After dropping out of qualifying before the pole position shootout for the second weekend running, Lewis Hamilton cut a distraught figure in the media pen. The seven-time world champion told his team to “change driver” after watching team-mate Charles Leclerc score the team’s first pole position of the season while he himself qualified 12th.

Hamilton qualified 12th for the Hungarian Grand Prix, with teammate Charles Leclerc in pole position. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Lewis Hamilton called himself “absolutely useless” and suggested Ferrari should change drivers after he qualified 12th for the Hungarian Grand Prix, with teammate Charles Leclerc on pole

Ferrari announced a multi-year contract extension with Formula One team boss Fred Vasseur on Thursday, ending immediate speculation about the Frenchman's future at the helm of the sport's oldest, most successful and glamorous constructor.

Ferrari Team Principal, Fred Vasseur, has signed a new long-term contract to remain in charge of the team despite an ongoing winless run in Formula 1 this season.