Lewis Hamilton believes Formula One drivers need a “power seat at the table” in talks with the FIA over the sport’s future direction and should have a greater say as with other sporting player unions.

Seven-time world champion calls for F1 drivers to be handed position of authority after potential FIA u-turn over swearing fines.

While it is now widely accepted that Hamilton hasn’t found the ‘feeling’ he needs since F1 brought back ground-effects in 2022, there has never been a period in the current rule cycle where he has faced such a startling gap to his teammate.