Sebastian Vettel said he is “not so sure” about Formula 1 tiꦫtle rival Lewis Hamilton's “tricks” comments regarding Ferrari’s car, but stressed he is keeping his head down and staying focused on the championship battle at hand.

Vettel took a dominant win in Belgium last weekend to cut 🦩the gap to Hamilton in the drivers’ standings down to 17 points, with his Mercedes rival saying after the race that Ferrari had “a few trick things going on in the car.”

Hamilton later clarified that𒁃 he was not questioning the legality of the Ferrari car, but Vettel seemed unconvinced when asked for his view on the comments ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.

“I think he sai♚d in the press conference something with tricks, but I think he said many times he doesn’t want it to be interpreted in the wrong way,” Vettel said.

“I think maybe it did, so I am not q🅰uite so sure.”

Vettel stressed he was not dwelling on Hamilton’s comments or any suggestions Ferrari’s c🎉ar ♓is outside of the regulations, instead choosing to keep his head down and stay focused on the title fight.

“For all of us, in terms of is the car is legal or not, the FIA is responsible for it and we have several checks throughout the weekend to prꦇove that,” Vet🍷tel said.

“So as long as I don’t hear anything from that front then I think it’s fine, same for the otherᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚs.

“As I said, maybe i🌸t’s more of a question for him, and for us it’s to keep our head down.

“If there’s something like momentum then to use th🌜at momentum to make sure we go forward.”

Mercedes team 𝓰boss Toto Woﷺlff said after last Sunday’s race at Spa that the team had “many deficits” to Ferrari, including an engine power disadvantage.

After seeing Mercedes lead the way with its power unit since the introduction of the new V6 hybrid regulations in 2014, Vettel said it he found it “quite nice” F🍰errari w🐻as now regarded as the benchmark.

“I think people forget that for the last five years Mercedes has been absolutelꦍy dominant, especially in terms of power unit,” Vettel said.

“Obviously it’s nice for them to put us in that position, as it mea𝓡ns they believe they’re not the strongest anymore, so i𝕴t’s good to be up there with them and be a match.

“I don’t think we can take anything for granted. I do𒆙n’t think we are anywhere near the 🅰place they have been for the last years.

“We have to work hard to make things happen and we are determined to work hard this weekend t💦o put ourselves hopefully in the same position again that we have a great pace in the꧅ weekend, especially on the race on Sunday.”