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circuit, the openings in the side pods always clog up with dirt. So those had to be cleaned out.
Obviously, you don’t want anything blocking the airflow to the radiators. And then because of
the spin, the rubber was flat spotted. The tyres weren’t close to wearing out, but they still had to
be changed, because of the flat spots. And then while they were putting the wheels back on after
that, they had a wheel nut jam, it wouldn’t turn. And that's actually how problems tend to
happen, very often. You get a kind of chain of events, when you feel that everything’s going
against you. Having said that, you could also say we were lucky. Fortunately, the radiator
problem didn’t cause the engine to blow up. And after the spin, luckily he didn’t hit the barriers
and bend the suspension or snap it completely. And even more fortunately, it didn’t crack the tub
- the chassis.

b Complete the following extracts from the talk using the words in the box.
bend; blocking; crack; jam; snap;
1 ... you don’t want anything the airflow to the radiators.
2 ... they had a wheel nut , it wouldn't turn.
3 ...he didn't hit the barriers and the suspension or
it completely.
4 ...it didn't the tub - the chassis.

c Complete more extracts from the talk using the correct form of a verb in box 1 and a
word in box 2.
l 2
blow clog cut leak run wear work loose up out

1 ... a nut worked loose on a radiator pipe, which resulted in coolant liquid
.
2 ...he switched off before the system had of coolant.
3 ... the engine on one of the corners.
4 ...the openings in the side pods always with dirt.
5 The tyres weren’t dose to ...
6 ...the radiator problem didn't cause the engine to .

d ►5.2 Listen again and check your answers to Exercises 3b and 3c.

e Read the following comments made by race team technicians. Complete the following
sentences using the correct form of words in Exercises 3b and 3c.
1 There’s smoke and flames pouring out of the engine. It’s blown up .
2 There’s a pool of oil under the car. Something’s .
3 This cylinder head bolt won’t loosen. It’s .
4 The air filter’s full of dirt. It’s completely .
5 This wing support’s been moving about. The bolts have .
6 Something’s stopping the oil flow. The pipe might be .
7 Are you sure that pushrod’s straight? It looks as if it’s .
8 We’ll need to change these brake pads. They’re nearly .
9 There’s hardly any fuel left in the car. In another lap, we’ll .

4 Read the technical facts about the Italian motor racing circuit, Monza, and summarise
how the track is different from most others.
In pairs, discuss the technical problems that racing cars could have at Monza as a result of
the factors described in the text.

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