Hot on the heels of Renault’s announcement that he will join the team in 2007 as test driver, Ricardo Zonta has described his delight at the move.

　　雷诺车队刚一宣布他将在2007年担任车队的测试车手之后，里卡多-宗塔就向大家描述了此次转会的喜悦之情。

　　“I am very excited about joining Renault, and about what I can bring to the team,” said Zonta in a statement on his official website. “For me, the prospect of driving a world champion car is a big motivation, and to join a team that is winning races.”

　　“对加入雷诺车队以及我能为车队带来些什么，我感觉非常兴奋。”宗塔在自己的官方网站上表示。“能驾驶一辆世界冠军的赛车的未来对我来说就是巨大的动力。

　　The Brazilian is one of the most experienced drivers in Formula One racing, having spent eight years as both test driver and racer for teams including McLaren, Jordan and BAR. His best result was with BAR in the 2000 Australian Grand Prix, when he fought his way from 16th on the grid to finish sixth.

　　巴西人是F1运动中经验最丰富的一名车手，他花了八年为迈凯轮、乔丹以及英美车队担任测试车手以及正赛车手。他的最好成绩是在2000年为英美车队效力时的澳大利亚大奖赛上，当时从16名发车的他以第6名的成绩完成了比赛。

　　Since 2003 Zonta has been a test driver with Toyota, who this season have been running Bridgestone tyres. Bridgestone will supply all the teams in 2007 and Zonta’s experience of the Japanese company’s rubber should prove invaluable to Renault as they adjust to the departure of Michelin.

　　从2003年开始，宗塔成为了丰田车队的测试车手，并在那个赛季一直使用普利司通轮胎。普利司通公司将会在20 07年为所有的车队供应轮胎。对要适应米其林离开的雷诺车队来说，宗塔拥有的普利司通轮胎经验将会是车队的无价之宝。

　　“I have had four very good years at Toyota, and learned a lot during the last 12 months as we made the transition to Bridgestone tyres,” explained Zonta. “That involved a lot of changes to the car and a lot of work to understand the character of the tyres. It is a process Renault will have to go through next year, and I think I can bring that knowledge to them.”

　　“我在丰田车队度过了非常愉快的四年，并在开始改使用普利司通轮胎的过去12个月内学到了很多，”宗塔解释到：“那涉及到了赛车的许多变化，要做很多的工作去了解轮胎的特性。这个过程是雷诺车队在明年的必经过程，我认为我能为他们带来那些知识。”

　　Renault will have an all-Brazilian test line-up next year, with Zonta joined by up-and-coming GP2 star Nelson Piquet Jr. Giancarlo Fisichella and Heikki Kovalainen will be in charge of race duties.

　　雷诺车队在明年的测试车手将会是全巴西阵容，和宗塔一起工作的还有GP2名下小纳尔逊-皮奎特，而吉安卡洛-费斯切拉和海基-科瓦莱宁则是担任了比赛的任务。（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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