- 翻譯：Adam
- 上載日期：2015-11-02
HONDA HRC副總裁－中本 修平：羅絲必須知道自己犯錯
2015 Motogp馬來西亞站相關報導：
"羅馬碰撞"發生後，雖然有人認為Motogp已死，但編者認為這說法有點誇張，長遠來說這只是Motogp持續發展下重要一頁，或許有助賽會釐定更清晰賽例及判罰標準，避免日後出現造成各方傷害的評擊。繼FIM主席及多位德高望重車手先後發表公開信後，HONDA Motogp車隊靈魂人物兼HRC副總裁－中本 修平以Q&A發佈新聞稿，逐點反擊羅絲的指控。
中本 修平(Shuhei Nakamoto)：
–馬坤斯在澳洲站最後一圈超越羅倫素奪取冠軍，並從羅倫素身上取走5分。（冠軍25分，亞軍20分，意思是沒有刻意協助羅倫素奪得全年總冠軍） –於馬來西亞賽前記招上，羅絲指控馬坤斯在澳洲站阻擋他，目的是協助羅倫素。 –在馬來西亞站，羅絲有意圖迫開馬坤斯，導致他炒車，因此被大會判罰3點罰分。
事實上，以上提到的都是事實，我們能夠根據曾發生的事情作出評論，其它的都只是假定(羅絲指馬坤斯協助羅倫素)。現在只談論假定的事情只會增加負面氣氛，並且不會改變已發生的事實。
Q&A自問自答：
你們相信馬坤斯與羅絲在馬來西亞站的戰況，就是羅絲指控馬坤斯的結果？
馬坤斯曾與多位對手激戰，但沒有車手作出投訴。HRC明白馬坤斯在馬來西亞比賽初段，受滿載汽油的油缸影響表現(指汽油在油缸內滾動，影響戰車轉向穩定性)，這問題已多次發在今季比賽中。
同樣，馬坤斯在賽事初段因犯了錯誤而被羅倫素超車，之後被羅絲迎頭趕上，大家為第三名而戰。雖然彼此曾出現激烈超車，但都是在安全情況下進行，這是兩位世界冠軍有史以來最精彩的比拼。
馬坤斯有沒有可能減慢羅絲的車速？
這就是賽車，當兩位天才車手同場較量時，大家便可以看到精彩的比賽。
你相信羅絲踢跌馬坤斯？
你相信馬坤斯說在馬來西亞站沒有減慢羅絲的車速嗎？
你的職位(HRC副總裁)能向賽車委員會(Race Direction)作出甚麼行動？
你對羅絲向國際體育仲裁院上訴的看法？
不少人說馬坤斯與羅絲的比拼是不平公，因為馬坤斯已沒有爭奪世界冠軍的機會，相反，羅絲正為世界冠軍而戰？ 這是賽車！反而沒有人評論或關心柏度莎在亞拉崗站擊敗羅絲，還有沒有人評擊伊恩朗尼(Andrea IANNONE)協助其他車手(澳洲站擊敗羅絲取得第三名)。
今季對馬坤斯來說非常艱辛，他只希望在馬來西亞站為個人及車隊取得最好成績，他的本性並不甘心第四名，只要有機會必會爭取季軍位置。
以2010年日本茂木站為例，當時羅絲已沒有成為世界冠軍機會，但他與羅倫素（YAMAHA隊友）上演激戰。賽後，羅倫素投訴羅絲既然沒有爭標機會，何解過於激進(指超車)。羅絲回答YAMAHA：「你預期我會逗留在背後嗎(指不超車)？如果是這樣，我情願待在家裡。」
我完全同意羅絲的處理手法，並全力支持我們的車手爭取最好成績。
這刻，你對羅絲有任何意見嗎？
華倫西亞站的目標是甚麼？
英文原文 Q&A with Shuhei Nakamoto, HRC Executive Vice President“First of all, we would like to state that we believe it is very important to speak about the facts, not about assumptions. A fact is a fact and there is only one interpretation. Assumptions can be translated in different ways, depending on which side you are. For the good of our sport, we would like everybody to just consider the facts that occurred and these are clearly the following:
– Marc Marquez won the Australian GP, overtaking Jorge Lorenzo on the last lap, and therefore taking away 5 points from him in the Championship. – On Thursday prior to the Malaysian GP in the Pre-Event Press Conference, Valentino Rossi accused Marc of racing against him in Phillip Island to help Jorge Lorenzo. – In the Malaysian GP, Rossi intentionally pushed Marc out of the racing line which caused him to crash. Race Direction gave him a penalty for this action, confirmed by FIM.
