資料來源:
http://www.wrc.com/news/solberg-confirms-wrc-exit-for-2013/?fid=18037
Petter Solberg has revealed his sadness after confirming that he won't take
part in next year's FIA World Rally Championship.
在確認 Petter 明年不再出席WRC賽事後，Petter感到遺憾
The charismatic Norwegian, world champion in 2003, has announced in a
statement that he will "explore and direct focus in a different direction in
his successful and decorated career".
2003年WRC世界冠軍宣布他將"在他的成功與職業生涯上探索不同的方向"
His decision brings to an end a 15-year stint in the WRC. In 188 starts at
world level, Solberg won 13 rallies, finished second 15 times and came home
third on 24 occasions. He scored 852 points and set 456 fastest stage times.
15年的WRC生涯188次出賽，勝13場，第二15場，第三24場，共得852分，456次單段最速
“I am so grateful and happy for what I have experienced during my 15 years
in the WRC,” said Solberg. “For now it’s really quite sad, you know, I
would have loved to have driven for a few more years, but I do realise there
will not be a WRC programme for me next year. I have said I am willing to
drive for free, but at this point, I will not pay to drive. This is not to
say that you will never again see me in a WRC car, but for now, I think it’s
best.”
Solberg 說:「在15年WRC的經歷我很感激和開心，你知道現在我真的很傷心，我喜愛
這幾年的駕駛，但也知道明年的WRC不會有我。我會說我願意免費駕駛，
但在這一點上，我將不會當付費車手。這也不是說你將永遠不會在WRC看到我賽車，
但就目前而言，我認為現在這樣是最好的。」
Solberg, who had been vying for the third Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team seat
for next year, continued: “I know I am good enough to fight in the top for
many years still, but I fully understand the difficult financial situation
for the 2013 season for M-Sport, so I wish the team all the best in the
future.”
Solberg 他曾經在爭奪第三席Qatar M-Sport車隊的名單之中
他繼續說:「我知道我仍然能夠在前段班奮鬥好多年，但我完全理解 M-Sport 2013賽季
的財政狀況，所以我期許車隊有最好的未來。」
The 38-year-old Solberg made his WRC debut in Sweden in 1998 before being
signed by Ford after being talent-spotted by the Blue Oval. However, he left
in controversial circumstances midway through 2000 to join Subaru where he
won his first and only world crown three years later. Following Subaru’s
withdrawal from the WRC at the end of 2008, Solberg established his own team
with some success before returning to Ford in 2012. Co-driven by Chris
Patterson, he finished fifth in the standings on 124 points.
現年38歲的 Solberg 在跟藍橢圓發掘簽約之前於1998年瑞典站出道。然而，在合約糾紛的
情況下於2000年賽季中途離開跳槽到Subaru車隊並在三年之後贏得年度冠軍。而在2008年底
Subaru車廠退出WRC後，Solberg成立他自己的車隊，其後2012年回到Ford車隊。
今年跟 Chris Patterson 搭擋下奪下124分排名年度第五。
Solberg concluded by thanking his legion of fans around the world, adding: “
The sport has given me so much, but I want to give a special thank you to all
of my fans that have supported me through thick and thin, and given me such a
great feeling about what I do, and for being a large reason of why I do it. I
do hope you all understand, and I hope you’ll continue to follow me on to my
next venture. I promise to bring you something worthy of this. My team and I
are hard at work as you read this, and we can’t wait to let you know what
are plans are.”
Solberg 最後跟世界各地的車迷表示感謝，並說「這項運動已經給了我很多，但我想要特
別感謝所有一直支持我的車迷與我同甘共苦，並對我做的事給予我這麼好的感覺，有很大
的原因我得要這麼做。我希望大家都明白，我也希望您能繼續跟著我到我的下一個東家。
我答應給你帶來值得的事。在工作中我和我的團隊如同你所讀到是十分困難的，我們迫不
期待去讓你知道計劃是什麼。」