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  "id": 10489739,
  "title": "Why Mercedes thought Max Verstappen was \"on some sort of massive bungee cord\" in Azerbaijan GP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/why-mercedes-thought-max-verstappen-was-on-some-sort-of-massive",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T16:30:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
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    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/why-mercedes-thought-verstappen-was-on-some-sort-of-massive-bungee-cord-in-azerbaijan-gp/10859784/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For the first half of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, George Russell was able to build a gap beyond 10 seconds to the chasing pack, as the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar struggled to pass Oscar Piastri's McLaren. That picture altered abruptly when the safety car was deployed after Alex Albon's Williams became embedded in the wall at Turn 5 on lap 31. Russell's margin vanished as the ...…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "What made Red Bull so fast in the Azerbaijan GP after Max Verstappen’s qualifying issue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/what-made-red-bull-so-fast-in-the-azerbaijan-gp-after-max-verstappens",
        "published": "2026-09-28T13:30:35.000Z"
      }
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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."
}