F1 veterans Jarno Trulli and Mika Salo to test Waltrip Toyota NASCAR in Florida F1 veterans Jarno Trulli and Mika Salo to test Waltrip Toyota NASCAR in Florida F1老将Jarno Trulli及Mika Salo在佛罗里达测试NASCAR http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/12/f1-veterans-jarno-trulli-and -mika-salo-to-test-waltrip-toyota-na/ 短网址 http://tinyurl.com/ylmxsze from Autoblog Up until a few years ago, seeing a driver switch from one motorsport discipline to another was practically unheard of. A Formula One driver might compete at Le Mans, sure, but with few exceptions, that was about the extent of it. Now we've got drivers interested in switching between F1, rallying and even motorbikes in a big game of musical chairs. Once unfathomable, however, the biggest trend is a growing cadre of F1 drivers migrating to NASCAR. 以前车手转换其他摩托运动通常都是默默无闻的，但现在却是个大新闻 Following similar moves by Juan Pablo Montoya, Jacques Villeneuve and Scott Speed, to name just a few, and rumors of Nelsinho Piquet's intended move, comes news that Toyota's Jarno Trulli (pictured above) is scheduled to test drive a stock car next month at USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Florida. After attending a Sprint Cup race last year in Michigan, and reportedly several more to observe Montoya's progress, Trulli asked his employers at Toyota to arrange a test session for him, so they set him up with the Michael Waltrip Racing team – which races under the Toyota banner – for a two-day test in November. 跟随Montoya、JV及Scott Speed的脚步；Jarno Trulli已经排定下个月测试stock car 的行程，地点将在佛罗里达的USA International Speedway 在出席去年在密西根的Sprint Cup及观察Montoya的发展後，Trulli向他的雇主Toyota 请求安排一个NASCAR测试给他，在11月的某两天，Trulli将会在Michael Waltrip Racing车队作测试 Joining Trulli at the test session will reportedly be one Mika Salo, the Finnish driver who competed in F1 from 1994 to 2002. Over his career, Salo raced for Lotus, Tyrrell, Arrows, BAR, Sauber and Toyota, but his best results were a pair of podiums scored when filling in for an injured Michael Schumacher at Ferrari in 1999. Recently, he's been racing for Risi Competizione in the Le Mans Series, and took the GT2 class win at Le Mans last year, but now he's looking to switch to oval tracks. 另一个也要作测试的是Mika Salo，一位1994～2002年的F1车手，待过很多车队， 最好成绩是两个第二名，这是1999年替受伤的大舒代班所跑出的成绩 目前他人在Le Mans赛事，并在去年拿到GT2级距的胜利 For his part, Trulli insists the session is just for fun. But Toyota is not expected to renew his contract for next season, and he'll will be looking for another ride in F1. If he doesn't find it, he may find NASCAR a compelling option. 虽然Trulli说今年的赛事很好，不过Toyota不想跟他签明年的新合约，所以他在找有没 有其他车队要他，如果真的走路了，那他可能将NASCAR列为一个选择 ---- NASCAR渐渐成为离开F1的车手一个选择了.... --

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