Hamilton Angry at Race Officials After Mexico Grand Prix
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Max Verstappen won the Grand Prix in Mexico.
Lewis Hamilton finished in second place.
Hamilton was very angry after the race.
He spoke on the team radio. He said the race control wanted Charles Leclerc to win.
Leclerc is Hamilton's teammate at Ferrari.
Hamilton said, "We must talk with Leclerc and Ferrari."
The two Ferrari drivers had problems at the start of the race.
Ferrari's team radio showed Hamilton and Leclerc were not happy with each other.
The team must now talk about what happened.
Fans want to know more about the problem between the two drivers.
Vocabulary15 words
- Grand Prix
- a big car race
- team radio
- a radio drivers use to talk to their team
- race control
- people who make rules during a race
- teammate
- a person on the same team as you
- furious
- very angry
- podium
- the place for the top three drivers
- starting grid
- the place cars start a race
- Formula 1
- a famous kind of car racing
- driver
- a person who drives a race car
- finish
- to end a race
- win
- to be first
- team
- a group that works together
- complain
- to say you are not happy
- race
- a competition to be fastest
- angry
- feeling mad
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1. Max Verstappen 2. Race control wanted Leclerc to win 3. True
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Max Verstappen won the _____ in Mexico.
Lewis Hamilton finished in _____ place.
Hamilton was very _____ after the race.
He spoke on the _____.
He said the _____ wanted Charles Leclerc to win.
Leclerc is Hamilton's _____ at Ferrari.
Hamilton said, "We must talk with Leclerc and _____."
The two Ferrari drivers had problems at the _____ of the race.
Ferrari's team radio showed Hamilton and Leclerc were not _____ with each other.
The team must now talk about what _____.
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