文章来自：https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/formula1/articles/fred-vasseur-appointed-scuderia-ferrari-team-principal-2023

FRED VASSEUR APPOINTED SCUDERIA FERRARI TEAM PRINCIPAL

Maranello 13 December 2022

Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/EXM: RACE) (“Ferrari” or the “Company”) today announced that Fred Vasseur will join Scuderia Ferrari on 9 January as Team Principal and General Manager.

法拉利今天宣布弗雷德· 瓦塞尔将于1月9日加盟法拉利车队出任领队和总经理。

Vasseur has over 25 years of winning motor racing experience, commencing in the junior formulas and over the last decade in Formula 1. During this time, he has also been widely acknowledged for his success in fostering leading driver talent, claiming the GP2 series in both 2005 (Nico Rosberg) and 2006 (Lewis Hamilton).

瓦塞尔开始于低级别方程式，过去10年在一级方程式，共获得了超过25年的赛车运动获胜经验。在此期间，他在培养顶尖车手人才方面的成功被广泛认可，其中在2005年（罗斯博格）和2006年（汉密尔顿）都赢下了GP2系列赛。

Vasseur has most recently held the position of CEO and Team Principal of Sauber Motorsport (currently Alfa Romeo F1 Team) since 2017. Prior to this he was the Team Principal of Renault F1 Team in 2016.

瓦塞尔从2017年起担任索伯车队（现在是阿尔法罗密欧F1车队）的CEO和领队。先前在2016年他担任雷诺F1车队领队。

Commenting on the appointment, Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna said: “We are delighted to welcome Fred Vasseur to Ferrari as our Team Principal. Throughout his career he has successfully combined his technical strengths as a trained engineer with a consistent ability to bring out the best in his drivers and teams. This approach and his leadership are what we need to push Ferrari forward with renewed energy.”

对于这项任职，法拉利CEO贝内德托·维尼亚评论到：“我们十分高兴地欢迎弗雷德· 瓦塞尔来到法拉利成为车队领队。纵观他的职业生涯，他成功地将他作为一名训练有素工程师的技术优势结合（“观点/态度保持”）一致的能力，让他的车手和车队发挥出最佳的水平。我们需要这种态度以及他的领导力来用新的能量推动法拉利前进。”

Fred Vasseur commented: “I am truly delighted and honoured to take over the leadership of Scuderia Ferrari as Team Principal. As someone who has always held a lifelong passion for motorsport, Ferrari has always represented the very pinnacle of the racing world to me. I look forward to working with the talented and truly passionate team in Maranello to honour the history and heritage of the Scuderia and deliver for our Tifosi around the world”.

弗雷德· 瓦塞尔评论到：“我真的很高兴和荣幸接过法拉利车队领队的职位。作为一个对赛车运动拥有一生热情的人，法拉利对我来说一直代表着赛车世界的巅峰。我期待和位于马拉内罗的有才华并富有热情的团队一起工作，去致敬这个车队的历史和传统，并服务于全世界的铁佛寺。”

commence  v.  开始

    注：“相比start，begin，commence一词更为正式。在用法上，三个词后面都能接名词或动词的-ing形式，但只有begin和start后面才能接带to的不定式。”

throughout  prep.  自始至终，纵观

strengths  n.  长处；优势

consistent  adj.  (论点、观点) 前后一致的；始终如一的

    注：“结合文章中后一句‘This approach……’我认为这个‘consistent ability’指的是瓦老师对待事情或者是媒体上有一致性，不会出尔反尔。”

pinnacle  n.  顶峰，顶点；尖锥形石块

heritage  n.  遗产; 传统

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