Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has stuck the boot into Lewis Hamilton by suggesting the Mercedes driver should have retired last year.
His jibe came after a tough weekend for the seven-time world champion at Imola which was compounded by him being lapped by race winner Max Verstappen. Hamilton would eventually finish 14th, failing to make an impression from his start place on the grid.
Prior to that, he had exited in Q2 on Friday, and then endured a disappointing Saturday Sprint Race. His latest poor showing leaves him on just 28 championship points after four races, leading him to already rule out a title challenge.
