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Date : Unknown,3 October
Title : A1 Team Japan is back in actionA1 Team Japan is back in action this weekend in the A1 Grand Prix of Nations at Eastern Creek, having missed the previous round at Estoril in Portugal. Hayanari Shimoda, fresh from winning the American Le Mans Series sportscar race at Laguna Seca, is the new driver and he's delighted to be making a return to single-seaters after a year away since contesting the Formula Renault V6 Euroseries. "Racing for your nation is a really exciting concept", said the 21-year-old. "I want to return to competing in single-seaters and I can't wait to race here at Eastern Creek this weekend. Luckily, I did a GP2 test last month so that will help me get my eye in again in single-seaters, something that's important as I won't have driven the A1GP car at all before going out to practice tomorrow."A1日本チームが戻ってきました。
んじゃ、訳行きますね。
A1日本チームはポルトガルで休んだものの、今レースから復帰。
下田隼成はアメリカ・ル・マン選手権のラグナセカで勝利し、A1GPがフォーミュラ・ルノー以来のシングルシーターレースとなる。
「国別のレースというのは、とても素晴らしいコンセプトだ」と21歳の若者は語る。「僕は力のあるシングルシーターレースに戻りたいと思ってたから、このレースまで待ちきれなかった。先月、GP2のテストをしたが、僕自身の力でシングルシーターレースに出れるのは非常に嬉しい。それよりも重要なのは、早く、明日のフリー走行でA1マシンを走らせたい事だよ！」(最後の部分を直訳すると、「明日のフリー走行までマシンを走らせる事が出来ない」、それを何となくポジティブにしてみた)
Date : Unknown,3 November
Title : A1 Team Indonesia to miss Eastern Creek eventA1 Team Indonesia is to miss the 4th round of the A1 Grand Prix series at Eastern Creek this weekend as driver Ananda Mikola is honouring a contract to compete in the final round of the Asian Formula 3 Championship at Batangas Race Circuit in the Philippines. He leads by 26 points, with 40 points on offer. "I'm sorry that I can't compete in Australia this weekend", said Mikola, "but I'm sure that everybody will understand my decision as I have a chance of taking this title for the first time. I'll be back in two weeks time for the 5th A1GP round at Sepang." Russell Christopher, Commercial Director A1 Team Indonesia, said: "Ananda is running extremely well in A1GP and his Asian F3 experience is certainly giving him the experience he needs to compete with us. We understand how important it is yto him that he competes in the final rounds and A1 Team Indonesia wishes him the best of luck." "Ideally, we would have a replacement driver for Ananda to cover circumstances such as this, but we are not quite at the point where there are other Indonesian drivers with the required levels of experience for A1GP." "One of our goals is to nurture Indonesian driving talent, so we're working towards setting up a driver development programme."上記記事で日本チームが復帰しましたが、その代わり、インドネシアチームが欠場するみたいです。
翻訳行きます。(アナンダ・ミコラびいきです)
インドネシアチームは第4戦のイースタン・クリークに出場できない。それは、アナンダ・ミコラがアジアF3の最終戦に出場するため、フィリピンのバタンガス・レースサーキットに行ったからだ。
「オーストラリアに行けないことは、すまないと思っている」とミコラは言った。「でも、僕は皆がその理由を分かってくれると信じてるし、私には今、タイトル(アジアF3)をとるチャンスもあるんだ。僕は必ず2週間後の第5戦、セパンに戻ってくるよ」
A1インドネシアチームのコマーシャル・ディレクター、ラッセル・クリストファーはこう言っている。「アナンダはA1GPで凄い走りを見せているが、それは彼のアジアF3での経験であり、彼は私たちとともに経験を必要としている。彼にとってのF3の最終戦がどれほど重要なのかは私たちも分かっている。A1インドネシアチームは彼の勝利を祈るだけだ」
「私たちはアナンダの変わりのドライバーを探す必要がある。しかし、A1GPに行かせられるレベルのインドネシア系ドライバーは彼以外に居ないのだ。」
「1つのゴールとして、素晴らしい素質の持ったドライバーの育成である。私たちはドライバー育成プログラムを止めることはできない…」
最初の方の訳は完璧だと思う。自分でも舌を巻くぐらいすんなりと行ったから。
これもひいき心のおかげか。(おぃ)
後半部分は微妙です。
Date : Unknown,3 November
Title : A1GP hits Bondai BeachA1 Grand Prix drivers hit Sydney's best known landmarks in the lead-up to this weekend's A1 Grand Prix of Nations at Eastern Creek. The bravest of the drivers, along with A1GP's Sheikh Maktoum and Australian Sports Minister Sandra Nori did the bridge walk over the Sydney Harbour Bridge, right over the top that is, before those who suffer from vertigo kicked into action for a spot of surfing on the world famous Bondi Beach. A dozen of the drivers received expert tuition from the very best, five-time Women's World Surfing Champion Layne Beachley and some excellent footage of their wipe-outs was caught from a camera that really took the term on-board camera literally. A1 Team GBR driver Robbie Kerr got close to the local wildlife, meeting and greeting a koala bear by the name of Balloo at the Koala Park to the north of Sydney.A1のスプリントレースとフィーチャーレースの間の映像で、A1ドライバーたちが色々と親しんでいる映像があります。
今週日曜日はこの時の映像が流れるんでしょうな。
訳はなしで。ゴメン。
Date : Eastern Creek,4 November
