Hamilton Gets F1 Title Warning After 'Silly' Mistakes

Lewis Hamilton has stood on the F1 podium only once in the last four grands prix. The seven-time champion is beginning to feel the heat as rivals continue to bank points with ruthless consistency.

The Briton has actually been impressive all season. His maiden victory with Ferrari in Barcelona was proof of his resurgence after difficult years under the previous regulations. Four more podiums have lifted him to second in the drivers' standings at the halfway mark.

Yet beneath the improved form lie a series of uncharacteristic errors. A false start at Silverstone, a collision with George Russell at Spa-Francorchamps, a grid penalty for impeding in Hungary qualifying, and a pit lane speeding infringement during the Budapest race itself.

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Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer has highlighted those "silly" mistakes. In his view, Hamilton is performing at an exceptionally high level, often matching or even outperforming team-mate Charles Leclerc.

"He's driving brilliantly," Palmer said on the F1 Nation podcast. "The fact that he's even matching or ahead of Charles' pace a lot of the time shows what a great turnaround it's been."

But Palmer insists these errors are not about skill, rather concentration. "These mistakes, they're not really to do with skill. That's the silly thing. It's kind of a lack of concentration, attention, or something in him and the race engineer," he explained.

With a 50-point deficit to Kimi Antonelli at the top, Palmer warned that Hamilton and Ferrari cannot afford to throw away points. "If Ferrari want to win this championship, they would need to maximise every point. They are a long way from doing that at the last few races," he concluded.