McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris crash out at first corner of US Grand Prix sprint

A disastrous start for McLaren at the first turn at the Circuit of the Americas saw both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris stunningly crash out of the sprint race at the United States Grand Prix.

The track’s notorious ‘Big Red’ first corner claimed a pair of papaya victims after Piastri collided with Sauber’s Niko Hulkenberg at the apex of the large hill at the opening of the race.

The contact sent the Aussie’s car flying, then crashing into his teammate Norris – ending their days early.

Piastri sustained suspension damage while the tire on one of the McLaren machines went rolling across the circuit for the rest of the grid to avoid.

In the bunching up of cars, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso also crashed and had his day end early. 

Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda carried the front wing of one of his rivals under his car for some stretch of the first sector before it eventually dislodged on the track, leading to a safety car that lasted for roughly five laps. 

An incensed McLaren CEO Zak Brown spoke to commentator David Croft moments after the wreck, saying, ‘That was terrible, neither of our drivers to blame there. It’s some amateur hour driving by some drivers at the front.’

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