{
  "id": 11429931,
  "title": "George Russell: \"Off the pace\" Mercedes F1 car needs tweaking at Sepang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/george-russell-off-the-pace-mercedes-f1-car-needs-tweaking-at-sepang",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T11:18:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/george-russell-off-the-pace-mercedes-f1-car-needs-tweaking-at-sepang/10861031/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "George Russell reckons he needs to make a tweak to his Mercedes Formula 1 car as he believes it is “off the pace” at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. The Mercedes driver finished second and seventh in the two Friday practice sessions, respectively 0.383s and 0.492s off pacesetters Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. Read Also: Formula 1Mercedes reveals F1 Bahrain GP ... Keep reading",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Max Verstappen's Sepang answer has F1 fans falling for him all over again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/max-verstappens-sepang-answer-has-f1-fans-falling-for-him-all-over",
        "published": "2026-10-02T05:23:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "F1 Full Results | Verstappen tops Russell in Sepang return",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/f1-full-results-verstappen-tops-russell-in-sepang-return",
        "published": "2026-10-02T05:30:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}