AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Red Bull's Max Verstappen cruised to an easy victory Saturday in a crash-filled United States Grand Prix sprint race that saw McLaren teammates and championship leaders Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris both knocked out in the first turn when their cars collided.

The loss of both McLaren cars early that could have a huge impact on the season championship as McLaren mechanics now face the challenge of fixing both cars before qualifying for the main event.

Verstappen started Saturday’s sprint on pole with Norris second and Piastri third. Kick Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg tried to make a dive under Piastri into the first corner and instead bumped cars and sent Piastri crashing into Norris.

Norris’ car spun and bounced, and a rear wheel was knocked off. Piastri’s car suffere

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