On Saturday, qualifying took place at Silverstone ahead of Sunday’s British Grand Prix race.

Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, and Oscar Piastri were all strong contenders for the crucial pole position.

But as the first qualifying session wrapped up, things got tense for Hamilton when he was told he wouldn’t be able to set another lap time.

As a result, the seven-time world champion ended up sneaking through to Q2 in 14th place, just two places above the cut off.

Taking to his team radio, Hamilton asked: “Are we at risk? Can I go again or not?”

His race engineer, Riccardo Adami, replied: “Negative. Need to box,” to which Hamilton said: “There’s still time. Why? Why would I?”

Adami then added: “Got no fuel.”

A seemingly stunned Hamilton responded: “Oh. Why would you— ok..”

Taking to social media, one fan said: “Hamilton HAS to leave Ferrari. They don’t respect him and his knowledge as a driver. He’s never gonna win anything until he leaves them.”

Another tweeted: “I’m not saying that I’d be surprised, but there’s absolutely precedent for Hamilton deciding to leave Ferrari after this season. Just stupid decision after stupid decision. I wouldn’t blame Hamilton at all.”

A third fan added: “I swear never seen a team so amateur like this.”

Someone else wrote: “WHAT IS FERRARI DOING.”

A fifth commented: “Highest paid strategiests but doing amateur stuff.”

In Q2, Ferrari once again faced difficulties in the early stages, prompting Martin Brundle to voice his concerns.

Speaking on Sky Sports F1, he asked, “Where has Ferrari’s pace gone that we saw? It was literally plug and play before.”

Meanwhile, Hamilton delivered when it counted, clocking the fastest lap of the session to secure a spot in Q3.