The hype might have been suffocating at times, but there was no mistaking the way the crowd erupted as Lewis passed the finish line at the end of the last qualifying session and took pole position. That experience in itself almost justified the trip to the Northamptonshire.
But race day didn't prove as successful for Lewis, and he ended up in third place behind team-mate Fernando Alonso and the superior Ferrari of Kimi Räikkönen. Not that we should be ungrateful for what is still an amazing rookie season for Lewis.
We should have known the drama that would follow in subsequent races...
