Crash at the United States Grand Prix: Piastri and Norris Out of the Race
Austin, Texas – The United States Grand Prix witnessed an unexpected collision between McLaren teammates, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, on the first lap of Saturday’s sprint race. The incident, which forced both drivers to abandon the competition, opened the doors for Max Verstappen to close the gap. The collision occurred at Turn 1, when Piastri’s car was touched by Nico Hülkenberg’s Sauber, while trying to overtake Norris. The resulting impact launched Piastri’s car into his teammate’s. Norris was forced to retire immediately, while Piastri also had to abandon, with a radio message suggesting suspension damage due to the crash.
Norris, when asked by reporters, stated that “he had no idea” what happened. “What else was I going to do? I need to see it a little more. They just hit me, took me out, so I couldn’t do much.”I had no idea what happened.
Lando Norris
Before the race, Piastri was ahead of Norris by 22 points, while Verstappen was 63 points behind the Australian. Verstappen won the sprint race, which awards eight points, meaning he arrives at the United States Grand Prix 55 points behind the McLaren leader. McLaren has insisted that Verstappen remains a contender in the fight for the championship.I haven’t seen the incident from the television cameras. Obviously, I had a very good start. We were both quite deep into Turn 1, I tried to cut across and I got hit, so… It’s not a great way to start the day, but I need to take another look.
Oscar Piastri
