Official F1 Journal Formula 1 Friday Round Up - Hungarian GP

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Carlos Sainz put his Ferrari in the top spot for Free Practice One, with Lando Norris topping the time sheet for Free Practice Two.

Charles Leclerc briefly brought out the red flag in FP2 with a huge crash after losing control of his Ferrari at Turn Four.

Oliver Bearman borrowed Nico Hulkenberg's car for FP1 and ended up at the bottom of the leaderboard.​

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Free Practice One

Top 10 Results
1) Carlos Sainz         1'18.713
2) Max Verstappen    +0.276 
3) Charles Leclerc     +0.298
4) George Russell     +0.424
5) Zhou Guanyu        +0.467
6) Lando Norris         +0.498
7) Oscar Piastri         +0.536
8) Yuki Tsunoda        +0.547
9) Lance Stroll           +0.552
10) Lewis Hamilton   +0.574

In Free Practice One, Carlos Sainz topped the leaderboard, followed by Verstappen and Leclerc. 

Oliver Bearman borrowed Nico Hulkenberg's Haas seat for the session, and the Ferraris looked like they had built up pace since the last few races.

At the start of the session, Oscar Piastri had a technical issue with his car, which delayed his getting out on track. He managed to get on track 20 minutes into the session.

The session had a mix of tyre options, with most drivers on the medium compounds, while Verstappen started the session on softs and Stroll and Sainz on hards. However, every driver ended the session on soft tyre runs.

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Free Practice Two

Top 10 Results
1) Lando Norris       1'17.788
2) Max Verstappen     +0.243
3) Carlos Sainz           +0.397
4) Sergio Perez           +0.467
5) George Russell       +0.506
6) Kevin Magnussen   +0.527
7) Lewis Hamilton       +0.575
8) Daniel Riccardo      +0.583
9) Alex Albon               +0.726
10) Fernando Alonso   +0.731

Norris headed Max Verstappen by 0.243s in his upgraded Red Bull, followed by Carlos Sainz, who was 0.397s off the pace.

The session was red-flagged when Charles Leclerc lost control of his Ferrari at Turn Four. A snap of oversteer took him onto the exit kerb, where he spun into the barrier on the other side of the track.

Once the drivers were allowed back on track after a 16-minute Red Flag, Zhou Guanyu almost did the same thing as Charles, bringing out a brief yellow flag.

Aston Martin also brought an upgrade this weekend and Fernando Alonso ended the session in tenth place.

At the end of the session, Norris, Sainz, Verstappen, Perez, and Russell were all on soft tyres after most drivers had run mediums for the majority of the session.

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​Anny Wooldridge
Writer at the F1 Journal

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