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Who took the honours in week 1 of Red Bull Homestretch?
A lot went down in the premiere of Red Bull Homestretch. Find out who came out on top in week 1 in the new virtual race series here.
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Hopefully you didn’t miss the premiere of our new virtual race series Red Bull Homestretch, but if you did – don’t worry, this is the right place to play catch-up.
For our Homestretch premiere, we had nine talented drivers participate from home. Travis Pastrana, Alexander Rossi, Timmy Hansen, Scott Speed, Ken Roczen, James Hinchcliffe, Sébastien Loeb, and Bryce Menzies. For this week’s Wildcard Seat, it was Chicago Cub’s third baseman, Kris Bryant.
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Hosted by Kate Osbourne and Tom Brooks, the three races for week 1 included road, rally and kart. There were no flag rules, as well as no off-track penalties. Before the race kicked off, Pastrana shared who he thought would be most challenging. “My Subaru team-mate Scott Speed is doing awesome. But Sébastien Loeb and Timmy Hansen, in our test runs have been just really tough to take down,” said Pastrana. “All these guys kick my butt in pretty much everything, so it’s good to try to hopefully take a few of them out.”
Jared Goff was planned to be the second Wildcard Seat this week, but he ended up having football duties to take care of. Speed had given Goff and Bryant a little training and a few driving tips prior to the race. “They were great sports, we had a lot of fun and I think they’re as ready as they can be,” said Speed. On the other hand, Bryant said, “I feel like I’ve quit practicing, there’s no chance for me. I’m just going to go out there and wreak havoc on the other guys!”
Unfortunately Rossi had some technical issues at the very beginning of the race and didn’t get a chance to participate this week.
Results:
Race 1: Red Bull Ring
- 1st – Timmy Hansen
- 2nd – Scott Speed
- 3rd – Sébastien Loeb
Race 2: Colorado Springs
- 1st – Sébastien Loeb
- 2nd – James Hinchcliffe
- 3rd – Scott Speed
Race 3: Tokyo Expressway (The race took place in bad weather and a rule change applied during this race meant the third place finisher would take the win.)
- Winner: Sébastien Loeb
After three intense races, it’s clear these guys are ready for more. “I love it. You kind of don’t know what you’re getting into until the race. The rally racing was probably my favourite discipline. The go-kart racing is not my specialty. I don’t get to race these guys in real life, and this was awesome,” Roczen said.
You can watch week 1’s race in the link above if you’ve missed it. Don’t forget to watch Homestretch streams live every Thursday at 6pm CEST / 12pm EDT / 9am PDT on Red Bull TV and Twitch.TV/RedBull.
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