{
  "id": 7125365,
  "title": "Red Bull defends decision to force Max Verstappen to give back two positions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/red-bull-defends-decision-to-force-max-verstappen-to-give-back-two",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T15:52:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/red-bull-defends-decision-to-force-max-verstappen-to-give-back-two-positions/10855489/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Max Verstappen finished second in the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, losing out only to Kimi Antonelli - yet could he have won had Red Bull not instructed him to concede two positions during the race? Team boss Laurent Mekies believes that wasn't realistic. Verstappen moved past Antonelli on the opening lap, but by that point he was already doomed to concede that place because of an ...…",
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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."
}