Verstappen salvaged a rough day at the GT World Challenge, climbing from 24th to ninth after a drive-through penalty wrecked his podium hopes. The Red Bull driver got caught speeding or breaking some other technical regulation, which cost him positions he couldn't fully recover. He did the work to move forward through the field, but the damage was already done by the time the checkered flag dropped. It was the kind of day where Verstappen showed his racecraft fighting back through traffic, yet walked away frustrated knowing a better result was there before the penalty derailed it.