Gasly grabs shock pole at Monza as F1 looks at drivers' long waits for first pole
Pierre Gasly got pole position for the Italian Grand Prix. This means he will start first in the race. He got pole at Monza, a famous race track in Italy.
People say this is a big surprise. George Russell was very close to Gasly. Russell will start second.
Gasly wants to win his second race in his career. He hopes to win at Monza this weekend.
Formula 1 also looked at other drivers. Some drivers waited a very long time for their first pole position ever. This first pole is called a maiden pole.
The Italian Grand Prix is one race in the Formula 1 season. Many fans watch this race every year.
Vocabulary15 words
- pole position
- the first starting place in a race
- race track
- a special road where cars race
- surprise
- something you did not expect
- maiden pole
- a driver's first pole position ever
- season
- all the races in one year
- Grand Prix
- a big car race
- driver
- a person who drives the race car
- career
- all the years someone works at a job
- second
- the number after first
- famous
- known by many people
- close
- very near to something
- weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- race
- a competition to see who is fastest
- watch
- to look at something happening
- first
- before everyone else
Quiz
Answer key
1. Pierre Gasly 2. Monza 3. George Russell
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Pierre Gasly got _____ for the Italian Grand Prix. This means he will start first in the race. He got pole at _____, a famous race track in Italy.
People say this is a big _____. George Russell was very close to Gasly. Russell will start _____.
Gasly wants to win his second race in his _____. He hopes to win at Monza this _____.
Formula 1 also looked at other drivers. Some drivers waited a very long time for their first pole position ever. This first pole is called a _____.
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