Verstappen and Hamilton are locked in an intense battle for the 2021 title, with 19 points separating the pair heading i🍸nto the final four races of the season. 

This weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix will stage thಞe latest showdown between the Red Bull and Mercedes rivals as the championship heads towards its climax. 

Ex-Williams, McLaren a𝓡nd Red Bull driver Coulthard believes Verstappen coming out on top would be the better result for F1 and also provide Hamilton with a motivational reset. 

“I think Max winning the championship would be better for the sport,” Coulthard told Talksport. “It would be🦄 a good little reset for Lewis as well to keep his motivation.

“He always says the eighth title d🦩oesn’t change anything for him and it certainly wouldn’t make his legacy any better.

“He’s an excep🐭tional driver and🐎 has earned that right. I look at some of the youngsters who come up to me who are gamers, Max is a gamer and they relate to him.

“The business of sport is about trying to capture new audiences and trying to br♛ing those eyeballs to the track. I think Max will do that.”

But Coulthard concluded whoever prevails&nꦯbsp;will ultimately be a deserving winner following their💝 titanic year-long battle. 

“Both of them deserve it, so this isn’t a question ♍of just one deservin🌠g it more or does one have a better car,” he said. 

“They are both exceptional athletes at the top of their game, [in] two different parts of their careers. Lewis is 36 and Max is 24 – very different. Lewis is a seven-time champion and ꩵMax is trying to get his first.

“In the end, when the helmet goes on and the visor closes, they a𓂃re just racers and both able to perform better than anyo🦩ne else currently.