Formula 1's summer break was supposed to be the time when teams and drivers kicked back on the beach to recharge their batteries after an intense first half of the 2018 campaign.
But no sooner had engines fallen silent after the post-Hungarian Grand Prix test, and factory doors at teams closed for the shutdown, than the driver market silly season exploded in unpredictable fashion.
Daniel Ricciardo's shock deal to join Renault in 2019, just days after telling his Red Bull bosses he was all ready to stay on, caught the paddock on the hop and triggered a summer of intrigue, gossip and swift moves to fill vacancies.