マッサさんのボヤキ in ハンガリー (未完)
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Massa: Red Bull in a different league
Ferrari's Felipe Massa has admitted Red Bull were in a league of their own at last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. The Austrian team's Sebastian Vettel clinched pole position in Budapest with a 1.2 second margin, while his team mate Mark Webber took victory 17.8s ahead of Massa's Ferrari colleague Fernando Alonso.
At the previous round in Germany Ferrari seemed to have the edge, with Alonso and Massa scoring a dominant one-two at Hockenheim, but just a week later at the Hungaroring Red Bull had returned to form. And the Brazilian believes this turnaround in performance can be explained by the characteristics of the two circuits in question.
"In Germany, we seemed to have the fastest car and just a few days later, Red Bull were in a different league to all the other teams," he explained to Ferrari's official website. "They have nearly always been fastest, apart maybe from Bahrain and then Hockenheim. It is mainly related to the nature of the track. In Germany we qualified in much the same time and then we were quicker in the race, but in Hungary they were 1.2 seconds faster, which suggests to me that in Hockenheim they underperformed."
Despite acknowledging the dominance of the Red Bulls, Massa, who has returned to Brazil for the summer break, is more than happy with the pace of his F10 and his fourth-place result in Hungary.
"It is good to be home after what was one of the busiest months I can remember in my time in Formula One," he said. "And thankfully, it ended with a couple of good results that suggest Ferrari is returning to the form that we expect.
"Now we have a long break, which means three weekends without racing and even though the momentum has picked up for Ferrari in the last couple of weeks, I am happy to have this pause. It is important for the drivers to have a rest after such a busy schedule in recent weeks and it is especially important for everyone in the team, who have worked so hard. I will be spending it at home with my family here in Brazil, relaxing and spending time with my son, which actually is almost like a full time job!"
Massa will be back on track for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on August 27-29.
日本語訳。
マッサ、レッドブルは別世界の走りだ
レッドブルは彼らのみのリーグで戦っていると、先のハンガリーGPでフェラーリのマッサは認めた。このオーストリアのチームのセバスチャン・ヴェッテルはマッサに1.2秒差をつけ、ハンガロリンクでポールポジションを獲得すれば、ヴェッテルのチームメイトであるマーク･ウェバーは、マッサのフェラーリにおけるチームメイト、フェルナンド・アロンソに17.8秒もの差をつけて、ハンガリーGPを勝利した。
前のドイツGPにおいて、アロンソとマッサが1-2とフィニッシュし、フェラーリは強さを見せつけた。しかし、数週間後のハンガリーでは、フェラーリの強さは元に戻っていた。このタイプの違う2つのサーキットが、状況を変化させる始まりになった事を、マッサは説明できると信じている。
「ドイツにおいて、僕たちのマシンは最速だったんだ。でも、数日後にはレッドブルが違うリーグで戦っている風に見えたんだ」とマッサはフェラーリのウェブサイトにて説明している。「バーレーンとホッケンハイムを除いては、彼らは常にファステストラップに近いタイムで走ってきた。それはトラックの特性に起因する。ドイツでは、僕たちと同じくらいのスピードで予選を戦い、僕たちがレースで速かった。そして、なぜドイツでレッドブルが速くなかったのかを理解できないまま、ハンガリーでは彼らから1.2秒も離された」
