One man and his dog

Lewis Hamilton chilling out at home with his dog, Roscoe.

Okay, so it doesn't look as though Lewis Hamilton and his top dog Roscoe are going to be entering any sheep dog trails over the summer break!

But they certainly look to be having a good time chilling out as Formula 1 enters its mandatory summer shutdown period.

And for once, Hamilton isn't pictured in some glamorous and exotic far-away location. Here, he's simply chilling at home listening to some of his favourite music.

We're not sure what Roscoe makes of it all, though. He's looking a little unimpressed with the choice of tunes. Hamilton's pet pooch looks a bit larger than we remember him being in the paddock - or maybe Hamilton's getting smaller with all those cornering G-forces?

Lewis Hamilton is definitely putting the Hungarian Grand Prix behind him. Fourth place in Budapest means he goes into the summer break 14 points behind Sebastian Vettel in the championship. But who needs to be worrying about that right now?

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.