Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. But one man who has not shut down is our F1 writer Ronald Vording, who joins James Allen from the Netherlands to take stock of the season and look ahead to what we can expect when the racing starts again later this month.

Hamilton qualified in 12th place, being dumped out in Q2 while Leclerc got himself on pole. After the session, the Brit described himself as 'useless' and even suggested that Ferrari should replace him with another driver. In the race, he failed to make up any positions in the race and was lapped for the first time in three years.

Seven-time champion fuels speculation of exit with series of despondent comments after Italian team’s principal seen visiting Mercedes