Max Verstappen’s drive at🗹 the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix left many inside the paddock stun💦ned.

The Red Bull driver won the race in ⛄wet conditionsꦦ from 17th on the grid, after a contentious week which included multiple penalties and a stern defence of his driving style.

Christian Horner likened Verstappen’s💃 drive to Ayrton Senna at the 1993 European Grand Prix, when the Brazilian legend completed one oꦗf F1’s best-ever laps.

🤪Mark Webber, the ex-F1 driver and now manager of Oscar Piastri, was also blown away by Verstappen.

Webber told Channel 4 about whet❀her the Sao Paulo GP was Verstappen’s best performance: “It’s up there…

“There weren’t many people even close to being a♚ble to make the moves that he did.

“ಌHe looked comforta🐎ble. The grip he had in slow corners, the way he manipulated the car, driving very straight, very clean.

“I don’t꧒ think I even saw him go wide, or off, for the whole race which is extraordinary.

“We know he has a phenomenal list🔴 of incredible drives. But𝓰 that was an absolute statement saying ‘I am the best on the planet’.”

Webber continue🍬d: “Extraordinary drive from Verstappen. He punch💦ed his way through, picking those guys off.

“He was the only one able to find an🅠 🉐opportunity to get moves done. The others struggled to find the grip.

“He was just creative, brave, decisive.

“They knew he was coming before ಌthe red. He hit a roadblock before the first red flag.

“Red Bull rolled the dice, they𓂃 said ‘we are not going to pit’. The str💧ategy from Red Bull was awesome, as well.”

Verstappen crucially opened up a 62-point advantage from title rival Lando Norris, who could onl𒈔y finisꦺh sixth in Brazil.

Three rounds remain in the 2024 F1 season.