Lewis Hamilton has revealed an unusual fear he is 'really worried' about during the build-up to the Singapore Grand Prix. The British driver, who sits third in the Drivers' Championship, has had a mixed season, facing public spats with his garage and team-mate Charles Leclerc at Ferrari. However, his current concern is keeping him up at night, quite literally.
Sleep Score Concerns
Hamilton has admitted he is worried about his sleep score during the current Asian swing of the Formula One schedule. Drivers stick to European times even when halfway across the world, which is causing a problem in Singapore, given that the Southeast Asian nation is eight hours ahead of the UK. This means staying up until the early hours of the morning and not getting much beauty sleep.
Sharing his concern, Hamilton said: "I don't mind it. I don't like it or dislike it. It's a challenge, something different."
"My Whoop page is definitely going to be affected by this week, so I'm not too happy about that because my sleep score is down because I'm going to bed at three or four a.m."
"Even if I sleep and I feel like I have slept well, my sleep score is coming out like 40 per cent, and I'm really worried. So someday my sleep score is not going to be great."
Challenging Conditions
Hamilton explained that he thinks about his sleep score every day, trying to ensure he gets efficient sleep, which is tough in Singapore. He noted: "The lighting and everything, and what you eat and when you eat, all that stuff, it really affects you, but it's a part of the weekend, so it's massively challenging. I like it."
On the track, Hamilton has demanded more from his team ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, revealing Ferrari had talks over their in-race strategy. He remarked: "It wasn't good enough and we've had a huge discussion about it. And we're going to try and work on how we can come to a better conclusion more consistently in the future."
Hamilton was unhappy about the tyre choice last weekend, adding: "It was ultimately a mistake but it's not the strategists. I think, unfortunately, my strategy team gets the brunt of the (criticism for the) call. But in actual fact, the call didn't come from the strategist. The call comes from collectively, us working together."
