*F1 VETERAN ALBON ENJOYS INDYCAR SCENE DURING IMS VISIT

*原標(biāo)題：F1老手阿爾本十分滿意自己的首次印地之旅

**譯文版權(quán)up所有，原文及圖片摘自Indycar官網(wǎng)，有刪減

Alex Albon, a two-year veteran of Formula One, is in Indianapolis this weekend to take in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and potentially look for a job for the 2022 racing season.

日前，前紅牛F1車手亞歷山大·阿爾本來到了Indycar在印第安納波利斯的比賽周末，為自己2022年的潛在工作方向埋下了伏筆。

“I want to see what’s out there,” Albon said. “My main goal is to be in F1, but there’s never a 100 percent certainty on that, so you got to have plan B and C to see what else is out there. I’ve always had that interest within INDYCAR. You see it on the rise now, especially with the viewership and everything going up.”

“我想看看這里到底是什么樣的，”阿爾本說道，“我的主要目標(biāo)還是留在F1，但也得準(zhǔn)備個(gè)B計(jì)劃C計(jì)劃，看看外面的世界。畢竟，沒什么是100%確定的。一直以來我都對Indycar很感興趣，從收視率和發(fā)展方向上來說，你不難看到這項(xiàng)賽事正在崛起。”

Albon said Grosjean’s happiness and success also have been a source of curiosity that made the 25-year-old want to see the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in person.

阿爾本表示，格羅斯讓現(xiàn)在收獲的成功和快樂，也是推動他親自來北美開開眼的原因。

“I just wanted to see what he thinks about it. Is he happy? Of course, he’s happy. He’s always got a smile on his face. How was that transition for him, and how did he feel in INDYCAR straight away? He looks very comfortable here.”

“我就是想?yún)⒖紖⒖妓目捶āＫ谶@里開心嘛？顯然是的，你看他幾乎一直在笑。這樣的職業(yè)轉(zhuǎn)變對他有什么影響？他對Indycar的感覺如何？我覺得他在這里看上去過的很舒服?！?/p>

Albon said he has never seen the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in person, but he grew up watching INDYCAR and was a fan of Sebastien Bourdais, the driver of the No. 14 ROKiT AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet this weekend, as well as NBC Sports analyst Paul Tracy.

阿爾本表示，雖然此前從未現(xiàn)場看過Indycar，但他是現(xiàn)役車手塞巴斯蒂安·布爾戴斯（譯者注：前小紅牛車手，在此之前是四屆Indycar，或者叫Champcar，冠軍），自己退役的保羅·特雷西的忠實(shí)車迷。

So far, Albon said he likes what he sees. Albon has more team owners to meet with this weekend, and he wouldn’t rule out a full-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES ride in 2022 if the right opportunity came along.

就目前來看，阿爾本對自己的所見所聞很滿意。在整個(gè)比賽周末，他有有很多車隊(duì)老板要去拜訪，泰國車手不排除在機(jī)會適當(dāng)時(shí)，全職參與Indycar2022賽季的可能。

“Let’s just say, obviously, if the right opportunity is there, or let’s say the lack of opportunity is there in F1, and there’s an opportunity here that’s a good opportunity with a good team, and if in these next few days I think it’s something I would enjoy, obviously then the odds (of racing INDYCAR in 2022) go up.”

“這么說吧，顯然，如果這里機(jī)會合適，或者說在F1那里機(jī)會不合適，而這里又有機(jī)會加入一支優(yōu)秀的車隊(duì)，再加上我對這里一見如故的話，那么（明年加入北美）就大有可能?！?/p>

原文地址：

https://www.indycar.com/news/2021/08/08-13-albon