Hamilton set tongues wagging at the F1 Italian Grand Prix by claiming the his former teammates ovဣer the years were a🎐 stronger bunch than anyone Verstappen has been alongside.

Rosberg is the only ex-teammate to⭕ win a F1 championship while in the same car a𓆏s Hamilton.

“It’s ♈strange that Lewis talks about that: ‘my team-mates were better’,” Rosberg said on Sky TVಌ.

"Where did that come from? A bit strange.

"But I do think he has a point. 

“He had three world champions as team-mates. That says a lot, doesn’t it? So I do ꦐthink it’s correct. 𓂃;

“Nevertheless, it’s nꦜo🔯t really that relevant because we all know how amazingly awesome Max is driving.

“Max is going very strongly towards that same level as Hꦚamilton, Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna. He’s gonna be one of those closely alm🌊ost top-five greats.”

Rosberg, Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso were teammates🍃 with Hamilton 🅰and are also ex-F1 champions.

Hamilton originally said: “All my team-mates have been stronger than the ♓t💜eam-mates that Max has had.

"These guys have all been very co🐟nsistent, and Max has not raced against anyone like that.”

Verstappen hit🌠 back by claiming Hamilton was “jea🔥lous”.