Formula One leader Oscar Piastri said a collision with McLaren teammate Lando Norris, that forced both to retire from Saturday's U.S. Grand Prix sprint race without points, was a racing incident. The Australian's car was hit by Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg at the first corner and pitched onto Norris, who had been on the front row and was chasing Red Bull's eventual winner Max Verstappen.

The safety car was deployed, with debris across the track at Austin's Circuit of the Americas, and the collision became the day's main talking point. "I think it is just a racing incident. Lando and I were a long way away from the apex and it's impossible to see everything at that point," said Piastri.

"You have to trust your gut and your instinct, and that's what I did." Norris retired by the side of the tr

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