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  "id": 11651983,
  "title": "Verstappen claims first pole of season at Bahrain GP in Malaysia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/verstappen-claims-first-pole-of-season-at-bahrain-gp-in-malaysia-11651983",
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  "published": "2026-10-03T09:19:07.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/motor-sports/2026/10/1546861/verstappen-claims-first-pole-season-bahrain-gp-malaysia"
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  "summary": "SEPANG: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed his first pole position of the season at the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Saturday, with Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton joining him on the front row.",
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        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "‘It’s happening in Malaysia’: Bahrain GP switch surprised race chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/its-happening-in-malaysia-bahrain-gp-switch-surprised-race-chief",
        "published": "2026-10-03T08:09:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Verstappen claims first pole of season at Bahrain GP in Malaysia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/verstappen-claims-first-pole-of-season-at-bahrain-gp-in-malaysia",
        "published": "2026-10-03T09:12:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Red Bull’s Verstappen grabs pole position for Bahrain GP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/red-bulls-verstappen-grabs-pole-position-for-bahrain-gp",
        "published": "2026-10-03T09:52:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Red Bull’s Verstappen grabs pole position for Bahrain GP in Malaysia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/red-bulls-verstappen-grabs-pole-position-for-bahrain-gp-in-malaysia",
        "published": "2026-10-03T10:03:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Red Bull’s Verstappen grabs pole position for Bahrain GP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/red-bulls-verstappen-grabs-pole-position-for-bahrain-gp-11665180",
        "published": "2026-10-03T10:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Verstappen ends pole drought with Bahrain GP qualifying win in Sepang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/verstappen-ends-pole-drought-with-bahrain-gp-qualifying-win-in-sepang",
        "published": "2026-10-03T10:50:15.000Z"
      }
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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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