Toto Wo🌄lff and Susie Wolff had been named by as those being investܫigated.

An FIA statement read: “The FIA is aware of media speculation centred on the allegation of infor🦂mation of a co𝄹nfidential nature being passed to an F1 team principal from a member of FOM personnel.

“♈The FIA Compliance Dep⛄artment is looking in to the matter.”

Formula 1's response was: "We note the public statement made by the FIA this evening that 🍃was not shared with us in advance.

"We have complete confidence that the allegations are wron🅷g, and we have robust processes and procedures that ensure the segregation of information and responsibilities in the ♑event of any potential conflict of interest.

"We are confident that no mem൩ber of our team has made any unauthorised disclosure to a Team Principal and would caution anyone against making imprudent and serious allegations without substance."

Mercedes' statement read: "We note the generic statement from the FIA this evening, which responds to unsubstantiated allegations from a single media outlet, and the off-record briefing which has linked it to the Team Prinꦐcipal of Mercedes-AMG F1.

"The Team has received no ꦡcommunication from the FIA Compliance Department on this topic and it was highly surprising to learn of the investigation through a media statem🎉ent.

"We wholly rejec💃t the allegation in the statement and associated media coverage, which wrongly impinges on the integrity and compl🍎iance of our Team Principal.

"As a matter of course, we invite full, prompt, and transparent correspondence ꦚfrom the FIA Compliance Department regarding this investigation and its contents."