Max Verstappen's late-season title charge has gathered further pace as he won the Sprint at the United States Grand Prix after McLaren team-mates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris collided amid chaotic scenes at the first corner.

As Verstappen led comfortably away from pole, Piastri challenged Norris for second place on the uphill run to the wide, first turn..

With Norris holding the preferred inside line, Piastri yielded as they entered the braking zone but then as he cut back underneath the sister car to try and attack on the corner exit, disaster struck when the Australian collided with Nico Hulkenberg's Sauber on his inside.

The side-on collision pitched Piastri's car up onto two wheels and sent him straight into the luckless Norris, causing Sprint-ending damage to both cars. Hulkenber

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