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Lewis Hamilton sent a powerful message to fans as he admitted that he sometimes feels "hopeless and helpless".

The Briton has endured a difficult season so far, with Mercedes struggling to be competitive against the likes of Red Bull and Ferrari. Instead of challenging for the title, which he is used to, he has found himself doing his best to be in a position to snatch a spot on the podium whenever possible.

And away from the track it has been a testing few weeks for the seven-time world champion. Footage emerged which showed he had been the target of a racial slur used by disgraced F1 champion Nelson Piquet – and on more than one occasion.

Elsewhere, he has been in a row with the FIA over jewellery, hit out at ex-F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone who defended Piquet for his slurs and praised Vladimir Putin, and responded to "mind-blowing" cheering from hostile fans after crashing during qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.

In the wake of all those incidents, Hamilton took to social media with a rousing message to his fans, in which he sounded like he was still positive. "We are living in such a challenging time. We all have bad days where we feel hopeless and