"Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided with each other on the first lap again as the title rivals were both dumped out of the United States sprint. The buildup to the weekend has been dominated by the consequences imposed by McLaren on Norris after the team held him responsible for banging wheels with Piastri in Singapore a fortnight ago. That minor tap paled into insignificance compared with the carnage at turn one of Saturday's sprint in Austin,"
"Starting from third, Piastri who leads Norris by 22 points in the championship standings attempted to cut back up the inside of his teammate but turned into Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg and, as a result, smashed into the rear left of Norris's car. Norris was spun round as his left-rear tyre was sent careering across the track. Piastri limped on briefly but suspension damage also put paid to his involvement in the 19-lap dash where Max Verstappen clinched victory."
"McLaren's decision to involve themselves in the title fight by punishing Norris over the Singapore incident will prompt questions over what they decide to do after this latest collision. McLaren's CEO, Zak Brown, told Sky Sports from the pit wall: That was terrible. Neither of our drivers to blame there. That's some amateur-hour driving by some drivers up there at the front, [they] whacked out two guys."
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided on the first lap of the United States sprint, eliminating both title contenders. McLaren had disciplined Norris after a wheel-to-wheel incident with Piastri in Singapore prior to the weekend. Piastri, starting third and leading Norris by 22 points, attempted to cut back but turned into Nico Hulkenberg and struck Norris's rear left, spinning Norris and sending his left-rear tyre across the track. Piastri briefly continued but suffered suspension damage that ended his sprint. Max Verstappen won the 19-lap dash and reduced Piastri's championship advantage.
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