Monday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur playing down fears of Lewis Hamilton\u2019s exit after a number of cryptic comments over the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s charge through the day\u2019s main headlines at breakneck speed\u2026<\/p>\n
Ferrari boss plays down Lewis Hamilton retirement fears after cryptic comments<\/p>\n
Fred Vasseur, the Ferrari team principal, has put Lewis Hamilton\u2019s strange comments at the Hungarian Grand Prix down to \u201cfrustration\u201d after another challenging weekend.<\/p>\n
Hamilton repeatedly called himself \u201cuseless\u201d after failing to reach Q3 in Budapest before suggesting that Ferrari should consider replacing him after team-mate Charles Leclerc set pole position in the same car.<\/p>\n
After the race, Hamilton appeared to raise doubts over his participation in the second half of the F1 2025 season, commenting:\u00a0\u201cI look forward to coming back [after the summer break]\u2026 Hopefully I will be back.\u201d<\/p>\n
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