[MCN] MotoGP Jerez Test: Hand injury hampers Valentino Rossi

手傷阻礙Rossi
By Matthew Birt
29 November 2007 19:48

羅西使用 Bridgestone 輪胎進行完整的比賽模擬被迫中止，今天他在 Jerez
最後一天只跑了40圈，今天是今年最後一天可以在場上測試。
Valentino Rossi was forced to scrap a planned full race simulation
on Bridgestone tyres today in Jerez as he completed only 40 laps
on the final day of track action in 2007.

28歲的他，受苦於今年最後一場比賽Valencia站排位賽摔車右手受傷。
The 28-year-old struggled with the broken right hand he suffered in
a massive qualifying crash at the final race in Valencia earlier this
month and he stopped riding well before the track closed.

他最後一天的最快時間只有1.41.538，比他第一天初次使用Bridgestone
整整少了一秒，他最棒的單圈都是使用Bridgestone的軟質排位胎。
His best time on the final day was only a 1.41.538, which was a
full second off his best race tyre time set on the opening day of
his Bridgestone career.
Valentino Rossi’s best of 1.40.514 on the opening day remained
his best time on race rubber at the test, with his overall best time
coming on Bridgestone’s soft qualifying tyre.

今晚與MCN的獨家專訪，他說：
”我今天想要測試，但是，沒辦法。
我試過，但是還是不行，尤其在煞車時，我使不上力。
Speaking exclusively to MCN tonight, the Fiat Yamaha rider said:
“I wanted to try today but no way.
I tried but especially in braking I had finished my power.


”我無法伸直手臂，所以我相當慢。
我們在測試時間表中準備一個比賽模擬，但是取消了，因為，實際上，
我無法全力進行模擬，如果我完成了這個資料，這資料沒有意義。  
“ I was not able to stay with the arms straight and I was quite slow.
We had in the schedule to do a race simulation but we cancelled
it because for sure I couldn’t have gone at the maximum and
when you do this the data it is for nothing.

”這相當正常，因為我的手還很痛，儘管一個月沒有訓練我的肩膀，
因為很痛很痛，這三天的測試我沒有足夠力量。
但這次測試的意義是正面的，第一次和Bridgestone接觸也是。  
“It’s quite normal because I have pain in the hand and with
one month without training my shoulders were very painful and
I didn’t have the strength for a full three-day test.
But the test was positive and the first touch with Bridgestone
was positive.

”我們有些好方法增加我們的潛能。
Bridgestone的人們都表現的很好，印象很好。
我們認為，我們有很棒的潛能，但是我們必須證明。

這只是個開始。
“We have some good ideas to increase our potential.
The Bridgestone guys work very well and the impression is good.
We think we have a great potential but we have to demonstrate this.
It’s just at the beginning.

”我已經給了一些關於方向發展的好解釋，所以Bridgestone的技師很高興，
而這是也是最重要的事。”
“I already gave some very good explanation about the direction
for development, so the Bridgestone guys are happy and this is the
most important thing."

本田二重唱 Dani Pedrosa 和 Nicky Hayden 囊括前二名，雖然龍捲風
用比賽胎跑出最快的 1.40.184。
Honda duo Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden claimed the top two
times, though Colin Edwards clocked the fastest lap on race rubber
with a best of 1.40.184.

那是少部分比 Ducati 的 Stoner還快的人，Stoner仍是第二天使用比賽胎
最快的人，即使他昨天因為大摔車沒有出席第三天測試。
“That was a fraction faster than Ducati’s Casey Stoner, who was
still second fastest on race tyres even though he missed the final day
with a left shoulder injury suffered in a big crash yesterday.

See next week's MCN (December 5, 2007) for a seven-day test report from Jerez.