“We had to keep giving him the confidence,” Capito said. “We said that there was nothing wrong, everything was fine but it’s very difficult to up them because that was the end of the season, they all went on vacation, they said they have to take the time off.

“So he was not around here every single day and it’s also we didn’t interfere there too much as we knew what was happening, we knew was going on that he switched his social media off but if we would have interfered too much, I think we would have made the situation worse.

“That’s something everybody has to get over himself. He was fully aware that he had our backing, that we’re absolutely convinced he didn’t do anything wrong.”

When discussing the crash itself, Capito admits it shouldn’t have happened, “but if you’re racing, you know, crashes can happen. And when we never blame a driver for that, it’s possible to crash. Because otherwise you have to stay at home if you don’t want to crash.”

This support hasn’t been enough to improve Latifi’s performance which has deteriorated further this season. But Capito understands how such online vitriol can affect your driving.

“It was extremely hard, I think that’s hard for absolutely everybody and I think everybody who didn’t go through this has no idea how that feels,” he said.

“So even if you switch then your social media off, you are in contact with other people who still see it and it’s going on, and you just can’t get away.

“I think that was also a part why it took him quite a while in the season to find his competitiveness. I’m sure it affected his driving after that. And it would have affected my driving a lot, I am absolutely convinced about this. So I can understand that and this is why we gave him the confidence and supported him all the season and we knew he would come back.”

Unfortunately, Latifi hasn’t come back with a few fans arguing there was hardly any form to return to. This has led to rumours that Latifi will be replaced by the end of the season. Who will replace him? At this point, it’s anyone’s guess but after Nyck de Vries performance, many believe he is up for consideration.