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  "id": 5956804,
  "title": "Alpine brings back folding rear wing ahead of Pierre Gasly’s Monza pole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/alpine-brings-back-folding-rear-wing-ahead-of-pierre-gaslys-monza-pole",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T10:45:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-alpine-brought-back-collapsing-reverse-opening-rear-wing-for-gaslys-monza-pole/10852905/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pierre Gasly secured his first career pole position at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. The Alpine driver achieved this with a lap time of one minute 21.786 seconds, beating George Russell of Mercedes by 0.060 seconds. Oscar Piastri of McLaren was third, 0.180 seconds behind.\n\nGasly's pole position came as a surprise, and it was his first at the 191st attempt. His only Grand Prix victory also took place at Monza in 2020. According to Free Malaysia Today, Gasly expressed his delight, saying it was \"amazing\" and that he was grateful to his team.\n\nGasly is the first French driver to take pole position at Monza since Jean Alesi in 1997. This achievement came barely 24 hours after the FIA's International Court of Appeal stripped him of a third-place finish in Monte Carlo. Motorsport.com noted that Gasly had a \"magical day\" at Monza, a special place for him.",
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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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        "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."
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