{
  "id": 8235951,
  "title": "Mercedes reveals the \"secret code\" tactic behind Kimi Antonelli's Madrid-winning VSC call",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/mercedes-reveals-the-secret-code-tactic-behind-kimi-antonellis-madrid",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:49:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mercedes-reveals-the-secret-code-tactic-behind-antonellis-madrid-winning-vsc-call/10856833/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has explained how the team prepares its drivers for situations like the one that decided the Spanish Grand Prix - including the use of secret codes that may have helped Kimi Antonelli make his Formula 1 race-winning pitstop. After being alerted to the yellow flags for Lance Stroll's stopped Aston Martin, Antonelli backed off significantly ...…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Sebastian Vettel: “I’d be very happy” for Kimi Antonelli to beat me as F1’s youngest champion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/sebastian-vettel-id-be-very-happy-for-kimi-antonelli-to-beat-me-as",
        "published": "2026-09-16T08:42:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}