Heading into the Canadian GP- and speaking before he qualified a distant seventh - he is guarded and, deep down, would rather be undisturbed as he watches the US Open golf on his phone.
JONATHAN McEVOY IN SHANGHAI: The seven-time world champion had finished sixth in a race won by Oscar Piastri , but will now be stripped of his eight points.
JONATHAN McEVOY IN MELBOURNE: Hamilton was more than two-tenths behind Charles Leclerc, seventh on the grid that sees McLaren locking out the front row.
JONATHAN McEVOY IN BAHRAIN: A large posse of photographers waited by the press conference door to capture his arrival, echoing the Michael Schumacher era.
JONATHAN McEVOY IN BAHRAIN: A large posse of photographers waited by the press conference door to capture his arrival, echoing the Michael Schumacher era.