Verstappen holds off Hamilton to earn 50th career F1 victory at U.S. Grand Prix

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

Even if it was just a little bit

Verstappen had to work through the field after starting sixth instead of from pole position, then held off the charging Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton over the final laps in the Texas heat to win the United States Grand Prix on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

Verstappen's record-tying 15th win of the season also made the Dutch driver just the fifth Formula One driver in history to reach 50 in a career. Hamilton has the most with 103.

Verstappen has four races left this season to leap over Alain Post (51) and Sebastian Vettel (53) for third. Michael Schumacher has 91.

"It's a great number," Verstappen said of 50. "Let's try to win more."

Win #15 for Max Verstappen in 2023