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  "id": 13136392,
  "title": "Verstappen takes sprint pole at Singapore Grand Prix",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/verstappen-takes-sprint-pole-at-singapore-grand-prix",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T13:50:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
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    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/verstappen-takes-sprint-pole-at-singapore-grand-prix/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race on Friday, edging out Mercedes' George Russell. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc rounded out the top three. Underneath Verstappen and Russell, Ferrari's Leclerc secured the third spot. However, Mercedes' championship leader Kimi Antoneili trailed in seventh place. Verstappen's victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend marked Red Bull's first win of the year, following a chaotic and unprecedented start to the race. In that race, Verstappen led home the field, including the struggling Mercedes team, who saw their star driver Kimi Antoneili retire with a power unit failure just five laps from the finish line. Despite Antoneili's retirement, Lewis Hamilton mounted a remarkable comeback, dropping down the order due to an incorrect tyre choice in wet conditions, only to pass Red Bull's Isaac Hadjar for third place with just three laps remaining.",
  "summary": "Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was third fastest for the sprint qualifiers.",
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Russell to go 'all-out' ahead of unusual Singapore daylight sprint as Antonelli nears F1 title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/russell-to-go-all-out-ahead-of-unusual-singapore-daylight-sprint-as",
        "published": "2026-10-09T06:51:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "F1 Singapore GP: George Russell on top, Max Verstappen sets impressive lap",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/f1-singapore-gp-george-russell-on-top-max-verstappen-sets-impressive",
        "published": "2026-10-09T09:43:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Russell to go ‘all-out’ ahead of unusual Singapore daylight sprint as Antonelli nears F1 title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/russell-to-go-all-out-ahead-of-unusual-singapore-daylight-sprint-as-13083913",
        "published": "2026-10-09T09:44:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SB Nation",
        "title": "Who takes F1 Sprint pole at the Singapore Grand Prix?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/who-takes-f1-sprint-pole-at-the-singapore-grand-prix-13097865",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}