This thread is inspired by the strong criticism of Felipe Massa following his lacklustre performance in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. It seems that one poor performance is all it takes to turn a potential World Champion into a chump, even if they qualified on pole just a day earlier.

Are F1 fans fickle? Should drivers at the pinnacle of the sport expect to be strongly criticised when they don’t deliver the goods? Does the old maxim of “You’re only as good as your last race” still apply?

What are your thoughts?