[情報] Renault seat would have made me stay - Montoya

[ieDaniel (熱血方程式)]

Juan Pablo Montoya has fended off McLaren boss Ron Dennis' assertion that
switching to NASCAR for 2007 was an 'impulsive' move.

Montoya抨擊之前Ron Dennis說他去NASCAR是衝動的決定

The reportedly unilateral announcement, cleared neither by the Colombian
racer's manager or the silver squad, cost Montoya his drive.

傳言因為Montoya和銀箭兩造單方面的無交集放話使他萌生退意

But 30-year-old Montoya, winner of seven grands prix since 2001, stands by
his decision.

但是Montoya這位7次單站冠軍的車手仍然還沒下最後的決定(還可以反悔??)

''It was tough but I knew what I was doing,'' he was quoted as saying by 'AS'
newspaper in Spain.
''Realistically, I only had three or four years left in formula one, so when
I saw the opportunity to extend my career by ten or fifteen years with a new
challenge, it was difficult to turn down.''

"雖然很辛苦,但我知道我在做什麼,事實上我只有3,4年的時光留在F1,所以當我看到
其他更好仍延續我賽車生涯10至15年的挑戰時轉換跑道,雖然我知道轉變是很辛苦的事.

Some observers assume that Montoya, who already spent most of his free time
in Miami, took a whiff of the American scene and decided that it also better
suited his personal life -- such as the impending arrival of son number two.

He admitted : ''Yes, I like being in the States, which is also close to
Colombia. But if I had wanted to continue in F1 I could have, without
problems.
''
Montoya回到Miami跟妻兒共渡天倫之樂,也表示他很喜歡在美國的生活,但如果要再回到
F1也沒有問題.

Montoya also denies that he was 'fired' by McLaren because his NASCAR
announcement amounted to breach of contract.
''No, that is totally false,'' he insisted. ''I could make the announcement
whenever I wanted and I did not have to consult the team. ''

Montoya表示他不是被"開除",那完全是錯誤的報導,他想走人隨時可以走,不必跟車隊
討論

''If someone had put a Ferrari or Renault contract on the table then it would
have been very difficult to say 'no'. But none of the options that I had were
convincing me to stay.''

如果有人把Ferrari或Renault的合約擺在我面前,我很難說"no".
但是就是沒有足夠可以說服我的理由讓我留下

Furthermore, Montoya rejected the inevitable appraisal that his
five-and-a-half year career in formula one could be classed a 'failure'.

''I am Colombian, I made it to formula one and I won races,'' he said. ''I
fought for the championship in 2003. I don't think you can say that is a
failure.''

Montoya也提到有人說他在F1五年是失敗的,他不同意.因為他在2003年也是世界冠軍
的熱門人選.怎麼能說在F1五年是失敗呢?

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看來Montoya跟McLaren高層處的很不好,這是退出的導火線..
Ron Dennis的作風不就是一直私下放話嗎?記得Kimi偶爾也會被炮打
不過小胖要去Renualt和Ferrari機會也是零...
還是在NASCAR好好表現吧..
※ 編輯: ieDaniel        來自: 61.216.169.191       (08/02 11:49)
推 MikaHakkinen:當初被重金挖角過來也不過是2年多前的事，真是世事無
→ MikaHakkinen:常......
推 phoenix0921:吐槽一下... stands by his decision應該是要翻成
→ phoenix0921:堅持他的決定
→ phoenix0921:           ^是對的
推 ieDaniel:多謝糾正