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 ඣVerstappen has been alongside.

Rosberg is the only ex-teammate to💎 win a F1 championship while in the same ca🤪r as Hamilton.

“It’s stran🔴ge 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. Tha✅t says a lot, doesn’t it? So I 𒀰do think it’s correct. 

“Nevertheless, it’s not really that relevant because we all know how🔯 amazingly awesome Max is driving.

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

Rosberg, Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso were teammates with Hamilton and are aℱlso ex-F1 champions.

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

"These guys hav🐬e all been very consistent, and Max has not raced against anyone like that.”

Verstappen h🐷it back by claimi🐻ng Hamilton was “jealous”.