Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari crashed back to earth on Sunday when 24 hours after Charles Leclerc claimed the team's first pole of 2025 they left Hungary frustrated and dejected. Hamilton, backed beforehand by team boss Fred Vasseur,

A despondent Lewis Hamilton said he was "useless" and suggested Ferrari needed another driver after qualifying 12th for the Hungarian Grand Prix with teammate Charles Leclerc on pole position.

Lewis Hamilton called himself “absolutely useless” and suggested Ferrari should change drivers after he qualified 12th for the Hungarian Grand Prix and teammate Charles Leclerc took pole position. It was a new low in a difficult first season with Ferrari for seven-time Formula One champion Hamilton,

Charles Leclerc has spoken about the different qualities he has picked up from Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari, compared to what he learned from Sebastian Vettel and Carlos Sainz. Leclerc met Hamilton in Maranello after Ferrari managed to lure the seven-time world champion away from Mercedes.

Charles Leclerc vented his fury at Ferrari using team radio during the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver had started on pole position after an outstanding Saturday but had slipped to third in the grand prix behind both McLarens. But he unloaded his anger at his race engineer via the team radio.

The McLarens took second and third, with Oscar Piastri ahead of Lando Norris. After topping the earlier qualifying sessions, they were undone by changing conditions in overcast Budapest, where Aston Martin starred and not even Max Verstappen could overcome the Red Bull’s car deficiencies on this technical, low-speed course.