LEWIS HAMILTON has put fans on alert after making a curt and cryptic post to his social media accounts.
The seven-time world champion hinted that he is taking a break from social media in a two-word post uploaded to his 8.6 million followers on X.
The F1 legend has had a tough run of things in recent weeks as he continues his struggle to find his feet with new team Ferrari this season.
Hamilton‘s message to fans was simply “back soon,” implying the British sporting icon is stepping away from social media for a spell.
This ties in with his earlier posts from this afternoon, when he posted a scenic picture of him and his bulldog Roscoe with the caption “Outta office.”
He posted similar sentiments to his Instagram account, captioning the same images “DND” – Do Not Disturb.
When one fan replied with “touching grass, literally” – a reference to a phrase meaning to get out of your house or place of work and go outside, he replied in agreement.
“Exactly,” the 40-year-old said, suggesting he is taking the time away from social media to reconnect with other areas of his life.
It is no surprise that the racing champion is keen to get away from it all, considering the brutal few weeks he has been through recently on the track.
Hamilton did not land with the splash he was hoping for since making the switch from Mercedes to Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season and has failed to make any real headway in the championship race.
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He is yet to register a podium finish this season, and sits 42 points behind teammate and five-time podium holder Charles Leclerc in the drivers’ standings.
But it was in the most recent races in Belgium and Hungary that things really escalated for the Stevenage native.
Hamilton had a nightmare start to the Belgian Grand Prix weekend at Spa in late July, qualifying in 16th after a shocking knockout in Q1.
But things went from bad to worse as he was slapped with a 60-place grid penalty and forced to start from 18th after taking on a new power unit.
He was keen to right his wrongs at the Hungarian GP the following week, but things were only going to get more dire.
Hamilton only managed to make it to Q2 at the Hungaroring, prompting an outburst in a post-qualifying interview in which he labelled himself “absolutely useless.”
“It’s me every time. I’m useless, absolutely useless,” he said following his 12th place qualifying finish.
“The team have no problem. You’ve seen the car’s on pole so we probably need to change driver.”
Former team boss Toto Wolff came out in defence of Hamilton following his comments, and suggested that he could still come back and challenge at the very top of the sport.
F1 icon Bernie Ecclestone was perhaps the Brit’s harshest critic, suggesting Hamilton should retire before his legacy suffers at the hands of his declining performances.
Whether it be his conduct on or off the track, or the comments of those around him in F1, it is becoming increasingly clear that the pressure is mounting on the shoulders of one of the best to ever do it.
His next chance to turn things around will be at the Dutch GP at Zandvoort in two weeks.
