McLaren star Lando Norris delivered a scathing message to Lewis Hamilton and George Russell after their health scare at the Singapore Grand Prix.
Both Mercedes drivers needed urgent medical attention following the race last Sunday with both missing their media duties in the process, suffering from suspected heatstroke.
But Norris spared no prisoners when asked about the matter after he claimed victory at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, beating Max Verstappen in the process to shave his lead down to 52 points at the top.
The Briton appeared to be furious with Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff for implying that his drivers were worse off than anyone else.
Lando Norris fumed at Toto Wolff’s insistence that Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were suffering from heatstroke
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“Toto Wolff issues health update on Hamilton and Russell?” he bellowed.
“F***ing hell, it’s tough for everyone! Why do they think that they’ve… Everyone’s got heatstroke if they’ve got heatstroke.”
It comes after a gruelling race in Southeast Asia where temperatures reached 50 degrees in the cockpit.
In such conditions, drivers can lose up to four litres of bodily fluid while Russell looked extremely dehydrated after getting out of his car as he finished fourth.
“They did not feel well, borderline heatstroke or something like that but they have had water,” Wolff said after the race.
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“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.”
Norris, meanwhile, is in a bullish mood as he looks to chase Verstappen down with six Grand Prixs to go this season.
Lando Norris insisted the two Mercedes stars were not the only ones overheated
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With 52 points separating them, a title race might just be on while Red Bull have had their issues in recent weeks as McLaren seem to go from strength to strength.
“It was an amazing race,” Norris added. “A few too many close calls.
“I had a couple of moments in the middle but I was well in control otherwise. The car was mega so I could push and we were flying the whole race.”
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Lewis Hamilton and George Russell had suffered from heatstroke after the Singapore GP
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While Norris claimed victory in Singapore and Russell missed out on the podium, Verstappen had to settle for second while he has already threatened to quit Formula One in a recent outburst.
Norris’ McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri landed third place while Hamilton finished a disappointing sixth – nearly a minute and a half after Norris.