A recently surfaced footage on X highlights the extreme heat endured by Formula 1 drivers during the Singapore Grand Prix, including Mercedes driver George Russ

Russell was also deemed not well enough to conduct his media duties. The 26-year-old, on a different strategy to Hamilton, started one place behind his team-mate, but crossed the line ahead in fourth.

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

After enduring a grueling 62-lap Singapore GP, the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton skipped media duties due to exhaustion

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.

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were both pulled from their planned media commitments following the Singapore Grand Prix with “borderline heatstroke”.

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell take time ahead of the race in Singapore to unveil the new $185,000 Mercedes car

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