'Hamilton is trying to find someone else to blame, that is disappointing'

Over the past few race weekends, the seven-time world champion has picked up several penalties from the stewards, including two in Hungary that partly compromised his final result.

The first came in qualifying, when he was handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Oscar Piastri. Having originally qualified second, it cost him the chance to challenge Lando Norris off the line at the start. The second came during the race, when a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane dropped him behind his teammate in the final classification.

In his latest column for The Telegraph, Anderson questioned Hamilton's recent performances, admitting he found it surprising that a driver of his experience had been making so many mistakes. He suggested the errors could either be the result of an unfortunate run of form or point to a more significant underlying issue.

The former Jordan technical director also argued that Hamilton was primarily responsible for the two penalties he received in Hungary and should accept more of the blame himself rather than directing criticism towards Ferrari.

Anderson went on to criticise Hamilton's attitude, arguing that the seven-time world champion is no longer setting the example expected from a driver of his experience. He also claimed the mistakes made over the past few races have proved costly in terms of championship points.

He finally added that, in his view, there was an explanation for nearly all of Hamilton's recent problems, but criticised him for failing to take responsibility. Instead, Anderson felt the Ferrari driver had been too quick to shift the blame elsewhere, describing that approach as disappointing.

In the closing stages, following Oscar Piastri's retirement, Ferrari opted to pit Hamilton under the Virtual Safety Car in an attempt to gain time. However, the strategy ultimately backfired. After the race, Hamilton made it clear that he disagreed with the decision, explaining that he was informed only moments before the pit lane entry and had no opportunity to question the call. He insisted he would never have agreed to stop if he had known it would cost him track position.

Hamilton also felt that, even if Max Verstappen had eventually overtaken him on fresher tyres, he still could have held on to at least third place instead of losing several positions and valuable championship points: "I think we probably would have lost out to Max, probably he was on fresher tyres. I would imagine maybe in that last stint, but I think we may have been able to hold on to P2, he was catching me, but most likely it would have been P3, and then much better. But instead, I lost a bunch of points."