His result on Sunday may have ended his problems, and it shows that the advice that Rubens Barrichello, who drives for the Williams team, gave to Hamilton was perhaps the correct one: Simply ignore the criticism and continue racing the way he believes he should.
It was the difficulty of acknowledging his depression that drove him to obsess about ending his problems with a bottle of pills.
His problems ended his coaching career, and he has not worked since being fired as the manager of Kettering Town in 2005.
O'Neill also told BBC Scotland false rumours he had a drink problem ended his hopes of becoming Hibernian boss shortly before he took the Irish job.
There is a spot for the fast bowler Liam Plunkett, who took 19 wickets in four Tests last summer before an ankle problem ended his summer.
Deco, who sets the side's tempo, picked up an adductor muscle injury in the warm-up and Ricardo Carvalho lasted a paltry 12 minutes before a knee problem ended his afternoon.
Juan Montoya, the defending series champion and defending race winner, started from the pole, led 110 laps and seemed headed for another victory before an electrical problem ended his day on Lap 178.
"Unfortunately in this game, if you're under the age of 35 and you didn't play in the big leagues, it's kind of easy to get classified," said Eppler, who pitched for the University of Connecticut until a shoulder problem ended his career.
In September, concussion problems ended his season, as well as a streak of 243 consecutive games played.
Credit must be given to Hoffenheim for the faith placed in Nagelsmann, who started coaching junior teams in 2008 after persistent knee problems ended his playing career at the age of 20.
