Mercedes have requested for the stewards’ to revisit last weekend’s controversial incident between the two title rivals after both drivers 🐎left theꩵ track at Turn 4 when Hamilton attempted to pass Verstappen around the outside on lap 48. 

🦋Hamilton eventually successfully overtook Verstappen𝐆 on his way to completing a stunning fightback victory in Brazil, but Mercedes believes the clash should be reopened after the stewards decided against punishing the Red Bull driver. 

Following a lengthy hearing on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, the stewards have delayed a verdict over whether or not to grant Mercedes’ right to review Vꦆerstappen’s defensive manoeuvre. 

"Listen, if it would have been the other way around in Br🌳azil it would have exactly played out like that," Verstappen told Sky Sports. 

"It's hard racing. We are fighting for a championship; w𒐪e are not here to be in a kindergarten.”

Verstappen believes Mercedes’ request to🍃 review the incident was ultimately sparked by Hamilto🥂n’s disqualification from qualifying on Friday in Brazil. 

"They already said after they got disqualified they're going to compla♑in about every single thing, even if there's tape hanging loose,” he said. 

“So I think that's a normal reaction. That’s w🌌hy it's kind of expected.” 

Red Bull were unsuccessful in its own attempt to seek harsher punishment for Hamilton after contact with Verstappen led to the Dutchman’s race-ending crash on the first lap of July’s British Grand Prix.ﷺ 

Verstappen insꦺisted the two situations were completely different.&n💛bsp;

"It's a bit of a difference [to Silverstone],” Verstappen ex🍌💝plained. 

“He still won the race, whereas in Silverstone I was in the wall. Those two are n💯ot the same. They were upset by being disqualified."