The respectful chatter between fellow drivers which is commonplace in the post-race room where they must go to weigh themselves 🐬was replaced by a steely awkwardness.

Verstappen, who finished second, was sat down when Hamilton, who completed the pod꧂ium, entered the room.

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Hamilton weighe♈d himself, placed his helmet down, then exited the room🌸 without looking at Verstappen or exchanging a word.

The rivalry that peaked on the notorious last lap of the 2021 season has reemerged over the past few🧸 weeks behind the star drivers of Re♌d Bull and Mercedes, their team principles and even their respective armies of fans.

Hamilton had praised Charles Leclerc at the British Grand Prix as “s♌ensible” in a clear dig at Verstappen’s driving style.

Verstappen replied by sarcastically saying: “I think it’s great that, when you’re 37 years old, at some point you understand howꦬ to get to an apex.” 

Christian 📖Horner and Toto Wolfꦇf, the Red Bull and Mercedes bosses respectively, have also clashed on F1 rules.

And both drive𒊎rs have received hostile receptions from their rival’s fan-bases over the paওst week.

After Hamilton left the cool down room in Austria, race winner L𝕴eclerc of Ferrari entered.

Veღrstappen said to Leclerc about Carlos Sainz’s retiremen🍬t: “Did you see the fire?”

Leclerc: “Yes.”

Verstappen: “You guys were fast today.”

Leclerc: “I know.”