Horner cannot praise Verstappen enough: 'One of his best'

Christian Horner was over the moon following Max Verstappen's victory in Sao Paulo. According to the British team principal, it was one of Verstappen's finest Grands Prix ever.

Horner never expected to win in Brazil

Despite finishing in P12 in qualifying and five-place grid penalty, Verstappen">Max Verstappen has managed to win the Brazilian Grand Prix in the rain. His team principal, Christian Horner could only praise his driver following his first victory since the Spanish GP. "It was a masterclass today and I think in those conditions the driver's skill really comes to a fore. He was in a league of his own."

"I think as a team we got all the calls right and the car had great pace. An outstanding drive. To come from 17th this morning, it felt everything had gone against us but he turned it around. After a great start around the outside there," the Briton continued.

On Lap 1, the Dutchman could already overtake six cars. "It was an incredible, incredible performance from him. So one of his very best," the team principal declared.

"I never expected to win that. I thought if we could get somewhere near the podium, it would be an amazing result. For him to have gone out there and won that race, it was an outstanding drive, absolutely. He was patient, he attacked when he needed to and his restart, he came from so far back. Truly, truly an outstanding drive today," Horner concluded, as the Dutchman now has a 62-point lead in the drivers' standings.

This article was written in collaboration with Sandy van Wijngaarden

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