Hamilton looked utterly defeated and his tearful reaction was hard to watch, given that he is the most successful driver in F1 history. It showed how far he has fallen over the last few years and suggested that he may have already given up on his ultimate dream.

The Ferrari driver struggled in Barcelona and finished seventh on the road before a post-race penalty for Verstappen pushed him up to sixth

In the chaotic final laps of the Spanish GP, it was Verstappen and Russell who stole the headlines. Their incident overshadowed some of the stories elsewhere in the field, including that of Lewis Hamilton and his struggles in the SF-25.