'I highly doubt it', Hamilton responds to specific question after tough Friday

It was a tough day for Lewis Hamilton, who finished FP2 in Hungary in sixth place, once again trailing teammate Charles Leclerc by a significant margin. The Brit shared his thoughts at the end of the day.

His Friday may not have been as difficult as Max Verstappen’s, but Lewis Hamilton still won’t be satisfied with ending the day in sixth place at the Hungaroring.

The seven-time world champion finished three tenths behind his teammate Charles Leclerc — a significant gap, especially on a circuit where lap times hover just above the 1-minute-15 mark.

Lewis Hamilton at the Hungaroring

'Today was not a good day' says Hamilton

Speaking to Sky Sports at the end of the day, Hamilton admitted it hadn’t been one of his best days on track: "Today was not a good day for me. Big, big struggle with the balance of the car. A lot different to the previous years I’ve been here.''

"We tried two different things. We tried rectifying some of the balance problems we had in P1, we changed the car in P2, and it’s just very, very inconsistent balance from corner to corner.''

"You can’t say it’s understeer, you can’t just say it’s oversteer, it’s just far from being on rails and very out of balance.''

"But I think it’s probably something to do with maybe tyre temperatures, so we’re going to try to figure that out for tomorrow."

When asked if he could at least aim for a second-row start in qualifying tomorrow, the Brit added: "I mean Charles has been quick today. He’s been generally happy with the car.  For me, I’m quite far off, so I highly doubt [it].''

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