The Aston Martin driver was questioned by but replied: “I usually𝓀 keep my personal life apart from my professional life. I pr🃏efer not to comment on that.”

Alonso had stoked the baffling (and unsubstantiated) rumour with a hila꧂rܫious TikTok post which involved one of the pop sensation’s songs.

He said about his quirky use of social 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 thin🍌k it's more authentic and that people like it.

“I think I've always been funny and ironic on social media with my foꦡllowers. 

“But it's true that now we live in a diff🍎erent world, more involved in social media, there are younger generations who start f🧜ollowing F1 there.”

Sky Sports enjoyed the rumour by cheekily referring to ‘22’, ‘Swift’, ‘Getaway Car’🌳 and ‘Bad Blood’ while Alonso was on track on Saturday.