[外電] 拆夥了！ Alonso確定與McLaren車隊say byebye

Fernando Alonso parts company with McLaren
from F1官網
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/11/7062.html

McLaren have announced that former world champion Fernando Alonso is to leave the team, after both parties agreed to a ‘mutual parting of ways’. Alonso, who joined the British squad from Renault at the start of 2007, did have two years left to run on his contract.
The statement released on Friday revealed that, after discussions, it had been decided ‘it would be in the best interests of both parties to bring the relationship to an end’.
Although Alonso won four races during the 2007 season, and finished third in the championship battle, relations between the Spaniard and McLaren had become increasingly strained in recent months.
“He is a great driver but for some reason the combination of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes and Fernando has not really worked out, and in the end we reached a stage where none of us could find a way to move forward," explained McLaren team principal Ron Dennis. "We all believe that our joint decision to part company is for the best, and we will now continue to focus on our 2008 world championship challenge.
“Everybody at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, especially McLaren’s Spanish Partners Banco Santander and Mutua Madrilena and the team’s title partner Vodafone, want to wish Fernando all the best for the future,”
For his part, Alonso said that, although he never really felt at home at McLaren, he still believed they were a great squad.
“Since I was a boy I had always wanted to drive for McLaren, but sometimes in life things do not work out," explained the 26 year-old. "I continue to believe that McLaren is a great team. Yes, we have had our ups and downs during the season, which has made it extra-challenging for all of us, and it is not a secret that I never really felt at home.
“I know there have been suggestions of favouritism within the team and people say a lot of things in the heat of battle, but in the end I was always provided with an equal opportunity to win. Today’s decision allows all of us to focus on 2008, and I wish the team, Vodafone, Banco Santander, Mutua Madrilena and all the other team partners who I have worked closely with during the year, the best for the future.”
The team also revealed that an announcement on Alonso’s replacement would be made in due course.

McLaren車隊於週五宣佈了旗下兩屆世界冠軍車手Fernando Alonso離隊的消息，麥隊老闆Ron Dennis和Alonso經過一番討論，兩方達成共識，雖然當初簽下的三年合約還有兩年沒執行，但小新和麥隊決定好聚好散，這對雙方都好
跑等你死說小新是好車手，但承認因為某些原因他們的關係在賽季末趨於緊張，無法再繼續走下去，因此決定拆夥，他和車隊及其他西班牙的贊助夥伴都祝福小新能有更好的前程
小新這方也恭維了一下麥隊是他兒時就嚮往的車隊，但現實和夢想總有差距，麥隊是偉大的車隊，但並沒有給他家的感覺(跟雷諾比當然是差很多啦)
他並強調儘管謠言滿天飛，但他在麥隊還是有被公平對待的(場面話...那怎麼不解釋一下最後一場比賽車子為啥那麼慢)
小新認為這決定讓兩方都能專心致力於2008新賽季，對於這一年來曾密切合作過的車隊工作人員及夥伴們，他也給予祝福(明明就是因為互看不順眼而拆夥，還祝福來祝福去的幹嘛啊...XD 不過小新說話真的變穩重了)
目前Alonso去向未定，火腿的新隊友也還是個謎，反正時候到了就會宣佈

下面這篇外電則提到小新可以自由選擇未來棲身處，也分析了各車隊現況：

Alonso 'free to sign for any team'
By Alan Baldwin Friday, November 2nd 2007, 15:06 GMT
from autosport F1 news
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63748

The race to sign up Fernando Alonso swept into overdrive on Friday after McLaren formally ended their troubled relationship with the double world champion.
小新揪~~竟花落誰家？ 牽一髮動全身，一場"搶簽小新大賽"已在禮拜五麥隊宣佈和小新拆夥後熱鬧展開

Alonso's manager Luis Garcia Abad told Spanish media the Formula One driver was "free to sign for any team next season" and there will be no shortage of offers for the 26-year-old Spaniard.
小新經紀人說他可以自由到任何隊，福利也一樣都不會少 (麥隊出乎意料的乾脆啊~)

His former employers Renault, led by flamboyant Italian Flavio Briatore, have already made it very clear that they want him back.
他的前老闆--雷諾經理黑面蔡已經清楚表明了搶人的決心

However, the French team may not be Alonso's first choice, even if they are prepared to pay the many millions he will surely demand as the hottest property on the market.
然而雷諾似乎非小新首選，儘管這支法國車隊已經做好得捧著大把鈔票才能請回小新這尊大佛的準備

Renault, who took him to titles in 2005 and 2006 and have yet to confirm their driver line-up for 2008, were miles off the pace this year and there are no guarantees their new car will be any better.
雷諾這支05和06年的冠軍車隊，07年卻表現得一蹋糊塗，08年能不能生出一台好車來？莫宰羊

Asked 10 days ago if that remained his favoured option, Alonso told Spain's Cadena Ser radio station: "No, right now I'd say no".
約莫10天前問小新雷諾是否仍是他首選，小新的答案是"現在不是"，so.....

