I think its clear he's lost an edge in qualifying.
There's also some luck thrown into it, Hamilton was arguably held up by Colapinto in corner 6/7 in Q1 and was [only] 0.2 behind Leclerc, who only just scrapped through Q1 himself. I don't think he'd have put it on pole, but for some-one who holds the record for pole (40 more than the nearest next driver) I guess anything less than Q3 is probs a bad day at the office. It's clear these cars don't suit his 'last of the late brakers' style, and it's clear that he's struggling to adapt (he always seems to want more rear tyre grip, the same way that Max always wants more front) and I don't think the 2026 cars are going to suddenly suit him more. Perhaps he'll retire? Who knows.
I wonder what the issue that Leclerc was complaining about was?
According to PlanetF1 (and Russell) it was plank wear cos the car was running so low....they increased tyre pressure fro the later stint To reduce wear, and it ruined the performance.
https://www.planetf1.com/features/uncovered-ferraris-ride-height-problems-cost-charles-leclerc-hungarian-gp-win
Fun little bit with Alex on Chris Moyles show
Colapinto has had another crash, at the Pirelli test at the Hungaroring this morning
