'I'm useless,' says despondent Hamilton

A despondent Lewis Hamilton said he was “useless” and suggested Ferrari needed another driver after qualifying 12th for the Hungarian Grand Prix with teammate Charles Leclerc on pole position.

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The seven-time Formula One world champion, who is 40 and the second oldest driver on the grid, has an unrivalled record in Hungary with eight wins and nine poles but Saturday's performance was far from those heights.

“It's me every time. I'm useless, absolutely useless)’ he told Sky Sports television when explaining why he had said “every time, every time” over the radio after failing to make the cut by 15 thousandths of a second.

“The team have no problem. You've seen the car's on pole.

“So we probably need to change driver”