{"id":296930,"date":"2023-11-19T20:09:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T20:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=296930"},"modified":"2023-11-19T20:09:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T20:09:26","slug":"hamilton-teased-by-mercedes-as-perez-catches-brit-sleeping-during-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/racing\/f1\/hamilton-teased-by-mercedes-as-perez-catches-brit-sleeping-during-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton teased by Mercedes as Perez catches Brit ‘sleeping’ during meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez captured a video of Lewis Hamilton ‘sleeping’ during the drivers’ briefing ahead of FP3 and qualifying on Saturday at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

The paddock was already suffering from jet lag before the on-track action got underway in Las Vegas, but after a loose water valve cover disrupted Friday’s running, all 20 drivers were forced to climb back into their cars at 2:30am local time for a 90-minute, extended FP2 session.<\/p>\n

The resulting fatigue has naturally carried over into Saturday’s running and it clearly got too much for Hamilton, who fell asleep during the drivers’ briefing ahead of FP3.<\/p>\n

Hamilton’s shut-eye was captured by Checo, who duly posted the footage to his Instagram story with the caption: “Someone has some jet lag,” along with a laughing emoji.<\/p>\n

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Hamilton reposted the video to his own story with the caption: “Beauty sleep,” while the Mercedes social media admin added: “Just resting my eyes”.<\/p>\n

Checo’s caption was a callback to Hamilton’s comments from earlier in the weekend. While the other drivers complained about the impact of the jet lag, the seven-time world champion insisted he wasn’t feeling the effects.<\/p>\n

Asked about the struggles ahead of the on-track action, Hamilton said: \u201cI personally haven\u2019t found it [jet lag] a problem. Still manage to keep training and I feel great.<\/p>\n

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