{
  "id": 13139800,
  "title": "\"Human error\" caused Singapore GP sprint qualifying glitch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/human-error-caused-singapore-gp-sprint-qualifying-glitch",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T14:42:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/human-error-caused-singapore-gp-sprint-qualifying-glitch/10863489/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The FIA has confirmed the existence of a second error during sprint qualifying for the Singapore GP, on top of a glitch in the timing and scoring system which caused some drivers' times to not be displayed. SQ1 was halted by a red flag when Sergio Perez hit the barrier at Turn 5, then extracted his car and made his way back to the pits, losing his damaged front wing in the process. This forced…",
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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"
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Verstappen takes sprint pole at Singapore Grand Prix",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/verstappen-takes-sprint-pole-at-singapore-grand-prix",
        "published": "2026-10-09T13:50:51.000Z"
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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."
}