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  "id": 18982443,
  "title": "Sao Paulo Grand Prix: Antonelli leads as Verstappen fights through field",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/sao-paulo-grand-prix-antonelli-leads-as-verstappen-fights-through",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T17:21:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sao-paulo-grand-prix-antonelli-171309313.html"
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  "summary": "Kimi Antonelli leads the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, having passed Lando Norris at the start. Norris is in second place and George Russell is third, according to Yahoo Sports. Max Verstappen has moved up to fifth from 21st, following a start from the back of the grid due to penalties. Yahoo Sports notes that Mercedes will win the constructors title if they score three more points than Ferrari.\n\nThe race follows a chaotic, rainswept qualifying session at Interlagos. SB Nation reports that Lando Norris took pole position, while George Russell originally qualified second but faces a five-place grid penalty that drops him to seventh. This promotion placed Kimi Antonelli on the second row for the start. Other grid changes included Charles Leclerc starting in 14th after a ten-place penalty and Lewis Hamilton starting 20th. Max Verstappen faced a 30-place penalty, starting from 21st.\n\nThe Citizen reports that Norris claimed his third consecutive pole at Interlagos, marking the 20th pole of his career. According to The Citizen, Russell's grid drop was due to taking new power-unit components.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Antonelli on top in second Sao Paulo Grand Prix practice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/antonelli-on-top-in-second-sao-paulo-grand-prix-practice",
        "published": "2026-11-06T21:04:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SB Nation",
        "title": "São Paulo Grand Prix qualifying results",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/sao-paulo-grand-prix-qualifying-results",
        "published": "2026-11-07T17:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "2026 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix starting grid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/2026-f1-brazilian-grand-prix-starting-grid",
        "published": "2026-11-07T20:47:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Wet-weather chaos in qualifying for Brazilian Grand Prix",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/wet-weather-chaos-in-qualifying-for-brazilian-grand-prix",
        "published": "2026-11-07T21:06:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Bezzecchi dominates Qatar Grand Prix as Marquez made to wait for MotoGP crown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/bezzecchi-dominates-qatar-grand-prix-as-marquez-made-to-wait-for",
        "published": "2026-11-08T16:56:29.000Z"
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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."
}