Hamilton was trying to begin a flying lap to get himself out of SQ1, but was unaware that Verstappen was appr✃oaching from behind him on his own flying lap.

Hamilton obstꦅructed Verstappen as a result, and the favour🐲 was later returned.

"The🌌 𓆏mistake happened on our side,” Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitted.

"The communication between us an✃d Lewis didn't give him the right information to get out of𒅌 Max's way.

"I think no one wants to be in anybody's way because if yo🔯u impede, you're getting penalised, so that was not the aim.

🦄"On the other side, Turn 1 was a revenge foul [by Verstappen[. It was just to make sure that [Hamilton's[ laܫp was ruined.

"So one was not intentional, the other one was intentional - but who cares? At the end, we looked at w♛hether it was going to change our race or not…

"But I 💞think they're going to talk about it at the drivers' briefing next𝓰 week."

Red Bull driver Verstappen said about Hamilton’s initial 🉐manoeuvre: "He blocked me into the last corn✱er so I had to brake more and I lost like three tenths, so that wasn't ideal, I think not correct.”

Mercedes’ Hamဣilton was forced to be🐟gin the sprint race from 18th on the grid.

Verstappen won Saturday’s sprint race and can extend his advantage at the su🙈mmit of the F1 standings with ♓another win in Sunday’s grand prix.