"The real drama, certainly for McLaren, had already taken place to devastating effect. On the first corner of the sprint, which was won by Verstappen, with Norris starting in second and Piastri in third, the Australian looked to cut back inside his teammate but in doing so was struck by the Sauber of Nico Hulkenberg. The impact speared him into Norris at speed, lifted Piastri's car into the air and entirely sheared off one of Norris's wheels, damage that ended both their races."
"Verstappen had been all but untouchable throughout qualifying, his lead over Norris in second place was a full three-tenths, an age on this track. However in what is an increasingly tense title fight Piastri's difficult weekend continued as he managed only sixth on the grid. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton took third and fifth for Ferrari, with Mercedes' George Russell in fourth."
Max Verstappen secured pole position at the Circuit of the Americas with a dominant qualifying performance, holding a clear three-tenths advantage over Lando Norris. The sprint race ended in disaster for McLaren when Oscar Piastri was struck by Nico Hulkenberg while attempting to cut inside, the impact launching Piastri into Norris and shearing off a wheel, eliminating both drivers. Verstappen won the sprint while Piastri had qualified sixth and faces a difficult weekend. Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton filled other top positions. McLaren must now address escalating tensions and driver management after consecutive incidents.
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