Burgess: single tyre would be 'illogical'
（我是從杜漢時代留到現在的老骨頭，我說的話要聽
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By Michele Lostia and Matt Beer Monday, October 15th 2007, 11:44 GMT
羅西首席技師 Jeremy Burgess 表示，他和羅西在 MotoGP 輪胎戰爭上
的立場態度並不同調。
Valentino Rossi's crew chief Jeremy Burgess has revealed that he
disagrees with the Italian's stance over the MotoGP tyre war.
在 Estoril 的委員會會議中，羅西支持贊成輪胎採取單一制，而有謠言指出
羅西的規勸，對於 Dorna 對於單一輪胎制是否實行扮演某一角色。
The former champion came out in support of the proposal to introduce
control tyres when it was mooted at the Grand Prix Commission
meeting at Estoril, and there have been rumours that Rossi's exhortations
played a part in Dorna's decision to float the idea.
羅西同時也批評 Michelin 今年的表現，且在澳洲站後承認他力促Yamaha
下個季節把他的賽車轉為使用 Bridgestone輪胎 。
He has also been critical of Michelin's performance this season and
admitted at Phillip Island that he had urged Yamaha to switch his bike
to Bridgestones next season.
但是 Burgess 說他完全地反對變成單一輪胎供應，而且認為 2007 賽季
所看到的 Bridgestone 比賽優勢將會證明，是不規則的(異常的)。
But Burgess said he is completely opposed to any move towards a
single tyre supplier, and believes the 2007 races that saw a large
Bridgestone advantage will prove to be anomalous.
輪胎戰爭自從有GP比賽後，就已經是比賽的一部份。
Burgess 告訴 Gazzetta dello Sport。
"Tyres have been part of racing since the beginning," Burgess told
Gazzetta dello Sport.
"你可以挑選任何廠牌的四輪或兩輪賽車比賽，選擇各式各樣不同的零件，
而你在眾多選擇中選出它們。
有時它工作的很好，有時沒有，因為研發中的零件(這裡應該不只是指輪胎)
是棘手的。"
"You pick the car or the bike to race with, you choose the various
components and you sort them out. Sometimes it works, sometimes it
doesn't, because developing something is tough.
"但是如果我們現在把它們趕出比賽，輪胎供應商能去哪裡競爭比賽顯示
他們的輪胎是最好的？"
"競爭是比賽的基本法則。"
"But if we throw them out now, where will the tyre manufacturers be
able to compete to show their tyre is the best? Competition is
fundamental.
"畫出一個界線，把 Dunlop 和 Michelin 丟出去？
這完全是不合邏輯的，去改變只有一年之久(變壞的?)規則。"
"By ticking a box we throw out Dunlop and Michelin? It's completely
illogical to change the rules for one year gone bad.
"如果我們真的想要變成單一制，做個三年計劃吧： Michelin 想要競爭，
他們絕對不喜歡失去，且對他們來說，這是個可恥的下半賽季，應該改變
了他們比賽的歷史。"
"If we really want to, let's do a three-year programme: Michelin wants
to compete, they certainly don't enjoy losing and it's shameful that half
a season should change the history of racing."
相對於山葉車隊的老闆 Davide Brivio 承認他們把 Michelin 視為"替代選擇"。
如果FIM決定允許輪胎戰爭繼續， Burgess 強調這只是他的個人意見。
With Yamaha team boss Davide Brivio having conceded that they might
look at "alternatives" to Michelin if the commission decided to allow the
tyre war to continue, Burgess stressed that his was only a personal
opinion.
但他指出除了輪胎之外的許多因素，影響今年的結果。
But he pointed out that many factors other than tyres had affected this
year's results.
"我從我個人的觀點來看，我們必須整體而言的檢視冠軍賽結果，"
"I speak from a personal viewpoint, we must look at the championship
results as a whole," Burgess said.
"Valentino今年犯了一些錯誤，而我們在賽車上也有技術上的問題。 而不能忘
記的是，在比賽裡， Michelin 車手所受之苦。"
"Valentino also made some mistakes this year and we've had technical
problems with the bike. And let's not forget the racing incidents Michelin
riders suffered from.
"這是很正常的事： 總有些人想要 Valentino 的賽車，一些想騎本田的賽車。"
"It's the usual thing: there have always been some who wanted
Valentino's bike and some who wanted the works Honda.
"Bridgestone 也供應輪胎給其他車手，而且我看到的是他們沒有在 Stoner 附近。
如果癥結僅是在於輪胎，他們將全部會在那裡。
今年我們的問題，我所看到的，不只是輪胎。"
"Bridgestone also supplies other riders and they didn't look close to
(Casey) Stoner to me. If it was just a matter of tyres, they would all be
there. What we've seen this year is not a tyre problem for me."
