Red Bull has won every race in 2023, with Verstappen currently on a record run of 10 consecutive grand prix victories after his Monza triumph two weeks ago.
Hamilton praised Verstappen and Red Bull’s chief technical officer Adrian Newey for the “exceptional job” that they have done this year.
The final eight races of the season include two street circuits, three sprint weekends and several venues where rain is a strong possibility, all things that present challenges that could potentially contribute to ending Verstappen’s run.
However, Hamilton prefers to focus on getting Mercedes back to a position where it can win on merit.
“I don't like to look at that sort of thing,” when asked by Autosport about the possibility of Verstappen being tripped up ahead of this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.
“I was just asked a question earlier: would you rather take Max out of the equation or take Adrian Newey out the equation? Something like that.
“And I was like, 'neither', I think we just have to level up and do a better job. They've done an exceptional job, and you can't fault them for the amazing work that they collectively are doing and have done.
“I just want to level up all of us. But there's a lot of opportunity for sure in these next eight races. So just trying to make sure that we are prepared to be there if something does happen to be coming our way. But we remain hopeful for that."
Source: Autosport