Mercedes chief Toto Wolff thinks it was wrong of Lewis Hamilton to say Ferrari should replace him in Hungary, adding: "Did you ever hear Michael Jordan say that about himself?"

Hamilton was dumped out of Q2 in Budapest, finishing 12th while team-mate Charles Leclerc defeated the McLarens to pole. Coming at the end of a difficult first half of the season for the Scuderia, Hamilton slammed himself for his qualifying form.

“Oh it's me every time. Absolutely useless," Hamilton said. "The team has no problem, you've seen the car is on pole, so we probably need to change driver.”

Mercedes chief Wolff, with whom Hamilton took six of his seven world championship, felt it was wrong of his former driver to let the heat of the moment get to him and call for Ferrari to replace him - and reve

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