Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton supported Kimi Antonelli after the teenage prodigy faced intense pressure amid his run of struggles.

Lewis Hamilton told Kimi Antonelli he can “always lean” on the Ferrari driver during a supportive chat at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Antonelli revealed seven-time world champion Hamilton had paid him a visit in Mercedes’ hospitality to support the 18-year-old Italian during a nightmare weekend at Spa-Francorchamps.

Lewis Hamilton revealed he has switched one of his performance engineers in his team and said they were both adapting to the mid-season alteration. While not stating who it was, Hamilton said the engineer was from his “previous team”, suggesting the new hire came from Mercedes.