Lewis Hamilton has confirmed his interest in going up aga🌃inst MotoGP world champi🐼on Marc Marquez on-track in the future as the Mercedes Formula 1 driver's interest in motorbike racing grows.

Hamilton is known to be 🧸a big fan of motorbikes. As well as completing a Superbike test last year with the Yamaha WSBK squad, the five-time F1 world champion also owns a custom MV Augusta that he is often seen riding into and around the paddock at races.

Ahead of last weekend's round at Silverstone, five-time MotoGP world champion Marqu﷽ez that he would be interested in a 'champion versus champion' battle against Hamilton, having himself tried out an F1 car last year through his links to Red Bull.

In a po𒆙st on Instagram on Tuesday, Hamilton took a screenshot of the story and wrote: "Let's go bro! Can't wait to meet and ride together sometime."

Could we see and up against ea🔯ch other on-track sometime?

— Luke Smith (@LukeSmithF1)

Marquez'ꦕs MotoGP team, Respol Honda, also chipped in on Twitter.

So Mr we hear you're๊ up for a bit of a challenge?

— Repsol Honda Team (@HRC_MotoGP)

Hamilton's test with the Pata Yamaha WSBK squad last December followed an event earlier in the year that had seen him link up with British MotoGP rider Cal Crutchl🧔ow via mutu🎃al sponsor Monster. The energy drink brand is a Mercedes team sponsor, and has a special edition drink named after Hamilton.

However, t💯he ties to Monster could prove to be a stumbling block for any Hamilton versus Marquez showdown, given the latter is a Red Bull athlete and ambassador, running with its sponsorship on his helmet and race suit.

Monster was reported earlier this year to have been keen on a future ride swap between Hamilton and Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi - who himself has extensive F1 testing under h🐷is belt - but any possible plans are still to be made public.