Pole position?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Pole">Pole</span> <span word="position">position</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="pole">pole</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>?</p><p><span word="Cristiano">Cristiano</span> <span word="Ronaldo">Ronaldo</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pole">pole</span> <span word="position">position</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="UEFA">UEFA</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="scorer">scorer</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="terminology">terminology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cristiano">Cristiano</span> <span word="Ronaldo">Ronaldo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="player">player</span>. <span word="Ronaldo">Ronaldo</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pole">pole</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="UEFA">UEFA</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advantageous">advantageous</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="scorer">scorer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> “<span word="pole">pole</span> <span word="position">position</span>” <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>?</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="how">how</span> “<span word="pole">pole</span> <span word="position">position</span>” <span word="works">works</span> <span word="originally">originally</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="racing">racing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="designed">designed</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="neatly">neatly</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rows">rows</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="row">row</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="row">row</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="row">row</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="pole">pole</span> <span word="position">position</span>”.</p>
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