I’m looking forward to coming back,” Lewis Hamilton uttered, at a barely audible volume. “Hopefully I’ll be back, yeah.”The second part of his answer – relating to the next race after Formula 1's summer break – was not as dramatic as it may seem.

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

Jacques Villeneuve has shared his thoughts on Lewis Hamilton’s difficult first half of the season with Ferrari, admitting he was surprised to see him so demoralized. The first part of Lewis Hamilton’s new adventure with Ferrari hasn’t gone the way either he or the Maranello team had hoped.