Verstappen claimed his second successive world title✨ with four races to spare at last month’s Japanese Grand Prix following a truly dominant 2022 campaign. 

The 25-year-old Red Bull driver has romped to the world championship with ease, setting a new record for most wins and points scored 🥃in a single season in the process, taking🎃 14 victories from 20 races so far. 

Hamilton, who lost out on last year’s title to Verstappen in controversial circumstances at the168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following a fierce season-long bat🐓tle, credited his rival’s performances. 

"I can't say that I've had time to study every aspect of what Max has done this year, but I think he's done an amazing job," Hamilton said on Thursday ahead of the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

"He𝓀's done everything that he had to do. The team provided him with an amazing car and he's delivered pretty much every weekend.”

The seven-time world champion is yet to win amid a difficult season 🔜for Mercedes and was forced to settle for second place behind Verstappen at the last tw🐻o races in the United States and Mexico City. 

"He can be pr🌜oud of the job that he's done," Hamilton added. "I know what it feels to be in a position like that.

"He's got a chance to win more 🦂races, the next two races, so he could take that record that he🐷's now taken even further if we can't stop him, or Ferrari can't stop him.

"Th꧃ere's not really muchꦰ more to say, he's done a great job.”

Hamilton tells rivals Mercedes “mean business” 

Hamilton believes beating Ferrari to second place in the F1 constructors’ championship would show Mercedes 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“mean business” heading into next season. 

Mercedes currently occupy third place in the168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: F1 2022 championship standings, 40 points behind Fe🍎rrari, and are looking to close out a challenging campaign on a high note. 

“I know how important it is for the team back at the factoryꦛ in terms of bonuses, especially with energy prices and rising costs in the UK,” Hamilton said. 

“It’s skyroc💃keted, so I know how impactful and impoℱrtant that is for them and I know how hard we have dug deep to catch up, so it would be an amazing feeling if we could.

“Ferrari🦋 have had an amazing car most of the year and most likely they will be back at the𒈔 front this weekend.

“It will be no easy feat to beat them but if we did it w𓂃ould be a pretty amazing comeback and with that narrative it would send them into the winter knowing we mean business.”