Russell Wins Tough Race in Baku, Sainz Scores Points Again
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George Russell won the Formula 1 race in Baku. It was not an easy win. Russell had to work very hard to win.
Carlos Sainz also had a great race. He finished in the points again. This is good news for Sainz.
Kimi Antonelli also raced in Baku. He had some problems in the race. But he stopped the damage from getting worse. He did not lose too many points.
The Baku race is part of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. It happened on a Saturday. Fans watched the race live.
Russell's win helps his team. Sainz's points help his team too. Both drivers had a good day in Baku.
Vocabulary15 words
- Formula 1
- a top type of car racing
- Azerbaijan Grand Prix
- a big car race in the country of Azerbaijan
- Grand Prix
- a big important race
- points
- numbers you get for finishing near the top of a race
- damage
- harm or bad things that happen
- driver
- a person who drives the race car
- race
- a competition to see who is fastest
- team
- a group of people who work together
- win
- to finish first
- finish
- to end or complete something
- hard
- difficult; needing much effort
- live
- happening now, shown at the same time
- fans
- people who like and watch a sport
- problems
- difficult things that happen
- good news
- information that makes people happy
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1. George Russell 2. He scored points again 3. True
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George Russell won the Formula 1 race in _____. It was not an easy win. Russell had to work very hard to _____.
Carlos Sainz also had a great race. He finished in the _____ again. This is good news for Sainz.
Kimi Antonelli also raced in Baku. He had some _____ in the race. But he stopped the damage from getting worse.
The Baku race is part of the Azerbaijan _____. It happened on a Saturday. Fans watched the race _____.
Russell's win helps his _____. Sainz's points help his team too.
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