With McLaren's handling of the Drivers' Championship battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris already in the spotlight, disaster struck as the pair both retired from Saturday's United States Grand Prix Sprint after another first-lap collision.

Almost two weeks on from Norris making contact with Piastri during an opening-lap overtake at the Singapore Grand Prix, an incident which the Brit would later be sanctioned for by the team, the roles were somewhat reversed in Austin.

Piastri, who leads Norris by 22 points at the top of the standings, attempted to cut back underneath and overtake his team-mate at the first corner of the Circuit of The Americas, but found Nico Hulkenberg in his path, suffering a heavy collision with Sauber that sent the McLaren flying into his team-mate, leaving

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