Hamilton Angry at Race Officials After Mexico Grand Prix
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Max Verstappen has won the Grand Prix in Mexico, finishing ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton, who finished second, was furious after the race.
On the team radio, Hamilton said that race control wanted his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc to win the race.
He told his team, "We need to talk with Leclerc and Ferrari."
The comments came after tension between the two Ferrari drivers at the start of the race.
Team radio messages from Ferrari showed that Hamilton and Leclerc were in disagreement right from the starting grid.
It is not clear exactly what caused the problem between the two drivers.
However, the situation has raised questions about how Ferrari manages its two top drivers.
Hamilton's strong words suggest he believes the team or race officials favoured Leclerc during the race.
Fans and journalists are now waiting to hear Ferrari's response to Hamilton's comments.
The team is expected to discuss the incident internally before the next race.
This is not the first time that tension has appeared between teammates fighting for the same result.
In Formula 1, such conflicts can affect team spirit and performance.
More details about what exactly happened at the start are expected soon.
For now, Verstappen's win in Mexico has been overshadowed by the drama inside Ferrari.
Vocabulary10 words
- Grand Prix
- a big, important car race
- furious
- extremely angry
- team radio
- a radio system drivers use to talk to their team
- race control
- the officials who manage rules during a race
- teammate
- someone who is on your own team
- starting grid
- the positions where cars line up to start a race
- Formula 1
- a famous type of international car racing
- incident
- an event, often a small problem
- favour
- to help one side more than another
- podium
- the place where top finishers stand after a race
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1. That race control wanted Leclerc to win 2. At the start of the race 3. False
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Max Verstappen has won the _____ in Mexico, finishing ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton, who finished second, was _____ after the race.
On the _____, Hamilton said that race control wanted his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc to win the race.
He told his team, "We need to talk with Leclerc and _____."
The comments came after tension between the two Ferrari drivers at the start of the race.
Team radio messages from Ferrari showed that Hamilton and Leclerc were in disagreement right from the _____.
It is not clear exactly what caused the problem between the two _____.
However, the situation has raised questions about how Ferrari manages its two top drivers.
Hamilton's strong words suggest he believes the team or race officials _____ Leclerc during the race.
Fans and journalists are now waiting to hear Ferrari's response to Hamilton's _____.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think Hamilton was so angry after the race?
- Do you think teammates competing against each other can cause problems for a team? Why?
- What should Ferrari do to solve the tension between its drivers?
- Have you ever seen similar conflicts in other sports teams?
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