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 Verstappen ha🌊s been alongside.

Rosberg is the only ex-teammate to win a F1 championship while in the same car as✱ Hamilton.

“It’s strange that Lewis talks about th🐻at: ‘my team-mates were better’,” Rosberg𒁏 said on Sky TV.

"Where did that come from? A bit strange.

"But I do think he has a point. 

“He had three world champio🍬ns as team-mates. That says a lot, doesn’t it? So I do think it’s correct. 

“Nevertheless, it’s not really that relevant because we all know how amazin💧gly awesoꦏme Max is driving.

“Max is going very strongly towards that same level as Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna. He’s gonna be one of those closely almost top-f💝ive greats.”

𒊎Rosberg, Jen♌son Button and Fernando Alonso were teammates with Hamilton and are also ex-F1 champions.

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

"These guys have all been very consistent, and Max has not raced agaཧin🔴st anyone like that.”

Verstappen hit back by claim♊ing Hamilton was “jeal🧸ous”.