為了幫助Lorenzo成功衛冕GP世界冠軍,Yamaha將毫不遲疑祭出車隊指令,如果有其必要的話。
Yamaha will have no hesitation in implementing controversial team orders if required to help Jorge Lorenzo successfully defend the MotoGP world title in 2011.
還剩下四場比賽,對手Honda的車手Casey Stoner領有44積分差距,山葉管理高層已證實,如有其必要,他們會在賽季最後階段要求Ben Spies來幫Lorenzo。
Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis told MCN:
還剩幾場比賽,這不是像只剩兩場比賽而我們只差六分。我們需要觀察今年賽季要怎麼成功,我希望還剩最後兩站比賽時,我們在積分計算上仍足以爭冠,屆時我們再來看看我們要怎麼做.
“There are still some races to go and it is not like we are six points adrift with only two races to go. We need to see how the season pans out and I would hope by the last two races of the year we are still mathematically in the hunt to fight and then let’s see what we need to do in that moment.
Ben和Jorge都是車隊的車手,所以我覺得今年這兩位之間的關係非常不錯,不像過去。
這些車手同台競技,並非在冠軍賽中互相競爭,這樣的和諧也許是我們的一個優勢。
"Ben and Jorge are both team players, so I think we have a very good relationship between these two riders this year, unlike perhaps in the past. These riders are not competing against each other in the championship and the harmony that we have could be an advantager.
最重要的是車隊獲勝,我們給予我們的車手最大的支持(努力),如果有一位車手在積分上沒有機會贏得冠軍,而其他車手有,我想這是唯一合理要他們應該幫忙的理由。“
"What is important is that the team wins and we give our riders the maximum effort and if one rider mathematically has no chance to win the championship and the other does, I think it is only reasonable they should help.”
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隔壁棚的F1常常使用車隊指令這一禁招,不過讓車迷看的粉不爽,認為這操縱了比賽結果,這是個極具爭議的問題。
Team orders are frequently used in Formula One but it is a highly contentious issue, with fans angered that race results are manipulated.
“我們已看到最近F1了取消了禁止使用車隊指令,我個人很同意如此。
在我看來,車隊應有其權利決定它認為的合適戰略,我不認為這該為了大眾(輿論?)來決定車廠及車隊的戰略。“
But Jarvis added: “We've seen the situation in Formula One recently where they’ve cancelled the ban on team orders, which personally I agree with. In my opinion the team should have every right to decide the strategy as it sees fit and I don’t think it is for the public to decide what is the strategy of a manufacturer and a team.”
Aragon賽前Ben Spies表示山葉高層沒有提到車隊指令的東西,他說:“對我而言,沒有車隊指令這東西,我(你)們也在Indy看到我超掉Jorge。在Misano,Dani能在比賽最後超掉Casey,這就是賽車,這也是應該如此的。
Ben Spies said Yamaha management had not even spoken him about the prospect of team orders ahead of last weekend's Motorland Aragon race and he said: "For me there’s been no team orders. We saw that at Indy when I passed Jorge. In Misano, Dani (Pedrosa) was able to pass Casey at the end and that’s racing and the way it should be.
“當能贏得總冠軍,是因為有人讓別人來擊敗他們而得到的,我並不是很喜歡這種感覺,不過我還沒聽到任何有關的事,我也不打算跟之前有什麼不一樣的騎乘。
誰在我面前,我都會試著超(幹)掉他們。“
"When a championship is won because somebody let somebody else beat them then I don’t like it so much. But I haven’t heard anything and I don’t plan on riding any differently. Whoever is in front of me I’ll be trying to pass them.”