Verstappen Takes Sprint Pole in Singapore
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Max Verstappen will start first in the sprint race in Singapore. A sprint race is a short race before the main race.
Verstappen drives for the team Red Bull. He beat George Russell to get pole position. Pole position means you start in first place.
George Russell drives for Mercedes. He finished second in qualifying. Qualifying is when drivers try to get a fast time to choose their start place.
The news says Verstappen had another settings issue. Settings are the small changes drivers make to their car before a race.
This is happening at the Singapore Grand Prix. A Grand Prix is a big race in Formula 1.
Formula 1 is a sport with fast cars. Drivers race around a track. A track is the road where cars race.
Red Bull and Mercedes are two famous teams in Formula 1. Many fans watch these teams every year.
Verstappen is a very good driver. He has won many races before.
Now fans want to see if he can also win the sprint race. The sprint race will happen soon after qualifying.
Vocabulary7 words
- sprint
- a short, fast race
- team
- a group of people who work together
- pole
- the first starting place in a race
- qualifying
- when drivers try to get a fast time before the race
- settings
- small changes made to a car
- Grand Prix
- a big, important car race
- track
- the road where cars race
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1. Max Verstappen 2. Mercedes 3. True
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Max Verstappen will start first in the _____ race in Singapore.
Verstappen drives for the _____ Red Bull.
He beat George Russell to get _____ position.
George Russell drives for _____.
He finished second in _____.
The news says Verstappen had another _____ issue.
This is happening at the Singapore _____.
Drivers race around a _____.
Verstappen is a very good _____.
The sprint race will happen soon after _____.
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