Jerez 測試首日，本田軍團感想

[SPEEDtv.com節錄] MOTOGP: Tuesday Jerez Test Team Reports
撰寫: SPEED Staff
Jerez, Spain – 11/27/2007

六台Honda RC212V集合在西班牙南部Jerez賽道，一圈又一圈的跑著，
為冬測禁令開始前的最後一次測試做準備，2008賽季將越來越接近。
Dani Pedrosa， 當他再次掌控全新的原型 RC212V時，本田軍團最快的男人
依舊是他。  
雖然Pedrosa大部分時間在賽道冷卻時做出，但是最後晴朗的天氣讓他在60
圈後得到不錯的成績。
Six Honda RC212Vs were lapping the Jerez circuit in southern Spain
today as the MotoGP teams assembled for the final time this year to
resume preparations for the fast-approaching 2008 season.
Dani Pedrosa in second place was the fastest of the Honda riders
as he once again got to grips with his brand new prototype RC212V,
the Spaniard making the most of cool but sunny conditions to complete
60 laps.


藉由賽道周圍溫度慢慢上升到 20 度，車手們等到早上11點半才猛虎出閘。
一整天穩定地改進他的配速，Pedrosa 最後僅僅落後Stoner 的Ducati GP8
0.134秒，在午後溫度高速下降的情況下。
Pedrosa 的美國隊友，Nicky Hayden，不是落後很多，拿下整體第五，
他也拿到更新的套件，自從他上次在雪邦首次測試08年原型212V後。
With ambient and track temperatures slowly rising to 20 degrees the
riders waited until 11.30am before venturing out onto the famous
circuit.
Steadily improving his pace throughout the day, Pedrosa finished
just 0.134s behind the Ducati of Casey Stoner, who walked away from
a high-speed fall in the afternoon. Pedrosa’s American Repsol Honda
teammate, Nicky Hayden, wasn’t far behind in fifth as he also took
advantage of the updates made to his prototype machine since the
last test in Sepang, Malaysia which finished ten days ago.


直接排在 Hayden 後面的是Honda Gresini　的新希望 de Angelis，他持續
大有可為的適應MotoGP場上殘酷的要求，第六快作收，以Bridgestone的排位
賽輪胎配合07年特別版RC212V。
日本隊友 Shinya Nakano 則是以第八位作收，對車隊的穩定進步感到滿意。
Directly behind Hayden came the Honda Gresini of Alex de Angelis
who continued his promising adaptation to MotoGP’s demands,
setting the sixth fastest time using a qualifying Bridgestone tire
on his 2007-spec RC212V. Teammate Shinya Nakano finished the day
in eighth place and was happy with the steady progress of the team.



de Puniet 也使用 07年特別版的RC212V拿下第九位，他用了整天時間來
改善後輪的抓地力，而他也說自己有自信在剩下兩天測試得到甜美的果實。

JiR Team Scot令人印象深刻的 MotoGP 新手，Dovizioso，花費一天時間
使自己在西班牙賽道上熟悉 MotoGP 賽車的嚴苛要求，以整體第十三未收
尾，對RC212V速度上的改進感到滿意。
Randy de Puniet aboard the 2007-spec LCR Honda recorded the ninth
fastest time as he spent the day working to improve the rear grip
of his RC212V and declared himself confident that the two remaining
days of the test would bear further fruit.
JiR Team Scot’s MotoGP impressive novice, Andrea Dovizioso, spent
the day familiarizing himself with the demands of a MotoGP machine
at the Spanish circuit, finishing in thirteenth overall on his 2007
RC212V, and satisfied that there are further improvements in speed
to come.


Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda: 1m 40.355s – 60 laps
”我們今天一直使用新的賽車作測試，而我們已經看到瓦倫西亞的問題獲得
解決。   
“We’ve been testing with the new bike exclusively today and we
were looking to see if the issues we had at the first test in
Valencia have been solved.

控制引擎力量傳送電子系統設定及引擎煞車的問題已經改善，變的更
好騎乘，而且也更快。  
The electronic engine settings which control the power delivery and
the engine braking have been improved which makes the machine more
rideable and quicker too.

來自底盤的感覺相當棒，但是我必須持續工作，讓設定適合我。
The feeling from the chassis is quite good but I have to continue
working on the settings to suit me.

在瓦倫西亞，RC212V尚未完備足以完成許多單圈，但是今天我們能做到
比之前更多。  
In Valencia the bike wasn’t ready to complete a lot of laps but
today we have been able to do many more.

在某些部分已經有長足進步，在其他部分我們仍有些工作要做。  
There has been progress in some areas and in other areas we still
have some work to do.

今天我們在底盤上嘗試做一改變，而明天我們將尋求更進一步。   
We’ve tried some changes with the chassis today and we’ll look
for further improvements tomorrow.

目前為止，我們還沒測試任何新輪胎，而這是減少單圈時間的重要部分，
因此我有自信，我們能透過這次測試更上一層樓。”
So far we haven’t tested any new tires and this is an important
area to improve lap times, so I’m confident we can make further
progress throughout this test.”



Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda: 1m 40.923s – 63 laps
”整體來說，今天是相當具有正面意義的日子。  
"Overall it was a pretty positive day.

