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  "id": 17496354,
  "title": "Hamilton grabs pole position in Mexican Grand Prix",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/hamilton-grabs-pole-position-in-mexican-grand-prix",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T22:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/11/01/hamilton-grabs-pole-position-for-mexican-grand-prix"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mexico City witnessed Lewis Hamilton securing his first pole position with Ferrari since 2023 during the Mexican Grand Prix qualifying session. The British driver claimed the top spot, edging out his Mercedes teammate George Russell by just 0.009 seconds. Hamilton's fastest time of 1 minute 16.514 seconds placed him ahead of Charles Leclerc, who finished third for Ferrari, and championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who was fifth overall. Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who was fourth fastest, received a one-place grid penalty due to a collision with Liam Lawson in practice on Friday. As Hamilton celebrated his 41st birthday, he expressed his excitement, stating that this was his first pole with Ferrari and that his 105th race entry felt significant.",
  "summary": "Lewis Hamilton edged George Russell to grab his first pole position since 2023, with Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in third.",
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        "title": "Mexico City Grand Prix: Everything to know for the year’s premier motor sports event",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/mexico-city-grand-prix-everything-to-know-for-the-years-premier-motor",
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        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Leclerc fastest in Mexico City Grand Prix first practice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/leclerc-fastest-in-mexico-city-grand-prix-first-practice",
        "published": "2026-10-30T19:43:59.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/figure-skating-grand-prix-series-debutant-nakata-top-after-skate",
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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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