Max Verstappen mocked the British media after winning the F1 🌳Sao Paulo Grand Pri🔯x.

The Red Bull driver was in a confron𒁃tational ✨mood after breaking his long winless run in Brazil.

Verstappen completed ꦰa brilliant drive from 17th to vi🍸ctory on Sunday, in a wet race to end a chaotic weekend which had been rearranged due to the weather.

Verstappen now crucially has a 62-point lead from Lando Norris,ℱ who finished sixth in Sao Paulo, at the top of the drivers’ championship with three rounds remaining.

"I have a quick question here," Vꩵerstappen chimed in at the press conference after the race.

"I mean, I appreciate all of you being here… but I don't see any Britis🍨h press?

"Do they have to run to the airport, or they don't kn🌄ow where the press conference is?”

It was met by laughter - from the drivers on stage to the journalists in f🎃ront of them.

Pierre Gasly smiled: "That's a fair question."

The combative 🎃Verstappen had overcome the odds in Brazil.

He entered knowing🍬 a five-pl🧸ace grid penalty awaited for a change of engine component, and off the back of two time penalties in Mexico for clashes with his title rival Norris.

Verstappen had been forced to fend off questions about his aggressivꦚe driving s♒tyle in Brazil.

He was then hit with an Virtual Safety Car infringement during Saturday’s s☂print race, which cost him one place. Then he was left raging by the slowness of a red flag during qualifying, r༺estricting him to 12th which became 17th including his grid penalty.

But Verstappen delivered a🦩 title-defining drive in the wet conditions to remain i🐲n charge of the championship battle.