Lewis Hamilton doubled down on self-critical comments he made on Saturday after a poor finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.
The seven-time world champion called himself useless and suggested Ferrari might need to change drivers after qualifying in 12th position at the Hungaroring, with teammate Charles Leclerc qualifying on pole.
Its me every time. Im useless, absolutely useless, Hamilton told Sky Sports . The team have no problem. Youve seen the cars on pole. So they probably need to change driver.
In Sundays race, Hamilton was unable to improve on his starting position, finishing in 12th and over a lap behind race-winner Lando Norris of McLaren.
His race was punctuated by an incident with former title rival Max Verstappen, when their cars came extremely close to touching and Hamilton was forced off track but both drivers avoided punishment.
Hamilton was asked about his post-qualifying comments after Sundays Grand Prix and continued to cut a down-beat figure.
When you have a feeling, you have a feeling, the British driver said. There is a lot going on in the background that is not great.
He was then asked whether he still had the passion to continue racing and Hamilton was more emphatic.
No, I still love it, I still love the team, the 40-year-old said.
In a press conference with written media, Hamilton added that hell hopefully be back when F1 returns from its summer break at the Dutch Grand Prix on August 31, according to Sky Sports .
In a statement released by Ferrari though after the race, Hamilton was more definitive, calling the whole weekend challenging and one to move on from.
We werent able to make the progress we hoped for, but Im grateful for the effort everyone in the team put in throughout the weekend, he said. Now, we head into the break. Ill be using the time to reset, recharge and come back stronger. Im not where I want to be yet, but the fights not over C dont count me out.
Its been a frustrating debut season with Ferrari as a whole for Hamilton. He currently sits sixth in the drivers championship standings , one place and 42 points behind Leclerc but 175 points behind current leader Oscar Piastri.
Hes failed to make a podium in any of the 14 Grands Prix in 2025, finishing fourth on three occasions.
After the Hungarian GP, Fred Vasseur C Ferrari team principal C was confident that Hamilton will come back stronger after the summer break.
I dont need to motivate him. Hes frustrated, but not demotivated, its a completely different story, Vasseur said, per Sky Sports . I can perfectly understand the situation.
Sometimes you are making comments on what the driver (is) saying to the car, but you put the microphone on some other sportsman in football, and so not sure that it would be much better.
You know that they are in the performance and sometimes they are making comments even when they jump out of the car. I can understand the frustration we are all frustrated.
刘易斯·汉密尔顿在周日匈牙利大奖赛表现不佳后，于周六发表的自我批评言论上进一步强化了态度。
这位七届世界冠军自嘲“一无是处”，并在匈牙利亨格罗林赛道仅获第12名排位赛后暗示法拉利可能需要更换车手——其队友夏尔·勒克莱尔（Charles Leclerc）则夺得了杆位。
汉密尔顿对天空体育表示：“每次都是我。我真没用，完全没用。车队没有问题，你们也看到了赛车拿到了杆位。所以他们可能需要换掉车手。”
周日的比赛中，汉密尔顿（Hamilton）未能提升自己的发车排名，最终以第12名完赛，落后迈凯伦车队冠军得主兰多·诺里斯（Lando Norris）一圈以上。
比赛中他与老对手马克斯·维斯塔潘发生了一次惊险接触——两车几乎相撞，汉密尔顿被挤出赛道，但两位车手均未受到处罚。
汉密尔顿在周日大奖赛后被问及排位赛后的言论时，依然显得情绪低落。
“当你有一种感觉，那就是一种感觉，”这位英国车手说道，“幕后发生了许多不太好的事情。”
随后，当被问及是否仍对继续参赛充满热情时，汉密尔顿的回答更为坚定。
“不，我依然热爱它，依然热爱这支球队。”这位40岁的球员说道。
据天空体育报道，汉密尔顿在与文字媒体的新闻发布会上补充表示，他“希望能在”8月31日F1夏休期结束后的荷兰大奖赛上回归赛场。
然而法拉利在赛后发布的声明中，汉密尔顿（Hamilton）的表述更为明确，他将整个周末形容为“充满挑战”且“需要翻篇”的经历。
他说："我们未能取得预期的进展，但我感谢团队每个人在整个周末付出的努力。现在，我们将进入休整期。我会利用这段时间调整状态、恢复精力，以更强的姿态回归。虽然我尚未达到理想状态，但战斗还未结束——别把我排除在外。"
对汉密尔顿而言，在法拉利的首个赛季整体令人沮丧。目前在车手锦标赛积分榜上，他排名第六，落后勒克莱尔一个位次及42分，与当前领跑者奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里相差175分。
他在2025赛季的14场大奖赛中均未能登上领奖台，其中三次获得第四名。
匈牙利大奖赛后，法拉利车队领队弗雷德里克·瓦塞尔（Fred Vasseur）表示，他相信汉密尔顿（Lewis Hamilton）将在夏休期后以更强的状态回归赛场。
瓦塞尔（Vasseur）在接受天空体育采访时表示："我不需要激励他。他感到沮丧，但并未失去动力，这完全是两回事。"他补充道："我完全能理解这种状况。"
有时你正在对车手（向赛车）说的话进行评论，却把麦克风放在了其他足球运动员身上，因此不确定效果是否会更好。
你知道他们在表演中，有时甚至在跳下车时还会发表评论。我能理解这种沮丧——我们都很沮丧。