The seven-time world champion finished 0.306secs slower than Leclerc and appeared to struggle with rear-end stability on the evidence of several oversteer snaps

Lewis Hamilton termed practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix "a big, big struggle" after tweaks failed to improve performance.

Hamilton endured a ‘weekend to forget’ in Spa but the seven-time world champion remains determined to end his F1 career on a high – and is already eyeing change for 2026