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Last lap: On close races fought at Formula One

Close races are good for Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA); The F1 season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held throughout the world on purpose-built circuits and public roads), but not those decided behind closed doors (गोपनीयता के साथ, गुप्त रूप से, निजी तौर पर)

In what was one of the most closely fought Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA); The F1 season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held throughout the world on purpose-built circuits and public roads) World Championships for the drivers’ title, 24-year-old Max Verstappen from the Netherlands became the sport’s latest champion in a breathtaking (लुभावनी, रोमांचक, शानदार, आश्चर्यजनक) season finale (अन्त, निष्पत्ति) at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. The Dutchman driving for Red Bull Racing achieved the feat (करतब, विजय, उपलब्धि) by overtaking (go past, get past) his title-rival (प्रतिद्वंद्वी, प्रतियोगी), Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, on the last lap (अंतिम चरण) of the last race of the year in controversial circumstances (परिस्थितियां, स्थिति, विवरण). Going into the weekend, both drivers had exactly 369.5 points, meaning whoever finished ahead would take the title, a scenario (course of events; situation, context) last seen in 1974. Ever since he made his debut (शुरूआत, परिचय, प्रारंभ) as a 17-year-old in 2015, the youngest in the sport’s history, Verstappen has been tipped (predict, back, recommend, think of, expect) as a champion in waiting. Widely seen as a generational talent, in his sixth year in the sport, he finally had a car that could compete against Hamilton who has won the last four titles. This season, Verstappen was brutally (directly, straightforwardly, frankly, outspokenly, forthrightly) consistent with 10 race wins and eight second-place finishes out of 22 races. Meanwhile, Hamilton was going for a record eighth drivers’ title, a feat that would have put him ahead of (से पहले, सामने) the great Michael Schumacher. For the first 54 laps, it seemed the British driver had the eighth title in his bag after beating pole-sitter (In car racing, a driver in pole position-called the “pole sitter”-starts the race in the first row in the inside lane) Verstappen at the start and controlling the race with almost a 10-second lead.

Four laps from the end, a crash (दुर्घटना, टक्कर) for Williams driver Nicholas Latifi, brought in the safety car that nullified (रद्द करना, नकारना, निष्प्रभावी करना) Hamilton’s lead. On the penultimate (अंत से पहले, उपांतिम) lap of a 58-lap race, officials from the sport’s governing body, Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) (The FIA is the governing body of motor sport and promotes safe, sustainable and accessible mobility for all road users across the world), made two decisions that worked to Verstappen’s advantage. Racing resumed for the last lap allowing Verstappen, now on Hamilton’s tail, to attack his rival and pass him to seal the win. The Mercedes team protested the classification (वर्गीकरण, व्यवस्थितकरण, स्तरीकरण) of results arguing right procedures were not followed before the race was resumed (पुनः आरंभ करना, फिर से शुरू करें) on the last lap. But in a late-night decision, race stewards (प्रबंधक, आयोजक, अधिकारी) dismissed (reject, deny, banish, disregard, brush off, shrug off) the team’s protests, formally confirming the Dutchman’s first world title. Mercedes has lodged (put forward, present (a complaint)) an intent to appeal the stewards’ decision and has three days to decide whether it wants to take it to the FIA’s International Court of Appeal (The International Court of Appeal is the final appeal tribunal for international motor sport. Established under the FIA Statutes and the FIA’s International Sporting Code it resolves disputes brought before it by any of motor sport’s National Sporting Authorities world-wide, or by the President of the FIA). The controversy has cast a long shadow over what has been one of the closest seasons in recent times with both Verstappen and Hamilton evenly matched. The ad hoc (relating to something needed/necessary to be done after an unpleasant/bad thing happened; emergency, makeshift, improvised, impromptu, unprepared) manner in which race officials conducted the final moments of the race has left a sour note (impression, indication, sign), with the final result being decided behind closed doors and still subject to (susceptible to, liable to, prone to) change. The governing body desperately (urgently, pressingly, intensely, eagerly; seriously, severely) needs to address (tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out) these inconsistencies before the next year lest it loses the trust of fans as a fair arbiter (someone who has ultimate authority/power; judge, authority, controller).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.last lap (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अंतिम चरण
English Meaning - the final circuit of a track to be completed in a race; the final stage.

2.behind closed doors (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - गोपनीयता के साथ, गुप्त रूप से, निजी तौर पर
English Meaning - confidentially, covertly, privately, in private.

