Thanks to a resurgent Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton is facing a challenge from a team-mate for the first time since 2016.

It’s fair to say Hamilton didn’t handle that fight well and ended up losing the World Championship to Nico Rosberg. This begs the question, will history repeat itself?

Why he should be worried

There are undoubtedly parallels. In 2016, Hamilton came into the season on the back of two World Championships in which he beat his team-mate relatively comfortably in the end.

Furthermore, after having the edge over his team-mate for two seasons, he didn’t react well to being beaten, often acting angry and bitter.