That was until Hamilton<\/a> denied that there was anything wrong with his rivals\u2019 move in front of the stewards after the race.<\/p>\n Verstappen<\/a> only finished ninth, so he didn\u2019t have much to lose by receiving a penalty, but it all parties felt that a fair decision had been reached.<\/p>\n Red Bull\u2019s \u2018wrong\u2019 simulator setup caused Verstappen\u2019s woes<\/a> and left him competing in the midfield at the Hungarian Grand Prix<\/a> in unusual fashion.<\/p>\n During the race, F1 fans called Verstappen\u2019s decision \u2018ridiculous\u2019<\/a> and didn\u2019t feel as though his move had been very clean at the time.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Max Verstappen\u2019s unheard final radio message highlights Red Bull\u2019s problems perfectly at the Hungarian Grand Prix<\/a><\/p>\n Verstappen\u2019s overtake came at an unusual part of the track. It\u2019s not easy to force a car wide at the high-speed turn four.<\/p>\n Ferrari will be concerned with what Hamilton did<\/a> after sitting motionless in his car after the race in Budapest. He looked pretty downbeat at his result.<\/p>\n But his weak defence of an ex-championship rival may have been what really had him questioning his actions post-race.<\/p>\n Jeroen Bleekemolen believes that the Briton may have \u2018lost\u2019 something since joining Ferrari, and the way he gave up to Verstappen so easily might suggest it could be his defensive skills.<\/p>\n \u201cI do miss his fire, though. If he then also takes action after the race, Max, what are you talking about [he said]? What happened? Then he pretends he doesn\u2019t know anymore [on Verstappen\u2019s overtake],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean if you\u2019re a racing driver and you\u2019re overtaken in that way, you really know that. It does seem like he\u2019s really lost it a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Damon Hill sends Lewis Hamilton an \u2018it gets harder\u2019 warning after he told Ferrari to consider replacing him<\/a><\/p>\n Martin Brundle makes \u2018painful\u2019 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari future prediction<\/p>\n Just 14 races into his Ferrari career, and some are already wondering when Hamilton is going to draw the curtain on his time in Formula 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Ferrari](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2228326490-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Clive Rose\/Getty ImagesMax Verstappen may have made Lewis Hamilton realise he\u2019s \u2018lost\u2019 his defensive skills at Ferrari<\/p>\n