It’s Monday, July 10, 2023 and that is Race Recap, your abstract of final weekend’s motorsport motion. In Formula 1, Red Bull Racing tied the report for consecutive Grand Prix victories whereas McLaren ended a house podium drought. The NASCAR Cup Series had an exciting race in Atlanta because the drivers fought for each inch on observe with Mother Nature deciding which lap can be final.
McLaren Stuns Everyone With Home Podium in F1
At the British Grand Prix, the improve package deal that McLaren fitted to Lando Norris’ automotive in Austria realized its full potential. Norris and his teammate Oscar Piastri certified second and third behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The papaya-and-chrome-clad duo had been in a position to go wheel-to-wheel with the world champion on the race begin.
Norris led the race for just a few laps earlier than Verstappen took the lead and by no means seemed again. McLaren was on tempo for a double podium earlier than a security automotive interval attributable to Kevin Magnussen’s Haas catching hearth. The restart gave Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton the chance to maneuver up the sector. He was in a position to get by Piastri, however not Norris, who took second place. It was the primary podium for McLaren on the British Grand Prix since Hamilton completed second for the group at Silverstone in 2010.
Race Results
1. – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. – Lando Norris (McLaren) – +3.798 seconds
3. – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – +6.783 seconds
4. – Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – +7.776 seconds
5. – George Russell (Mercedes – 11.206 seconds
William Byron Wins Rain-Shortened Race In Atlanta
When the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway reached the beginning of the ultimate stage, the dialogue shortly shifted to when the race would finish. An encroaching rainstorm meant drivers would have solely 20 laps or so to make up as many positions as potential. The sizzling and slick observe produced spectacular racing as each driver desperately tried to maneuver to the entrance.
Holding the lead when the ultimate yellow flag was thrown, Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron gained the Quaker State 400. The yellow got here out when there was a stack-up heading into Turn 3, when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. tagged the rear bumper of Ryan Preece and turned his automotive. Under the warning, rain started to fall, and the race ended after 185 of the scheduled 260 laps.
Race Results
1. – William Byron (Hendrick)
2. – Daniel Suarez (Trackhouse) – +1.015 seconds
3. – A.J. Allmendinger (Kaulig) – + 1.523 seconds
4. – Michael McDowell (Front Row) – +1.892 seconds
5. – Kyle Busch (Childress) – +2.198 seconds
Meyer Shank Takes First IMSA Win Since Controversial Rolex 24 Victory
Meyer Shank Racing and driver Colin Braun threw a Hail Mary to get the No. 60 Acura ARX-06 over the end line first at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. Their GTP went over an hour throughout their remaining gas stint. The technique relied on two full-course cautions to save lots of sufficient gas. This is Meyer Shank Racing’s first win for the reason that season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. After Daytona, MSR was discovered to have manipulated tire strain knowledge. The group was stripped of prize cash and all factors within the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship however was allowed to maintain the race win.
Race Results
1. – No. 60 Meyer Shank Acura
2. – No. 10 Wayne Talyor Acura – +9.157 seconds
3. – No. 25 Team RLL BMW – +18.565 seconds
4. – No. 5 JDC-Miller Porsche – +19.531 seconds
5. – No. 6 Penske Porsche – +20.640seconds
Toyota Spoils Ferrari’s Monza Homecoming After Le Mans
Kamui Kobayashi, Jose Maria Lopez and Mike Conway took their Toyota GR010 Hybrid to the rostrum’s prime cease within the 6 Hours of Monza, the primary FIA World Endurance Championship spherical since the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Driver and Team principal Kobayashi was in a position to outrun Antonio Fuoco behind the wheel of the No. 50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P in a final-hour duel.
Race Results
1. – No. 7 Toyota
2. – No. 50 Ferrari – +16.520 seconds
3. – No. 93 Peugeot – +1:18.179 seconds
4. – No. 5 Penske Porsche – +1 lap
5. – No. 51 Ferrari – +1 lap
Source: jalopnik.com