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

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= 即使在……的情況下、儘管還有……

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= （紀錄等）屬於……、由……所保持

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= 在壓力下保持冷靜沈著

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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文法整理

句型	意思
even with	即使在……的情況下、儘管還有……
belonged to	（紀錄等）屬於……、由……所保持
kept his calm	在壓力下保持冷靜沈著

詞彙整理

單字	意思
title	法案或法律的標題，有時也概括說明其內容。
victory	在競爭、對抗或比賽中獲得成功，或最後勝出；勝利。
record	記錄過去事件、人物或事物的資料或文件，可作為日後查考的依據。

延伸學習

•在賽車運動中，贏得「title」指的是獲得年度世界車手總冠軍，而不僅是單場分站冠軍。
•片語「kept his calm」強調在高速行駛與龐大壓力下仍保持冷靜沈著的心態。
•「in his second year in Formula One」句型展示了如何以「in one's [序數] year」表達參賽或職業生涯的年資。