{
  "id": 884503,
  "title": "F1 2026 mid-season grades: McLaren starts on back foot but makes rapid progress",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/f1-2026-mid-season-grades-mclaren-starts-on-back-foot-but-makes-rapid",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T15:51:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-2026-mid-season-grades-mclaren-starts-on-the-back-foot-but-makes-rapid-progress/10846244/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "McLaren faced the challenge over following up its back-to-back world titles across an entirely different set of regulations. On paper, it felt like the Woking-based squad was well equipped to do so, but a combination of its 2025 title race hangover and its challenges exploiting Mercedes' power unit have put it on the back foot this year. But a typical, mid-season McLaren surge has salvaged a B-…",
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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."
}