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Lewis Hamilton (No. 44 Scuderia Ferrari) secured a magnificent maiden Grand Prix victory for Ferrari in Barcelona to bring Mercedes’ 2026 winning streak to an end, beating George Russell (No. 63 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team) and Lando Norris (No. 1 McLaren Mastercard F1 Team), while Kimi Antonelli (No. 12 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team) failed to finish the race. Although Ferrari’s initial choice to start Hamilton on soft tires didn’t help him take the lead on the opening lap, they gambled on a three-stop strategy which played out flawlessly as Hamilton gained a free stop under a Virtual Safety Car. He delivered a series of stunning laps to gradually increase his advantage over the Silver Arrows and claim his first win in nearly two years, cutting down Antonelli’s lead in the Standings at the same time. It was Hamilton's 106th win in F1. Watch the Race Highlights here. (Thank you to Formula1.com)
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Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries (No. 7 Toyota TR010 Hybrid Hypercar) won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was a sixth Le Mans victory for the Japanese manufacturer. Kobayashi, who added the success to his 2021 win at La Sarthe, took the checkered flag ahead of the No. 20 Team WRT BMW M V8 entry driven by Rene Rast, Sheldon van der Linde and Rene Rast, who extended their WEC points lead. On a highly successful weekend for Toyota, the No. 8 Toyota TR010 Hybrid Hypercar of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa finished third. Watch the final laps and the finish here. (Thank you to WEC media)
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Ben Keating, Nicky Catsburg and Jonny Edgar (No. 33 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R) took the win in LMGT3. Jack Hawksworth, Hadrien David and Tom van Rompuy (No. 78 Akkodis ASP Lexus RC F GT3) were second, and Eduardo Barrichello, Jonny Adam and Gray Newell (No. 23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage) finished third.
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Tom Dillmann, Nick Yelloly and Jakub Smiechowski (No. 43 Inter Europol Competition) took the LMP2 class. It was the team's third win in four races and back-to-back successes at Le Mans. Sealing the Pro/Am LMP2 trophy was the No.4 Crowdstrike Racing by APR team of Laurin Heinrich, Alex Quinn and George Kurtz.
Editor's Note: This is our dearly departed billboard, which we had at Road America for several years. Peter gifted the phrase "America's National Park of Speed" to the track, which now uses it proudly in all of its communications. -WG
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