{
  "id": 6010228,
  "title": "Why Mercedes didn't pit George Russell under virtual safety car in Italian GP: \"We didn't know which strategy was better\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/why-mercedes-didnt-pit-george-russell-under-virtual-safety-car-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T17:31:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/why-mercedes-didnt-pit-russell-under-vsc-at-monza-we-didnt-know-which-strategy-was-better/10853138/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kimi Antonelli's sensational win from the back of the grid in the Italian Grand Prix was thanks to a great drive, but perhaps also a little help from strategy and a timely virtual safety car. The Italian was the only Mercedes driver to make a pitstop during the race - and ultimately defeated his team-mate and championship rival George Russell. Mercedes split the strategies between its ... Keep…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News",
        "title": "George Russell hits back for Mercedes in Monza practice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/george-russell-hits-back-for-mercedes-in-monza-practice",
        "published": "2026-09-04T22:39:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "George Russell frustrated with Max Verstappen qualifying antics: \"He just slammed on the brakes\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/george-russell-frustrated-with-max-verstappen-qualifying-antics-he",
        "published": "2026-09-05T17:46:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}