Leclerc's win looked comfortable, benefitting early on from the fact that Lando Norris and Max Verstappen are locked in a title fight — the Dutchman's Turn 1 pass on his pole-sitting rival at McLaren helped Leclerc into a lead he never relinquished.
Team principal Frédéric Vasseur appeared mindful of that in his post-race comments. "It was the perfect Sunday," he said. "We have done a very good job this weekend, scoring a lot of points, but we have to stay focussed and not think we are champions just because of today's result."
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz's one-two finish — their third of the decade — at Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix was as comfortable as a victory can be in Formula 1. It moved the team into second in the constructors' championship, vaulting above Red Bull and to within 41 points of McLaren with five races and two sprints to run.
"We've got to target winning the constructors' title," Leclerc said on Sunday. It's a huge statement.
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