The teams have hardly had time to celebrate or lick their wounds after Monaco, though the majority have been out testing in Barcelona last week. Ferrari proved very quick there, with Renault in hot pursuit, and that is likely to be the order at Silverstone too as the British Grand Prix moves forward in the calendar to avoid a clash with the world cup.

　　摩纳哥站结束之后，车队几乎没有什么时间可以用来庆祝或者是疗伤，虽然他们之中的大多数上周都在巴塞罗那进行了测试。法拉利在那里展示了非常快的速度，而雷诺的追击也很紧迫，而这极有可能成为他们在银石赛道上的次序。为了避免与世界杯的时间相冲突，本届英国大奖赛在赛程表上的时间被提前了。

　　The British teams may enjoy a slight advantage initially as they have all tested here recently; Renault and McLaren in particular were very quick a few weeks back. Ferrari haven’t been here for a while, but the Bridgestone-shod 248 F1 looks a strong package anywhere this season so don’t write off the challenge of the red cars. After his misadventures in Monte Carlo, Michael Schumacher will be particularly keen to get his championship challenge back on track. Now that Fernando Alonso has a 21-point lead and can effectively afford to be beaten in a few races so long as he finishes second to Schumacher, Michael will be relying heavily on team mate Felipe Massa to start taking that place and pushing Alonso to third. Like his team leader, the Brazilian has some amends to make after crashing in qualifying in the Principality.

　　英国车队也许最初会对些微的优势感到满意，因为最近他们所有的人都在这里举行了测试；尤其是雷诺和迈凯轮前几周的速度都非常快。法拉利有一段时间不在这里，但使用了普利司通的248F1赛车在这个赛季的任何地方看上去都很强劲，所以不要忽略掉红色赛车的挑战。继在蒙特卡罗运气不佳的遭遇之后，迈克尔-舒马赫特别急切地想要回到赛道上迎接自己的冠军挑战。既然费尔南多-阿隆索获得了21个积分的领先，因此他只要在舒马赫之后以第二名的成绩完赛，他就能够负担得起在几场比赛中被打败。迈克尔对队友菲利普-马萨获得那个位置，从而把阿隆索挤到第三名寄予了厚望。正如他车队的领跑人一样，巴西人需要在摩纳哥排位赛的撞车之后做一些补偿。

　　Alonso goes into the race exuding confidence, intent on winning his third consecutive 2006 round. “I am feeling very confident ahead of this race,” he admits. “We had a good test at Silverstone and we know that the characteristics of the circuit are good for the R26, so there is no reason to think we won't be fighting at the front. There is no point making big predictions, saying we will definitely win. Ferrari will be very strong, McLaren maybe as well if they can maintain their speed from Monaco. It will not be an easy weekend, but I certainly think we can be fighting for the win.

　　来参加比赛的阿隆索浑身散发着自信，他的目标是为了赢得在2006年连续第三场比赛的胜利。“对即将举行的这场比赛，我感觉非常有自信，”他承认说。“我们在银石赛道进行了不错的测试，我们知道赛道的特征对R26赛车有益。所有没有理由不让我们在前面较量。进行大预测，说我们肯定会赢没有什么意义。法拉利非常强劲，如果迈凯轮能从摩纳哥开始保持速度，那可能他们也是。这不是一个轻松的周末，但我确信我们能为胜利而战。”

　　“Our Michelin tyres were very good when we tested in Silverstone a couple of months ago, and I am very confident that they will be strongest this weekend. But we have to run, to wait and see the conditions, before we make too many predictions. At the last races, we have seen the balance of power shift between the first day of practice and the race itself, so we will have to see how the track evolves, and what the tyre performance is like on Sunday afternoon.”

　　“当我们两个月之前在银石举行测试时，我们的米其林轮胎非常出色。我非常自信它们会在这个周末成为最强劲的。但我们在作出过多预测之前必须比赛，等着看看比赛的环境。在上几场比赛中，我们已经看到了练习赛首日和比赛之间马力平衡的所以我们改变，所以我们必须看看赛道的情况，以及周日下午轮胎性能的情况。”

　　In common with the other drivers who tested at Silverstone in April, Alonso believes that the famous track has changed since 2005. “The circuit is certainly very different now with the V8 engines, to how it was last year with the V10. We have a lot of high-speed corners at Silverstone, and even though this year's cars have less power, there is more grip thanks to the softer tyres. That means we are much quicker in the corners, and a lot of the first part of the lap is now nearly flat out. Certainly, this is the biggest difference we have felt so far between the V8 and V10 engines. That makes the circuit tougher physically - with so many high-speed corners, and quite a bumpy surface, Silverstone is difficult for the drivers to cope with. Then, of course, it is a question of fun. It is always a nice feeling to be attacking high-speed corners right on the limit!”