3.breathtaking (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - लुभावनी, रोमांचक, शानदार, आश्चर्यजनक
English Meaning - thrilling, exciting, spectacular, stunning.

4.finale (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अन्त, निष्पत्ति
English Meaning - final match/competition/race.

5.feat (noun)

Hindi Meaning - करतब, विजय, उपलब्धि
English Meaning - triumph, achievement, accomplishment, attainment.

6.circumstances (noun)

Hindi Meaning - परिस्थितियां, स्थिति, विवरण
English Meaning - situation, conditions, factors, context; the details, the particulars.

7.debut (noun)

Hindi Meaning - शुरूआत, परिचय, प्रारंभ
English Meaning - launching, introduction, inception.

8.ahead of (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - से पहले, सामने
English Meaning - in front of, before.

9.crash (noun)

Hindi Meaning - दुर्घटना, टक्कर
English Meaning - accident, collision.

10.nullify (verb)

Hindi Meaning - रद्द करना, नकारना, निष्प्रभावी करना
English Meaning - annul, invalidate, cancel out, negate, render ineffective, make of no use.

11.penultimate (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अंत से पहले, उपांतिम
English Meaning - second last; something that is right before the last item in a series.

12.resume (verb)

Hindi Meaning - पुनः आरंभ करना, फिर से शुरू करें
English Meaning - restart, start again, recommence.

13.rival (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिद्वंद्वी, प्रतियोगी
English Meaning - competitor, opponent, contender.

14.classification (noun)

Hindi Meaning - वर्गीकरण, व्यवस्थितकरण, स्तरीकरण
English Meaning - categorization, grading, ranking, sorting, systematization, stratification.

15.steward (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रबंधक, आयोजक, अधिकारी
English Meaning - official, marshal, organizer.

16.formula one (noun)

English Meaning - also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA); The F1 season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held throughout the world on purpose-built circuits and public roads.

17.lap (noun)

English Meaning - one circuit of a track during a race.

18.overtake (verb)

English Meaning - go past, get past.

19.scenario (noun)

English Meaning - course of events; situation, context.

20.tip (verb)

English Meaning - predict, back, recommend, think of, expect.

21.-in-waiting (combining form)

English Meaning - about to happen.

22.brutally (adverb)

English Meaning - directly, straightforwardly, frankly, outspokenly, forthrightly.

23.in someone’s bag (phrase)

English Meaning - if something is in someone’s bag, it is certain that he/she will get it.

24.pole-sitter (noun)

English Meaning - In car racing, a driver in pole position-called the “pole sitter”-starts the race in the first row in the inside lane.

25.bring in (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - introduce, start to involve (in a particular activity).

26.Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) (noun)

English Meaning - The FIA is the governing body of motor sport and promotes safe, sustainable and accessible mobility for all road users across the world.

27.to one’s advantage (phrase)

English Meaning - to one’s benefit.

28.on someone’s tail (phrase)

English Meaning - close behind someone, following someone closely, on someone’s heels, trailing someone.

29.dismiss (verb)

English Meaning - reject, deny, banish, disregard, brush off, shrug off.

30.lodge (verb)

English Meaning - put forward, present (a complaint).

31.appeal (verb)

English Meaning - apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision.

32.International Court of Appeal (noun)

English Meaning - The International Court of Appeal is the final appeal tribunal for international motor sport. Established under the FIA Statutes and the FIA’s International Sporting Code it resolves disputes brought before it by any of motor sport’s National Sporting Authorities world-wide, or by the President of the FIA.

33.cast a shadow over (phrase)

English Meaning - to make something (e.g. situation) to be less hopeful; to make someone feel disappointed; disappoint, let down, discourage, disillusion, demoralize, wear down.

34.ad hoc (adjective)

English Meaning - relating to something needed/necessary to be done after an unpleasant/bad thing happened; emergency, makeshift, improvised, impromptu, unprepared.

35.sour (adjective)

English Meaning - nasty, spiteful, disagreeable.

36.note (noun)

English Meaning - impression, indication, sign.

37.subject to (verb)

English Meaning - susceptible to, liable to, prone to.

38.desperately (adverb)

English Meaning - urgently, pressingly, intensely, eagerly; seriously, severely.

39.address (verb)

English Meaning - tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.

40.inconsistency (noun)

English Meaning - incompatibility, disagreement, discrepancy.