The 2012-spec Lewis Hamilton admits last year was not without problems. Adam Cooper analyses whether the McLaren man's winter soul-searching has been enough to regain the stellar championship-winning momentum he enjoyed four seasons ago

F1's winter break was a relatively short one, but Lewis Hamilton took full advantage of it. In the turbulent slipstream of his difficult 2011 season, the former world champion managed to steer clear of media and PR commitments, and find some time for himself with which to recharge his batteries.

For Wednesday's McLaren launch he was back on team duty, and we had our first real sight of him since the last race of the season in Brazil.

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