This time last year, there was no guaranteeing that we were ever going to see Lewis Hamilton behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car again.
All fans got was radio silence from the seven-time world champion for a couple of months after he was cruelly denied an eighth. It's understandable that the way in which he suffered defeat to Max Verstappen in that Abu Dhabi 2021 season finale caused him to consider his future.
After several weeks of absolutely nothing from the Brit, a few hints were dropped. Both Hamilton and his Mercedes team began leaving small breadcrumbs for fans to follow, including a video of the F1 star on an early morning run through London with his physio and long-time ally Angela Cullen.
