The Scuderia landed on the Hungarian track with thegoal of building a double, and from the feedback from these FP2s, as well as in the FP1, the conditions seem to be there. there Red Bull he hasn't found the square yet, but a recovery is expected for tomorrow. Norris ends in an unusual way second position, McLaren is here!
Ferrari sets the pace in FP2
Charles Leclerc sign the first half in 1:18.445, Sainz he is a close third. The Maranello team continues to dictate the pace, as in the 14pm session. The Layout of the Hungaroring, as announced on the eve of the weekend, it seems to go hand in hand with the philosophy of the F1-75. Race pace of the redhead it is undoubtedly the best, but it is appropriate to expect a rapprochement between Red Bull tomorrow.
Regarding the news to report, the technicians in red have taken care of the replacement of the pair of reverse gears after Charles Leclerc's accident at Paul Ricard, no penalty for him. The Monegasque complained about little torque when he went up the gears, and after returning to the pits to check the car's hiccups, he immediately returned to the track.
Red Bull is struggling, but it's only FP2
The world leader Max Verstappen closes room, while his partner Sergio Perez continue to work, its time is the no no, almost a second behind Leclerc. the RB18 struggled in the long run, a sign that the technicians still have to fill the gaps and find the right solution in the set-up-layout combo.
Some appeared on the RB-18 updates to the bottom sidewalk. The winged bull's technicians did not seem satisfied with the Ferrari-style bottom, which was discarded at the French Grand Prix. The single-seater from Milton Keynes it behaves in an exemplary manner in the first sector, while he has room for improvement in the second and third. A margin to be filled if you want to undermine an F1-75 that is definitely on the ball.
Mercedes is struggling again after France
Hamilton finished just outside the top 10, and Russell he settled for eighth place. The wheelbase of the W13 it's constant but doesn't excite.
The technicians who created the W13 arrived in Hungary to try to replicate the results obtained in France, but the single-seater struggles to keep up. Russell and Hamilton's car suffers from understeer, and there was no shortage of blockages. Even the new Mercedes Russell complained about an entry into Turn 1 is difficult to tackle without risking flattening the front right.
Aston Martin and Hass: news worthy of note
Both the Silverstone and American teams have made headlines for the updates they brought. On the greenbacks of Hag (seventh) e Stroll (14th) a never-seen rear wing made its debut, which goes against the spirit of the regulation, but which seems, to date, legal. The lateral endplate has a curl to respect the maximum radii set by the technical names, the aim is to separate the low and high pressure areas that impact and pass to the side of the wing; the goal is to generate more load, and for now the solution it seems to be working judging by Sebastian Vettel's race pace.
The VF-22 of Magnussen (16th)e Schumacher (17th) showed some Ferrari style bellies, a sign that more and more teams are moving towards the F1-75 concept.
What a McLaren in FP2! And the rest of the grid?
The Woking team is in very good shape on the Hungarian track. Norris he closed in one extraordinary second position, And also the race pace gives us hope the technicians of the papaya machine. Ricciardo he's not far away, fifth. Alonso he finishes in a good sixth place with his Alpine, his partner Or with he is 13th. Not bad Alfa Romeo: Bottas closes the top 10, sandwiching Hamilton with his teammate Zhou (12th). Work hard as usual Alpha Tauri, that sees gasly 15th and tsunoda penultimate. Latifs 18th with the Williams, and his companion Albon, the protagonist of a spin in turn 1 with no consequences, except for the tires to be thrown away, finishes last.
