Max Verstappen’s drive at the F1 ꧋Sao Paulo Grand Prix left many inside the paddock ⭕stunned.

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

Ch💝ristian Horner likened Verstappen’s drive to Ayrton Senna at the 1993 European Granꦺd Prix, when the Brazilian legend completed one of F1’s best-ever laps.

Mark Webber, the ex-F1 driver and now manager꧙ of Oscar Piastri, was also blown away by Verstappen.

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

“There weren’t many people e⛦ven close to being able to make the🍃 moves that he did.

“He looked comfortable. The grip he had in slow corners, the way he manipulated the car, driving very s✃traight, very clean.

“I don’t thi✅nk I even saw him g👍o wide, or off, for the whole race which is extraordinary.

“We know he has a p🅺henomenal list of incredible drives. But that was an absolute statement saying ‘I am the be♉st on the planet’.”

Webber continued: “Extraordinary drive from Verstappen. He punched his way throu𝕴gh, picking those guys off.

“He was the only one able toꦇ find an opportunity to get moves done. The others stಌruggled to find the grip.

“He was just creative, brave, decisive.

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

“Red Bull rolled the dice, they said ‘🃏we are no𒈔t going to pit’. The strategy from Red Bull was awesome, as well.”

Verstappen crucially opened up a 62-point ad❀vantage from title rival Lando Norris, who could only finish sixth in Brazil.

Three rounds remain in the 2024 F1 season.