{
  "id": 5930372,
  "title": "Why Alpine is bullish about winning the Italian GP after Pierre Gasly’s shock pole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/why-alpine-is-bullish-about-winning-the-italian-gp-after-pierre",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T07:13:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/why-alpine-is-bullish-about-winning-the-italian-gp-after-pierre-gaslys-shock-pole/10852764/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pierre Gasly secured a surprise pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, his first in his career, at Monza. He achieved this with a lap time of 1 minute 21.786 seconds, beating George Russell of Mercedes by 0.060 seconds, with Oscar Piastri of McLaren third, 0.180 seconds behind.\n\nGasly, a 30-year-old French driver for Alpine, expressed his delight at the achievement, stating it was \"amazing\" and \"something special\" for him, especially since his only Grand Prix victory also came at Monza in 2020. According to BBC Sport, before qualifying, Gasly was playing online chess with Russell and won, feeling confident about his chances.\n\nGasly is the first French driver to take pole position at Monza since Jean Alesi in 1997, and he achieved this after nine years of trying. His pole position was claimed in the final seconds of qualifying, and it came barely 24 hours after it was announced that his third-place finish in Monte Carlo had been taken from him by the FIA's International Court of Appeal.",
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  "illustration": null,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/red-bull-gives-update-on-isack-hadjars-recovery-timeline",
        "published": "2026-09-04T13:33:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SB Nation",
        "title": "Flavio Briatore blasts decision to strip Pierre Gasly of Monaco podium",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/flavio-briatore-blasts-decision-to-strip-pierre-gasly-of-monaco-podium-5602840",
        "published": "2026-09-04T16:31:38.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Flavio Briatore blasts decision to strip Pierre Gasly of Monaco podium",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/flavio-briatore-blasts-decision-to-strip-pierre-gasly-of-monaco-podium",
        "published": "2026-09-04T16:31:38.000Z"
      }
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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."
}