In the United States Grand Prix, Verstappen’s victory was greatly aided by Leclerc, who managed to get past Norris at the start. Leclerc then held Norris up for a long time, and even after Norris finally overtook him, Leclerc pitted and undercut him, only to block him again for several laps. Norris clearly had better pace and could have posed a real threat to Verstappen’s win, but because of Leclerc’s interference, Verstappen was able to cruise comfortably to victory.