Madring: What Kind of F1 Will Madrid Deliver?

Key vocabulary

• trazadom.

  track layout, circuit route

  “Madrid tendrá que decir en qué grupo entra su trazado.”— Madrid will have to decide which group its track layout falls into.

  Pattern trazado urbano city circuit

  Compare circuito track

  plural trazados

  💡 From the verb trazar (to draw), refers to the design layout of a track

• espectáculom.

  spectacle, entertainment value

  “Hay trazados que protegen el espectáculo y otros que lo destrozan.”— There are track layouts that protect the spectacle and others that destroy it.

  Pattern proteger el espectáculo protect the show

  Compare show performance

  plural espectáculos

  💡 From Latin spectaculum, cognate with English spectacle

• desconfianzaf.

  distrust, suspicion

  “La F1 llega con una mezcla de curiosidad y desconfianza.”— F1 arrives with a mix of curiosity and distrust.

  Pattern mezcla de curiosidad y desconfianza a mix of curiosity and distrust

  Compare recelo suspicion

  plural desconfianzas

  💡 des- (negative prefix) + confianza (trust)

• rebufom.

  slipstream, draft

  “La carrera se sostuvo gracias a los rebufos.”— The race held up thanks to the slipstreams.

  Pattern aprovechar el rebufo take advantage of the slipstream

  Compare estela slipstream

  plural rebufos

  💡 Motorsport term referring to the aerodynamic slipstream left by the car ahead

• remontadaf.

  comeback, fightback

  “Antonelli firmó una remontada memorable en Monza.”— Antonelli pulled off a memorable comeback at Monza.

  Pattern una remontada memorable a memorable comeback

  Compare recuperación recovery

  plural remontadas

  💡 From the verb remontar (to rise again), in sports often means to come back from behind

• asfaltom.

  asphalt, tarmac surface

  “La evolución del asfalto solo se entenderá cuando empiece el rodaje.”— The evolution of the asphalt will only be understood when practice starts.

  Pattern la evolución del asfalto the evolution of the asphalt

  Compare pavimento pavement

  plural asfaltos

  💡 From Latin asphaltus, the track surface grip changes over the course of a race

• rodajem.

  practice running, filming laps

  “Solo se entenderán cuando empiece el rodaje.”— They will only be understood when practice starts.

  Pattern empezar el rodaje start testing

  Compare entrenamiento practice

  plural rodajes

  💡 From rodar (to roll, to drive), refers to cars running on the track

• exprimirv.

  to squeeze, make the most of

  “Red Bull sigue obligado a exprimir cada oportunidad.”— Red Bull is still forced to squeeze every opportunity.

  Pattern exprimir cada oportunidad squeeze every opportunity

  Compare aprovechar make use of

  conjugation: exprimo, exprimí, exprimido

  💡 Originally means to squeeze fruit juice, extended to mean making full use of resources

• referenciaf.

  benchmark, reference point

  “Mercedes sigue siendo la referencia más sólida del año.”— Mercedes remains the most solid benchmark of the year.

  Pattern ser la referencia to be the benchmark

  Compare modelo model

  plural referencias

  💡 From referir (to refer), refers to a standard by which things are compared

• autoridadf.

  authority, command

  “Sale de Monza con una autoridad nueva.”— He leaves Monza with a new authority.

  Pattern con una autoridad nueva with a new authority

  Compare prestigio prestige

  plural autoridades

  💡 From Latin auctoritas, refers to recognized standing

• rendimientom.

  performance, output

  “McLaren necesita demostrar que su rendimiento no depende de ciertos circuitos.”— McLaren needs to prove its performance doesn't depend on certain circuits.

  Pattern rendimiento del coche car performance

  Compare desempeño performance

  plural rendimientos

  💡 From rendir (to yield results), refers to the performance of a car or driver

• pianom.

  kerb (raised track edge)

  “Los pianos solo se entenderán cuando empiece el rodaje.”— The kerbs will only be understood when practice starts.

  Pattern tocar el piano hit the curb

  Compare bordillo curb

  plural pianos

  💡 Motorsport term referring to the raised curbs at the edge of track corners

Grammar spotlight

Sentence patterns to steal

• Un circuito nuevo necesita algo más que gradas, edificios bonitos y una gran campaña de presentación.

  A new circuit needs more than grandstands, beautiful buildings, and a big launch campaign.

  Algo/Alguien necesita algo más que + list of nounsYou can replace the subject and the list of nouns to express 'needs more than just...'

• Necesita puntos donde el piloto pueda marcar diferencias.

  It needs points where the driver can make the difference.

  Necesita + noun + donde + clauseYou can replace the noun and the clause to express 'needs a place where...'

• La F1 moderna ha llenado el calendario de trazados que a veces parecen diseñados más para el evento que para la carrera.

  Modern F1 has filled the calendar with tracks that sometimes seem designed more for the event than for the race.

  llenar A de B que parecen diseñados más para X que para YYou can replace A, B, X, and Y to express 'filled with things that seem designed more for X than for Y.'

• Nada sustituye del todo a ver los coches reales en pista.

  Nothing fully replaces seeing the real cars on track.

  Nada sustituye del todo a + infinitive/nounYou can replace the infinitive or noun to express 'nothing fully replaces...'

• No es solo líder. Es un líder que acaba de firmar una carrera de las que cambian el tono de un campeonato.

  He is not just the leader. He is a leader who has just delivered a race of the kind that changes the tone of a championship.

  No es solo + noun. Es un + noun + que + clauseYou can replace the nouns and the clause to express 'is not just... but a... who...'