A forlorn Lewis Hamilton says he only has himself to blame after suffering a sharp downturn in form since the summer break.

While Hamilton’s failure to build on his maiden victory for Mercedes in the Hungarian GP, erroneously seen at the time as a turning point in the title race, can be attributed to the stunning turn of speed developed by the ever-improving Red Bull team, less explicable is the Englishman’s recent head-to-head record against Nico Rosberg.

Having had the better of the German during the first half of the campaign even when struggling to master his W04’s brake system, Hamilton has lost out to his Mercedes team-mate in five of the last click here for more