The Aston Martin driver was questioned by but replied: “I usually keep my personal life apart from my professional life. I prefer ꦉnot to comment on that.”

Alonso had stoked the baffling (and unsub𓆉♎stantiated) rumour with a hilarious TikTok post which involved one of the pop sensation’s songs.

He said about his quirky use of so🎃cial media: “Maybe most drivers have a more political and professional profile in what they do and I 🐠put what I think, in the moment I feel it and in the way I feel it, I think it's more authentic and that people like it.

“I think I'v🐷e always been funny and ironic on social media with my followers. 

“But it's true that now we live in a different world, more involved in social media, there are younger✤ generations who start following F1 thereꦑ.”

Sky Sports enjoyed the rumour byꩲ cheekily referring to ‘2🤡2’, ‘Swift’, ‘Getaway Car’ and ‘Bad Blood’ while Alonso was on track on Saturday.