Lewis Hamilton tells Ferrari to replace him in stunning interview following Hungary Grand Prix qualifying

Lewis Hamilton was left a frustrated and disappointed figure after being knocked out of qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix and gave a brutal message to his Ferrari team after stepping out of the cockpit.

Hamilton is in his first season at Ferrari after stunning the F1 world by leaving Mercedes at the end of 2024 to move to the sport's most famous and successful team.

Ferrari are F1's most storied and biggest squad with the Scuderia having won 16 Constructors' Championships and 15 Drivers' Championships - and indeed is the only team to have contested every year of the World Championship.

Hamilton is a seven-time world champion after winning six titles with Mercedes and his first one with McLaren in 2008, and the 40-year-old has headed to Ferrari to end the Scuderia's success drought.

Kimi Raikkonen winning the 2007 Drivers' Championship is the last time a Ferrari driver won the title, while the team last won the Constructors' Championship in 2008.

After finishing runners-up in the Constructors' Championship last season to McLaren, second will once again be the best the Italian team can manage this campaign after the Woking team have more than double their points at this stage.

And Hamilton has endured another difficult weekend for Ferrari at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton driving for Ferrari at the Hungarian Grand Prix. (Image: Getty)

Hamilton was knocked out in Q2 and will line up for tomorrow's Grand Prix at the Hungaroring in 12th.

Hamilton's team-mate Charles Leclerc meanwhile - in the same car - will be on pole position ahead of McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

Leclerc has been the better Ferrari driver this season with five podiums under his belt so far, while Hamilton's best finish has been fourth on three occasions, though the Briton did win the Sprint Race around Shanghai in China.

Neither driver have won a Grand Prix this season, though.

Ever the classy guy, Hamilton did stop to sign an autograph for a young fan in the paddock moments after he got out of the car on the back of being knocked out of qualifying early.

But when Hamilton did turn up to the media pen to speak to the press, Hamilton could not hide his disappointment.

Over team radio after being knocked out, Hamilton said 'every time, every time' and he was asked what he was referring to by a reporter.

The Briton confirmed he was referring to himself before proceeding to brutally take down his qualifying performance and believes Ferrari might wish to consider replacing him.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Hamilton said: "I'm useless, absolutely useless.

"The team has no problem, you've seen the car on pole so they probably need to change driver."