The survivors’ group of the Grenf💎ell Tower fire and government minister Michael Gove are among those to have called on Mercedes to end its partnership with the Irish building materials firm. 

Some of Kingspan’s product was used in the refurbishment of the tower block, though the company insists its K15 i🤡nsulation was used without its knowledge. A pu💙blic enquiry into the disaster which killed 72 people in June 2017 is ongoing. 

Hamilton was drawn 🦄into initial reports by some UK med🌠ia outlets despite having no involvement in the deal. 

The sဣeven-time world champion was asked about the matter for the first time on Saturday 𒀰after qualifying at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

“It’s not something that I feel like I need to speak of publicly,” Hamilton ܫsaid.&nbsꦗp;

“I had nothing to do with the team signing any of the sponsors. Tommy [Hilfiger] was probably🧔 the only one I brought to the team.

“It was news to me when I heard the things that happened t♔his week.

“I was👍 very much aware and watching very closely all the families that were affected by what happened. We know there’s been a hu𒁏ge outcry and an amazing amount of support from people through the community around there.

🦂“This rea﷽lly doesn’t have anything to do with me and I know Toto [Wolff] is sorting it.

“Unfortunately my name is associated with it becau﷽se it’s put on my car but whether that remains the same, we shall see.”

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff responded to a let⛄ter from Grenfell United by apologising for the “hurt” caused by the deal. He also offered to meet with the group to discuss the situation further. 

Speaking to media on Saturday evening, Wolff stressed he wanted to retain privacy while Mercedes looks “at it as a matter of urge꧒ncy”, but admitted “there’s certainly a lot of learning personally and for the team.” 

On Hamilton’s suggestion that Mercedes could withdraw Kingspan’s logos from its cars, Wolff said: “We have discussed also that with💟 the important people and we will reach out to Kingspan and come up with the right solution. 

“There is a contractual agreemeꦉnt behind these things and we want to do the right thing with integrity.”

Asked directly if he regretted the deal, Wolff replied: “We all develop and learn in our lives and this is clearly a situation that will make me improve 𓄧in the future and my assessment, my decision-making.”