Ferrari will be concerned by what Lewis Hamilton did as soon as he finished the Hungarian Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton’s mood throughout the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend was not what team principal Fred Vasseur would have wanted to see.

Last weekend’s race at Spa showed the best of Lewis Hamilton, as he made up 11 places to score points for Ferrari.

Fans praised Hamilton’s strategy call to pit a lap earlier than many of his rivals, but he struggled in both qualifying sessions, which is why he had so many positions to make up.

The Hungarian Grand Prix offered Hamilton an opportunity to rediscover his best form at a track that he loves.

The 40-year-old has won at the Hungaroring on eight occasions and secured nine pole positions, but this year’s race didn’t go as planned.

Hamilton matched Alain Prost’s record for the lowest finishing position of any F1 champion with four or more titles.

He started and finished the race in 12th, his lowest finish of the season and the only time he’s not scored points in a weekend since joining Ferrari.

After the race, Hamilton apologised to the team over the radio, although Fred Vasseur was quick to defend his star driver after the race.

What the seven-time world champion did after finishing the race might be the most concerning thing for Vasseur as Formula 1 enters the summer break.

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Lewis Hamilton sits ‘motionless’ in his car for ‘over a minute’ after the Hungarian Grand Prix

A report from Formula1.it has shared more details about Hamilton’s Hungarian Grand Prix performance.

Hamilton was asked if he still loves racing during an interview with Sky Sports F1 because he was so despondent in the media pen.

This isn’t an entirely new trend for the 40-year-old, who was gutted with his qualifying performances regularly last season at Mercedes.

However, he never suggested he should be replaced, which made his ‘change drivers’ quote even more striking after qualifying.

As soon as Hamilton arrived in the pit lane after the race, the report from Formula1.it noticed that he sat ‘motionless’ in the car for ‘over a minute’ before saying anything to the team or getting out.

That’s when he then apologised to race engineer Riccardo Adami and the rest of his team at Ferrari, as he felt he had let them down by being so far off teammate Charles Leclerc.

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Lewis Hamilton replacement suggested by Bernie Ecclestone if he walks away from Ferrari

There is currently no suggestion that Hamilton will walk away from Ferrari during the summer break or at the end of the season.

Hamilton has a contract until the end of 2026, with an option to extend for another year if things go well during the first year of the new regulations.

Martin Brundle can’t see Hamilton extending his time at Ferrari if things don’t improve soon, and even if they do, he needs to find a way to beat Leclerc if the Scuderia suddenly develop a race-winning car.

Bernie Ecclestone has also had his say on the 40-year-old’s struggles after attending the race in Hungary.

Ecclestone would try and ‘steal’ Isack Hadjar to replace Hamilton at Ferrari should he decide to walk away from the sport.

That would send the F1 driver market into overdrive, and right now, it looks incredibly unlikely.