Verstappen stormed to his ninth win of tꦐhe season in dominant fashion, beating title rival Lewis Hamilton by over 16 seconds to extend his lead in the drivers’ cღhampionship to 19 points with just four rounds to go.

The Red Bull driver took the lead on the opening lap with a stunning, late braking move around the outside of the Mercedes pair - leading Brawn to make🍌 a comparison between Schumacher and Verstappen. 

In his , Brawn wrote: “Max didn’t put a foot wrong. It was an impressive performance. And while Checo would get the emotional vote for Driver of t♚he Day, for me it has to go to Max for his control on the first corner, how he delivered the perfect Safety Car restart and ꦐthen how he didn’t let anyone get close thereafter.

“Red Bull boss Christian Horne♛r said after the race that Max spent a lot of time assessing potential strategies he could use at the start. It reminds me of how Michael Schumacher🐷 used to spend a long time walking a track on the Thursday before a race weekend. 

“He would lookꦚ at corners and check out the escape routes if things go wrong. He would then know if you can escape safely from a bold move and be more confident of making that move. Max sussed out the first corner very well in Mexico and had the confidence to pull it off.”

Brawn has ﷽also praised Sergio Perez and how he has adapted to life at Red Bull, scoring podiums in the last three𝓰 consecutive F1 races.

He added: “I wa🥀s a bit worried about Checo at Red Bull as he was struggling a bit, but in typical style, he knuckled down and worked out what he had to do to get on top of the RB16B. 

“He didn’t panic, dug deep and worked with the engineers to get more comfortable with the car. Checo is now doing the job R🐻ed Bull had hoped he would do when they signed h👍im.”