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  "id": 5803244,
  "title": "Alpine's Gasly takes shock pole for Italian Grand Prix",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/alpines-gasly-takes-shock-pole-for-italian-grand-prix-5803244",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T16:56:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
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    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/motor-sports/2026/09/1526493/alpines-gasly-takes-shock-pole-italian-grand-prix"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Monza, Italy witnessed a surprise victory for Pierre Gasly of Alpine in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. The 30-year-old French driver secured pole position with a fastest lap of 1:21.786, narrowly beating his Mercedes teammate George Russell by 0.060 seconds. McLaren's Oscar Piastri came in third, while Max Verstappen and Kimi Antolinelli rounded out the top five. This marked Gasly's first pole at Monza in 191 attempts, highlighting his determination and skill over the past decade.",
  "summary": "MONZA, Italy: Frenchman Pierre Gasly snatched a surprise pole position for Alpine in qualifying on Saturday for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, the first of his career at the 191st attempt.",
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        "title": "Italian Grand Prix: Who takes pole position?",
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        "title": "F1 Italian GP: Pierre Gasly takes shock maiden pole at F1 Italian GP",
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        "published": "2026-09-05T15:15:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Alpine’s Gasly takes shock pole for Italian Grand Prix",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/alpines-gasly-takes-shock-pole-for-italian-grand-prix",
        "published": "2026-09-05T16:11:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Piastri hit with grid penalty at Italian Grand Prix",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/piastri-hit-with-grid-penalty-at-italian-grand-prix",
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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."
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