New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton has been asked to quit Formula 1 (F1) with immediate effect by Bernie Ecclestone before "anything bad happens." The advice for Hamilton came after the Briton's lackluster performance's in the ongoing season, the latest being his 12th place finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Although Hamilton indicated that he would probably return at the Dutch Grand Prix on August 31 after a brief summer break, Ecclestone, who is known as the godfather of F1, doesn't want the Briton to continue further.

"Lewis is very talented, was and probably still is. But like a lot of leading sports personalities when they reach the top, there is only one way to go, and it's not a good direction. It's only down," Eccles...