Mercedes respond to 'suspicious' Lewis Hamilton picture from Spanish Grand Prix

Mercedes have moved to quickly deny rumours of Lewis Hamilton touching the rear wing of Sergio Perez's Red Bull after a video began circulating online. Max Verstappen made headlines last year after he was fined €50,000 for touching the rear wing of Hamilton's car at the Brazil Grand Prix.

F1 fans have since reacted to a video online of Hamilton at the Spanish Grand Prix where he appeared to be extremely close to the rear wing of Perez's car. It's not immediately clear on when the video was taken and whether parc ferme conditions were still in place.

But Hamilton was spotted walking around the back of the RB18 with personal assistent Angela Cullen also in tow. A still image of the video appears to show Hamilton being really close to touching Perez's rear wing, although the picture is far from conclusive.

And Mercedes have now since denied any suggestion that Hamilton did touch the Red Bull.

''Some people seem to think he is touching the wing, but his hand isn't on it," Mercedes said in a statement to GPblog. "At each end of the flap, you can see the white dot for legality - and the bracket which allows the flap to pivot when the DRS opens.

"Some people seem to think one of those brackets is his thumb - but it's clearly not, as it's the same on both sides."

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