Jenson Button has revealed that he fell ill on the morning of the Singapore Grand Prix.

Click here to see Jenson Button joking with Sebastian Vettel.

The McLaren driver – who managed to secure 2nd position to deny Sebastian Vettel the 2011 World title – said that he was suffering on Sunday morning.

Speaking yesterday, Button said: “I was ill yesterday morning. I don’t know where it came from, but when you do have it you’re massively dehydrated.”

“I was a kilo and a half lighter than I normally am in the morning, and putting that weight back on was quite difficult.”

“So I ‘Immodiumed’ up, ate a lot of pasta because carbohydrates help you soak up liquid and drank a lot of special drinks.”

“So I was good by the race, I managed to get my weight back up, and I got through it.”

Button – who has now secured four podium finishes in a row – then spoke about his satisfaction in denying Vettel’s title celebrations.

He continued: “I feel very proud I stopped Seb from winning the championship in Singapore, that he was unable to celebrate it here, so I’m very happy – but we all know it’s going to happen at the next race.”

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Meanwhile, you can check out what Lewis Hamilton’s father had to say on the weekend’s action here.

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