　　同其他四月份在银石赛道参加过测试的车手一样，阿隆索相信这条著名的赛道自2005年起有了改变。“现在使用V8引擎，赛道自然和去年使用V10引擎的时候变得非常不同。在银石赛道，我们有着许多的高速弯道，尽管今年的赛车马力有所减少，但由于软轮胎却会产生更多的抓地理。这就意味着我们在弯道的速度要快很多，赛道起始段有许多部分几乎都需要以全速去行驶。当然，这是到目前为止我们感觉到在V8和V10引擎之间的最大不同。这让赛道对身体有了更高的要求，原因是如此之多的高速弯道和相当崎岖不平的赛道表面。车手们应付起来感觉相当困难。当然，这也是个乐趣问题。在限制内正确地通过高速弯道总是会感觉非常棒！”

　　McLaren have won 30 percent of their British Grands Prix, including last year’s event courtesy of Juan Pablo Montoya. Kimi Raikkonen might mentally have written off his chances of the title this year, but the Finn loves Silverstone and desperately wants victory here. "The British Grand Prix is one I really want to win,” he says, “as with Monaco it is another of the legendary races on a great track, and of course a home race for the team. Overtaking is possible, so pole position is not so important as in Monaco. I think there will be some different strategies come race day. When we were testing here in late April, the lap times were quicker than in 2005 because we are faster through the corners this year, most of the time has been found in the mid-corner performance. This is partly because the smaller V8 engines allow new aero opportunities and also improved Michelin performance from last year. Where this had the most effect was at Copse, which is even quicker now than before, as it has always been one of the fastest we race through. You have to be flat through the right-hander, otherwise you lose a lot of time, however because it is now quicker than before you have to be very precise, it has made the corner more of a challenge."

　　迈凯轮已经赢得了英国大奖赛的30%，包括了去年胡安-帕布鲁-蒙托亚在比赛中的获胜。基米-雷克南今年可能在心理上已经失去了夺冠的机会，但芬兰人很喜爱银石赛道，拼命地想要在这里赢得冠军。“英国大奖赛是我真正想要赢得的一场比赛，”他说，“就像摩纳哥，这是又一场伟大赛道上举行的传奇比赛，当然也是车队的本土赛。超车是有可能的，所以杆位不像摩纳哥站那么重要。我认为比赛当天会有一些不同的战略。当我们4月底在这里测试，圈速比2005年快一些，因为我们在今年过弯时的速度更快，大多数的时间是由弯道中间的表现争取到的。部分原因是更小的V8引擎产生了新的空气动力机会，另外米其林的性能也比去年有所提高。测试中，最显著的效果是在Copse弯，现在比以前更快了，它一直是我们最快通过的弯道之一。车手必须迅速通过这个右向弯，否则会损失大量时间，不过由于它比以往快，车手就必须更加准确地过弯，这个弯就更是一个挑战了。”

　　Honda should also be strong here, though 2005 front row man Jenson Button has cautioned his hungry fans not to expect too much of him this weekend. Silverstone will be the Englishman’s 108th race, but though he would dearly love to break his duck at home his manner suggests he does not expect to. He is another one anxious to forget his race in Monte Carlo, where handling problems kept his Honda RA106 well down the field.

　　本田在这里也应该很强劲，尽管2005年位处前列的简森-巴顿已经提醒自己的车迷不要对他本周末的表现期待太高。银石将会是英国人的第108场比赛，而他也非常希望能在家乡夺冠，但他的风格暗示着他不要有期待。他是另外一个想要急切忘掉自己在蒙特卡罗比赛的人，在那里的控制问题让他的本田RA106赛车跑在了后面。

　　Elsewhere, Williams want a strong result after their Monaco disappointment, on the circuit that yielded their first (1979) and 100th (1997) victories. BMW Sauber are looking for an upswing, as are Red Bull Racing on the track closest to their base. This is also David Coulthard’s home race, of course, and the Scot is up for another good result after scoring the team’s first-ever podium finish in Monaco.

　　别的车队，继摩纳哥的失望之后，威廉姆斯想要在这条产生了车队的第一场（1979年）和第100场（1997）胜利的赛道上获得一个好成绩。宝马-索伯车队也期待着进步，总部靠近赛道的红牛车队也是如此。这自然也是大卫-库塔的家乡赛，继首次为车队在摩纳哥登上领奖台之后，苏格兰人也正期待着又一次的好成绩。

　　Toyota may bring their TF106B, Toro Rosso hope for some points after missing them in Monaco, Midland will be racing ‘at home’ and also feel they should have scored last time out, and Super Aguri will also be racing on ‘home soil’ as their base is not too far away in Leafield. They had originally hoped to debut their new SA06 here, but that has been provisionally put back to Magny-Cours in July.

　　丰田车队可能会带来它们的TF106B赛车，红牛之队希望能在错失积分的摩纳哥之后获得一些积分。米德兰也是主场作战，他们也感觉自己上一次本应该拿到积分。因为超级亚久里车队的总部离赛场不是太远，所以他们也算是主场作战。车队原本希望在这里推出新的SA06赛车，但已经暂时把时间延迟到了7月的马格尼库斯赛道。（声明：F1官方网站版权所有，未经许可不得翻译、刊载，搜狐F1频道为唯一中文网络合法登载单位。 王波编译）

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