Horner: That is the most dominant win we've had this year

Verstappen led from start to finish, with title rival Lewis Hamilton unable to find an answer, as the Dutchman extended his championship lead to 18 points.

Sergio Perez ended up in fourth, behind Valtteri Bottas in third, with a slow pit stop giving Bottas the advantage over Checo, but nonetheless Horner could not hide his excitement after a race win that was entirely convincing in nature.

"That is the most dominant win we've had so far this year," Horner told Sky Sports F1 after the chequered flag.

"The only hiccup we had in that race was Checo's pit stop but other than that it was an immaculate performance, particularly by Max who managed the race so well."

Formula 1 returns to the same circuit next weekend for the Austrian Grand Prix, with Horner and his Dutch racer favourite to extend their lead in both the drivers' and constructors' championship.

"Straight away I felt a good balance in the car," Verstappen added.

"It was good to manage the tyres from the start. It felt to the end that I had tyres left. We kept on trying to hit our lap times. That worked really well today.

"We have to show it again next week. We'll look at what we can do better and I'm looking forward to next week. It's looking really good, we just have to keep on going. I'm confident we can do another good job again."