Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or [email protected]. 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.

While a continued Hamilton slump might help him and the team in the long run in terms of wind tunnel time, Ferrari need their seven-time champion back to top form before the crucial 2026 season.