Thursday, March 25, 2004

F1 Made Simple - For Ralf Schumacher

2004/03/23,原載於 PlanetF1

  Ralf Schumacher – 天可憐見,他根本不知道F1是怎麼一回事,真的。可憐的傢伙。
  他腦子裡只有概略的想法:"I’m a big strong F1 driver routine"然而他卻不知道所有成熟的人必須了解的事情。
  那就是──超車。
  這個驚人的事實在墨爾本之後展現。我們懷疑Ralf這些年來都是這個樣子的。總總跡象顯示:在賽道上他總呆在他老哥身後,等待一個快速的進站讓他超前。
  在澳洲大獎賽後,他發表的評論證實了我們的懷疑。Ralf十分憤怒,因為被Juan Montoya─是的,他的隊友─超越。
  「那是一個很冒險的舉動,下次我會把他撞出賽道。」Ralf於馬來西亞大賽星期四的記者會上告訴記者。「一個人在轉彎的地方踩煞車,如果不是意圖和人同歸於盡,就應該體認到這是錯誤的行動而讓路。」他強調。
  是的,Ralf,這就是超車啊!當一個車手想要轉彎的時候你到了煞車點,因此他就不能轉。如果你們同時都要轉彎,就會撞車。
  你哥超你的車也是這麼超的。
  還記得2001年Monza站,紅車到了Lesmo彎道時的動作嗎?如果你不煞車的話,就會有從Michael車上右翼來的Marbolo標誌刺中你的安全帽。
  超車不是你在直路上毫不費力地趕過一部車然後走在前頭。那是超越。你對Minardi的車才是這樣做的。
  超車也許可怕並且讓你不爽,但是這發生在有車比你還快的時候。
  以下有更多資訊能幫你更了解一級方程式賽車。
  起跑:紅燈亮起,然後突然間,他們奇蹟似地全部滅掉。而且總是在出乎James Allen意料之外的時間滅掉。
  超車:賽道上的任何地方都允許超車。你的隊友常常超車。
  黃旗:哎喲,賽道上有事發生。最好小心點。
  雙黃旗:哎喲哎喲,有嚴重的事情發生了。準備減速(除非你的名字叫做Fernando Alonso,才會加速前進)
  進站維修:當你開車進入維修道(賽道邊的窄路),試著找跟你同顏色的隊伍。
  排位賽:你必須非常非常專注努力並且盡你所能跑得最快。你跑得越快,起跑時就越能排在前面。
  比賽策略:難講,只要聽從維修站牆上的Sam先生即可。(不好意思我真的不知道Mr. Sam是誰= =)

  我利用上大夜班無聊的時候翻譯的。Planet F1裡的Features常常有一些很有趣的文章,辛辣諷刺且一針見血。像這篇文章哩,除了講Ralf幼稚不懂事之外,也諷刺了Alonzo,還有,我覺得最好笑的──James Allen。此君為賽車播報員,看來他似乎常在起跑的時候神遊太虛。讓我想起台灣觀眾對不管緯X的郭主播還是衛X的龔主播雖然頗多微辭,不過他們兩人似乎還沒有錯失起跑時機的凸錘行徑。真是──主播難為啊!

Ralf Schmacher將和Williams續約?

  [記者PitBabe綜合外電報導]Ralf和Williams的約即將於今年年底到期,不過從去年到今年開賽兩站以來,有關Ralf和Williams談判觸礁不僅時有所聞,還傳言Ralf與Renault簽約和與Toyota車隊過從甚密的消息,今天,Ralf明年的動向似乎又有了一百八十度的大轉彎,哪就是:繼續留在Williams,而且,Ralf也接受了減薪的要求,他的薪資將會是以成績為基準來給付,如果Ralf獲得分站冠軍或是登上頒獎台,將可以獲得額外的獎金。
  Ralf的經紀人Willi Webber表示,表面上看起來薪水減少,但是若加上獎金,實際上的薪水是比目前還高。
  Webber在告訴路透社的時候試圖否認他和Toyota車隊和Renault車隊談判,並稱Ralf只想留在Williams,「Williams車隊還是首選。」他說,下星期的巴林大獎賽他還會再與Williams的大頭們協商,他強調,這並不表示巴林站就是協商的最後期限。他說:「即使到了匈牙利站都還有協商的時間,Ralf想要留下來,就是這樣。」
  Planet F1做了一個線上民調:Should Williams retain Ralf?,在7980個總投票數裡,截至目前,有89%的人回答Ja(德語的是),只有11%的人回答Nein(否)。有趣的是,在總投票數只有500人的時候,兩者的比率相當,但結果完全相反!

