As Formula One heads into its summer break, there is plenty of mystery in the paddock. The majority of it surrounds Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton. After calling for Ferrari to sack him, declaring his qualifying performance at the Hungaroring “absolutely useless”,

Admittedly, the logistics of a Mercedes return would be difficult – but not impossible – and Hamilton isn’t the type to admit defeat and throw in the towel early at Ferrari. Instead, he will wait for the regulation changes and invest in 2026, already playing an instrumental role in developing next year's car.

That is the opinion of Sky F1 pundit and Mercedes simulator driver Anthony Davidson, who believes Hamilton “has never been the same driver” since F1’s ground-effect rules we