Hamilton has endured a difficult 18 months, particularly in qualifying. The Independent crunches the lap times

Lewis Hamilton would be “cheating himself” if he continued in Formula 1, with Bernie Ecclestone adamant he should have retired a while ago. Hamilton’s shock decision to swap Mercedes for a Ferrari in a bid to claim an eighth World title hasn’t yielded the resurgence that the Briton was after.

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