Isack Hadjar Out of Dutch Grand Prix With Wrist Injury
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French Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar will not take part in the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend. He has injured his wrist.
Hadjar drives for the team connected to Red Bull, one of the most well-known teams in Formula 1 racing.
Because of his wrist injury, Hadjar has been declared forfait, which means he is officially unable to race.
Red Bull has announced that another driver, Liam Lawson, will replace Hadjar for this race weekend.
This kind of change to a race lineup is not very common, especially right before a Grand Prix weekend.
The Dutch Grand Prix is one of the races on the Formula 1 calendar this season, held in the Netherlands.
Teams often need substitute drivers when a regular driver is injured or unwell before a race.
It is not yet clear how long Hadjar's wrist injury will keep him out of racing.
Fans and journalists are now watching closely to see how Lawson performs as Hadjar's replacement.
Red Bull confirmed the news in an official statement, making the driver change public and final.
Vocabulary7 words
- Formula 1
- a top level of car racing
- wrist
- the joint between the hand and the arm
- forfait
- officially unable to take part
- lineup
- the group of people chosen to do something, like race
- calendar
- a planned list of events over time
- substitute
- someone who takes another person's place
- official
- confirmed and made public by the right people
Quiz
Answer key
1. A wrist injury 2. The team connected to Red Bull 3. Liam Lawson
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
French Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar will not take part in the Dutch _____ this weekend. He has injured his _____.
Hadjar drives for the team connected to _____, one of the most well-known teams in Formula 1 racing.
Because of his wrist injury, Hadjar has been declared _____, which means he is officially unable to race.
Red Bull has announced that another driver, Liam _____, will replace Hadjar for this race weekend.
The Dutch Grand Prix is one of the races on the Formula 1 _____ this season, held in the Netherlands.
Teams often need _____ drivers when a regular driver is injured or unwell before a race.
Red Bull confirmed the news in an _____ statement, making the driver change public and final.
Discussion questions
- How do you think injuries affect professional sports teams and their planning?
- Why might a wrist injury be serious for a race car driver?
- What do you think teams should do when a driver cannot race unexpectedly?
- Have you ever followed a sport where a substitute player made a big difference?