Those remarks opened the door to speculation over Hamilton’s future, a doorway former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was more than happy to walk through. Speaking with The Daily Mail, Ecclestone made the case that Hamilton is “tired,” and that “he should stop now.”

While the factor of adapting to his SF-25 F1 car could be taken into consideration, last weekend's race at the Hungaroring reached a new low in his Ferrari career. Hamilton was knocked out of Q2 in the qualifying session,

Hamilton has endured a difficult 18 months, particularly in qualifying. The Independent crunches the lap times