{
  "id": 562626,
  "title": "F1 2026 mid-season grades: Alpine makes great strides but struggles to maintain momentum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/f1-2026-mid-season-grades-alpine-makes-great-strides-but-struggles-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T11:46:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-2026-mid-season-grades-alpine-makes-great-strides-but-struggles-to-maintain-momentum/10845239/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "From all the teams that wrote off 2025 or shifted focus to 2026 much earlier, Alpine is actually the squad that saw the biggest benefits from that approach. Powered by Mercedes engines, the squad enjoyed a strong start to the season. But Alpine's first half of the year has been slightly downgraded to a B- as it got caught by its rivals ahead of the summer break, ending the first half of the…",
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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."
}