREADY A HOT TOPIC
ALLISON的去處已成為熱門話題

Earlier this year, amid earlier rumours about Allison's future, team
principal Eric Boullier warned against spending war among teams for top
technical staff like Allison.
在今年年初，面對先前有關於Allison未來的小道消息，車隊領隊Eric Boullier已經預先
警告車隊之間挖角其他車隊人員行為，如Allison。

"I think it's insane to create a money war, when you start to pay your people
crazy money," Boullier told AUTOSPORT.
「我認為在你開始對你看上的對象砸大錢的時候，這種（挖角的）瘋狂行為會引發金錢鬥
爭。」Boullier對AUTOSPORT說。

"Formula 1 is very risky, it's very demanding, it's very exposed. There are
big salaries in Formula 1 and most of the time, in every field actually,
higher salaries than in any other industry. But what for?
「F1賽事是非常冒險、高要求和容易曝光的。大多數時候在F1的薪水會比其他領域的工作
還要來的高。但是這是為了什麼目的？」

"For me the company comes first, not fighting for a couple of hundred
thousand pounds to keep an employee."
「對我來說公司是首要的，而非花大筆銀子留下員工。」

It is too early to suggest what impact his departure will have on Lotus's
season, but team owner Gerard Lopez told AUTOSPORT recently that only shock
events - which Allison's departure certainly is - could scupper the team's
chances of finishing in the championship top three.
Allison離隊發生太早顯現出他的離隊對於Lotus車隊這個賽季的表現可能的衝擊多大，但
是車隊所有者Gerard Lopez對Autosport表示Allison的離隊可能危害車隊爭取前三名的機
會。

"Honestly, bar any surprises, I always said that the aim is for the team to
finish in the top three this year. People thought that I might be joking or
exaggerating but that is where I think this team can go, and that is where we
are right now," he said.
「說實在的，我經常說車隊的目標是在今年以前三作收。人們可能以為我在說笑話或是誇
大其辭，但是這正是我認為車隊可以去做的，而且這也是我們正在努力去做的，」Lopez
表示。

"We finished last year on the up, and we were pretty certain that we had a
better car to start off with this year, with two drivers that have benefited
from a full year of experience.
「我們在去年賽季結束時是處在進步的狀態，而且我們也非常確定我們可以在明年開賽時
有一台好車，以及兩個從去年經驗中得益的兩個車手。」

"The package was supposed to perform more at the beginning of the season, and
it turned out it did.
「我們的套件在賽季之初有好的表現，而且也證明了這個措施（是正確的）。」

"We are coming out with a fairly big package for Barcelona, which we hope is
going to continue the trend and not unsettle the car."
「我們將會在西班牙站進行大升級，我們寄望的這個升級將會持續開發走向，而且不會阻
礙車輛的表現。」

Allison is a stalwart of the Enstone-based operation, having originally
joined the outfit in the aero department when it was known as Benetton in
1991.
Allison是Lotus車隊的中堅份子，他早在1991年就加入車隊前身的Benetton車隊的空力部
門團隊。

His sojourn was broken up by spells at Larrousse and Ferrari, but he was back
at Benetton in between. His current stint began during the Renault years in
2005, and he became technical director four years later.
他在中間曾經跳槽到Larrousse跟Ferrari兩個車隊，但是他在這之間曾經回鍋Benetton車
隊，他最近一次待在現在這個車隊是在2005年開始，在2009年他開始擔任車隊的技術總監
。

有錯還請版上各位大大不吝指正啦 感謝
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1.如果是去法拉拉的話順便連咖哩一起換吧
2.沒了Allison 然後假設Kimi明年真的走人 Lotus車隊的前景堪慮


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