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  "title": "Lando Norris lost “three tenths” on way to shock Madring F1 pole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/lando-norris-lost-three-tenths-on-way-to-shock-madring-f1-pole",
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  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T18:27:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
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    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lando-norris-lost-three-tenths-on-way-to-shock-madring-f1-pole/10855155/"
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  "summary": "Lando Norris secured pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix, edging out Kimi Antonelli by 0.011 seconds. According to Motorsport.com, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella praised Norris's performance, calling it a \"masterpiece\". Norris's time of 1:31.824 was achieved despite struggling with a gearbox issue during practice on Friday.\n\nNorris expressed his surprise and delight at his performance, stating it was \"probably one of the best laps I've done, ever in my career\". He attributed his success to a lap where \"everything came together\". The National UAE reported that Norris had been \"shocked and a little bit surprised\" to secure his third pole position of the year.\n\nThe grid for the Spanish Grand Prix will see Red Bull's Max Verstappen start third, 0.140 seconds behind Norris, alongside Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in fourth and Charles Leclerc in fifth. Mercedes's George Russell will start sixth, with Oscar Piastri seventh in the second McLaren. According to IOL, Antonelli congratulated Norris on his performance, saying \"It was very close and congrats to Lando for such a great lap\".",
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        "published": "2026-09-12T12:20:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SB Nation",
        "title": "F1 Spanish Grand Prix: Who takes pole at the Madring?",
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        "published": "2026-09-12T13:11:59.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "F1 Spanish GP: Lando Norris takes stunning pole at Madring",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/f1-spanish-gp-lando-norris-takes-stunning-pole-at-madring",
        "published": "2026-09-12T15:04:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Spanish Grand Prix: Lando Norris snatches pole off title-race leader Kimi Antonelli",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/spanish-grand-prix-lando-norris-snatches-pole-off-title-race-leader",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:04:49.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/sepang-gears-up-for-bahrain-f1-grand-prix-with-concerts-global-stars",
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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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