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  "id": 11224717,
  "title": "What the drivers are expecting from F1's return to Sepang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/what-the-drivers-are-expecting-from-f1s-return-to-sepang",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:28:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/what-the-drivers-are-expecting-from-f1s-return-to-sepang/10860670/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysia's Sepang circuit is making a one-off return to the Formula 1 calendar as a proxy host for the Bahrain Grand Prix, bringing challenges both familiar and new. The hot and humid conditions, along with the daily late-afternoon rain downpour, act as a Proustian madeleine for those with previous experience of this venue. For others – including most of the drivers on the grid – these are ...…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Sport : F1 Gulf Air Bahrain GP: PM Anwar Joins Pit Lane Walk, Inspects Final Preparations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/sport-f1-gulf-air-bahrain-gp-pm-anwar-joins-pit-lane-walk-inspects",
        "published": "2026-10-01T08:44:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Anwar joins pit lane walk ahead of Sepang F1 return",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/anwar-joins-pit-lane-walk-ahead-of-sepang-f1-return",
        "published": "2026-10-01T10:22:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Verstappen relishes Sepang return nine years after memorable F1 win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/verstappen-relishes-sepang-return-nine-years-after-memorable-f1-win",
        "published": "2026-10-01T11:36:37.000Z"
      }
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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."
}