Hamilton feeling the love again amid Monaco motivation

THE sparkle was back in Lewis Hamilton’s eyes yesterday as he finally rekindled his love affair with Formula One.

Since the ‘lie-gate’ scandal erupted following an Australian Grand Prix from which he was disqualified, the world champion has been a distant, troubled figure.

A McLaren car far from worthy of the number one status it carries has not helped his cause, nor his demeanour that on occasion has been distinctly off-hand.