As a matter of fact, the aforementioned topics are the only facts we can consider and comment upon, any other discussion would be based on assumptions. To speak about assumptions would only increase the negative atmosphere we are facing in this moment, but will not change the reality of what happened.”
What is your opinion regarding the current situation after the Malaysian GP? “We as HRC are very regretful this situation has been created. First of all, we would like to underline that Marc has been subject to an accusation with no evidence, after the Phillip Island race. Clearly there are no grounds to support that he wanted to help any rider in the Championship battle, considering he pushed to win the race and did so. After reviewing the images further, you can clearly see Valentino and Marc shaking hands after the chequered flag in Australia, acknowledging a great and fair battle.”
Do you believe the battle in the Malaysian GP between Marc and Valentino is a result of Valentino’s accusation? “We honestly don’t think this is the case. We all know Marc races at 100% all the time, it’s one of the reasons we all love him and he has so many fans around the world. Marc always pushes to the maximum to achieve the best result possible. He had a great battle in his career with many riders, and nobody complained about that. In Malaysia, we know that Marc was struggling at the beginning of the race with the full tank, as has happened several times this season. Also in Sepang he made a mistake at the beginning of the race and this allowed Jorge to pass him. Then Valentino arrived and they began to fight for third place. The passes were extreme, but safe, from both riders. Two of the greatest champions we’ve seen battling together on track”
Is it possible that Marc slowed down Valentino in those laps? “The lap times they were doing were quite fast, clearly showing that there was no intention from Marc to slow down Valentino. In addition, after Marc crashed and Valentino had an open track in front of him, his lap times were no faster then during the battle with Marc. We believe, they were both pushing to the maximum. Both wanted third place and to try and catch up with Dani and Jorge, but of course this battle opened up a gap to the front two. This is racing and when you have two talents such as Marc and Valentino you can see a wonderful battle as we saw.”
Do you believe Valentino kicked Marc’s bike? “It is clear that Valentino intentionally pushed Marc towards the outside of the track, which is out of the rules, therefore Marc had no other option other than to run wide. The data from Marc’s bike shows that even though he was picking up the bike trying to avoid contact with Valentino, his front brake lever suddenly received an impact that locked the front tyre, which is the reason for his crash. We believe that this pressure was a result of Rossi’s kick. The data acquisition from Marc’s bike is available if anybody from Dorna, the FIM or media want to check.”
Do you believe Marc is telling the truth when he says he wasn’t trying to slow down Valentino in Sepang? “I know Marc well. He is a good guy, with strong and honest values. Marc was just trying to defend his position, as any rider would do, and we believe him 100%.”
What is your position on how Race Direction acted? “We respect the decision of Race Direction and don’t want to pass judgement if the penalty they administered was right or wrong. However, we do believe there was enough evidence to allow them to take a decision during the race, it was not necessary to wait until the end.”
What do you think of Valentino’s appeal to the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) against Race Direction and FIM’s decision? “This is in his rights. We will respect the CAS decision.”
People say that it’s unfair that Marc battled with Valentino, as Marc is not fighting for the Championship, while Valentino is. “This is racing! There were no comments or concerns after Dani fought with Valentino in Aragon and beat him, and also in Phillip Island with Iannone – nobody accused Andrea of trying to help one competitor more than the other. It’s been a difficult season and in Sepang Marc simply wanted to take the best result possible for him and his team, it’s not in his nature to settle for fourth place when there is a chance to fight for third. We should also look back to Motegi 2010 when Valentino was out of the race for the title but had a great battle with his teammate Jorge. After the race, when Jorge complained about Valentino being too aggressive and with no meaning as he was out of the Championship, Valentino commented: “I said to Yamaha, what do you expect from me, to arrive behind? If I know this I will stay at home.” We totally agree with Valentino’s approach and will always support our riders to achieve the best results possible.”
What is your opinion of Valentino in this moment? “Valentino is the greatest ever champion of our sport. We believe he has done a great job this year, and if he wins the Championship he truly deserves it, as he has been consistent and very fast all year. The fact that he is 36 years old increases the respect for such a great champion. Having said that, we don’t understand his accusation related to the Phillip Island race and his manoeuvre in Sepang. We hope that Valentino will think it over and understand his mistake.”
What is your target for Valencia? “As always, our target is to win! Our hope is that Marc and Dani can fight for the win. If they can finish first and second – it doesn’t matter for us which order – then we will be very happy. First of all, because we want to finish this season with the 4th win in a row, second because if they both are in front of Jorge and Valentino, their result will have no influence in the battle for the title and – finally – we hope everybody will understand that Honda riders race for the win and the pure competition, for nothing else.”
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