Hamilton added that speculation regarding his mental state was wide of the
mark. “Not winning is the only issue,” he said. “It seems to be quite a
steep cliff I have fallen off but that’s the way it is. Every sportsman at
the top eventually goes through this.”
Perhaps Hamilton will be able to discuss the fickleness of form with Rory
McIlroy, who has been in contact this week via Twitter to arrange a round of
golf. The 22 year-old suffered a final-round collapse at this year’s
Masters but came back to win the US Open. “Golf is not really the same,”
Hamilton smiled. “I will just get some golf lessons from him.”