Lewis Hamilton has issued an apology to Ferrari over his “unacceptable” Q1 exit at the Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton’s final out lap and flying lap were both deleted due to a track limits violation at Raidillon, dropping him into the elimination zone in the opening phase of the three-part qualifying hour.

Lewis Hamilton has declared that he needs to apologise to his team after another disappointing qualifying, which he branded as “totally unacceptable”. After a spin in Sprint Qualifying that left him starting in 18th,