{
  "id": 11451279,
  "title": "Max Verstappen’s unusual run plan and F1 teams’ biggest challenge in Malaysia explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/max-verstappens-unusual-run-plan-and-f1-teams-biggest-challenge-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T13:42:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/max-verstappens-unusual-run-plan-and-f1-teams-biggest-challenge-in-malaysia-explained/10861101/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Friday practice for the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia was atypical in several respects. Lap times turned out to be four and a half seconds slower than expected due to the poor track surface, Mercedes did not impress as much as perhaps expected and the run plans were rather unusual. The latter was perhaps most evident with Max Verstappen. Normally, drivers complete their qualifying ...…",
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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."
}