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  "id": 8250294,
  "title": "Max Verstappen jokes about Kimi Antonelli’s F1 lead: “I’m definitely not having a comeback!”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/max-verstappen-jokes-about-kimi-antonellis-f1-lead-im-definitely-not",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T13:31:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/max-verstappen-jokes-about-kimi-antonellis-f1-lead-im-definitely-not-having-a-comeback/10856838/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "With eight or nine race weekends remaining – depending on what happens with the grands prix in the Middle East at the end of the year – Kimi Antonelli is in pole position to claim his maiden Formula 1 world title, which would also see him replace Sebastian Vettel as the youngest world champion ever. Following Antonelli’s victory in Madrid, team-mate George Russell can no longer become ... Keep…",
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    "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"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}