Lewis Hamilton 'in much better shape' for Hungary after illness
Lewis Hamilton says he is now "in much better shap🐎e" after recovering from flu-like symptoms that hampered his German Grand Prix race weekend.
Five-time world champion Hamilton was under the wea🧜ther throughout the race weekend at Hockenheim, so much so that Mercedes had Esteban Ocon on standby to replace th✤e Briton for qualifying should he have been unable ♏to take part.
Lewis Hamilton says he is now "in much better shape" after recovering from flu-like symptoms that hamp🐼ered his German Grand Prix race weekend.
Five-time world champion Hamilton was under the weather throughout the ℱrace weekend at Hockenheim, so much so that Mercedes had Esteban Ocon on🌱 standby to replace the Briton for qualifying should he have been unable to t🅰ake part.
Hamilton finished ninth in Germany, marking his worst result of the season after a fraught race that saw him spin off the track twice. He later confirmed he had cleared his schedꦅule for the build-up to the Hungarian Grand Prix so he could recover properly.
In a post to his Instagram account on Thursday, Hamilton apologised to his fa🧔ns for going "MIA" before confirming he𒈔 was feeling better, and that he hoped to have fully recovered by the start of the race weekend.
Update from after he was unwell𒈔 in Germany. He’s due to appear before the media later today
— Luke Smith (@LukeSmithF1)
Hamilton is due to appear before the media l꧙ater today at the Hungaroring before his first on-track duties of th♓e weekend in Free Practice 1 on Friday.
