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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

Quiz

1. Who was fastest in the first practice?
2. Which team does Lando Norris drive for?
3. The Dutch Grand Prix is at Zandvoort.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

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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