Monday, March 22, 2004

F1 Malaysia GP總成績

  嘿,看到這張圖還需要問誰贏了嗎?

  第二名孟小胖,第三名...哇嗚,鈕釦小子Jensen Button是也!

  名次及完賽時間 如下:
名次 車號 車手 車隊 成績
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Winner
2 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW +5.0 secs
3 9 Jenson Button BAR-Honda +11.5 secs
4 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari +13.6 secs
5 7 Jarno Trulli Renault +37.3 secs
6 5 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes +53.0 secs
7 8 Fernando Alonso Renault +67.8 secs
8 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas +1 Lap
9 16 Cristiano da Matta Toyota +1 Lap
10 15 Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth +1 Lap
11 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas +1 Lap
12 17 Olivier Panis Toyota +1 Lap
13 19 Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford +2 Lap
14 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth +3 Lap
15 10 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda +4 Lap
16 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth +4 Lap
Ret 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes +16 Lap
Ret 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford +22 Laps
Ret 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW +29 Laps
Ret 14 Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth +33 Laps
  恭喜Jenson Button終於站上頒獎台了。話說當年鈕釦小子2000年加入F1 Williams車隊的時候,被視為明日之星,他的表現雖然不俗,不過可從沒登上頒獎台過,難免給人overrated的感覺。熬了四年兩個車隊之後,總算登台了!畢竟頒獎台上的香檳是車手最愛的飲料。

  去網站上看了一下新聞,Mark Webber和小舒有發生輕微擦撞,賽後Mark Webber說:"I couldn't get away and then Ralf drove into the back of me because he was pi**ed off that I'd overtaken him," he said. "I got a puncture from that and had to stop and then I spun out. It is absolutely frustrating.",當然Ralf也不是好惹的,"At the third lap I had contact with Webber and my front wing was damaged, causing massive understeer, especially in sector two which was obvious from my times," he said. "I was trying to overtake Mark but then I realised there was not enough room and I backed off, trying to avoid the collision, however Mark didn’t give me enough space."嗯,等我回家看過比賽之後再下結論。
  從網站上看來的消息,Mark Webber今天也真夠背的,昨天排名第二耶。有句話說Every dog will has its day,但願昨天不是Webber曇花一現的表現。八卦消息指出,Mark Webber有可能在明年去Williams,相信它應該可以得到不錯的發展。
  讓我家老弟失望的是:Kimi Räikkönen又退賽啦!看中文網站的討論區,好像他還對賽會的工作人員有一些不太好的舉動,嗯,一切還是等我看了比賽再下評論好了。
  為了寫這篇blog我在各大塞車網站搜尋資料,明明就記得有一個網站的首頁就是寫Ralf已經確定跟Renault簽約,不過之後再回去找就找不到了,是怎麼搞的咧?

