Lewis Hamilton's situation at Ferrari is far from okay, and as Formula 1 enters the summer break, speculation regarding the Briton's future has been as rife as ever.
Hamilton endured a horrid weekend in Hungary and made the headline claiming he was useless and that Ferrari should change him, especially as Charles Leclerc bagged pole.
The seven-time F1 champion also pointed out that there were many things going on in the background, which has triggered conjecture about the situation at Maranello.
Former F1 driver Johnny Herbert tried his hand at explaining what was behind Hamilton's comments and said: "When Hamilton said [things are going on behind the scenes], I'm not sure what that meant.
"One way of reading it is that there has been talk already about changing the driver. Is that something that's already been spoken about?
"And maybe it's been mentioned if things don't get better, you need to get yourself in a position where you've got the next driver ready for next year. Maybe they are both saying that if it doesn't work, the time is here; the time has come."
But if that would be the case, who will be Hamilton's replacement? Herbert pondered: "I don't think it would be Verstappen. It could be one of the younger drivers, I guess.
"But I saw a little interview with Carlos Sainz, and he said when asked if he would go back to Ferrari, he replied, 'Yeah, maybe!'
"Carlos was doing an absolutely brilliant job and was really keeping Charles under control. He's still young. He's still doing a good job even if he's struggling with Williams a bit.
"But we know how good he was when he was at Ferrari," the veteran of 161 Grands Prix concluded.
(Quotes provided by Grosvenor Casino)
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