Antonelli Tops Norris in Dutch GP Practice
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Kimi Antonelli was the fastest driver in practice today. He drives for the Mercedes team. The practice was for the Dutch Grand Prix.
Lando Norris was second. He drives for the McLaren team. The race is at Zandvoort in the Netherlands.
Practice helps drivers learn the track. They test their car before the real race. This was the first practice session.
Many fans watch Formula 1. It is a famous car racing sport. Drivers go very fast around the track.
The Dutch Grand Prix is one race in the F1 season. Teams want to be fast and win.
Vocabulary9 words
- practice
- a time to try something before the real event
- Mercedes
- the name of a car racing team
- Grand Prix
- a big car race
- McLaren
- the name of a car racing team
- Zandvoort
- a place in the Netherlands with a race track
- track
- the road where cars race
- car
- a machine that drives on roads
- Formula 1
- a famous type of car racing
- sport
- a game or activity with rules
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1. Kimi Antonelli 2. McLaren 3. True
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Kimi Antonelli was the fastest driver in _____ today.
He drives for the _____ team.
The practice was for the Dutch _____.
Lando Norris was _____.
He drives for the _____ team.
The race is at _____ in the Netherlands.
Practice helps drivers learn the _____.
They test their _____ before the real race.
Many fans watch _____.
It is a famous car racing _____.
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