PALMER: Can Hamilton mount a title challenge after his first Ferrari win?

Lewis Hamilton is back. His first win in red took longer than anticipated, but it is clear now that he’s hit his stride, both with his car and his team and he is once again a force to be reckoned with at the sharp end of Formula 1.

The transformation in Lewis this year has been stark. Last season he cut a beaten-up figure by the end of a tormenting campaign in which he failed to achieve a podium for the first time in his career and struggled to string any sort of performances together. From the word go this season things have looked different.