Charles Leclerc has stepped up to defend his Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton following a disappointing Hungarian Grand Prix performance. The seven-time world champion was eliminated in Q2 on Saturday and finished 12th on Sunday,

Lewis Hamilton hit the lowest point of his Ferrari career so far at the Hungarian Grand Prix where he qualified and finished 12th, declared himself "useless" and said the team should replace him

Charles Leclerc was left distinctly flabbergasted by his own run to a "most surprising" Formula 1 pole at the Hungarian Grand Prix, having claimed that qualifying had felt "horrible" until he'd managed to reach Q3.