Lewis Hamilton was knocked out in Q2 in Hungary, and his assessment, a stern one, renders him 'useless' and calling to Ferrari to change drivers.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Hamilton judged his session and took responsibility for what was ultimately a disappointing result when compared to his teammate's pole position.

He had been having a solid weekend so far, but even Charles Leclerc probably didn’t expect to take pole position at the Hungaroring—especially after admitting on Thursday that the Hungarian circuit has never been among his strongest in terms of career performances.

Instead, to his own great surprise, the Monegasque managed to snatch pole position right at the end, edging out both McLarens—beating Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris by just 0.026 and 0.041 seconds respectively, while George Russell was only 0.053 off the pace.

Once his race engineer Bryan Bozzi informed him that he had secured pole position, Leclerc struggled to believe it — and his reaction was truly one of a kind.

In a season that should have been so promising, Lewis Hamilton seems desperate after yet another disappointing afternoon with Ferrari.

Max Verstappen did not despair; the reigning world champion was mainly realistic after a bad day with Red Bull - however painful his conclusion after an afternoon of qualifying at the Hungaroring may have been.