Hamilton is still one of the best drivers on the grid imho, if not the best if given a competitive car. But it's now close between him and Verstappen. Although in a couple of years I think Verstappen is going to dominate the sport. He's better than most of the top drivers on the grind, he's still developing and has a higher ceiling with him just around 24 - 25 years old..? If you think Hamilton is a generational talent, you gotta watch Verstappen. He's going to be like the Messi of F1. We haven't really seen what he's capable of. He could break records that Vettel made with Red Bull... Exciting times for F1.
The only thing Hamilton lacks now is a fast car, nothing more than that. If he is given a car that is nearly as fast as Red Bull's then he would again be one of the number one contenders for the championship. His ambition for winning his eight championship is still alive even though the team are a big disappointment this year. Hamilton still has one more year left on his contract. I don't think Hamilton would decide to retire easily before breaking the title record.
Verstappen has a huge potential to break all the records in time indeed. He is still 24 years old and he has long years ahead of him to break the championship record especially. After his first championship he was like he reached his goal and it was going to be for fun for him from now on. However his current determination is telling the opposite. He is hungry for many more titles. I wouldn't like to see him becoming the second Raikkonen honestly.
). Things might be a little different now but I still want to believe that Leclerc would make the fans happy in Ferrari's home country. 
