Hamilton’s hopes of world title ‘hanging by a thin thread’

LEWIS HAMILTON fears his world title dreams are “hanging by a thin thread” following McLaren’s horror weekend in Hungary.

McLaren went into the race leading the constructors’ championship and with Hamilton and team-mate Jenson Button one and two in the drivers’ standings.

But after their worst result of the year, with Hamilton retiring with a gearbox failure and Button finishing a lowly eighth after being lapped, McLaren are now looking up at rivals Red Bull Racing.