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Hi I'm George Russell and these are my 10 essential items with GQ.

This item is my race suit.

Pretty important for what I do.

It's pretty toasty inside of here because of the fireproof it's got a really thick layer inside.

So during the hot races you're struggling quite a lot in there

but I'm guessing you'll be pretty thankful if you were to be in flames, which fingers crossed never happens.

During the races, especially the hot races, we lose up to about four kilos,

mainly in fluids, but we actually have to weigh the suit on its own before and after the race,

because often you've got about a kilo's worth of sweat just within this race suit.

So I don't know if that's a good thing or pretty disgusting, but all the sweat is in there somewhere.

The suit is always tailor -made for the driver but it needs to be tailor -made in a seated position.

It actually needs to be a little bit baggier around the bum

when you're standing because when we're in the race car sat down it all stretches out

so when we're walking around it may not look like the most tailor -made suit

but when we're sat in the cockpit it's uh yeah it fits like a glove.

my next essential is my passport this stays on me 24 7 everywhere

i go it says russell p2 on the back

because i actually have two passports because we travel

so much you're allowed two passports when they're sent off for visas it's not

because i'm an agent or a spy or anything like that but That is legit, apparently.

I've only had this one just over a year, but I'm 29 pages in so far.

Some good locations in here, bringing back a few memories.

Japanese visa, Malaysia a few times, Australia.

Yeah, I've definitely been through at least two passports and I've also got a second, so I guess that's three passports I'm closing in on.

my notepad i actually leave the notepad next to my bed open every time i sleep

because i'm always thinking about things i felt like whenever

i wrote things down it took it away from my mind

and it would allow me to sleep better

and relax more i'd always write down notes before a race

so we'd have our strategy meeting in the morning where we'd go through all the different options maximize the tires

which corners that I need to be more aggressive on

which corners I need to be a bit more cautious on to protect the car protect the tires

I've also got the very first page is the scores of a card game with my family

they're pretty diverse no bad police sunglasses obviously one to protect myself from the sun

but also we have so many time zone shifts during the season we're traveling

so much and wearing sunglasses at the right point of the day really helps to adjust the body clock

so you may sometimes see me walking around an airport with my sunnies on

and i promise i'm not trying to look like a rock star

i'm just trying to get into the the next time zone i don't know

if you can tell from the camera but I have quite a large head

so finding sunglasses that fit are not always easy

but since I started wearing police they just fit my face

and this is a sort of a style I like so yeah I don't know what you think.

My next travel essential is my speaker.

I just love listening to music while getting ready in the morning in the shower

so you need something pretty potent pretty pretty loud

I'm one of those people who don't have one standout artist who is my favorite

I have a lot of respect for Ed Sheeran, Coldplay,

Black Eyed Peas as well I'm definitely not the one in social situations to take control of the music

because I feel that is one of the highest pressurized jobs

so I always give that to somebody else and then

when I don't like I just complain about it so yeah that's not for me.

My trusty pillow.

I travel quite a lot.

I stay in many different hotels.

My pet hate is when I'd get to a hotel, I'd lay in the bed, bed's nice and comfy, and I'd get this pillow,

and it would either be too big, too small, too firm, too soft.

So I thought, you know what, I need to take my own pillow everywhere I go.

So I need to leave a little extra space in my bag just for this.

It might be a little disgusting.

I think I've had it for about four or five, five years now this pillow so I don't want to do it

because I'm scared to take the pillowcase off to see what the pillow looks like beneath but

Once you've found the one you love, you can't change it, can you?

My next essential item is my white linen

Tommy Hilfiger shirt.

I feel that with a white shirt that fits you properly, you can wear it for any occasion, whether you're going for smart dinner,

casual dinner, going to the beach.

I mean, I might even just throw it on now, you know.

Here we go.

roll the sleeves up a little bit any situation

this fitness band i don't even know the official name for it i find

it really handy whenever i'm actually flying to be honest just doing little exercises and stretches with this band i mean

we're not really inventing the world here but this is sort of like a simple stretch

This is what I'd normally do

when you're standing near like the toilets on an aeroplane

so you don't have a lot of space and

when people are queuing for the toilets they're looking at you like what the hell are you doing?

Keeps me fit I guess.

A new addition to the 10 essentials during a race weekend

I wanted to have a little sleep before one of the races it was pretty noisy around

and then I'd have those horrible squidgy orange earplugs I'd stick in

and then they'd always like fall out and they wouldn't really work

and it just felt horrible and disgusting so I put my earplugs in that I use to race in.

They've obviously got the wires which connect to the car

so I asked my team

if they'd be able to create little earplugs molded to my ears

that I can stick in anytime while I'm flying while I'm sleeping obviously with no wires attached.

Self -care.

You know you obviously find these in all the hotels you go to

but they vary quite a lot when you're traveling between the US, Mexico, Japan, China, Australia.

So I always take my trusty shampoo, my hair gel, it's actually clay, and my Gillette razor.

So I like to take good care of myself, playing around a bit with my hair last year which was a new thing for me.

I have the same hairstyle for about 15 years which was cut by my mum.

My daily routine when I wake up I always try and stay off my phone.

I think it's really good for your mind that's so important.

Obviously jumping in the shower, clean my teeth.

Yeah I probably should have brought my toothbrush with me here as well.

That is also an essential but I thought these were the main ones.

Have a shave, do my hair.

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I'd like to think I'm the cleanest shaven driver on the grid.

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I mean there are some who are still struggling to grow a beard, so maybe they have beat me in that race.

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But for those who can grow a bit of stubble or a beard, I think I'll have the cleanest one.

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Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “10 Things Formula 1 Driver George Russell Can’t Live Without”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: race, essential, pillow, passport, suit. Deze video bevat 102 zinnen en 1331 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:50. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 170 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.

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15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
passport zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈpæspɔɹt/	paspoort
pillow zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞]	hoofdkussen, oorkussen
stretch werkwoord	/stɹɛt͡ʃ/	strekken
disgusting bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/	walgelijk, afschuwelijk
sunglasses zelfstandig naamwoord		zonnebril
tailor zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈteɪlɚ/	kleermaker, kleermaakster
horrible bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/	verschrikkelijk
wire zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈwaɪɚ/	draad
sweat werkwoord	/swɛt/	zweten, transpireren
visa zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈviːzə/	visum
beard zelfstandig naamwoord	/bɪɹd/	baard
tire werkwoord	/ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/	vermoeien
shave werkwoord	/ˈʃeɪ̯v/	scheren, zich scheren
finger zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/	vinger
thick bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/θɪk/	dik, dikke

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
fall out werkwoord		in onmin raken
sit down werkwoord		gaan zitten
wake up werkwoord	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	wakker worden, ontwaken
write down werkwoord		opschrijven, neerschrijven

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De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

Structuur	In de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt	I've only had · I've definitely been · I've had
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding	people who don · year which was · years which was
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker	may not look · may sometimes see · might be
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep	the most tailor · the highest · the cleanest

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De spreker gebruikt 61 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, I'd. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De “th”-klanken: thick /θɪk/, beneath /bɪˈniːθ/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/
De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, cautious /ˈkɔːʃəs/, shampoo /ʃæmˈpuː/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: beard /bɪɹd/, shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/, bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/, aggressive /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/, fluid /ˈflu.ɪd/
/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: passport /ˈpæspɔɹt/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/, attach /əˈtæt͡ʃ/
/g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: disgusting /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/, finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/, aggressive /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/, grid /ɡɹɪd/, glove /ɡlʌv/

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