Norris could 'barely drink' during hot GP Spain

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2 June 2022 at 16:47
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Lando Norris achieved an eighth place finish in the Spanish Grand Prix. However, after the race weekend, it came to light that the Briton was actually too ill to compete. In his column on The Telegraph the driver elaborates on the situation at the time.

The drivers did not have an easy race ahead of them in Spain. As it was between 35 and 40 degrees on the circuit, the drivers, therefore, had to drink well to stay fit. For Norris, however, that was not an option, as he candidly explains in his column.

Indeed, the McLaren driver was too sick to actually keep food down. "By Sunday my throat was so sore it was like swallowing daggers," Norris states honestly. "I could barely drink because it hurt so much. Anything I did get down I would throw up again five minutes later anyway."

Norris was fit again in Monaco

Investigations revealed that Norris was suffering from tonsillitis, which forced him to stay in bed for a few days. It was long in question whether the driver would be fit in time to take part in the Monaco GP, but he turned out to make it after all. In Monaco, he finished in sixth position.