Saturday, March 20, 2004

F1 Malaysia GP排位

名次 車號 車手 車隊 成績
1 1 M Schumacher Ferrari F2004 1:33.074
2 14 Webber Jaguar R5 1:33.715
3 2 Barrichello Ferrari F2004 1:33.756
4 3 Montoya Williams FW26 1:34.054
5 6 Raikkonen McLaren MP4-19 1:34.164
6 9 Button B.A.R 006 1:34.221
7 4 R Schumacher Williams FW26 1:34.325
8 8 Trulli Renault R24 1:34.413
9 5 Coulthard McLaren MP4-19 1:34.602
10 16 Da Matta Toyota TF104 1:34.917
11 12 Massa Sauber C23 1:35.039
12 11 Fisichella Sauber C23 1:35.061
13 15 Klien Jaguar R5 1:35.158
14 17 Panis Toyota TF104 1:35.617
15 18 Heidfeld Jordan EJ14 1:36.569
16 20 Bruni Minardi PS04B 1:38.577
17 21 Baumgartner Minardi PS04B 1:39.272
18 19 Pantano Jordan EJ14 1:39.902
19 7 Alonso Renault R24 no time
20 10 Sato B.A.R 006 no time
  Alonzo 超可惜的說,第一段排位衝第一,結果第二段就衝過頭,衝到碎石堆裡去了,明天只能從最後面起跑。唉,為什麼我喜歡的車手都這麼慘?

Friday, March 19, 2004

Juan Paulo Montoya和Ralf Schumacher單挑誰會贏?

  Montoya跟Ralf不合不是新聞,早在Montoya加入Williams車隊前,兩人就已經隔空嗆聲過了。好事之徒也期待他們除了在賽道外的競爭,不過很遺憾,目前還沒有看到。因此,Planet F1開了一個投票:If Ralf and Juan had a fight - mano o mano, no tools, just bare hands – who'd win?==>>如果Juan Paulo Montoya和Ralf Schumacher單挑,徒手、不用工具肉搏,誰會贏? (pitbabe多事一註:mano o mano是西班牙文,翻成英文就是hand or hand)
  目前投票的人有3574票,Ralf以72%領先Montoya的28%。哈,不過我覺得應該是Montoya會贏耶,因為Montoya看起來比較兇狠XD

Monday, March 15, 2004

Ralf Schumacher ready for Toyota deal

  看樣子Ralf似乎要去Toyota了。
來源一:F1-Live.com
Ralf Schumacher is ready to sign a Formula One deal with Toyota.
The German is sick of tenuous negotiations with BMW-Williams and could earn upwards of $22 million per-season at the Cologne-based team from 2005.
Earlier, Schumacher was linked with a switch to Renault.
But an insider close to Toyota told The People: 'Ralf has been having meeting after meeting with the team to iron out a deal and he's now ready to sign.'
來源二:Planet F1
Ralf's also close to signing with Toyota
Ralf Schumacher appears to be on the verge of signing with every team except his current one, Williams, for next year.
Earlier this week the German's manager Willi Weber announced that Ralf was only a signature away from joining Renault when his Williams contract expires at the end of this season. However, Renault team boss Flavio Briatore rubbished Weber's comments saying that he'd never even spoken to Ralf about him joining the team.
But Ralf need not worry if Weber's words do turn out to be false because he is also moving to Toyota for 2005. According to Revved Up the 28-year-old is ready to put his signature on a deal with the Cologne-based team worth around £12 million. The two parties reached an agreement after several secret meetings.
A Toyota insider told Revved Up: "Ralf has been having meeting after meeting with the team to iron out a deal and he's now ready to sign."

Sunday, March 14, 2004

TAG Heuer廣告考古

  既然昨天講到Mika Hakkinen跟David Coulthard都拍過TAG Heuer的廣告,今天就把他們廣告的照片放上來。
  先奉上Mika Hakkinen的:

再來是David Coulthard的:

Kimi Raikkonen的TAG Heuer廣告


  繼Mika Hakkinen跟David Coulthard這兩位前Mclaren的車手跟即將成為Mclaren的車手之後,Kimi也替這家鐘錶廠商廣告了。

大衛庫塔David Coulthard出唱片?

