The survivors’ group of the Grenfell 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 insulation was used withou꧒t its knowledge. A public enquiry into the disaster which killed 72 people in June 2017 is ongoing. 

Hamilton was drawn int⭕o initial reports by some UK media outlets despite having no involvement in the deal. 

The seven-time world champion was asked aౠbout the matter for the first time on Saturday after qualifying at the Saudi Arabian Graᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚnd Prix.

“It’s not something that I feel🀅 like I need to speak of publicly,” Hamilton said. 

“I had nothing to do with the team signing any of the sponsors. Tommy [Hilfiger] was ꦬprobably the only one I brought to the t💛eam.

“I♓t was news to me when I heard the thiꦗngs that happened this week.

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

“This really doesn🍸’t have anything to do with me and I know Toto [Wolff] is sorting it.

“Unfortunately my name is associated with it becaus🦹✤e 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 gro🍎up to discuss the situation further. 

Speaking to media on Saturday evening, Wolff stressed he wanted to retain privacy while Mercedes looks “a🍒t it as a matter of urgency”, but admi꧒tted “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 wi♊th the important people and we will reach out to Kingspan and come up with the right solution. 

“There is a contractual agreement behind thes💞e things and we want to do the right thing with integrity.”

A💃sked 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 in the future and my assessment, my decision-making.”