The sun had barely risen when Lewis Hamilton's jet touched down in New York on the morning of the Met Gala. It had been a rough flight for the seven-time Formula One world champion, interspersed by on-board physio sessions to relieve a building tension in the muscles around his neck and upper back. Less than 24 hours earlier, he narrowly escaped a nasty injury when the car of title rival Max Verstappen collided with his own and was launched over his head at the Italian Grand Prix. Footage of the accident showed how the halo on his Mercedes -- a protective titanium hoop above the cockpit -- was the last barrier of defence preventing Verstappen's right rear tyre crushing Hamilton's head....
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