Russell sees 'GOAT' Hamilton 'talking nonsense' in 'I'm useless claim'

Hamilton admittedly had a difficult weekend ahead of the summer break at the Hungaroring, as he got eliminated after Q2 and then finished outside of the points a day later.

After qualifying on Saturday, the Ferrari driver was downbeat, and told Sky Sports he's 'useless' and that 'maybe Ferrari should get another driver'.

Russell, who finished on the podium in Hungary, sees emotions getting the better of the 'greatest driver' in that moment.

"Of course he's talking nonsense when he says something like that because he's the greatest driver of all time," he began to GPblog among others.

"When you go from the racetrack and you're in front of the media, within 10 minutes you have all of these emotions. When you have a bad day, that's how you feel.

"When you have a good day, everything changes. He's still an exceptional driver, we saw it, he obviously won the sprint straight away at the start of the year in China," he reflected on Hamilton's words.

"He's still got it," Russell argues. "But Formula One is not an easy sport, and especially if the team is not performing at the highest level, that compounds the issue. Of course, Charles [Leclerc] is an amazing driver too."

"14 races down, probably every driver bar two are looking forward to 2026 for a fresh opportunity to fight for a championship," Russell continued.

The Ferrari driver has the most world titles in F1's history, being only on par with Michael Schumacher in that regard.