Formula 1 was awash over the Monza weekend with speculation about Lewis Hamilton's future, but Tony Dodgins argues that when it comes to what really matters, he'd probably be best served staying put

Whenever stories such as Lewis Hamilton switching to Mercedes arise from credible sources like, last week, the BBC, there's seldom smoke without fire. The question is: who lit the fire?

It's worth remembering that Eddie Jordan broke the 'Schumacher to return' story three years ago and that some of EJ's steers are believed, within the paddock, to emanate from Bernie Ecclestone.

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