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McLaren engineers weren’t having a great day in the office on Saturday, after both their drivers were forced to retire just metres into the US Grand Prix sprint race
During the sprint, Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg hit Oscar Piastri at the first corner and pitched the Australian’s McLaren onto his teammate, Lando Norris.
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris collide.Credit: Getty Images
The safety car was deployed, with debris strewn across the track.
“Someone just wiped me out, I’m out,” said Norris, who tried to continue but stopped on the track.
“That was terrible. Neither of our drivers to blame there,” McLaren boss Zak Brown told Sky Sports television.
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.
The Australian continued to suffer in qualifying and will start in sixth place on the grid, while his teammate starts second. Pole position belonged to Red Bull champion Max Verstappen who set a blistering lap at the Circuit of the Americas.
