{
  "id": 2629415,
  "title": "Max Verstappen: Smaller team-mate gaps are down to \"easier\" cars as Andrea Stella disagrees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/max-verstappen-smaller-team-mate-gaps-are-down-to-easier-cars-as",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T18:56:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/max-verstappen-smaller-team-mate-gaps-are-down-to-easier-cars-as-andrea-stella-disagrees/10848431/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Red Bull's Max Verstappen thinks the narrow gaps between team-mates in 2026 are being helped by this generation of cars being easier to drive on the limit, with McLaren team boss Andrea Stella offering a different view. At Zandvoort Liam Lawson qualified eighth, one tenth behind Verstappen, on a one-off outing for Red Bull to deputise for the injured Isack Hadjar. Meanwhile, reserve driver Yuki…",
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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."
}