By Alan Baldwin

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) -McLaren’s Formula One title contenders Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris collided and retired from the U.S. Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday.

Piastri’s car was hit by Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg at the first corner and pitched onto Norris, who had been on the front row of the grid.

The safety car was deployed, with debris across the track, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen leading the 19 lap race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas and eight points going to the winner.

“Someone just wiped me out, I’m out,” said Norris, who stopped on track.

Piastri, 22 points clear of his teammate at the top of the standings, made it back to the pit lane but retired with a broken suspension.

“That was terrible. Neither of our drivers to blame there,” McLaren boss Zak

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