Title : A1 Teams nominate DriversThe three Boeing 747s that transported 50 cars and the equipment for 25 A1 Teams from Portugal to Australia have been unpacked, the A1 drivers have taken in the sites of Sydney and the stage is set for A1 Grand Prix's first flyaway event at Eastern Creek this weekend. The following drivers have been named for the A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Eastern Creek, Sydney, Australia. (ドライバー表) Due to prior commitments made before joining the World Cup of Motorsport, A1 Team Indonesia will not take part in this weekend's event as driver Ananda Mikola competes to maintain his position at the top of the Asian F3 Series.Driver's Line-up
Australia Christian Jones, Will Davidson Austria Mathias Lauda Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr, Tuka Rocha Canada Sean McIntosh China Tengyi Jiang Czech Republic Tomas Enge, Jan Charouz France Alexandre Premat, Nicolas Lapierre Germany Adrian Sutil Great Britain Robbie Kerr India Armaan Ebrahim Ireland Michael Devaney Italy Enricco Toccacelo, Andrea Montermini, Giammaria Raffaele Japan Hayanari Shimoda Lebanon Basil Shaaban, Khalil Beschir Malaysia Alex Yoong Mexico Salvador Duran Netherlands Jos Verstappen, Jeroen Bleekemolen New Zealand Jonny Reid, Matt Halliday Pakistan Adam Khan Portugal Alvaro Parente, Joao Urbano Russia Roman Rusinov South Africa Stephen Simpson, Gavin Cronje Switzerland Neel Jani USA Bryan Hertaオーストラリア戦のドライバー発表です。
日本からは既報の通り、下田隼成が参加。
んで、上記記事の通り、インドネシアは欠場。残念。
アメリカからブライアン・ハータ参戦、イタリアは3人編成で、トカチェロはいつも居るが、アンドレア・モンテルミニ(元F1ドライバー)、ジャンマリア・ラファエロの2人が初お目見え。
ロシアからはロマン・ルシノフが初お目見え。
初お目見え関連は下に記事があるので…。
Date : Unknown,4 November
Title : Three new drivers enter SeriesThe A1 Teams Italy, Russia and USA have introduced new drivers for the 4th round of the series at Eastern Creek, Sydney. Former Formula 1 turned sportscar racer Andrea Montermini shared the driving for A1 Team Italy on the 1st day of practice with regular driver Enrico Toccacelo and is hopeful that he will be given the nod to take part in qualifying on Saturday, although his lack of experience in the car will probably dictate against that. Roman Rusinov is the latest face in the A1 Team Russia car, the 5th to have tried it this year. He arrives from racing a Maserati MC12 in the FIA GT Championship and is enjoying his first run in a single-seater since he contested the Euro 3000 series in 2003. Bryan Herta is the 3rd of the new trio, taking over from Scott Speed for this round in Australia and the following one at Sepang, Malaysia. Team owner Rick Weidinger is excited with the change: "I've known of Bryan since my days as an owner in the Indy Racing League and I know that he has the ability and experience to help us become a very successful team." Women in Motorsport A1 Team Australia is being helped out in the pits this weekend at Eastern Creek by the inaugural winner of the Women in Motorsport scholarship: Kirsty Last. The 20-year-old mechanical engineering student, who also races in Formula Vee, is hoping that this opportunity may open doors for her to secure a future working in the sport, and will be given a second opportunity to display her skills in next month's A1GP event in Dubai.新たに3人がA1に乗り込みます。イタリアの元F1ドライバー、アンドレア・モンテルミニとロシアのロマン・ルシノフとアメリカのブライアン・ハータです。
んで、下にはオーストラリアの秘密兵器(ではないが)、カースティー・ラストという女性ドライバーがドバイ戦に参戦するとの事。スカラシップでのご褒美みたいです。んで、フォーミュラ・ビーっていうシリーズに参加しているとの事。
訳はパスね。
Date : Eastern Creek,4 November
Title : A1GP of Nations, Eastern Creek, Australia Official Practice session resultsLess than 10 minutes after 24 A1 race cars roared out of the pit lane for the 1st official practice session, the Eastern Creek lap record had been smashed. On his fourth lap, A1 Team Brazil's Nelson Piquet Jr put in the fastest lap of the session at 1:19.266, also the fastest lap of the day and more than three seconds quicker than Tim Leahey's 1:22.513 recorded in 2000 in a then, 3.5 liters Formula Holden. Throughout the session, another 13 A1 Teams also put themselves above the previous record time. Commenting on his performance, Piquet said: 'It was a good lap. The car seemed very good and I did a good lap with no traffic. We did a qualifying simulation and just went for it and it was good. Eastern Creek is quite a good circuit, and it's not that easy. It's quite