It was an announcement that transcended the sports world and carried over into the world at large. Family members and friends who knew nothing about Formula 1 were asking for a comparison, and the idea of Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots for the New York Jets, or the Dallas Cowboys, was quickly offered as a comparison.

Lewis Hamilton selected Sebastian Vettel as “the best World Champion that I know” as he heaped praise on his former F1 rival. And that verdict from Hamilton came as he picked out a major distinction which he sees in Vettel that separates him from the rest,

Lewis Hamilton picked up some valuable track time at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya earlier this week, but it was not all plain sailing for the Brit with a crash on the second day of testing