{
  "id": 5602810,
  "title": "Lewis Hamilton worried about Mercedes top speed after Italian GP practice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/lewis-hamilton-worried-about-mercedes-top-speed-after-italian-gp",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T17:11:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lewis-hamilton-worried-about-mercedes-top-speed-after-italian-gp-practice/10852292/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lewis Hamilton is concerned about Mercedes' top speed after practice at the Italian Grand Prix. Ferrari had a strong start to the weekend with Charles Leclerc leading a 1-2 in first practice, but according to Motorsport.com, Hamilton believes Mercedes has a top speed advantage over Ferrari at Monza.\n\nIn second practice, George Russell topped the session for Mercedes, ahead of Leclerc who was fifth. According to Yahoo Sports, Leclerc was 0.173 seconds quicker than Hamilton in the first practice session.\n\nHamilton trails Kimi Antonelli by 59 points in the drivers' championship, with 183 points to Antonelli's 242. He will target a sixth Italian Grand Prix win at Monza on Sunday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Hamilton targets record sixth Italian GP win as he looks to trim Antonelli’s title lead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/hamilton-targets-record-sixth-italian-gp-win-as-he-looks-to-trim",
        "published": "2026-09-03T05:43:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Lewis Hamilton turns heads with Monza arrival in \"dream\" Ferrari F40 ahead of Italian GP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/lewis-hamilton-turns-heads-with-monza-arrival-in-dream-ferrari-f40",
        "published": "2026-09-03T09:54:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Hamilton aims to close title gap at Italian Grand Prix",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/hamilton-aims-to-close-title-gap-at-italian-grand-prix",
        "published": "2026-09-03T11:29:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}