Hamilton raced to 12th position—the worst result of his Ferrari career—after starting from the same place on a weekend in which teammate Charles Leclerc claimed pole position and led swathes of the race until a mysterious and undiagnosed issue slowed his car.

Bernie Ecclestone has called for Lewis Hamilton to retire from Formula One. The seven-time world champion has questioned his future at Ferrari after admitting that “things in the background are not great” at the Italian team following a disastrous Hungarian Grand Prix where he called for the team to consider changing drivers because he is “absolutely useless”.

Lewis Hamilton has been urged to “quit” F1 by Bernie Ecclestone, as the Briton’s struggles continue with Ferrari. Hamilton suffered another disappointing weekend behind the wheel of his SF-25, as he finished the Hungarian Grand Prix down in 12th,