abrasive on the tyres so we have to make sure we get a good set-up for the races so we can make the tyres last throughout the races. Some of the corners are a bit dangerous as there is not a lot of space and not much run-off so it's quite tough which is the kind I like." Mid-way through the 1st official practice session, conditions turned to wet with all A1 Teams putting in slower lap times towards the end of the session. The weather cleared for the second session but none of the A1 Teams failed to beat the fastest laps recorded at the beginning of session 1. With A1 Team France resuming their position at the top of the timing sheet, Nicolas Lapierre recorded the fastest lap of the 2nd session with a time of 1:21.037. Lapierre commented: "We had a good strategy and we had a very good day, the team did a good job. It was difficult this morning with the conditions but we are getting better and I think we should have a good day tomorrow. I enjoy this track the first corner is great. The track is bumpy and it is easy to make mistakes here so I think the race will be very interesting." Pleased to see A1 Grand Prix head to an Aussie circuit, A1 Team Australia's Seat Holder, himself an F1 Champion said: "It's fantastic to be here on home ground. As one of the first people to be involved in A1GP and see it evolve and develop the way it has is extraordinary and to see it come to Australia and have it here at Eastern Creek and see it all come to fruition is fantastic for me." Both A1 Team Australia drivers had their turn behind the wheel at their home circuit with Christian Jones going out in the 1st session and Will Power out in the 2nd. "This morning we had a new car and I couldn't really go too fast until we had bedded in the new gear box. It took four or five laps until I could really push. Then the red flag came out. It wasn't really a good session for me as I would have liked to have done more laps in the dry" said Christian Jones. Optimistic about his team's performance, Will Davidson who took the car out for the later session said: "Early on in the session I was trying to match the pace, was tuning the car. Early on we weren't that happy with it and I was still finding my feet a little bit, but we are making steps forward with it and by the time I was comfortable with everything the tyres were well passed their best so I had to struggle a bit. We're definitely not as far off as the times suggest and now with a new set of tyres and we'll be there or there abouts."Practice-1
1 Brazil 1:19.266 Nelson Piquet Jr 2 Mexico 1:20.426 Salvador Duran 3 France 1:20.627 Nicolas Lapierre 4 Switzerland 1:21.427 Neel Jani 5 New Zealand 1:21.540 Jonny Reid 6 Netherlands 1:21.626 Jos Verstappen 7 Italy 1:21.654 Enrico Toccacelo 8 Portugal 1:21.872 Alvaro Parente 9 Canada 1:22.173 Sean MacIntosh 10 Great Britain 1:22.255 Robbie Kerr 11 USA 1:22.299 Bryan Herta 12 South Africa 1:22.319 Stephen Simpson 13 China 1:22.379 Tengyi Jiang 14 Ireland 1:22.428 Michael Devaney 15 Germany 1:22.563 Adrian Sutil 16 Pakistan 1:22.623 Adam Khan 17 Malaysia 1:22.731 Alex Yoong 18 Australia 1:22.895 Christian Jones 19 Japan 1:22.906 Hayanari Shimoda 20 Lebanon 1:23.377 Basil Shaaban 21 Austria 1:23.667 Mathias Lauda 22 Czech Republic 1:24.776 Jan Charouz 23 Russia 1:24.802 Roman Rusinov 24 India 1:29.531 Armaan Ebrahim Dry to Wet ConditionPractice-2
1 France 1:21.037 Nicolas Lapierre 2 Brazil 1:21.271 Nelson Piquet Jr 3 Switzerland 1:21.592 Neel Jani 4 Netherlands 1:21.426 Jos Verstappen 5 Mexico 1:21.953 Salvador Duran 6 New Zealand 1:21.956 Jonny Reid 7 Malaysia 1:21.963 Alex Yoong 8 Germany 1:21.984 Adrian Sutil 9 Czech Republic 1:21.998 Tomas Enge 10 Canada 1:22.010 Sean MacIntosh 11 Portugal 1:22.021 Alvaro Parente 12 USA 1:22.084 Bryan Herta 13 Great Britain 1:22.173 Robbie Kerr 14 Ireland 1:22.174 Michael Devaney 15 India 1:22.567 Armaan Ebrahim 16 Australia 1:22.581 Will Davidson 17 South Africa 1:22.785 Stephen Simpson 18 Austria 1:23.101 Mathias Lauda 19 Pakistan 1:23.127 Adam Khan 20 Russia 1:23.230 Roman Rusinov 21 Japan 1:23.512 Hayanari Shimoda 22 Lebanon 1:23.513 Basil Shaaban 23 China 1:23.917 Tengyi Jiang 24 Italy 1:24.118 Andrea Montermini Wet Condition
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