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 demanding 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 haven’t found it [jet lag] a probl💞em,” Hamilton said. “Still managed to keep the training up and I feel great at this point of the year.
“I saw theౠ drivers complaining about the jet lag. Jet lag is probably something 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. The three back-to-backs were d🍸efinitely 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 to be the only one not suffering with it!
“But no, for me, I’m used to it. I come fr🐟om Mexico, so I spend so much time on the jet lag.”
Williams driver Alex Albon also admitted to strugglinᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚg, joking he is “not as gifted as Lewis with the sleep”.
Perez’s ꦰteammate Max Verstappen was among t𝓡he harshest critics of F1’s scheduling.
“It’s already a 12-hour difference but also a completely different timezone because basically we li🧸ve on a Japanese time 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 football.
AlphaT෴aur🍸i’s Yuki Tsunoda joked: “I’m currently quite sleepy so for me it’s hitting a little bit.”
Like Hamilton, Pierre Gasly said he had no issues in Las Vegas thanks to his prepa🉐ration 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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