Lewis Hamilton's rollercoaster year
Beaten by his team-mate, troubled by off-track issues, repeatedly clashing with rivals, yet still a stunning grand prix winner on his day - Lewis Hamilton's 2011 season had it all, as Edd Straw recounts
Only with the benefit of hindsight some years hence will we truly understand what we saw Lewis Hamilton go through during the 2011 season.
Was it the year in which the 2008 world champion was revealed to be a one-trick pony, a one-dimensional speed merchant unable to adapt to the ever-increasing demands of managing the car and tyres over a grand prix distance?
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