A: | Welcome back racing fans! My name is Rick Fields and, as always, I am joined by my partner in crime, Bob Copeland. |
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B: | We're in the last stretch of this very exciting race, and Kimi Räikkönen is leading the pack with only four laps to go! They are heading to turn three and Lewis Hamilton tries to pass Räikkönen! It's a close one and, oh no! Hamilton hits the wall! |
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A: | He came in too fast, jammed on the breaks and spun out. We have a yellow flag and the pace car is making its way onto the track. |
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B: | The cleanup crew is towing the heavily damaged car and the green flag drops! Räikkönen is still in the lead with only two laps to go! |
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A: | Smoke is coming out of his car! He seems to be having engine trouble! He makes his way into the pit, and Fernando Alonso takes the lead! |
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B: | How unlucky for Räikkönen, and this race is over ladies and gentlemen, Alonso takes the checkered flag! |
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partner in crime | phrase | a person you always do things together with |
stretch | common noun, singular | the final time period |
to go | phrase | left to complete |
jam on the breaks | phrase | to hit or step on the breaks quickly and forcefully |
spin out | phrase | (a car) slides and makes a turn rapidly in an uncontrolled way |
pace car | common noun, singular | the car used when accidents happen which leads other cars but is not a competitor in the face |
yellow flag | common noun, singular | the sign use in F1 race to show there is an accident on the track |
cleanup crew | common noun, singular | the group of people who clean the track |
green flag | common noun, singular | the sign used in an F1 race to show that the race is back to the normal state |
take the lead | phrase | be in the first position |
checkered flag | common noun, singular | a flag with black and white squares showing someone has won |