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http://www.wrc.com/news/sordo-goes-back-to-citroen/?fid=17957
Sordo goes back to Citroen
Citroen has confirmed Dani Sordo will return to the team as a replacement for
Sebastien Loeb in next year FIA World Rally Championship.
雪铁龙确认 Dani Sordo 将会接替 Sebastien Loeb 的位子
The Spaniard is well know to the Versailles team, having contested 80 rounds of
the world championship in a Citroen and driven for the factory squad for four
years. Citroen announced its decision this morning.
Dani Sordo 之前在雪铁龙效力过四年共八十场比赛。
Citroen team principal Yves Matton admitted it was Sordo's six fastest times
on last week’s Rally of Spain which convinced him - along with his
nationality, which appeals to Citroen’s Spanish-speaking markets.
雪铁龙车队经理 Yves Matton 承认 Sordo 在西班牙站做出六段最快时间使他信服，连同
他背后的雪铁龙西语市场。
Matton said: “We took our time in assessing the potential of the drivers
available to line-up alongside Mikko Hirvonen next season. Obviously, Dani was
very high on our list and his performances at the Rally of Spain proved that he
can still perform at the very highest level.
Matton 说 :“我们花时间评估搭配下季 Mikko Hirvonen 出赛的潜在车手，显然地，
Dani Sordo 在我们的名单上相当突出再加上他在西班牙站的表现证明他仍然表现出相当高
的水平”
“Dani is very well liked in the team and it’s a pleasure for everybody to see
him return to the family. His profile compliments Mikko’s in many aspect and
it was important for Citroen to have a Latin driver for the southern Europe and
Latin-American markets
“Dani Sordo 他非常喜欢在团队中，这让大家很高兴看他回归到团队。他的战绩在许多方
面让 Mikko Hirvonen 所称赞，而且雪铁龙拥有拉丁车手是对南欧及拉丁美洲市场上是相
当重要的”
Sordo said: “Obviously I am very pleased to rejoin a team with which I share
so many good memories. This was my number one choice for 2013. The last few
years have been good for me. In another team [Prodrive WRC Team] I got to grips
with different working methods. I took on more responsibility in the car
development process. I see this return to Citroen as a great opportunity. I am
still looking for my first win in WRC and I am determined to secure it next
season! I can’t wait to see the people I know again and get back behind the
wheel of the DS3 WRC, in which I did some testing at the end of 2010.”
Sordo 说 :“很显然，我很高兴能重新加入车队这个我分享许多美好的回忆的地方。
这是我2013年的第一选择。在过去那几年对我来说是不错的。在另外一队我掌握不同的
工作方法，我在发展的过程承担了很多责任。我看这次回到雪铁龙是一个不错的机会。
我仍然在寻找我在WRC的分站首胜而且确保是在下个赛季。我等不及看到那些我再知道及
回到 DS3 WRC 的人们。我在2010年年底有去雪铁龙做了一些测试。
After departing the Citroen Total World Rally Team at the end of 2010 to make
way for Sebastien Ogier, Sordo joined the Prodrive WRC Team, taking an
impressive three podium results from 13 starts in what was a brand new MINI
John Cooper Works WRC.
在雪铁龙车队于2010年底选择 Sebastien Ogier 后，Dani Sordo 就到 Prodrive WRC Team
驾驶 MINI John Cooper Works WRC 出赛13站上过三次颁奖台
ps. Dani Sordo 目前WRC生涯最高成绩是19次单站亚军