Verstappen claimed his se🥂cond 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 d⛄river has romped to the world championship with ease, 𝔍setting 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5最新开奖结果: 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following a fierce season-long battle, cr🤡edited his rival’s performances. 𒁃;

"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5最新开奖结果:Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

"He's done e⛦verything that he had to do. The team pro🌱vided 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 seasoౠn for Mercedes and was forced to settle for second place behind Verstappen at the last two races in the United States and Mexico City. 

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

"He's gotꩵ 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.

"There'൲s not really m⛄uch 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5最新开奖结果:“mean business” heading into next season. 

Mercedes currently occupy third place in the168澳洲5最新开奖结果: F1 2022 championship standings, 40 points behind Ferrari, and൩ are looking to close out a challenging campaign on a high note. 

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

“It’s skyrocketed, so I know how impactful and important that is for 𝓀them and I know how hard we have dug deep to catch up, so it would be an amazing feeling if we could.

“Ferrari have hಌad an amazing car most of the year and most likely they will be back at the front๊ this weekend.

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