McLaren was forced to run a “conservative” ride height for the United States Grand Prix after the collision between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in the sprint race left the team with a lack of data.

That is the claim of Ted Kravitz, the Sky F1 reporter, who says McLaren had to compromise the MCL39 car’s performance in order to guard against a potential disqualification threat at the Circuit of the Americas.

Did Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris clash force McLaren into ‘conservative’ US GP setup?

Despite clinching a second consecutive constructors’ championship earlier this month, McLaren is without a win since the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen collected his third win in the last four races in the United States last Sunday, with Mercedes’ George Russ

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