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Christian Horner has branded Max Verstappen's drive in the Brazilian one of the best he's ever seen.
Verstappen pulled off a remarkable save in the wet conditions, before going on to finish third in a race that saw him voted as driver of the day.
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"It's one of the best drives I've seen in Formula One, to be honest," Horner told Sky Sports after the race.
"His recovery was amazing, we gave it a go on the Intermediates, it looked right at that crossover point, Daniel [Ricciardo] was setting purple sectors, it was the kind of call which could have won you the race."
"But the rain increased, so we gave him a huge amount [of work] to do, and the that way he drove those last 15 laps was unbelievable."
Verstappen's father, ex-Benetton driver Jos, also praised the Red Bull driver.
"I have never seen something like this," he said.
"Okay, they [Red Bull] didn't have it right with the strategy, they were unlucky with the weather probably, but after that I think it was worth to have a bad stop."
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