F1比赛不只是车手一个人的胜利！_初级阅读

 

when german f1 driver michael schumacher won the championship (冠军) in shanghai, he didn't celebrate alone. he jumped over the fence to cheer with his ferrari team! he knew that his team had made him a champion.

f1 is not just a one-man sport, it's about a whole team of talented people.

"usually there are about 700 people in our team. many work in our car factory in germany," fernanda villas-boas from toyota told teens. "only about 80 to 90 people came to the race in shanghai. we have two drivers and two cars. each car has a whole car crew (全体员工) working on it."

want to know about the important team members and their jobs? let's have a look.

drivers

(michael schumacher from ferrari): as a driver, i have to train for two or three hours a day, and five during the racing season. a driver starts from go-carts (卡丁车) and then takes bigger jobs.

(christijan albers, from spyker mf1): my job is to drive as fast as i can! i have to be very fit. talking to the engineers and mechanics is a large part of my job. i travel for most of the year, so being at home is a holiday for me!

ceo (执行总裁) (victor muller, from spyker mf1): i'm the owner of the team. my job is to organize everyone else. i have to take care of everything such as racing and marketing. i travel a lot.

team principal (colin kolles, from spyker mf1): i manage everything to do with races. i make sure cars are transported to the races and everyone does their jobs. i decide on the type of tyres (轮胎) and gear (装备) for the cars.

race engineer (gianluca pisanello from toyota ): i take care of jarno truli's race car. my job is to co-ordinate (协调) a group of ten mechanics and four engineers. when the race starts, i talk to the driver over the radio. i give quick help to him during the race.

mechanics and engineers (from toyota): we take care of different parts of the car. some of us change tyres. others fill the petrol tank (油箱), clean the helmet (头盔) and do other things. but nobody does just one job. when a car comes into the pit (维修站), we all race against time to finish everything in just a few seconds!

teams also have people who manage logistics (后勤), pr (公关) and marketing. so f1 is certainly not just one man's race!