It is a rare thing to witness a sportsman crumble in front of your eyes, their self-confidence shattered to pieces in the space of a few short months. Welcome to the brutal world of Formula One, to Daniil Kvyat's nightmare.
The young Russian’s demise from rising star to yet another wasted prodigy dumped on the rubbish tip of talent has been rapid and brutal even by this cutthroat sport’s standards. Discussion of the 22-year-old’s predicament moved from polite criticism to genuine concern for his wellbeing last weekend in Hockenheim,after yet another low point, qualifying 19th, in a summer of nadirs.