Verstappen Earns Hard-Fought 50th Career F1 Victory at the US Grand Prix

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 22, 2023. Darron Cummings/AP Photo

AUSTIN, Texas—In a season of easy victories, career win No. 50 finally made Max Verstappen sweat.

Even if it was just a little bit.