Max Verstappen mocked the British media after winning th🍌e F1 Sao Paulo Gran✅d Prix.

The ꦡRed Bull driver was in a confrontational mood after breaking his long winless run in Brazil.

Verstappen completed a brilliant drive from 17th to victory on Sunday, in a wet race to end a chaotic weekend which had been rearranged due to the weat💝her.

Verstappen now crucially has a 62-point lead from L📖ando Norris, who finished sixth in Sao Paulo, at the top of the drivers’ championshဣip with three rounds remaining.

"I have a quick question here," Vꦺerstappen chimed in at the press confereꦕnce after the race.

"I mean, I appreciate all of you being here… but I don't see any British ꦬpress?

"Do they have to run to the airport, or they don't know wher♛e the press confer💛ence is?”

It was met by laughter - from the drivers on stage t🅺o the journalists in front of them.

Pierre Gasly smiled: "That's a fair question."

The combative Verstappen had ove🀅rcome the odds in Brazil.

He entered knowing a five-place grid penalty awaited for a change of engine component, and off the back of two time penaltiesඣ in Mexico for clashes with his title rival Norris.

Verstappen had been forced to fend off que🦄stions about his aggressive driving style in Br𓄧azil.

He was then hit with an Virtual Safety Car infringement during Sat💝urday’s sprint race, which cost him one place. Then he was left raging by the slowness of a red flag during qualifying, restricting him to 12th which becameᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ 17th including his grid penalty.

But Verstappen delivered a title-defining drive in🍎 the wet conditions to remain in charge of the champio🍌nship battle.