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  "id": 5833074,
  "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-5833074",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T20:18:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News",
    "slug": "abc-news",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/formula-1-italian-grand-prix-monza-oscar-piastri-pierre-gasly/106998634"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oscar Piastri, currently seventh in the Formula 1 drivers' standings, has been penalized three places on the grid for the Italian Grand Prix after being found guilty of impeding Red Bull's Liam Lawson during qualifying. The McLaren driver, who finished third in qualifying, will start the race from sixth position at the Monza circuit. This decision leaves Ferrari securing the second row with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, followed by Pierre Gasly and George Russell from surprise pole sitter Alpine. Gasly, who claimed his first career pole position, outpaced Mercedes' George Russell by 0.060 seconds. This victory for Gasly marks a significant achievement for his team and a historic moment at the iconic Monza circuit.",
  "summary": "Australia's Oscar Piastri is handed a three-place grid penalty at the Italian Grand Prix after he was found guilty of impeding another driver in qualifying.",
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        "outlet": "SB Nation",
        "title": "Italian Grand Prix: Who takes pole position?",
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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": "New Straits Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-05T16:56:50.000Z"
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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",
        "published": "2026-09-05T20:18:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "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-5863480",
        "published": "2026-09-05T22:33:54.000Z"
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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."
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