The evidence has been staring us in the face for years...

Lewis Hamilton’s F1 season has got off to a tricky start after it was suggested the star driver may have ‘Entamaphobia’, otherwise known as a fear of doors.

The symptoms started to manifest themselves late last year, when members of his entourage began to notice that he would no longer get into his Pagani Zonda, instead climbing onto the roof.

There he would sit, for some hours, staring thoughtfully into the distance, until he either clambered back down or one of his # TeamLH people would drive him to the shops. Very slowly.

Things took a turn for the worse just after Christmas, when as he was due to fly back from America, he scurried up on to the roof of his private jet and refused to come back down.

No Lewis, you can't sit up there No Lewis, you can't sit up there

Obviously, (although it was considered), flying him home like that wasn’t really an option and it took the pilot some time to tempt him back down, with a trail of white truffle pizza slices, leading into the cabin.

Medical experts say there is little to worry about, suggesting that many years of driving open topped cars is the cause and that some therapy, such as a year in touring cars, should provide a cure.