{
  "id": 8468077,
  "title": "Otmar Szafnauer praises Toto Wolff after Kimi Antonelli gamble pays off",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/otmar-szafnauer-praises-toto-wolff-after-kimi-antonelli-gamble-pays",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T13:39:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/otmar-szafnauer-praises-toto-wolff-after-kimi-antonelli-gamble-pays-off/10857159/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer says Mercedes boss Toto Wolff deserves credit for taking a gamble on Kimi Antonelli. After seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton decided to part ways with Mercedes to join Ferrari in 2025, the Brackley outfit was faced with deciding between signing another experienced driver and putting its support behind an up-and-comer. When Wolff opted to ... Keep…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}