As Formula One heads into its summer break, there is plenty of mystery in the paddock. The majority of it surrounds Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton. After calling for Ferrari to sack him, declaring his qualifying performance at the Hungaroring “absolutely useless”,

Martin Brundle believes Lewis Hamilton is in a “difficult place personally” after a difficult start to his Ferrari F1 career. After winning six world titles and spending 12 years at Mercedes, Hamilton moved to Ferrari ahead of the 2025 campaign, targeting a historic eighth world championship this year.

Hamilton called himself ‘useless’ after a poor showing in the 2025 Hungarian GP. Now he has F1's summer break to find improvements