It was a bit of a shock when I saw the news Steve, total bolt out the blue. Having said that, the more I think about it, the more sense it kind of makes. He's a family man now, and he talked in his interview abiout how his famnily had made sacrifices this year. We all know how upset he was when Hamilton won the title so early on in 2015, and he probably feels he's nothing left to prove now. Also, with up and coming drivers like Verstappen and Ricciardo, Hmailton back on form towards the end of the season, the rule changes maybe meaning that Mercedes won't have it all their own way next year, it's maybe time to go out on a high. He would be getting well paid to carry on, but you can only have so much money!

Be interesting to see who Mercedes hire. Most of the best drivers are already firmly tied, so Wehrlein might get an early promotion, meaning Hamilton would be firmly a number one for the first time since Kovaleinen partnered him at McLaren in 2008-09.