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  "id": 11408512,
  "title": "F1 Bahrain GP in Malaysia: Charles Leclerc tops FP2, Mercedes out of top five",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/f1-bahrain-gp-in-malaysia-charles-leclerc-tops-fp2-mercedes-out-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T09:13:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
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    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-bahrain-gp-in-malaysia-fp2-report/10860919/"
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  "summary": "Charles Leclerc went fastest in second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia as the 90% threat of rain didn’t come to fruition during the Formula 1 outing. The Ferrari driver set a 1m37.528s at Sepang that put him 0.099s quicker than second-placed Isack Hadjar, who finished third in FP1, with Lando Norris completing the top three. It’s come on the weekend that Sepang has ... Keep reading",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "F1 driver power rankings - will Antonelli return to winning ways at Bahrain GP in Malaysia?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/f1-driver-power-rankings-will-antonelli-return-to-winning-ways-at",
        "published": "2026-10-02T05:08:23.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Verstappen tops Bahrain GP in Malaysia first practice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/verstappen-tops-bahrain-gp-in-malaysia-first-practice",
        "published": "2026-10-02T05:41:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Verstappen tops Bahrain GP in Malaysia first practice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/verstappen-tops-bahrain-gp-in-malaysia-first-practice-11367675",
        "published": "2026-10-02T05:41:30.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia: F1 racing, concerts and fan events begin today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/bahrain-grand-prix-in-malaysia-f1-racing-concerts-and-fan-events",
        "published": "2026-10-02T06:48:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "155 firefighters, 12 assets deployed for Bahrain F1 Grand Prix in Malaysia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/155-firefighters-12-assets-deployed-for-bahrain-f1-grand-prix-in",
        "published": "2026-10-02T09:43:51.000Z"
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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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