Verstappen and Hamilton locked horns throughout ꩵthe 2021 F1 season in a titanic battle for the drivers’ championship.

The Dutchman ultimately came out on top after overtaking Hamilton on the final lap of the season finale in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Abu Dhabi. 

Verstappen would win his second title unchallenged, however,﷽ the pair still came to blows at the penultimate round of the season i♎n Brazil.

With Mercedes expected to return to their pre-2022 form in 2023, F1 could be seꦆt for another incredible battle between Verstappen and Hamilton.

However, when asked about his rivalry with Hamilton and Mercedes, Verstappen exprꦛesse🐓d his wish for Ferrari and McLaren to be serious title contenders, not just the German manufacturer.

“It’s not something that necessarily fuels me,” Verstappen told CNN. “There ar🌠e more great bra💖nds out there as well, like Ferrari and McLaren. 

“I hope all these great brands can fight for a title one day to🃏gether. It’s something F1 wants and needs.”

One other unlikely conflict that surfaced at the end of last year was with Red Bull teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez.

Verstappen refused to move over for his teammate in Brazil even though Perez was in a tight fight for second in the drivers’ championship against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc.

Verstappen hinted that Perez spun on purpose earlier in the seꦯason in Monaco to ensure he secured track position for the ra🎉ce.

Perez would go on to 🐈win the Monaco Grand Prix, with Verstappen finishing t🌌hird.

Despite a brief falling out, Verstappen has insisted they are “professional enough to move pa🌌st those things”.

“It's been really good, we get on really well,” he said. “We're going on our third year together now. For the team it's important that we can wor📖k together and bring the team forward.

“We ar💫e professional enough to move past those things. We're racing drivers, sometimes emo♛tions they go high. But that's normal. I mean we are full of adrenaline after a race too.”