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  "id": 11209596,
  "title": "Lando Norris rues online abuse, explains Franco Colapinto apology",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lando-norris-rues-online-abuse-explains-franco-colapinto-apology-11209596",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T14:14:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
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    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lando-norris-rues-online-abuse-explains-franco-colapinto-apology/10860651/"
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  "summary": "Reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris says he issued a public apology to Franco Colapinto to help calm the waters as his calls for a race ban sparked an online backlash. Norris slammed Colapinto for causing a pile-up at last weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, calling for a race ban for the Argentinian driver. The McLaren driver soon reached out to apologise to Colapinto for going too far ...…",
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        "title": "Lando Norris rues online abuse, explains Franco Colapinto apology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lando-norris-rues-online-abuse-explains-franco-colapinto-apology",
        "published": "2026-10-01T14:14:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Lando Norris takes firm F1 retirement stance after Fernando Alonso extension",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lando-norris-takes-firm-f1-retirement-stance-after-fernando-alonso",
        "published": "2026-10-01T15:49:00.000Z"
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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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