It picks up where it left off. Also on the Friday of free practice, at least in FP1, it's a fight between Ferrari and Red Bull. "Double goal” he declared binotto in the French post race, admitting the great ambitions of the pony for the weekend of Hungary. Ambitions that we can confirm for now.
Who starts well is…
It's still early, of course. In fact, only an hour has passed, but for the moment it is the team who takes the best performance Ferrari of Carlos Sainz finishing ahead of Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. A good start for the redhead, very much in the center of the action during this first session. The characteristics of the track can help Ferrari which, above all thinking of the world championship, has no more margin for error.
FP1: Verstappen always there, while Perez is not
On the other hand, Max can be a little calmer Verstappen, which however continues to undermine with his own Red Bull. The world champion driver concludes in second place, thus putting more pressure at the Maranello team. However, Verstappen is the only one who can worry Ferrari for now, considering the difficulties of his partner Sergio Perez only in sixth position. Who knows, maybe the Mexican might try to get back in front, perhaps hitting the top four, in the second session.
Hungary, the decisive moment
It's kind of the moment of truth instead for the Mercedes. The Brackley stable, at least for now, is still confirmed in the famous no man's land: Russell in fact he earns the fifth positionin front of the teammate Hamilton seventh. The seven-times world champion wants to continue on the good streak of consecutive podium finishes he has earned in the last few races, and is hoping for a great result this weekend too.
McLaren-Alpine, the fight restarts
It would seem, even if it is early, to be back there McLaren. The Hungaroring track could help and reflect the characteristics of the MCL36. Norris in fact snatches the fourth position, but the good eighth position for Daniel Ricciardo should also be underlined. For the McLaren it will be a very important weekend, to try to overtake in the constructors' championship on the Alpine, ninth and tenth with Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso.
Updates, you don't see the results
The two follow Aston Martin, with big news on the rear wing, with Hag eleventh ahead of Stroll. The Silverstone team takes the lead at AlphaTauri with gasly, thirteenth, and with tsunoda fourteenth. News coming instead at home Haas, especially on the car of Magnussen. Despite everything, the Dane finished in seventeenth position, ahead of Schumacher. Last place for Nicholas' Williams Latifs.
This concludes the first free practice session in Hungary. Appointment at 17.00 for the second and last session of the day. Do not miss it!
FP1, the final standings
1 Sainz
2 Verstappen
3 Leclerc
4 Norris
5 Russells
6 Perez
7 Hamilton
8 Ricciardo
9 Ocon
10 Alonso
11 Vettel
12 Strolls
13 Gasly
14 Tsunoda
15 Zhou
16 Albon
17 Magnussen
18 Schumacher
19 Kubica
20 latifi
