{
  "id": 9996233,
  "title": "Jacques Villeneuve defends Red Bull team orders call at F1 Azerbaijan GP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/jacques-villeneuve-defends-red-bull-team-orders-call-at-f1-azerbaijan-9996233",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T14:20:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/jacques-villeneuve-defends-red-bull-team-orders-call-at-f1-azerbaijan-gp/10859283/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula 1 champion, has defended Red Bull's strategy during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The team chose not to swap the positions of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar, despite Hadjar having a tyre advantage. According to Villeneuve, there was no reason for Verstappen to let Hadjar pass.\n\nVilleneuve praised Red Bull's reading of the race, saying it was \"perfect\". He noted that Hadjar was on the better tyre, but Verstappen's lap times were similar, and he was able to build an eight-second gap on Hadjar in the final laps. This allowed Verstappen to challenge for the lead, ultimately finishing second behind George Russell.\n\nVerstappen and Hadjar finished second and third, respectively, with Hadjar having been out with a wrist injury for six weeks. Villeneuve's comments were made during the Sky Sports F1 broadcast.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Jacques Villeneuve defends Red Bull team orders call at F1 Azerbaijan GP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/jacques-villeneuve-defends-red-bull-team-orders-call-at-f1-azerbaijan",
        "published": "2026-09-26T14:20:51.000Z"
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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."
}