For many years there remained serious doubt as to whether Lewis Hamilton would ever fully realise the enormous potential he demonstrated when he exploded onto the Formula 1 scene back in 2007.
All drivers will inevitably look back on scores of missed opportunities and 'what ifs', but the fact Hamilton finished the first chapter of his F1 career, at a team as mighty as McLaren, with only one world championship to his name seemed almost scandalous.
Hamilton arrived in F1 as a 22-year-old prodigy destined for great things, to not only break records but to shatter them. But his time at McLaren contained more opportunities missed than taken.