  三月八號我在唱片行逛,赫然發現一張署名"大衛庫塔"的CD。

  我想,不會是我認識的那個蘇格蘭賽車手David Coulthard吧?他能唱什麼歌,還是演奏風笛?把CD拿出來看,哈哈,是一個法國的舞曲歌手叫做David Guetta。只是翻成中文恰巧同音。

  F1車手裡有音樂天份的不是沒有,像是一九九六年的世界冠軍Damon Hill(插個不相干的話,他跟我同一天生呢!:D),他在Def Leopard的"Euphoria"裡有客串過,好像是第三首"Back In Your Face"的吉他Solo,手邊沒有CD,回家後再確定一下。不過評語據說是業餘水準,也不知道是樂評給的還是樂團給的。我聽是覺得還OK,人家本來就是"業餘"啊!他要是職業水準,當樂手就好,幹嘛賣命去賽車?另外1997年的世界冠軍Jacques Villieneuve也是電吉他愛好者,我曾經看過他有一張照片是背著吉他上台表演的。除了車手之外,Jordan車隊的老闆Eddie Jordan也愛打鼓。另外,每年的最後一站日本鈴鹿賽後,大家都會聚在一起唱卡拉OK,演唱的曲目每年好像都差不多,像是"My Way"、"We Are The Champion",Michael Schumacher說他只會在大家都醉了的時候唱,因為這樣大家就不會注意他唱得好不好。我還真想聽聽車手們唱歌,不過不知道要去哪邊找啊。

Thursday, March 11, 2004

RENAULT DENY RALF DEAL

哈,Willii Webber早上才放出消息,下午就被Renault否認了。
來源:itv-F1
Last Updated: Tuesday, 09 March , 2004, 15:26

Ralf Schumacher's manager has claimed the German is on the verge of a move to Renault - only for the team to deny it.

Willi Weber said Ralf had agreed terms with the French-owned team's boss Flavio Briatore and would sign if last-ditch talks with Williams failed to produce the deal he wants.

Weber told German newspaper Bild: "We're in agreement with Briatore - a contract is purely a formality.

"In Bahrain, we will have a last meeting with Frank Williams. If we cannot agree Ralf will leave."

He added: "Ralf is not compelled to stay."

But Briatore issued an immediate denial of the story.

He said: “I saw Willi Weber in Melbourne and we certainly talked to each other – we are friends, so that is perfectly normal.

"However, at no time did we discuss, or have we discussed, a possible future for Ralf Schumacher in a Renault car."

Ralf has been in dispute with Williams for some time, with the German demanding more money than the team is willing to pay.

The idea of Schumacher moving to Renault is something of a shock, however. It had been thought his most likely destination was Toyota.

In addition, Renault have some of the best talents in F1 safely under contract - including Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber. The latter has been continuously linked with a move to Williams so it is not inconceivable that he could replace Schumacher at the British team.

Tuesday, March 09, 2004

Ralf Schumacher轉隊去Renault?

  以下這則消息來自BBC Sport,真實性,我想大約50%。另一說Jenson Buttom回Williams。後面的說法可信度大約80%吧?

Ralf 'quits Williams'

Ralf Schumacher is to leave Williams-BMW and sign for Renault, according to his manager Willi Weber.
Weber said the 28-year-old driver, who finished fourth at the Australian Grand Prix, had already agreed details with Renault supremo Flavio Briatore.

"Every point of the contract has already been discussed," Weber is quoted as saying in the German newspaper, Bild am Sonntag.

"The signing of the contract is now a mere formality."

Ralf, the younger brother of six-times world champion Michael, has been unhappy at Williams for some time.

"Even if me and my manager Willi Weber would find it hard to leave behind our friends at BMW, there's a chance it could happen," he admitted recently.

"It would be sad but I can't allow myself to be treated like that by Williams. But I find it hard to understand certain things that have happened these past few months."

Schumacher claimed that Williams accused him of only being interested in money.

"Frank Williams says I'm nothing but a money-grabber. I can only laugh at that.

"He knows that I would accept to cut my current salary in half," added the driver, who finished fourth in the drivers championship last season.

  F1 Fallacy一開版就有這麼勁ㄅㄧㄤˋ的消息,赫,不過我看中文媒體都還沒有報,耶,我搶到第一Y^^Y