The opening day of running in Budapest has come to a close as Lando Norris ends the day quickest of all drivers after hectic and interrupted FP2 session.
The McLaren driver was the only driver of the day to reach the sub-1:18s mark with his quickest lap of 1:17.788s as he leads from Max Verstappen and FP! front runner Carlos Sainz.
HIGHLIGHTS: Enjoy the Hungaroring FP2 action as Norris goes quickest for McLaren while Leclerc crashes out
Verstappen’s teammate Perez was first to set the benchmark early in the session while Verstappen complained of brake issues hampering his Red Bull machine.
Charles LeClerc had a session to forget as the Ferrari driver caused the sessions only red flag period after he spun off after turn 4 and collected his car in the barriers, ending his day 15 minutes into the evening practice. With his Ferrari recovered, the session resumed with less than 30 minutes go as many opted to swap over to soft compound tires for simulated qualifying runs.
Sergio Perez nearly found himself joining LeClerc after the session resumed as the Kick Sauber of Zhou Guanyu spun and nearly collected the Red Bull. Both drivers avoided any contact and were clear to continue with the session.
With the clock winding down, Norris put himself at the top of the sheets ahead of Verstappen as Sainz, Perez, and Russell slotted in to make up the first 5 positions. Kevin Magnussen took his Haas machine to 6th ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo as Alex Albon and Fernando Alonso made up the final spots in the top 10.
Tomorrow will be the final practice session for the teams prior to the evening’s qualifying, stay tuned for all the action here and catch everything live tomorrow beginning at 12:30 local time.
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FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2024 Schedule
Date | Session | Time (Local Circuit) |
July 19th | Practice 1 | 13:30 – 14:30 |
Practice 2 | 17:00 – 18:00 | |
July 20th | Practice 3 | 12:30 – 13:30 |
Qualifying | 16:00 – 17:00 | |
July 21st | Race | 15:00 |
Free Practice 2 Results
1 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 1:17.788 | 24 | |
2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 1:18.031 | 0.243s | 20 |
3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 1:18.185 | 0.397s | 23 |
4 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 1:18.255 | 0.467s | 23 |
5 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 1:18.294 | 0.506s | 20 |
6 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 1:18.315 | 0.527s | 24 |
7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 1:18.363 | 0.575s | 20 |
8 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB HONDA RBPT | 1:18.371 | 0.583s | 20 |
9 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 1:18.514 | 0.726s | 22 |
10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 1:18.519 | 0.731s | 23 |
11 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 1:18.586 | 0.798s | 25 |
12 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 1:18.611 | 0.823s | 21 |
13 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 1:18.618 | 0.830s | 21 |
14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 1:18.754 | 0.966s | 25 |
15 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 1:18.791 | 1.003s | 25 |
16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 1:18.888 | 1.100s | 24 |
17 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 1:19.179 | 1.391s | 25 |
18 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 1:19.286 | 1.498s | 8 |
19 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB HONDA RBPT | 1:19.606 | 1.818s | 13 |
20 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 1:20.067 | 2.279s | 25 |