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  "id": 10186372,
  "title": "Why is the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix taking place in Malaysia?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/why-is-the-2026-bahrain-grand-prix-taking-place-in-malaysia-10186372",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T09:32:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
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    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/why-is-the-2026-bahrain-grand-prix-taking-place-in-malaysia/10859526/"
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  "summary": "The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix will not take place in Bahrain, but in Malaysia. The event will be held from 2-4 October at the Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur, with the race scheduled for Sunday 4 October. Its official name is the \"Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia\". The reason for the move is the war in the Middle East. The original Bahrain race in April had to be ...…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Why is the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix taking place in Malaysia?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/why-is-the-2026-bahrain-grand-prix-taking-place-in-malaysia",
        "published": "2026-09-27T09:32:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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