The 2025 Formula 1 season is kicking off this weekend in Melbourne, Australia, with some of the world’s best drivers competing in the first race of the year. Max Verstappen, the current four-time world champion, is aiming for his fifth consecutive title. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, is making his debut with Ferrari after leaving Mercedes. Two Australian drivers, Jack Doohan and Oscar Piastri, will also be on the track. Doohan is competing in his first full-time season, while Piastri has strong home support and is seen as a potential winner of the Australian Grand Prix. With excitement building, fans are eager to see how the season will unfold.
Vocabulary:
• consecutive (adj.): Following one after another without interruption.
• championship (noun): A competition to determine the best player or team.
• quest (noun): A long or difficult journey to achieve something important.
• stake (noun): Something to be won or lost in a competition.
• switch (verb): To change from one place, job, or situation to another.
• grid (noun): The starting positions of cars in a race.
• reckon (verb): To think or believe something is likely to be true.
• contender (noun): Someone who has a chance of winning a competition.
• debut (noun): A person’s first appearance in a particular role or event.
• pressure (noun): Stress or expectations to succeed.
• support (noun): Encouragement from fans or other people.
• fans (noun): People who admire and follow a sport, team, or celebrity.
• season (noun): A period when a sport is played regularly.
Source: Behind the News