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McLaren’s hopes were crushed in seconds at the Austin Sprint as Norris and Piastri collided out on Lap 1. Zak Brown didn’t hold back, calling it “amateur-hour driving.”
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Zak Brown slams "amateur hour driving" in F1 US GP sprint taking McLaren drivers out
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri retired on lap one of the US GP sprint race at Circuit of the Americas after being hit at Turn 1
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown described the first-lap incident that in which his two cars collided and retired from the Sprint at the United States Grand Prix as “amateur hour driving.”
The resurgent Red Bull racer has won three out of the last four Grand Prix, and now sits just 40 points behind Oscar Piastri in the standings, with Lando Norris also gaining in second.
McLaren boss Zak Brown has pointed the finger of blame over a disastrous lap one incident that wiped teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris out of the sprint race at the US Grand Prix. In what Brown described as 'amateur hour' driving,
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The team’s chances of extending their championship advantage vanished almost immediately when Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris collided after being
OSCAR PIASTRI and Lando Norris were both left OUT of the sprint after colliding on the first corner. The McLaren pair tangled after Piastri was tagged by Nico Hulkenberg – meaning he
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