Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.

Short Answer

1. In 2019, Netflix released Formula 1: Drive to Survive, a documentary series about race car drivers and their experience in the Formula One World Championship. Are you familiar with the rules of race car driving? What do you know about the sport? What psychological challenges might face Formula 1 racers?

Teaching Suggestion: Using Formula 1 as an entry point, this prompt will give students a basic understanding of race car driving, thus allowing them to grasp the points Stein makes more deeply around The Philosophy of Racing.

• The Cut’s “So You Want to Be a Formula 1 Fan” explains the basics of the sport of race car driving.
• Vanity Fair’s 11-minute video “Formula 1 Drivers Answer 7 Racing Questions (Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris, Pierre Gasly & More)” gives insight from race car drivers on the mechanics of the sport and what drives them to compete.

Differentiation Suggestion: For a different approach, consider having students watch videos of race car driving: Both Formula 1 and NASCAR offer several behind-the-scenes videos, including “