Hamilton was trying to begin a flying lap to get himself out of SQ1, but was un🅠aware that Verstappen was approaching from behind him on his own flying lap.

Hamilton obstructed Verstappen as a result, and the favo൩ur was later returned.

"The mistake happened on our side,” Mercedes team princi🐽pal Toto Wolff admitted.

"The communication between us and Lewis didn't give him the right information to🌜 get out of Max's way.

"I thi🐷nk no one wants to be in anybody's way because if you impede, you're gett🅺ing penalised, so that was not the aim.

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

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

"B🌃ut I think they're going to t🎶alk about it at the drivers' briefing next week."

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

Mercedes’ Hamilton was forced to begin the sprint race fro♛m 18th on the gr🦂id.

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.