Lewis Hamilton Onboard Footage Leaves Fans Shocked After Austin GP Sprint Crash

Lewis Hamilton's onboard from the turn one United States Grand Prix sprint crash has emerged - and fans have been left stunned.

Hamilton finished fourth in the sprint race in Austin, under two seconds behind third-placed Carlos Sainz.

The seven-time world champion initially qualified eighth but had a good launch which pulled him ahead of Sainz and into seventh.

As it turned out, that good start almost caused the end of his race as it meant he was sandwiched between Sainz and team-mate Charles Leclerc heading into turn one.

Oscar Piastri collided with Nico Hulkenberg and speared into the side of team-mate Lando Norris, which blocked the path that Hamilton would have taken through turn one.

So while Sainz, who was even further to the right, was able to map his way through the damage relatively easily, Hamilton and Leclerc had to take evasive action to avoid several stationary cars on the circuit.

Hamilton's onboard even showed that a piece of debris flew up sharply and appeared to glance his Ferrari's halo before bouncing down the track.

The presence of the halo meant that the 40-year-old was not hit by the flying debris, and it also didn't cause any damage to his car.

He eventually finished in fourth, having re-overtaken Leclerc in the closing stages after the Monegasque driver made an error in the high-speed sector one section of corners.

He subsequently qualified in fifth place for the Grand Prix proper, which takes place on Sunday at 8pm UK time.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the sprint, Hamilton said: "I managed to avoid the drama at turn one, just.

"I didn't really position the car that well. I saw Alonso on the inside so I went a bit to the right, and left the door open for Charles.

"Otherwise, the start was good. It was a shame that I couldn't get close enough to get into the top three."