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  "id": 16755270,
  "title": "McLaren boss claims the MCL40 had podium pace despite a “disappointing” P5 and P7",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/mclaren-boss-claims-the-mcl40-had-podium-pace-despite-a-disappointing",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T14:27:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mclaren-boss-claims-the-mcl40-had-podium-pace-despite-a-disappointing-5th-and-7th/10868598/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In modern Formula 1, raw race pace means absolutely nothing if you completely bottle your qualifying laps on Saturday afternoon. Without track position, you are simply burning up your tyres in dirty air while the race leaders cruise off into the distance. That is the reality McLaren faced at the United States Grand Prix. Despite bringing a highly effective upgrade package to the Circuit of ...…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}