F1 Hungarian GP: Sainz quickest in FP1 over Verstappen, Leclerc

Carlos Sainz opened the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend with the quickest time in FP1, over 1 / 4 of a second away from System 1 championship chief Max Verstappen.

Sainz posted a 1m18.713s amid a flurry of soft-tyre runs at the beginning of the session’s second half, beating an earlier benchmark set by team-mate Charles Leclerc.

Excessive monitor temperatures had pushed the mercury above 58C, creating troublesome circumstances for the drivers to coax their vehicles across the Hungaroring.

George Russell opened with a 1m20.980s benchmark on medium tyres – which was overturned by Verstappen, who went nearly three tenths faster on the softs.

Though the Mercedes driver discovered extra time to set a 1m20.083s, Verstappen continued to flow into on the C5 tyre and posted the primary sub-80-second time: a 1m19.831s.

Oscar Piastri obtained near this on the mediums, falling simply 0.007s shy of the Purple Bull driver, though Alex Albon then hurled his Williams to the highest of the order earlier than the session ticked over into its second half. The Anglo-Thai driver set a 1m19.794s on softs, however this was eclipsed by Russell’s first soft-tyre lap: a 1m19.137s. 

Leclerc obtained his Ferrari onto the highest spot 5 minutes later, however this was later eclipsed by team-mate Carlos Sainz, who logged a 1m18.713s – each drivers working mushy tyres and geared up with a brand new flooring in response to the instability points attributable to the Barcelona bundle.

Verstappen tried to return to the highest, however his 1m18.989s fell simply in need of Sainz’s earlier effort; it was nonetheless adequate for second, two hundredths of a second away from Leclerc.

Leclerc and Russell have been third and fourth, whereas Zhou Guanyu survived an earlier concern together with his Sauber shedding cooling louvres from its new sidepod bundle to take a seat fifth within the timing order.

Lando Norris and Piastri have been sixth and seventh quickest, whereas RB’s Yuki Tsunoda was shut behind with the eighth-best time.

Though working Aston Martin’s older bundle for FP1, because the Silverstone squad launched new upgrades for Hungary, Lance Stroll claimed the ninth-fastest time. British GP winner Lewis Hamilton was tenth within the order, 0.15s away from Sergio Perez.

F1 Hungarian GP – FP1 outcomes

Cla   Nº   Driver   Automotive / Engine   Time   Delay   Laps 
55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1’18.713   27
1 Max Verstappen Purple Bull/Honda RBPT 1’18.989 0.276 20
16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’19.011 0.298 29
63 George Russell Mercedes 1’19.137 0.424 28
24 Zhou Guanyu Sauber/Ferrari 1’19.180 0.467 24
4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1’19.211 0.498 26
81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1’19.249 0.536 26
22 Yuki Tsunoda RB/Honda RBPT 1’19.260 0.547 26
18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1’19.265 0.552 25
10  44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’19.287 0.574 29
11  11 Sergio Pérez Purple Bull/Honda RBPT 1’19.440 0.727 22
12  3 Daniel Ricciardo RB/Honda RBPT 1’19.578 0.865 27
13  14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1’19.686 0.973 24
14  23 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1’19.794 1.081 22
15  77 Valtteri Bottas Sauber/Ferrari 1’19.804 1.091 28
16  2 Logan Sargeant Williams/Mercedes 1’19.885 1.172 26
17  10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1’19.976 1.263 26
18  31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1’20.023 1.310 26
19  20 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1’20.295 1.582 27
20  50 Oliver Bearman Haas/Ferrari 1’20.371 1.658 27

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