It's no exaggeration to say that this year's British Grand Prix was a make or break event for Lewis Hamilton.
He arrived at his home race after two non-scores due to the errors and controversies of Canada and France, and amid an increasing amount of negative media coverage in the UK.
Hamilton's frustration with the press became obvious at Magny-Cours, but the greater annoyance was that he was slipping back in the points, having dropped to fourth in the championship, 10 adrift of leader Felipe Massa.