Controversy brewed on Friday in Sao Paulo after Hamilton was referr🎉ed to the stewards for a breach of the technical regulations💯 in relation to the DRS on his car.

After the FIA announced it was being adjourned until Saturday morning, it said it was also investigating Verstappen after he wa🙈s caught inspecting and ෴touching Hamilton’s W12 after qualifying.

The seven-time champion was exc📖luded from qualifying, ♔while Verstappen was hit with a fine.

Explaining why he decided to take a look at his rival’s ꦯc෴ar, he said: “We have our suspicions that something is going on there

“I just loཧoked at the rear wing ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚand there’s clearly something going on.”

Mercedes’ impressive straight-line speed has be💞en a major talking point in recent races, with both Verstappen and Red Bull team boss Christian Horner referring to th🌞e reigning world champion’s rear wing.

“Yeah, of course there have been talks, and of course there are things to s🍬till look into bec🍷ause at a certain speed it seems like the wing is flexing,” he added.

“Of course you know we had, at theꦐ beginning of the season, to all change the rear wings a bit because of the back off.

“But it seems like something is ꦑstill backing off over there [at Mercedes]. So, that’s why I went and had a look.”

Vers🥀tappen laughed off the €50,000 f✤ine, joking that the stewards can treat themselves to dinner and some expensive wine.

“It’s quite a big fine so I hope they have a ✨nice dinner and some good, expensive wine, that would be nice. They can invite me for dinner as well, I’ll pay for that dinner too.

“I do have to pay [the fine, not Red Bull]. So that’s a little bit les🏅s FIFA points for me then on my laptop.”