There’s a particular kind of cruelty in Formula One that does not get discussed enough. Not the crashes, or the politics or even the mechanical failures that happen at key moments during a season. It’s when a driver produces the finest season of their career – statistically, emotionally and technically – and still does not win the championship.

Written by Aiden Hover, Edited by Daniel Yi As we all can remember, the rivalry between the Mercedes Formula One pairing of Sir Lewis...