Hungarian Grand Prix practice times - Verstappen beaten twice as Ferrari in HUGE red flag smash

A sunny Friday afternoon at the Hungaroring saw some good running across the board as teams got the race weekend underway in free practice.

The temperature in Mogyorod was up over 30 degrees Celsius, with a track temperature knocking on 60 degrees Celsius, giving the tyres a good workout on the hot asphalt.

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Max Verstappen was the only driver who looked to be extracting good performance from a used set of tyres in FP1, but Carlos Sainz put his Ferrari - complete with a reworked floor design - top of the timing boards.

However, FP2 was much trickier for the Scuderia, Charles Leclerc binning his car at high speed to bring out a red flag and end his session.

F1 FP2 Results: Hungarian Grand Prix 2024

1. Lando Norris [McLaren] - 1:17.788sec
2. Max Verstappen [Red Bull] - +0.243s
3. Carlos Sainz [Ferrari] - +0.397s
4. Sergio Perez [Red Bull] - +0.467s
5. George Russell [Mercedes] - +0.506s
6. Kevin Magnussen [Haas] - +0.527s
7. Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes] - +0.575s
8. Daniel Ricciardo [VCARB] - +0.583s
9. Alex Albon [Williams] - +0.726s
10. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin] - +0.731s
11. Valtteri Bottas [Kick Sauber] - +0.798s
12. Logan Sargeant [Williams] - +0.823s
13. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - +0.830s
14. Esteban Ocon [Alpine] - +0.966s
15. Nico Hulkenberg [Haas] - +1.003s
16. Pierre Gasly [Alpine] - +1.100s
17. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin] - +1.391s
18. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari] - +1.498s
19. Yuki Tsunoda [VCARB] - +1.818s
20. Zhou Guanyu [Kick Sauber] - +2.279s

F1 FP1 Results: Hungarian Grand Prix 2024

1. Carlos Sainz [Ferrari] - 1:18.713
2. Max Verstappen [Red Bull] - +0.276s
3. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari] - +0.298s
4. George Russell [Mercedes] - +0.424s
5. Zhou Guanyu [Kick Sauber] - +0.467s
6. Lando Norris [McLaren] - +0.498s
7. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - +0.536s
8. Yuki Tsunoda [VCARB] - +0.547s
9. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin] - +0.552s
10. Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes] - +0.574s
11. Sergio Perez [Red Bull] - +0.727s
12. Daniel Ricciardo [VCARB] - +0.865s
13. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin] - +0.973s
14. Alex Albon [Williams] - +1.081s
15. Valtteri Bottas [Kick Sauber] - +1.091s
16. Logan Sargeant [Williams] - +1.172s
17. Pierre Gasly [Alpine] - +1.263s
18. Esteban Ocon [Alpine] - +1.310s
19. Kevin Magnussen [Haas] - +1.582s
20. Oliver Bearman [Haas] - +1.658s

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