Although there is still a long season ahead of the Brit, former driver Ralf Schumacher – the brother of Michael Schumacher who is the only other driver in F1 history to win seven titles - believes Hamitlon could retire at the end of the year if things don't improve.

Lewis Hamilton finds himself up against a “younger generation” of drivers better equipped to excel in the current Formula 1 cars. This is the verdict cast by former F1 driver Giedo van der Garde, who thus warns Hamilton that this is currently “a problem he can’t get out of” after a mixed start to life as a Ferrari driver.