Alonso responds vehemently to Hamilton's 'useless' spell at Ferrari

14:51, 30 Aug 2025

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Lewis Hamilton's words following the qualifying session for the Hungarian Grand Prix resonated the world over, even with double world champion and ardent rival to the Brit, Fernando Alonso.

Having fallen eliminated in Q2 whilst teammate Charles Leclerc went on to take pole, Hamilton reacted devastated, branding himself as 'useless' and urging Ferrari to 'swap drivers.'

Confronted with the Brit's comments, Alonso, as quoted by Sky Sports during the Dutch GP weekend, replied with some comforting words for his rival.

Hamilton is an incredible driver

"From the outside you never know for sure what is going on, but Lewis doesn't need to prove anything.

"He is an incredible driver and he will figure out sooner or later to be at the top pace."

According to the Aston Martin driver, Hamilton and the Scuderia still command respect in the F1 paddock.

"He and Ferrari will always be a combo that you need to respect a lot."

Hamilton's former teammate at Mercedes, George Russell, also defended the 7-time world champion, saying the Brit was merely talking nonsense during his emotional outburst.

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

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