Toto Wolff sends Lewis Hamilton strong message after Hungary despair

Toto Wolff believes Lewis Hamilton was "raw" and simply "wearing his heart on his sleeve" after comments made during a dismal Hungarian GP weekend.

After being eliminated in 12th place in Q2, Hamilton claimed he was "useless" and suggested Ferrari needed to find "another driver", such has been his struggles.

He then went on to record his worst-ever finish in Hungary, a lapped 12th, and doubled down on those comments, but did indicate he would still be in the seat for the Dutch Grand Prix. 

Analysing the situation, Wolff, with whom Hamilton won six of his seven world titles at Mercedes, believes his former driver must remember that he is the "greatest of all time."

"No, it was Lewis wearing his heart on his sleeve," Wolff told media, including RacingNews365, when asked if Hamilton had registered a decline in his abilities.

"It's very much what he felt when he was asked after the session, he was very raw, he doubted himself, and we've had it in the past, that when he felt he had underperformed his own expectations, he's been emotional.

"He's emotionally transparent since he was a young boy and adult, so he is going to beat himself up. He is the GOAT, and he will always be the GOAT, and nobody is going to take that away, and for sure not a single weekend or race season that has not gone to plan. 

"It is something that he needs to remember, that he is the greatest of all time. 

"Lewis has unfinished business in Formula 1, so in the same way that Mercedes underperformed over this latest set of regulations and never got happy with ground effect cars, maybe it is linked to the driving style. 

"He shouldn't go anywhere next year with the brand-new cars, which are completely different to drive, new power units which need an intelligent way of managing the energy, so it's absolutely on for Lewis. 

"I hope he stays on for many more years."