BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Lewis Hamilton called himself absolutely useless and suggested Ferrari should change drivers after he qualified 12th for the Hungarian Grand Prix and teammate Charles Leclerc took pole position .

It was a new low in a difficult first season with Ferrari for seven-time Formula 1 champion Hamilton, who qualified outside the top 10 for the second race in a row.

Im useless, absolutely useless, Hamilton told British broadcaster Sky Sports.

The team have no problem. Youve seen the cars on pole. So they probably need to change driver.

Hamilton had said every time, every time over the radio after he was eliminated in the second part of qualifying. That signified that its me every time, he clarified to Sky later.

Qualifying problems continue

Hamilton had earlier seemed set to qualify 13th, and he was only promoted to 12th after the second part of qualifying had finished. That was because Kimi Antonellis time was struck out after it was noticed the Mercedes rookie had gone outside the track limits.

It was the second week running that Hamilton had been frustrated with his qualifying performance. He qualified 18th for the sprint race in Belgium last week after a spin, and 16th for the Grand Prix when one of his times was struck out.

Still, Hamilton delivered one of his best drives of the year, cutting through the field on a wet track, and eventually finished seventh.

A long first year at Ferrari

After a move from Mercedes which stunned F1 last year, Hamilton has yet to finish on the podium in a Grand Prix race with Ferrari, with a best finish of fourth.

He did win a sprint race in China in March, but a double disqualification for technical infringements on Hamilton and Leclercs cars in the Chinese Grand Prix the next day required a time-consuming rethink of Ferraris race setups.

Leclerc is fifth in the standings, only one position ahead of Hamilton, but has five podium finishes in 2005. In Sundays race, hell aim to give Ferrari its first F1 win since October.

Last week, Hamilton said it was crunch time and revealed hes been holding a series of meetings with Ferrari executives to discuss improvements and ensure he has more of a say in how the team develops its car for the sweeping regulation changes coming in 2026.

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匈牙利布达佩斯（美联社）——刘易斯·汉密尔顿在匈牙利大奖赛排位赛中仅列第12名，而队友查尔斯·勒克莱尔夺得杆位后，他自嘲“完全是个废柴”，并戏称法拉利车队该换掉自己。

这是七届F1世界冠军汉密尔顿加盟法拉利后的艰难首秀赛季中的又一低谷——他连续第二站比赛排位赛未能进入前十。

汉密尔顿对英国天空体育电视台坦言："我毫无用处，完全一无是处。"

车队本身没有问题。你们也看到了赛车拿到了杆位。所以或许他们该考虑换车手了。

汉密尔顿在排位赛第二节被淘汰后通过无线电反复说道“每次都是这样，每次都是这样”。他随后向天空体育解释称，这句话的意思是“每次出问题的总是我”。

资格赛问题持续发酵

汉密尔顿早些时候似乎将以第13名的成绩晋级排位赛，但在排位赛第二部分结束后，他的名次才提升至第12位。这是因为梅赛德斯车队新秀基米·安东内利的成绩因被发现超出赛道限制而被取消。

这已是汉密尔顿连续第二周对排位赛表现感到沮丧。上周比利时站冲刺赛中，他因赛车打滑仅获第18位；而在正赛排位中，因一个单圈成绩被取消，最终位列第16名。

尽管如此，汉密尔顿仍献上了他本赛季最出色的表现之一，在湿滑的赛道上连续超越多辆赛车，最终以第七名完赛。

法拉利漫长的新秀年

去年汉密尔顿从梅赛德斯车队转投法拉利的决定震惊了一级方程式赛车界，但加盟法拉利后，他尚未在F1大奖赛中登上领奖台，最好成绩仅为第四名。

他确实在3月份的中国冲刺赛中获胜，但次日中国大奖赛上，汉密尔顿和勒克莱尔的赛车因技术违规被双双取消资格，这迫使法拉利车队耗费大量时间重新调整比赛策略。

勒克莱尔目前在积分榜上排名第五，仅领先汉密尔顿一个位次，但他在2005年已五次登上领奖台。周日的比赛中，他将力争为法拉利车队赢得自10月以来的首个F1分站冠军。

上周，汉密尔顿表示当前已进入“关键阶段”，并透露他正与法拉利高管进行一系列会议，共同商讨改进方案，以确保在2026年重大规则变革来临之际，自己能在车队赛车研发方向上有更多话语权。

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