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A 20-Year-Old Driver Becomes Formula One’s Youngest Champion

20歳のドライバーがF1史上最年少チャンピオンに

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At just 20 years old, Italian racing driver Kimi Antonelli has won the Formula One world championship. He finished in third place at the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday. This result gave him enough points to win the title, even with four races left in the season.

even with= 〜が残っている状況でも（〜があるにもかかわらず）

Antonelli is now the youngest champion in the history of Formula One. The previous record belonged to Sebastian Vettel, who won the championship at age 23 in 2010. Antonelli drives for the Mercedes team and is only in his second year in Formula One.

belonged to= （記録などが）〜のものであった、〜に保持されていた

The young driver has had a very strong year. He won nine races this season and only missed scoring points twice because of car problems. In the race in Mexico, Max Verstappen took first place and Lewis Hamilton finished second, but Antonelli kept his calm to finish third.

kept his calm= プレッシャーの中でも冷静さを保った

After the race, Antonelli said that this special moment would live forever. His team celebrated his victory, and the other top drivers lifted the young champion on their shoulders.

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表現パターン

パターン意味
even with〜が残っている状況でも（〜があるにもかかわらず）
belonged to（記録などが）〜のものであった、〜に保持されていた
kept his calmプレッシャーの中でも冷静さを保った

語彙

語意味
title法律案や議案などにつける見出し。また、その内容を簡潔に示す表題。
victory争いや競技などに勝つこと。また、その勝利。
recordこれまでで最高または最低の、記録的な

言語メモ

  • •モータースポーツにおいて「title」を獲得するとは、単一レースの勝利ではなく、年間を通じた世界ドライバーズ選手権の総合優勝を意味します。
  • •「kept his calm」は「冷静さを保った」という意味で、高速走行や極度の緊張感の中でも動揺しなかった精神力を表しています。
  • •「in his second year in Formula One」のように、「in one's [序数] year」で何年目の活動・キャリアであるかを表現できます。

練習

読んだ内容を確認しましょう。

  1. This result gave him enough points to win the  , even with four races left in the season.

  2. How old was Sebastian Vettel when he won the championship in 2010?

Source: The Guardian