Max Verstappen put in a spectacular drive in the course of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix to take maybe one of many best victories of his profession to date, the Dutchman having climbed from P17 on the grid to seal his 62nd win in System 1 and additional bolster his probabilities of claiming a fourth world championship.
However what made it all of the extra spectacular was that Verstappen contended with altering climate all through a chaotic afternoon at Interlagos, the Purple Bull man mastering bouts of heavy rain – which caught out many others all through the weekend – to make it to the chequered flag.
Which begs the query – will Verstappen’s masterful comeback be added to the listing of gorgeous moist climate showcases from the game’s previous? From a memorable first win to a drive as soon as lauded as one of the best ever seen in F1, we’ve rounded up a number of the best rain-affected performances of all time…
F1 NATION: How Max Verstappen drove ‘like Senna and Schumacher’ in ‘corridor of fame’ victory in Sao Paulo
Max Verstappen, 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
What higher place to begin than with Verstappen himself – by the way for an additional day the place he made the artwork of passing quite a few automobiles within the moist on the Autodromo Jose Carlos Tempo look straightforward, eight years earlier than his newest victory in Sao Paulo.
After making a late pit cease for moist tyres throughout a rain-sodden Grand Prix, Verstappen dropped down the order to 14th and was confronted with the problem of attempting to salvage a very good outcome within the 16 laps remaining.
It was a process that Verstappen not solely accomplished however completely excelled in, the then 19-year-old happening to move 11 drivers – together with the likes of Sebastian Vettel, one other title featured on this listing – amid treacherous circumstances to assert an against-the-odds podium in third. Purple Bull boss Christian Horner later stated of the efficiency: “I believe what we witnessed at this time was one thing very particular.”
