Lewis Hamilton has visited the FIA medical staff after taking in poor health following an excruciating Method 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
Regardless of ranging from the second row of the grid, Hamilton may solely muster a sixth-place end on the chequered flag after the 62-lap race on the Marina Bay Road Circuit.
The Ferrari driver had opted to start out the race on the yellow-walled Medium tyres, a choice that just about unravelled his night on the streets of Singapore at lights out.
Hamilton suffered huge tyre degradation, an identical plight to his fellow Medium runners, and was pressured into an alternate two-stop technique.
However at the same time as Ferrari tried to increase his stint right into a one-stopper, the tyre delta to the likes of Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri was simply an excessive amount of for him to withstand.
After the race, the Briton got here onto the staff radio comms to apologise, signalling that it was he who had selected the technique.
“Sorry, boys. I allow you to down immediately with that technique,” he mentioned.
“My name, and I misplaced us beneficial factors. I’ll attempt to make up for it within the subsequent one.”
Lewis Hamilton suffers well being scare after F1 Singapore GP
The Marina Bay Road Circuit is understood to be probably the most bodily demanding circuit on the calendar for the drivers.
And after a troublesome night the place nothing fairly went Hamilton’s method, Ferrari revealed that the seven-time World Champion had additionally taken in poor health after leaping out of his SF-26.
Hamilton’s situation was extreme sufficient for a go to to the FIA medical centre, and skipping the post-race media session.
“After the race, Lewis felt unwell and has been seen by the FIA medical staff,” a Ferrari spokesperson mentioned.
“He has been given permission by the FIA to not attend the post-race Media pen.”
On the time of publishing, no additional updates have been made accessible about Hamilton’s well being. However we do want him a speedy restoration.
Up subsequent for the Scuderia and Hamilton is the Circuit of the Americas, for the US GP in two weeks’ time.
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