Lewis Hamilton has been here before. In fact he has been in the situation of needing to show resilience after a major setback on many occasions in his Formula One career.
One of the Briton’s strongest traits is his ability to bounce back strongly from a disappointment, and he is going to need to demonstrate that characteristic again if he is to become a four-time world champion this year.
After 40 laps of Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix he led in his Mercedes-GP car and was on target to retake the lead in the drivers' championship.
Instead, his Mercedes engine failed on the start-finish straight, and instead of leaving Sepang with a five-point lead over teammate Nico Rosberg, he departed 23 points in arrears.
More Formula One
• Graham Caygill: Fortune favours Nico Rosberg but Lewis Hamilton still has time
• In pictures: Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo takes advantage to win Malaysian Grand Prix
Hamilton, 31, was understandably upset by his misfortune, going as far to suggest there was a conspiracy against him within Mercedes to prevent him winning the title, although he later softened that tone.
There are five races remaining, starting with Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, and Hamilton needs one of his trademark instant responses.
If he needs inspiration he need only to cast his mind back two years to 2014 when he was duelling with Rosberg.
Contact with his German teammate in Belgium had left him with no points from the race and trailing his rival by 29 points with seven races remaining.
Hamilton responded to the pressure by winning six of those seven races and it was he who left the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as champion.
A similar run will be needed if he is to prevail this time around, but if any driver on the grid has the belief and tenacity to do it then it is Hamilton.
Malaysia, up until the engine problem, had been a case in point as he had recovered from a disappointing performance in Singapore two weeks earlier.
Hamilton finished a distant third there, beaten comfortably not just by Rosberg but also by the Red Bull Racing car of Daniel Ricciardo.
It was the first time that Rosberg had beaten Hamilton in a race where neither man had a genuine car problem, either in the race or qualifying, and where the championship was still alive, since Austria in June 2015.
Hamilton responded to that by dominating Rosberg in Malaysia, emphatically quicker in both practice and qualifying.
Rosberg's race was compromised at the start when he was hit by the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel, so no genuine comparison on pace during the 56-lap race is fair.
But Hamilton was on target to bounce back again from a moment of adversity until issues outside his control intervened.
The destiny of the title is still in Hamilton’s hands. If he wins the remaining races in Japan, United States, Mexico, Brazil and Abu Dhabi he will be champion and that is what he must aim for.
He has won at Suzuka the past two years, despite Rosberg starting on pole on both occasions, so he will be confident that he can begin his renaissance with 25 points on Sunday.
History may well be on the side of Rosberg; every driver to have amassed eight wins in a season has gone on to win the title, but that will not faze Hamilton.
He turned a 43-point deficit after the first five races of this season into a six-point lead six races later, so having to hunt Rosberg down again in quick fashion will not be a new experience.
Rosberg may be have the points advantage, but it would be unwise to rule out Hamilton as the driver celebrating the title in the Yas Marina Circuit paddock come November 27.
After all he has been here before.
Follow us on Twitter @NatSportUAE
Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/TheNationalSport
The more serious side of specialty coffee
While the taste of beans and freshness of roast is paramount to the specialty coffee scene, so is sustainability and workers’ rights.
The bulk of genuine specialty coffee companies aim to improve on these elements in every stage of production via direct relationships with farmers. For instance, Mokha 1450 on Al Wasl Road strives to work predominantly with women-owned and -operated coffee organisations, including female farmers in the Sabree mountains of Yemen.
Because, as the boutique’s owner, Garfield Kerr, points out: “women represent over 90 per cent of the coffee value chain, but are woefully underrepresented in less than 10 per cent of ownership and management throughout the global coffee industry.”
One of the UAE’s largest suppliers of green (meaning not-yet-roasted) beans, Raw Coffee, is a founding member of the Partnership of Gender Equity, which aims to empower female coffee farmers and harvesters.
Also, globally, many companies have found the perfect way to recycle old coffee grounds: they create the perfect fertile soil in which to grow mushrooms.
