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Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were suffering from ‘borderline heatstroke’ after the Singapore Grand Prix, according to team principal Toto Wolff. The Mercedes duo were absent from the post-race media sessions at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
The Singapore GP is regarded as one of the toughest events on the calendar with temperatures within the cockpit reaching heights of around 50 degrees, and drivers losing up to four kilograms of liquid body weight.
Sunday’s brutal circumstances got the better of Hamilton and Russell, who weren’t deemed well enough to speak to the media after their outing in Marina Bay. Mercedes released a statement after the race, explaining: “Unfortunately neither George or Lewis will be attending the media pen this evening as they recover from the exertions from this evening’s race.”
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Team principal Wolff later shed more light on the situation, offering an insight into the extreme troubles his drivers were facing. “They did not feel well, borderline heatstroke or something like that but they have had water,” he said.
They would not have been able to go to the [media] pen. There were no bad feelings or any annoyance. It is just that we had the doctors with them. But they are all good.”
Wolff’s claims were not an exaggeration. After the Singapore GP, footage emerged from the Mercedes cockpit showing Russell staggering through Parc Ferme after climbing out of the car. The Brit looked extremely tired and dehydrated, putting him in a worrying position.
