Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari dominated FP2 in Friday practice by thrashing title rivals Mercedes ahead of Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc had gone fastest ahead of Max Verstappen and Hamilton in the morning's FP1 session, but it was the seven-time world champion who set the fastest time in the afternoon ahead of his Ferrari team-mate and nearly half-a-second quicker than McLaren's Lando Norris.
Kimi Antonelli had sat out the morning session for Mercedes, being replaced by development driver Fred Vesti, but the world championship leader struggled in the afternoon, posting only the 13th fastest time having struggled to find a balance in his car.
Team-mate George Russell had slightly more joy in his Mercedes finishing fifth as he looks to get back into the title race at the Hungaroring, 50 points behind the Italian.
This was the weekend Aston Martin introduced 16 upgrades to their car and while Fernando Alonso was an encouraging 13th fastest in FP1, he could only finish 19th in FP2, only ahead of Cadillac's Sergio Perez, Franco Colapinto (who crashed for Alpine) and team-mate Lance Stroll.
Stroll didn't even make it out on track in FP2, having suffered a rear suspension failure in FP1 that team boss Adrian Newey admitted needing further investigation.
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Here are all the times following FP1 and FP2 at the Hungaroring.
Hungarian Grand Prix FP2 times
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:18.729 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.148sec |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.499sec |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.692sec |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.933sec |
| 6 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | +1.071sec |
| 7 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +1.312sec |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +1.372sec |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | +1.396sec |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | +1.524sec |
| 11 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | +1.745sec |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | +1.828sec |
| 13 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +1.964sec |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +2.087sec |
| 15 | Ollie Bearman | Haas | +2.221sec |
| 16 | Alex Albon | Williams | +2.244sec |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | +2.697sec |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | +2.713sec |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +2.990sec |
| 20 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | +3.063sec |
| 21 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +3.802sec |
| 22 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | NO TIME |
Hungarian Grand Prix FP1 times
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:19.075 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.484sec |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +0.543sec |
| 4 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | +0.922sec |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.991sec |
| 6 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | +1.285sec |
| 7 | Fred Vesti | Mercedes | +1.392sec |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | +1.548sec |
| 9 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | +1.685sec |
| 10 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +1.791sec |
| 11 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +1.949sec |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | +1.976sec |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +2.475sec |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +2.629sec |
| 15 | Alex Albon | Williams | +2.744sec |
| 16 | Leonardo Fornaroli | McLaren | +2.815sec |
| 17 | Ryo Hirakawa | Haas | +2.926sec |
| 18 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | +3.014sec |
| 19 | Paul Aron | Alpine | +3.093sec |
| 20 | Colton Herta | Cadillac | +4.043sec |
| 21 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +4.396sec |
| 22 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | +4.659sec |
Is there F1 today?
No. Following FP1 and FP2 on Friday afternoon, there is no more track action today.
Instead, the final hour of practice will commence with FP3 at 12:30pm local time (CEST) and 11:30am UK time (BST) on Saturday, July 25, which will then be followed by qualifying at 4pm (CEST) and 3pm (BST).
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