Hamilton offers a heartbreaking verdict on his qualifying performance at the Hungaroring

Following last Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix where he was voted Driver of the Day for his brilliant recovery drive, Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton endured a tough qualifying session at the Hungaroring, ending up only 12th fastest.

Ferrari endured a challenging day at the Hungaroring. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton displayed great pace in final practice, ending up third and fourth, respectively.

However, the conditions changed massively for qualifying, with track temperatures having dropped and the wind having picked up. This seemingly affected Ferrari more than their rivals.

Hamilton struggled in Q1, but made it through into Q2, albeit he was unable to achieve anything more than a P12 on the grid for tomorrow’s Budapest race.

His team-mate Leclerc struggled across the opening two sessions as well, but progressed into Q3. After his first hot lap, he found himself in a disappointing P7, but he delivered again when it mattered to secure an absolutely astonishing pole position for tomorrow’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

Understandably, the seven-time world champion cut a dejected figure at the end of qualifying at the Hungaroring which is a track where he holds the record for most pole positions and most wins.

"Clearly a massively disappointing day and being on the wrong side of a tenth cost me. Congratulations to Charles and the team. It shows what can happen when things align. I’ve got a lot of work to do and will remain focused on that."

Pressed on to comment on his performance, Hamilton noted: “Yeah, useless, absolutely useless. It clearly is. I drove terribly. It is what it is.”

“The team has no problem, you've seen the car is on pole, so we probably need to change driver.”