Hamilton said before the Monaco Grand Prix weekend he had “done well” to avoid colliding with Verstappen in their wheel-to-wheel battles during the first four races of the season, adding the Red Bull driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果ꦡ历史:“feels per🤪haps he has a lot to prove”.

Verstappen responded by insisting he has 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“nothing to prove” with his aggressive moves on Hamilt🔯on in the early part of what is shaping up to be an intense title battle between the pair in 2021.

But it was Dutchman who had the l💃ast laugh in Monaco as he claimed a maiden win in the principality while Hamilton could only manage seventh.

The result meant Verstappen overturned a 14-point def🍨icit to move into the lead of the world championship for the firstꦰ time in his career.

And Verstappen quipped his points lead shows 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“actions always speakཧ louder than words” in what appeared to be a ꦉcheeky dig at H♓amilton’s pre-race remarks.

“I’m not playin꧃g mind games,” sa🌠id Hamilton, who now trails Verstappen by four points heading into the forthcoming Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

“It’s interesting what Christian [Horner, Red Bull team principal] comes out with but… I couldn’t c📖are les𒁃s haha.

“They did a great job this weekend, and that’s that. We’ve had some good races also. But as I said there are 🔜17 races to go.

“It’s childish in 🐻the end when you start getting into a war of words.”

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the escalating rivalry between Hamilton and Verstappen on and off the track is great entertainment fo♍r F1.

“It’s great that weꦡ have a fight between two outstanding drivers and the championship has swung in both directions,” W♑olff said.

“Things are being said that are good for entertainment and I would attribute that sentence to the entertainment 🌟factor, which is great to talk about it and wri⛄te about it.

“This is action on the track and soap [opera] off the tra💎ck.”