BREAKING: Lewis Hamilton declares himself 'useless' in tough to watch interview at Hungarian GP

Lewis Hamilton declared himself "useless" and said Ferrari "probably need to change driver" in a gut-wrenching interview after qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. He had failed to make the top 10 after a disappointing Q2 exit and is set to start Sunday's race 12th on the grid.

Charles Leclerc sparked jubilant scenes in the Ferrari garage by securing the team's first Grand Prix pole of the season. But in the other red car, Hamilton had a wretched time and was visibly emotional as he spoke to Sky Sports and made it clear he feels he is the problem.

The Brit said: "It's just me, every time. I'm useless, absolutely useless. The team has no problem – the other car is on pole. They probably need to change driver."

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Hamilton had put in some decent times in practice on Friday. But still he had been complaining about a lack of balance and had told reporters that he had not felt as comfortable in the cars as his lap times had suggested, and those problems came back to haunt him in qualifying.

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