McLaren driver Lando Norris and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton have openly criticized the punishment handed to Max Verstappen for swearing during the press conference on Thursday ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend.

Lewis Hamilton has sensationally urged Max Verstappen not to carry out what he described as a “joke” of a community service order from the FIA for swearing, with the Dutch driver effectively going on strike in what was a bizarre post-qualifying press conference in Singapore.

Lewis Hamilton has urged Max Verstappen to snub his community service order – after his Dutch rival took on Formula One’s rulemakers by refusing to answer questions in the FIA’s press conference for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton reflects on his exhilarating qualifying performance in the Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying session.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem pushed forward with the notion that the drivers needed to curtail their language over their radios.

Lewis Hamilton has a record 104 Formula One pole positions but qualifying third in Singapore on Saturday was still a cause for celebration. The Mercedes driver has struggled with his Saturday form and Singapore,

Lando Norris is 59 points behind the Max Verstappen in the drivers' championship and is aiming to reduce the deficit at the Singapore Grand Prix.

The McLaren driver was .203 of a second ahead of Verstappen to start on pole, with Lewis Hamilton third for Mercedes, .316 off Norris' time.