Up to a point. Like many F1 fans my loyalty is not blinkered, I enjoy the totality of the sport. I know that Lewis Hamilton is a fantastic racing driver and brings a lot to the sport. I cheered for Lewis at his final GP2 race at Silverstone. When I attended my first British Grand Prix I went to see Schumacher win. Yet when it was DC that took the chequered flag, I along with everyone else stood and applauded him on his victory lap. All the players contribute to my enjoyment of the sport.

So when ‘Truligate’ or ‘Liegate’ or whatever it becomes known as, was brewing I was having a whale of a time, poring over every poisonous newspaper article and blog comment. It was almost as much fun as race day.

Up to a point. Until I saw a solitary Lewis facing the media and giving them the apology they demanded. Despite all the hype, he is still a relatively young man trying to cope with the enormous pressure that his extraordinary talent has brought him. I can’t imagine how awful it must have felt to be in that press conference facing those who built you up as the ‘Second Coming’, some of whom are now gleefully trashing your reputation in their fickle tabloids.

He did wrong, he was found out and has apologised. What more can or do we want Lewis Hamilton to do? So can we now move on and enjoy the racing before we all lose any further sense of perspective?