Lewis Hamilton has given his verdict on the Singapore Grand Prix through a Mercedes press release after skipping his post-race interviews. The seven-time F1 world champion and his Silver Arrows team-mate George Russell failed to appear in front of the Sky Sports cameras in the aftermath of the race because they needed to “recover” instead.

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell decided to skip post-Singapore GP media duties due to the physical toll of the race.

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.

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell both failed to fulfil their media duties after the Singapore Grand Prix upon the advice of Mercedes doctors after finishing sixth and fourth respectively

Lewis Hamilton reflects on his exhilarating qualifying performance in the Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying session.

Lando Norris continued to trim the gap on Formula One points leader and reigning champion Max Verstappen with a win in Sunday's Singapore Grand

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were both pulled from their planned media commitments following the Singapore Grand Prix with “borderline heatstroke”. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said Hamilton, who complained about his team’s strategy after he started third and finished sixth, fell ill in the immediate aftermath of the 62-lap race.

Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc were miles quicker than anyone else in Singapore Grand Prix practice as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen struggled to make an impression

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell missed their post-race interviews as they required medical attention, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff confirmed. Neither driver emerged after the race to speak to the media and it has since been confirmed that they were both suffering from 'borderline heatstroke'.

The Mercedes duo provided some of the best racing entertainment of the Japanese Grand Prix, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton inseperable at points of the race as they took o