Charles Leclerc received support from his mum and brothers as he shut himself away following his gut-wrenching crash at the French Grand Prix.
The Ferrari racer was leading the race at Circuit Paul Ricard when he made the costly mistake. He was pushing hard to prevent an undercut after Max Verstappen pitted, but ended up losing his rear tyres and span off the track and into the barrier.
Leclerc was visibly distraught as he faced the media afterwards, and took full responsibility for the error. He later revealed that he planned to shut himself away for a few days as he "just wanted to be alone".
He returned east to his Monaco home immediately after that race just over 100 miles down the road to recover before travelling to Hungary. But instead of leaving him to wallow in self-pity, his family was determined to give him the support he needed.
"I stayed at home – My mum and my brothers came to see me on Monday night and my friends on Tuesday night. I had support every day," he told the Daily Mail in Budapest.
Given his own troubles and strategy mistakes from Ferrari this season, many have suggested the Italian team is feeling the weight of not having won a title since 2007. But Leclerc does not agree with the theory that Ferrari have forgotten how to be champions.
"I don't think about this. Even though Ferrari remains the Ferrari of 2007, the team is very different and we are in a different place," he added. "The last two years have been difficult and we have taken an incredible step this season to be fighting for wins.
"Obviously the goal remains to be world champion, but it doesn't add pressure that it has been so many years since we accomplished that." And despite falling 63 points behind championship leader Verstappen, he still refuses to give up hope that he can win the title this year.
"I will believe in it until the very end," Leclerc vowed. "If we win all the races and Max finishes second we will do it. I am relying on myself doing that. It is a very optimistic goal, but I don't want to look into it any more negatively than that."
