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  "id": 8966206,
  "title": "F1 approves shorter races for 2027 to fit revised power unit plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/f1-approves-shorter-races-for-2027-to-fit-revised-power-unit-plan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T16:52:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-approves-shorter-races-for-2027-to-fit-revised-power-unit-plan/10857797/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Formula 1 Commission has rubber-stamped the proposed changes to reduce the lengths of races in 2027 by 15km, in line with the expected power unit changes for next season. During Monday's F1 Commission in London, the decision to reduce the standard grand prix length from 305km to 290km was agreed upon - pending approval from the FIA's World Motor Sport Council - to reduce the cost associated…",
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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."
}