我們嘗試針對引擎做些修改，以求能比之前兩次測試跑的更好，而現在
它似乎有所回應，稍微更好騎一點，雖然它仍然不夠好。
We tried some modifications to the engine to get it running better
than it did at the previous two tests and now it seems to be more
responsive and to be running a little better - though it’s still
not quite there.

我們也修改了底盤，舉例來說，支架，也花費了一些工夫，這略微削減了單圈
時間，但是，這是很重要的，試著了解212V更多。   
We also changed a few things on the chassis, for instance the offset,
which took a while and reduced our track time somewhat, but this
was important to try to understand more about the machine.

這是我第一次進入車庫時，焦點完全放在08 RC212V上，並花上整天時間，
所以這是有所助益的。  
This is the first time I’ve been able to come into the garage,
focus on the 2008 machine and spend the whole day on it so that
was beneficial.

這次測試並沒有一個完美的開始，這非常難得，但是我們明確的學習到
有用的事物，我開始被今天我們在這所做的一切激勵。  
It wasn’t a perfect start to the test - that’s pretty rare - but
we definitely learned some useful things and I’m encouraged by the
start we’ve made here today.

讓我們來看看往後幾天會發生什麼事，志在得到更多的進步。”
Let’s see what happens over the next few days and aim to make some
more improvements.”



Alex de Angelis, Honda Gresini: 1m 41.111s - 58 laps
”雖然我今天用排位胎做出了我最好的單圈時間，但是，
我很滿意，因為每當我外出一次，我就越來越對騎乘212V感到自信。
“Although I did my best lap time with qualifying tire today, I’m
happy because every time I went out I was more and more confident
on the RC212V.

我們在設定上並沒有太大改變，以便我能漸漸產生信心。  
We worked on set-up without making major changes so that I can
grow in confidence.

大致上，我很滿意事情正穩定進行，我們也得到些許進步，現階段
志在改善後輪的牽引力，並減少前輪的喋喋不休顫抖。  
In general I’m satisfied with how things are going and we’re
taking small steps at this stage to improve rear traction and
reduce the front chattering.

明天我們將繼續這項設定，並測試一些新前輪。”
Tomorrow we’ll continue the set-up work and will test some
new front tires.”



Shinya Nakano, Honda Gresini: 1m 41.277s - 65 laps
我很滿意今天第一天在這的表現。
“I was happy with our first day here today.

首先，我們專注達成正確的機械平衡，以及在這賽道上的重量轉移。
在這之後，我們主要處理了底盤設定，並試著調整離合器設定，改善
減速時的感覺。
First of all we concentrated on achieving the right machine
balance and weight transfer for this track. After this we
worked on the general chassis set-up and tried to adjust the
settings of the slipper clutch to improve feeling under deceleration.

此刻我感到很滿意，因為感覺賽車每一次我出去測試時都有所改善，
因此我們正逐漸進步。
今天我們沒有測試輪胎，而明天我們應該會把機會留來測試 Bridgestone
的新前輪。”
I’m pretty happy at the moment because the feeling from the machine
is improving each time I go out so we’re making progress.
We didn’t test tires today and tomorrow we should get the chance
to try a new front tire from Bridgestone.”



Randy de Puniet, LCR Honda, 1m 41.313s - 79 laps
”這我第一次在Jerez騎乘Honda搭配Michelin胎，從各方面來看，
我認為今天還ok。
“This was my first day at Jerez riding the Honda and riding on
Michelin tires and I think the day went OK considering this.

我們遭受到一些困難，無法從後輪得到足夠的抓地力，這甚至是
阻止我們今天無法變得更快的主因。
We’ve experienced some difficultly finding enough grip at the
rear of the machine and this is the main thing that prevented
us from going even faster today.

除此之外，來自賽車的感覺是相當的美好，如果我們可以在這方面
做些改善，我會更滿意。
Apart from this the feeling from the machine is pretty good and
if we can make some progress in this area I should be happy.

今天我自己發揮到極限，因為你需要去發現最好的設定，來改善賽車。
我盼望明天更多，就像今天一樣。”
I gave my maximum today which is what you need to do to find the
best set-up and improve the machine.
I’m looking forward to more of the same tomorrow.”



Andrea Dovizioso, JiR Team Scot, 1m 42.033s - 60 laps
”這次測試有個不錯的開始，而單圈時間還算不錯，
就我第一次騎著MotoGP賽車拜訪這裡來說。
“The test has started well and the lap time is not too bad for
my first visit to this circuit on a MotoGP bike.

212V的狀態還沒表現出 100% ，我們需要調整出一些適合的設定，這是條
完全和 Sepang 不一樣的賽道，這是我們今年最後一次測試的機會。
The machine is not yet at 100 per cent performance and we need to
make some adjustments to the settings to suit this track which is
very different from Sepang where we last tested.

我需要削減我的單圈時間至少一秒，但是我不擔心這個。  
I need to improve my lap times by more than one second
but I’m not worried.

仍然需改善的主要部分在於，在直線上煞車作動時的賽車穩定性，我們未來
兩天將繼續處理這問題。

我對我們今天開始所做的一切感到滿意。”
The main area to improve is still the stability of the machine under
braking in a straight line and we’ll continue to work on this over
the next two days.
I’m happy with the start we’ve made today.”