Hamilton F1 commitment CANCELLED as Mercedes release statement

Lewis Hamilton has had an F1 commitment cancelled at the Singapore Grand Prix following confirmation from Mercedes via a statement.The seven-time world champion did not appear hopeful heading into the Singapore GP this weekend, claiming it would be a struggle for Mercedes to make it in Q3.Nevertheless, Hamilton proved himself wrong, and secured P3 on the grid just behind Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, who achieved pole position. F1 News Today: Mercedes CANCEL Hamilton commitment as F1 star comes close to tears in SingaporeDespite his advantageous grid position Hamilton started the race on the soft compound tyres, a decision which later undid his race.Lewis Hamilton fails to attend media commitmentsThe Brit soon pitted for hard tyres before the other runners, but struggled to maintain their condition as he complained about the strategy via team radio.As a result his team-mate George Russell emerged in front after his pitstop, despite starting behind Hamilton in P4.Both Mercedes were eventually passed by Oscar Piastri who claimed the final spot on the podium, making it another weekend to forget for the Ferrari bound Hamilton.Following the Singapore GP, Mercedes confirmed that neither Hamilton nor Russell would attend their post-race media commitments in an official statement.”Unfortunately neither George or Lewis will be attending the media pen this evening as they recover from the exertions from this evening’s race,” the statement read.