{
  "id": 8427869,
  "title": "Kimi Antonelli hailed as \"phenomenon\" as David Coulthard rejects luck claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/kimi-antonelli-hailed-as-phenomenon-as-david-coulthard-rejects-luck",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T09:31:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/kimi-antonelli-hailed-as-phenomenon-as-david-coulthard-rejects-luck-claims/10857078/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has branded current championship leader Kimi Antonelli a \"phenomenon\", dismissing claims that the Mercedes driver's success is down to luck. Antonelli, who is currently in his second season in the series, took the lead of the drivers' standings after back-to-back wins at the Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix. In the first half of the season, he claimed six…",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}