The specs
Engine: Turbocharged four-cylinder 2.7-litre
Power: 325hp
Torque: 500Nm
Transmission: 10-speed automatic
Price: From Dh189,700
On sale: now
Sreesanth's India bowling career
Tests 27, Wickets 87, Average 37.59, Best 5-40
ODIs 53, Wickets 75, Average 33.44, Best 6-55
T20Is 10, Wickets 7, Average 41.14, Best 2-12
Recipe: Spirulina Coconut Brothie
Ingredients
1 tbsp Spirulina powder
1 banana
1 cup unsweetened coconut milk (full fat preferable)
1 tbsp fresh turmeric or turmeric powder
½ cup fresh spinach leaves
½ cup vegan broth
2 crushed ice cubes (optional)
Method
Blend all the ingredients together on high in a high-speed blender until smooth and creamy.
Analysis
Members of Syria's Alawite minority community face threat in their heartland after one of the deadliest days in country’s recent history. Read more
Arabian Gulf Cup FINAL
Al Nasr 2
(Negredo 1, Tozo 50)
Shabab Al Ahli 1
(Jaber 13)
Result:
1. Cecilie Hatteland (NOR) atop Alex - 31.46 seconds
2. Anna Gorbacheva (RUS) atop Curt 13 - 31.82 seconds
3. Georgia Tame (GBR) atop Cash Up - 32.81 seconds
4. Sheikha Latifa bint Ahmed Al Maktoum (UAE) atop Peanuts de Beaufour - 35.85 seconds
5. Miriam Schneider (GER) atop Benur du Romet - 37.53 seconds
6. Annika Sande (NOR) atop For Cash 2 - 31.42 seconds (4 penalties)
Mohammed bin Zayed Majlis
The specs
AT4 Ultimate, as tested
Engine: 6.2-litre V8
Power: 420hp
Torque: 623Nm
Transmission: 10-speed automatic
Price: From Dh330,800 (Elevation: Dh236,400; AT4: Dh286,800; Denali: Dh345,800)
On sale: Now
Itcan profile
Founders: Mansour Althani and Abdullah Althani
Based: Business Bay, with offices in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and India
Sector: Technology, digital marketing and e-commerce
Size: 70 employees
Revenue: On track to make Dh100 million in revenue this year since its 2015 launch
Funding: Self-funded to date
New Zealand 15 British & Irish Lions 15
New Zealand 15
Tries: Laumape, J Barrett
Conversions: B Barrett
Penalties: B Barrett
British & Irish Lions 15
Penalties: Farrell (4), Daly
Read more from Kareem Shaheen
The Cairo Statement
1: Commit to countering all types of terrorism and extremism in all their manifestations
2: Denounce violence and the rhetoric of hatred
3: Adhere to the full compliance with the Riyadh accord of 2014 and the subsequent meeting and executive procedures approved in 2014 by the GCC
4: Comply with all recommendations of the Summit between the US and Muslim countries held in May 2017 in Saudi Arabia.
5: Refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of countries and of supporting rogue entities.
6: Carry out the responsibility of all the countries with the international community to counter all manifestations of extremism and terrorism that threaten international peace and security
MATCH INFO
Champions League quarter-final, first leg
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City, Tuesday, 11pm (UAE)
Matches can be watched on BeIN Sports
T20 World Cup Qualifier
October 18 – November 2
Opening fixtures
Friday, October 18
ICC Academy: 10am, Scotland v Singapore, 2.10pm, Netherlands v Kenya
Zayed Cricket Stadium: 2.10pm, Hong Kong v Ireland, 7.30pm, Oman v UAE
UAE squad
Ahmed Raza (captain), Rohan Mustafa, Ashfaq Ahmed, Rameez Shahzad, Darius D’Silva, Mohammed Usman, Mohammed Boota, Zawar Farid, Ghulam Shabber, Junaid Siddique, Sultan Ahmed, Imran Haider, Waheed Ahmed, Chirag Suri, Zahoor Khan
Players out: Mohammed Naveed, Shaiman Anwar, Qadeer Ahmed
Players in: Junaid Siddique, Darius D’Silva, Waheed Ahmed
