Lewis Hamilton received support from his Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur on Sunday just hours after the Briton cut a dejected figure following a lacklustre drive to 12th place in the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Anthony Davidson has addressed the “elephant in the room” of Lewis Hamilton ’s age when discussing the British F1 driver’s difficult start to life at Ferrari. Hamilton, 40, is in his 19th season in Formula One but has endured his worst-ever start to a season, failing to finish on the podium in the first 14 races of the campaign.