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  "id": 14928998,
  "title": "Max Verstappen sends rival spinning as commentators call it a \"badge of honour\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/max-verstappen-sends-rival-spinning-as-commentators-call-it-a-badge",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T10:05:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/gtwce-endurance/news/max-verstappen-sends-rival-spinning-as-commentators-call-it-a-badge-of-honour/10865582/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Max Verstappen's GT World Challenge Europe debut is barely a session old, and he has already turned a rival's Audi around. During the opening practice session at Portimao, the four-time Formula 1 champion manoeuvred the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 wearing the sensational Red Bull livery to attempt an overtake around the inside of Ezequiel Perez Companc's #25 Audi R8 LMS GT3. The two cars touched, and ...…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}