Lewis Hamilton did not attend the post-race hearing into his near-miss with Max Verstappen at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The F1 heavyweights were fighting for the world title not long ago but their scrap at the Hungaroring was over 11th place, with Verstappen coming out on top.

The Dutchman dipped a wheel down the inside of Hamilton's Ferrari at Turn 4 on the 30th lap of the race. And seemingly fearful of getting nudged into a spin, the Brit changed course, ran wide and effectively let Verstappen through. The matter was looked into by the stewards, who summoned both drivers and their team representatives to a hearing after the race.

An FIA statement highlighted that Hamilton did not attend the hearing, and a Ferrari representative clarified that he did not make contact with Verstappen's Red Bull and then left the track by choice. Taking all that into account, the FIA made the decision not to punish Verstappen.

The statement read: "The driver of Car 1 [Verstappen] stated during the hearing that he had gained some momentum on Car 44 [Hamilton] out of Turn 3 with fresher tyres and used this momentum to make a move on the inside into Turn 4.

"He further elaborated that he was in full control of his car and could have stayed further to the inside to leave space for Car 44 on the exit. However he said, as Car 44 had gone off track, he elected to use all of the track on the exit.

"The team representative of Car 44 confirmed that there was no contact between both cars and further stated that the driver of Car 44 chose not to attempt to remain on track."

It turned out to be another miserable weekend for Hamilton, who finished outside the points in P12. He now heads into the summer break 42 points behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.

After crashing out in Q2 on Saturday before Leclerc put his Ferrari on pole, Hamilton ranted: "It's me every time. I'm useless, absolutely useless." The seven-time world champion added: "We probably need to change driver."

Hamilton was asked to elaborate on those comments after Sunday's Grand Prix, which was won by Lando Norris, and his answer sparked fresh concerns around his F1 future. "When you have a feeling, you have a feeling," he said. "There's a lot going on in the background that is not great."