Driver Marcus Ericsson prepares for Freedom 250 Grand Prix

Nbcwashington · Aug 12, 2026 · 1590 words

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Driver Marcus Ericsson prepares for Freedom 250 Grand Prix Driver Marcus Ericsson shares his thoughts on the first IndyCar race through the streets of D.C.

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Driver Marcus Ericsson prepares for Freedom 250 Grand Prix Driver Marcus Ericsson shares his thoughts on the first IndyCar race through the streets of D.C.

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Claim 1: “NBCUniversal and its affiliates (“NBCUniversal” or “we”), along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applications, such as games, interactive TV, voice-activated assistants, and other services”

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Multiple cross-references from NBCUniversal's own notices confirm the use of cookies and tracking technologies across their platforms.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — NBCUniversal and its affiliates (“NBCUniversal” or “we”), along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applicati…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/thousands-gat…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — NBCUniversal and its affiliates, along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applications, such as games, inter…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/sports/washington-c…

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Claim 2: “Driver Marcus Ericsson prepares for Freedom 250 Grand Prix”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Marcus Ericsson is an IndyCar driver for Andretti and that the Freedom 250 Grand Prix is a real event in Washington D.C. A web search result specifically mentions him preparing for this race.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NTT IndyCar Series is the ongoing 115th official championship season of American open-wheel racing and the 31st season under IndyCar Series sanction. Its showcase event was the 110th Running …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_IndyCar_Series

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington D.C. was an NTT IndyCar Series motor race held on August 23, 2026, at the 1.7 mi (2.7 km) Washington Street Circuit in Washington, D.C. It was the fifteenth ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_250_Grand_Prix

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marcus Thorbjörn Ericsson (born 2 September 1990) is a Swedish racing driver, who competes in the IndyCar Series for Andretti. Ericsson competed in Formula One from 2014 to 2018. In American open-whee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Ericsson

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Claim 3: “NBCUniversal Legal Department, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112, US”

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Multiple cross-references from official NBCUniversal notices confirm the Legal Department's address at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NBCUniversal Media, LLC (doing business as NBCUniversal or Comcast NBCUniversal since 2013), abbreviated as NBCU, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is a subsi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, businesswoman, and author. In 2026, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Duff beg…
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Claim 4: “Driver Marcus Ericsson shares his thoughts on the first IndyCar race through the streets of D.C.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web search results explicitly state that the Freedom 250 Grand Prix was the first IndyCar race held on the streets of Washington, D.C.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Freedom 250 LLC, officially the White House Task Force on Celebrating America's 250th Birthday (Task Force 250), is a public–private partnership created on January 29, 2025, by executive order of US p…
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Claim 5: “Privacy, Legal Department, Central Saint Giles, St Giles High Street, London, WC2H 8NU, UK”

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Multiple cross-references from official NBCUniversal notices confirm the address for users in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland as Central Saint Giles, London.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel, live stream news network, and news organisation. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online chann…
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