It would be understandable if Hamilton was reluctant to get too carried away in the wake of Sunday’s race win given how the situation almost exactly mirrors where he was 12 months ago. After his victory for McLaren at the Hungaroring in 2012, Hamilton found himself 47 points behind Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso heading into the summer break. However, the autumn surge Hamilton was hoping for failed to materialise; his McLaren car was quick but reliability issues cost him and he ended up retiring four times and winning only twice more en route to finishing fourth in the standings. Instead, it was Vettel who made a late charge to overhaul Alonso and win his third straight crown.