George Russell’s Mercedes was the fastest in the first practice session, which was affected by rain. However, in the second practice session, Leclerc achieved the fastest time of the day with a time of 1m17.686s in dry conditions. This was 0.015s faster than Lando Norris (McLaren) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine).
Hungarian GP FP1 results: Russell fastest from Piastri
Can you provide a summary of the events that took place during the first Free Practice session of the Hungarian Grand Prix?
The session began with a track that was not wet, but Sergio Perez from Red Bull had a crash after only three minutes at Turn 5. This caused the session to be stopped, and no significant lap times were recorded.
He made a mistake by veering off the track before turning, causing him to spin and crash into the tyrewall. This collision resulted in significant damage to the front-left corner of the car and also affected the team’s recent improvements. “I can’t believe I did this,” he expressed his disbelief regarding his mistake.
After the session resumed, rain started falling, which led to Valtteri Bottas losing control of his Alfa Romeo car equipped with slick tires and spinning at Turn 12.
Due to the unfavorable conditions, there was minimal running and all cars switched to intermediate tires. Carlos Sainz caused a second red flag by spinning his Ferrari on the exit of Turn 3 and becoming stranded on the grass.
After the race resumed, Russell and Oscar Piastri from McLaren took turns setting the fastest time. Russell emerged victorious in their competition, beating Piastri by 0.359s with a time of 1m38.795s. Lance Stroll secured the third fastest time for Aston Martin, followed by Norris in the second McLaren, Alonso in the second Aston Martin, and Bottas.
Seven drivers failed to set a time, including Max Verstappen, Perez, Sainz, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and returnee Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri). The latter’s new team-mate, Yuki Tsunoda, also inflicted some front-wing damage on his car after an off at Turn 5.
Daniel Ricciardo, AlphaTauri AT04
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Hungarian GP FP2 results: Leclerc fastest from Norris
Can you provide a summary of the events that occurred during Free Practice 2 of the Hungarian GP?
The racecourse was not wet, so it became crowded immediately after the short practice session in the morning.
Logan Sargeant set the initial pace, as Williams chose to use the soft tire much earlier than their competitors. He completed a lap in 1m18.836s. As other teams also switched to the soft tires, Tsunoda took the lead with a time of 1m17.934s, which was later surpassed by Norris with 1m17.701s.
Perez’s day took a turn for the worse when he made a big mistake and ruined a set of soft tires by locking up into Turn 1.
Leclerc took P1 for Ferrari with 1m17.686s, 0.015s quicker than Norris. Gasly was third fastest for Alpine, ahead of Tsunoda and Gasly’s team-mate Esteban Ocon.
Verstappen was 11thPerez is in 18th place, the lowest position.thRussell, who set the pace in FP1, was the slowest participant in this session.
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