Nicolas Hamilton giggled as he was asked a question about his brother Lewis' rival Max Verstappen.

Hamilton, 32, appeared on Sky News on Thursday morning where he was quizzed about his new book, 'Now That I Have Your Attention'. But he was also asked a few questions about F1, given his seven-time champion brother is often at the centre of everything that happens in the sport.

However, Lewis and Mercedes are no longer the dominant forces they once were. Instead, Verstappen rules the roost with his Red Bull team and is the standings leader at the moment, favourite to secured a fourth-straight drivers' title.

Nicolas coudn't help but laugh when asked by the Sky anchor if he thinks Verstappen will achieve that this year. He continued to smirk as he replied: "Maybe."

His brother Lewis will leave Mercedes at the end of the season to begin a new chapter of his F1 career with Ferrari, at the age of 40. Asked about that decision, Nicolas threw his full support behind the move.

He said: "It's a great opportunity for him and a new chapter for him, and I'm 100 percent behind him like a lot of people are. It should be a good year and, at the end of the day, he needs to do what's best for him. As I said, I'm always going to be behind him regardless."

Nicolas is a racing driver himself and has 132 race starts to his name in the British Touring Car Championship. Due to his cerebral palsy, he competes against able-bodied drivers in a specially modified car which includes using a hand clutch instead of a pedal.

He scored his first ever BTCC point at Brands Hatch in 2020. And last year he secured his best ever result by finishing sixth in the second race of the opening weekend at Donington Park - he described it as "the best day of my life".

While he receives support from his brother, Nicolas told Sky: "I am my own person, I have my own identity and story. I'm not trying to compete against Lewis - my part in life is to use what I've gone through in life to try to inspire other people who struggle for everyday purpose.

"Our races clash a lot of the time, but with technology these days you're only a phone call away. Brothers, we get on well and I'm always there at the end of the phone if he needs me, and vice-versa. The last thing we want to do is talk about motorsport - we like to play Call Of Duty. Gaming is a big thing for us, it's kept us close."