The Briton made an astonishing admission after qualifying 12th for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Hamilton’s car number is 44.

The Mercedes driver edged out Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by just 0.044 seconds

Lewis Hamilton qualified seventh in Hungary

Sebastian Vettel, who earlier this week announced he is retiring from Formula One at the end of the year, crashed out

The British driver finished 11th in practice behind Charles Leclerc.

The Ferrari driver trails championship leader Max Verstappen by 63 points.