Verstappen will seal his third title in a row in Sat☂urday’s sprint race at the F1 Qatar Grand Prix if he finishes at least sixth.

Hamilton, who was den🔯ied an all-time record eighth title at the notorious 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which ushered in Red Bull and Verstappen’s era of dominance, has dofꦦfed his cap.

"Max has been faultless an꧋d no-one can take that away from him,” Hamilton was quoted by .

"He has done an amazing job with the package he 🌞has.

“He and the team have been phenomenal. 🌃Tཧhey've raised the bar."

Verstappen said; "We are having an amazing year🔥 and we𓄧 just come into this weekend and want to win again.

"And of 🔯course I know if I win or whatever on Saturday I win the championship, but we are just very focused on the main job.

"Ifꦅ it's Saturday or Sunday, I don't think it matters a lot. It's always nice to win it at the first possible opportunity.

"To win three championships in a row is never eaꦯsy. You need a very good car, but I always try to be consistent and not to have too many mistakes.”

Hamilton previously remembered his own third title, which drew him level with A🅰yrton Senna’s tally.

“For me, I didn’t think about all the othe꧒r champions. I only thought about Ayr🥃ton,” Hamilton said.

“For me as a kid, the dream wa🐟s to get to F1, then the dream ‘I hope I can do something like Ayrton’. Then I got a world champions💜hip. Then I got three. 

“When I eventually♛ got three, it was very surreal to think that I had equalled as many wins and pole positions. That’s what blew my mind, for me. 

“But then, of cours𝕴e, it does put you on the list with all the greats. Which is a very🦹 honorary list.”