Hamilton set tongues wagging ꧅at the F1 Italian Grand Prix by claiming the his former teammates over 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 as H🅷amilton.

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

"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 think it’s correct. ꦅ;

“N🌟evertheless, it’s not really that relevant because we all know how amazingly awesom♉e Max is driving.

“Max is going very strongly towards that same level as Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna. He’s gonna be one of ♔those closely almost top-five🎶 greats.”

Rosberg, Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso were teammates 🎉with Hamilton and are also ex-F1 champi🍒ons.

Hamilton originally said: “All my team-mates have been stronger than the team-mates thaܫt Max has had.

"The𝔍se guys have all been very consistent, and Max has not raced against anyone like that.”

Verstappen hi💟t back by claiming Hamilton was “jealous”🔯.