Motorsport update – 5th July

Last weekend saw plenty of motorsport action. This included: F1 and W Series headed to Austria, Indycar visited Mid-Ohio for the Honda Indy 200 and the Nascar Cup Series headed to Road America for the Jockey Made In America 250.

F1 Austrian GP top 5 drivers:

• 1st:: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
• 2nd: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes),
• 3rd: Lando Norris (McLaren),
• 4th: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes),
• 5th: Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

Key moments from the race:

• Alpine’s Esteban Ocon retired after colliding with Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi at turn 3 on lap 1 as the Alpine suffered suspesnion damage,
• Red Bull’s Sergio Perez was awarded two five second time penlties after forcing Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc off the circuit. (Once at turn 4 and then at turn 6),
• McLaren’s Lando Norris also recieved a 5 second time penlty for forcing Red Bull’s Sergio Perez off track at turn 4,
• Alpha Tauri’s Yuki Tsunoda was also given two five second penilties for crossing the pitlane entry on two occasions.

W Series Austria (round 2) top 3 drivers:

• 1st: Jamie Chadwick,
• 2nd: Irina Sidorkova
• 3rd: Emma Kimilainen.

Indycar Honda Indy 200 At Mid Ohio top 3 drivers:

• 1st: Josef Newgarden,
• 2nd: Marcus Ericsson,
• 3rd: Alex Palou,

Nascar Cup Series At Road America:

Jockey Made In America 250 top 3 drivers:

• 1st: Chase Elliot (Chevrolet)
• 2nd: Christopher Bell (Toyota)
• 3rd: Kyle Busch (Toyota)

Independence Day weekend also made it’s way to Kent at Brands Hatch as American Speedfest was back for the first time since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Whelan’s Nascar Euro Series visited the Circuit and for more information on the results from the day’s action, you can visit the Whelan’s Nascar Euro Series website or the Brands Hatch Racing Circuit website for more details.

Next race meetings:

• F1: British GP (Silverstone) (16th-18th July 2021),
• IndyCar: Big Machine Music City GP (Nashville, Tennessee) (8th August 2021),
• W Series (R3: Silverstone) (Same weekend as F1 British GP),
• Nascar Cup Series: Quaker State 400 Presented By Walmart in Atlanta, Georgia.

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