Drivers have long suffered behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car, such is the stress placed upon both body and mind at such high speeds, and Lewis Hamilton demonstrated just how true that can be at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The seven-time world champion did remarkable well to steer his car to fourth place in the race, given how much his Mercedes had been bouncing along the bumpy Baku street circuit throughout the weekend. But it was after the action that ended that the toll it had taken upon his body became apparent.
Even aged 37, the usually fighting-fit Hamilton looked frail as he awkwardly clambered out of the cockpit of his car at the end of the race. And before doing anything else, he needed to hold his back and contort himself into a position which would give him some form of relief for the amount of pain he was in.
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