Sergio Perez jokes he needs Lewis Hamilton’s ‘pills’ as F1 drivers battle jet lag ahead of Las Vegas Grand Prix
While several drivers voiced their concerns about jet lag amid a demandi๊ng end-of-season schedule ahead of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, Hamilton was a notable exception.
The seven-time world champion insisted he felt 🍰“great” heading into the final🌟 two events of a gruelling 22-race season.
“I personally haveওn’t found it [jet lag] a problem,” Hamilton said. “Still managed to keep the training up and I feel great at this point of the year.
“I saw the drivers complaining about the jet lag. Jet lag is probably someth🍌ing that can get all of us but I’ve ♏not found it a problem since I’ve been here.
“It is 🔯demanding but we know that entering the sport. We know what the season entails. ꦅThe three back-to-backs were definitely tough but if it was easy everyone would do it.”
Hamilton💃’s answer prompted an amusing exchange with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, who joked: “I will ask Lewis for some of his pills, he seems t🤡o be the only one not suffering with it!
“But no, fo🍌r me, I’m used to it. I come from Mexico, so I spend so much time on the jet lag.”
Williams driver Alex Albon also admitted to struggling, joking he is “not as gifted as Lewis with the sl🌱eep”.
Per🐷ez’s teammate Max Verstappen was among the harshest critics of F1’s scheduling.
“It’s already a 12-hour difference but also a completely different timezone because basically we live on a Japanese tim🐼e schedule [in Vegas] 🍎but then almost on a different day,” the Dutchman said.
“I don’t really get that. That is very tiring. It’s the end of the season that 🧔we have to do this, it doesn’t really make a lot of sense.”
42-year-old Fernando Alonso was another who conceded jet lag was a problem, though the Aston Martin driver insisted it shows F1 is a “tough sport”, unlike footba🔯ll.
AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda joked: “I’m curr🔜ently quite sleepy so for me it’s hitt❀ing a little bit.”
Like Hamilton, Pierre Gasly said he had 🌺no issues in Las Vegas thanks to his preparation ahead of the event.
However, 🍨the Frenchman suggested next weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could be a “big challenge”.
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