Formula 1: Sainz leads first practice in Hungary

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Carlos Sainz leads from Max Verstappen and teammate Charles LeClerc in the opening practice for the 2024 edition of the Hungarian Grand Prix as sweltering conditions pushed teams out early for some quick laps before track temperatures increased beyond that of the expected race-day forecast.

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Several teams, including Red Bull, strapped aero rakes to their cars to test their latest round of upgrades while Haas opted to insert 2025 signee Oliver Bearman into the seat of Nico Hulkenberg for the session.

It was Max Verstappen who set the early pace as the Red Bull driver lapped the Hungaroring in 1:19.831s on the soft compound tires, but as the session wore on lap times began to drop. Names at the top of the time sheet began to jumble as quick lap after quick lap hit the top of the leaderboard before a quick virtual safety car was deployed to allow marshals to recover a piece of debris from the Williams of Alex Albon.

Meanwhile, Ferrari looked more and more dialed in as the session progressed and put Carlos Sainz at the top of the sheets near with 20 minutes remaining as both drivers split time at the top. Following the top 3, George Russell and Zhou Guanyu ended their session in 4th and 5th – an extremely respectable performance for the Chinese driver despite losing some bodywork early on in the running. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri ended FP1 in 6th and 7th while Yuki Tsunoda took 8th ahead of Lance Stroll and last weekends winner, Lewis Hamilton.

The second practice of the weekend kicks off at 17:00 local time with teams hoping for a cooler session than the early afternoon one. Tune in for all the action live on your local streaming services.

FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2024 Schedule

DateSessionTime (Local Circuit)
July 19thPractice 113:30 – 14:30
Practice 217:00 – 18:00
July 20thPractice 312:30 – 13:30
Qualifying16:00 – 17:00
July 21stRace15:00

Free Practice 1 Results

POSNODRIVERCARTIMEGAPLAPS
155Carlos SainzFERRARI1:18.71327
21Max VerstappenRED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT1:18.9890.276s20
316Charles LeclercFERRARI1:19.0110.298s29
463George RussellMERCEDES1:19.1370.424s28
524Zhou GuanyuKICK SAUBER FERRARI1:19.1800.467s24
64Lando NorrisMCLAREN MERCEDES1:19.2110.498s26
781Oscar PiastriMCLAREN MERCEDES1:19.2490.536s26
822Yuki TsunodaRB HONDA RBPT1:19.2600.547s26
918Lance StrollASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES1:19.2650.552s25
1044Lewis HamiltonMERCEDES1:19.2870.574s29
1111Sergio PerezRED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT1:19.4400.727s22
123Daniel RicciardoRB HONDA RBPT1:19.5780.865s27
1314Fernando AlonsoASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES1:19.6860.973s24
1423Alexander AlbonWILLIAMS MERCEDES1:19.7941.081s22
1577Valtteri BottasKICK SAUBER FERRARI1:19.8041.091s28
162Logan SargeantWILLIAMS MERCEDES1:19.8851.172s26
1710Pierre GaslyALPINE RENAULT1:19.9761.263s26
1831Esteban OconALPINE RENAULT1:20.0231.310s26
1920Kevin MagnussenHAAS FERRARI1:20.2951.582s27
2050Oliver BearmanHAAS FERRARI1:20.3711.658s27