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.

Lewis Hamilton’s comments after a difficult qualifying session at the Hungarian Grand Prix, where the Ferrari driver called himself “useless” and suggested that the team needed another driver, drew attention around the Formula 1 world. His harsh assessment of his performance continued on Sunday.