Lewis Hamilton’s Leadership Masterclass

"I’m absolutely useless — Lewis Hamilton said after Ferrari's qualifying setback.”

"I’m absolutely useless — Lewis Hamilton said after Ferrari's qualifying setback.

At the #HungarianGrandPrix Hamilton qualified 12th while teammate Charles Leclerc took pole. But it’s what he said after that struck hardest:

“The car is good… I’m just absolutely useless. They probably need to change driver.”

Harsh? Maybe. But it’s a #Masterclass in something many leaders avoid: Extreme Self-accountability.

What Founders & Corporate Leaders Can Learn:

1. Own the #Performance Gap

Hamilton didn’t blame tools or the team, he blamed himself.

👉 Great #Leaders face facts publicly, not to self-punish, but to show maturity and readiness to improve

2. #Evolve With the Role

Suggesting Ferrari may need a new driver wasn’t surrender, it was #Selfawareness.

🧭 Sometimes a Founder, Exec, or CEO, must #Shiftroles roles to let the next version of the company thrive.

3. Lead With #Transparency, Not Perfection

Vulnerability builds loyalty, safety, and trust.

👉 People don’t follow perfect leaders, they follow real ones

4. Adjust #Fast

Hamilton’s not new to success, he’s a 7x Time Champion. But he responded to a failure in real time.

Leaders aren’t measured by how often they win, but how quickly they #recalibrate when they don’t.

🎯 Leadership isn’t about avoiding mistakes. It’s about spotting them early, saying them out loud, and adapting fast.

Hamilton reminded us that by being #humble enough to say: “I’m not good enough #today. That needs to change.”

That’s not weakness. That’s real leadership.

When did you last admit you needed to evolve to move forward?

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