Hamilton has, in recent years, attracted attention upon arriving in the F1 paddock with his own choice of bold attire, bucking the trend of drivers arriving in team-branded gear. Now, the sport’s only black driver has described how the stale world of mid-2000s F1 reacted to his initial clothing choices.

Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton both have a lot of work ahead after wrestling with tyre warm-up in practice for Formula 1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix