“It’s been put to me like this: ‘The longer this drags on, the longer we don’t get a result to that investigation and some findings from the FIA that the worse the Lewis Hamilton situation is’.
“That’s from a senior source close to that situation, which I think is significant.
“So while you would expect Lewis to be back, trying to win that eighth world title, as things stand, it is unclear within the team that is what he will be doing.
“All the options might be on the table, even a sabbatical year for Lewis if he doesn’t feel ready to come back in 2022.
source: express.co.uk