Toyota, with one of the biggest budgets in the paddock, have a declared vacancy following the departure of Germany's Ralf Schumacher.
至於F1一級好野車隊Toyota也打算延攬小新，目前有小舒留下的空缺一枚

But the Cologne-based team have yet to win a Grand Prix, let alone mount a serious championship challenge, since their debut in 2002.
不過這支車隊自2002年加入F1以來，還未曾贏過一場GP，so........

Ferrari would be the most attractive proposition but they have newly-crowned world champion Kimi Raikkonen and Brazilian Felipe Massa under contract to the end of 2009 and 2010 respectively.
另一支好野車隊法拉利當然是最吸引人的選擇，不過兩個蘿蔔坑都已經滿了，兩~三年內沒有空位

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo lauded the Spaniard last week, calling him "world class in every sense, an extraordinary driver" but that does not mean Alonso is Maranello-bound any time soon.
就算法隊老總上禮拜額樂了小新一頓，這也不代表什麼"實質意義"

"I have to disappoint all of Fernando's fans - I don't think anything will happen in that direction in the next three years," Ferrari's former champion Michael Schumacher said last week.
大舒也澆了小新粉絲們一頭冷水，認為未來三年內小新進不了紅色大門

BMW Sauber, runners-up to Ferrari in the championship after leaders McLaren were stripped of all their points after a spying controversy, also have plenty of potential.
BMW-Sauber這支目前僅次於法隊和麥隊的大廠車隊，也是一支很被看好的潛力股

The German team are targeting wins in 2008 but have Germany's Nick Heidfeld and Poland's Robert Kubica under contract.
不過他們已經有了德國兵長和波蘭新秀酷必殺，車位也是滿啦，小新過去的機率趨近於零

Red Bull, with Renault engines and top designer Adrian Newey, are bankrolled by Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz and have big ambitions.
紅牛也不錯，有錢財有人才

They have been talked of increasingly as a potential short-term home for the Spaniard before he focuses on broader opportunities from 2009.
人家中國古人是"騎驢找馬"，小新似乎也可以考慮一下騎"牛"找"馬"....等到2009年後

Red Bull have Mark Webber and Briton David Coulthard under contract for 2008 but the Australian is managed by Renault's Briatore and could find himself caught up in the merry-go-round.
紅牛車手Webber和數位相機的合約都到2008年底，不過澳洲人的合約是握在小新"乾爹"黑面蔡手中，so...... (如果小新要跟DC一隊，DC要注意不要隨便跟在小新屁股後面太緊喔.....you know what I mean XD)

That same driver shuffle, according to paddock pundits, could also see Renault's young Finnish rookie Heikki Kovalainen head to McLaren.
目前跟小新一樣動向未明的，還有雷諾新秀芬蘭人科瓦小弟，據傳有可能去麥隊當火腿的二奶？

Williams, former champions and more competitive than Red Bull this season, have also been mentioned - particularly if their highly-rated German Nico Rosberg takes the Spaniard's place at McLaren.
還有前冠軍車隊威廉斯，也在聯想的名單內，尤其他們的新秀車手據傳很有可能取代小新，去麥隊和那對"父子"組成"丹丹火腿螺絲堡"

The Toyota-powered team have a vacancy, with Austrian Alexander Wurz retiring, but have not won a race since 2004 and would have to dig deep into limited resources to secure a driver of Alonso's standing.
在Wurz退休後，這支使用頭又大引擎的車隊有個空位，但威廉斯自從2004年後就沒贏過比賽，而且據傳財力吃緊的他們若想請來小新這尊兩座世界桂冠加冕的大佛，恐怕得在"摳摳"上多加把勁

After the mutual split with McLaren, the decision will be Alonso's to make and he will want to do it with more calm than he has had in recent months.
總之，在幾個月戲劇化的紛擾後，小新現在必須冷靜面對自己的未來

"I have some idea of what I want to do, a plan or a hope," he told Spain's Telecinco at the weekend. "I know what I'd like to do next year but I don't know if it's possible."
"我心裡大概有底了"小新週末說："不過能不能順利實現，還不知道"


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以上不負責任翻譯雖然酸了小新好幾下，但我對Alonso的觀感，在這一年來其實轉變了很多，也許女生總是比較容易同情心泛濫吧！
加上這年"AK"的友情莫名加溫不少，以Kimi那脾氣，對於真正討厭的人，他必定是連一個笑容都吝於多給，更別提幫對方說話，我想他心裡應該也是欣賞小新這個年輕的兩屆世界冠軍的











這一年看下來，小新和Kimi那種強手間惺惺相惜的感覺還不錯，對照和火腿同隊操戈的烏煙瘴氣，這對大男孩給人的觀感實在清新多了
所以~~(以下私心)
小新目前還是別去法拉利的好，一山不容兩虎，這兩人都不適合當老二，不如各據山頭，各憑本事來個君子之爭，說不定可以重現當年大舒vs Mika的那種經典賽事也未可知...(因為很多人都說小新像大舒，而Kimi算是Mika的同胞弟子嘛......逃~~)