{
  "id": 17496953,
  "title": "Ryo Hirakawa could have \"easily\" made Q2 in F1 Mexico GP without late traffic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/ryo-hirakawa-could-have-easily-made-q2-in-f1-mexico-gp-without-late",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T23:33:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hirakawa-could-have-easily-made-q2-in-f1-mexico-gp-without-late-traffic/10870356/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Haas stand-in Ryo Hirakawa believes he'd have \"easily\" reached the second part of qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix, had he not encountered traffic on his final lap of the session. Hirakawa, making his Formula 1 debut with Haas as Esteban Ocon was stood down from his driving duties, had set a personal-best first sector and was angling to make the Q3 cut at the expense of Carlos ... Keep…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}