Undeterred, what followed was the greatest rookie season in modern Formula One. Hamilton came within a whisker of a debut F1 world championship, falling excruciatingly at the final hurdle as he spurned a healthy lead at the final two races in China and Brazil.

In a surprising turn of events, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton crashed on his third day of testing for Scuderia Ferrari. The incident took place at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, during the team's private running.

New details surrounding Lewis Hamilton's test crash have emerged, with the accident proving a setback for Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc.