The F1 Championship remains a three-horse race after Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris collided in the US Sprint and watched Max Verstappen collect a maximum eight points with victory.

Verstappen started on pole and subsequently got away cleanly to reach the first corner without the threat of the drama that occurred behind him.

Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg clipped the back of Piastri's McLaren and sent him into Norris, the pair both having to retire from the race.

Fernando Alonso was also caught up in the incident and subsequently retired as Verstappen eventually won from George Russell and Carlos Sainz Jr in second and third place.

Lewis Hamilton picked up a morale-boosting fourth in his Ferrari with Charles Leclerc, Alexander Albon, Yuki Tsunoda and Kimi Antonelli completing

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