Verstappen Takes Pole and Wins Chaotic Sprint at Singapore Grand Prix
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Max Verstappen got pole position in Singapore.
Pole position means he will start first in the big race.
Before the race, there was also a sprint race.
A sprint is a shorter race before the main race.
Verstappen won the sprint race.
The sprint race was very chaotic.
Chaotic means things happened in a messy, confusing way.
Many cars had to stop and could not finish.
This was a record number of retirements.
A retirement is when a car must stop and leave the race.
Gabriel Bortoleto is a driver from Brazil.
He will start the main race in 14th place.
The Singapore Grand Prix is part of Formula 1.
Formula 1 is a famous car racing sport.
Fans want to know when and where to watch the race.
Vocabulary15 words
- pole position
- the best starting place in a race
- sprint
- a short, fast race
- chaotic
- very messy and confusing
- retirements
- when drivers must stop before the race ends
- Formula 1
- a famous kind of car racing
- grand prix
- a big, important car race
- driver
- a person who drives a race car
- race
- a competition to go fast
- starting place
- where a car begins the race
- main race
- the most important race of the weekend
- record
- the biggest or best number ever
- car racing
- a sport where cars go very fast
- Brazil
- a big country in South America
- Singapore
- a small country in Asia
- watch
- to look at something, like a race
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1. Max Verstappen 2. It was chaotic with a record number of retirements 3. 14th place
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Max Verstappen got _____ in Singapore.
Pole position means he will start _____ in the big race.
Before the race, there was also a _____ race.
Verstappen _____ the sprint race.
The sprint race was very _____.
Many cars had to stop and could not _____.
This was a _____ number of retirements.
Gabriel Bortoleto is a driver from _____.
He will start the main race in _____ place.
The Singapore Grand Prix is part of _____.
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