McLaren driver Lando Norris led the way in the second one-hour practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix, with reigning champion Max Verstappen close behind. F1Technical’s lead journalist Balazs Szabo provides insights on FP2 from the Hungaroring.
In the second practice session, McLaren’s Lando Norris set the fastest time of 1m17.788s. Max Verstappen in his upgraded RB20 followed closely in second place, just over two tenths behind Norris.
Carlos Sainz took third place, but struggled during his race simulation in his Ferrari.
Sergio Perez, who has been lacking pace in recent races, showed improvement in the second practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver finished fourth, followed by Russell in fifth, Magnussen in sixth, and Hamilton in seventh.
Results
Pos.No.DriverCarTimeGapLaps14Lando NorrisMclaren Mercedes1:17.7882321Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing Honda Rbpt1:18.031+0.243s19355Carlos SainzFerrari1:18.185+0.397s22411Sergio PerezRed Bull Racing Honda Rbpt1:18.255+0.467s22563George RussellMercedes1:18.294+0.506s19620Kevin MagnussenHaas Ferrari1:18.315+0.527s23744Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:18.363+0.575s1983Daniel RicciardoRb Honda Rbpt1:18.371+0.583s19923Alexander AlbonWilliams Mercedes1:18.514+0.726s211014Fernando AlonsoAston Martin Aramco Mercedes1:18.519+0.731s221177Valtteri BottasKick Sauber Ferrari1:18.586+0.798s24122Logan SargeantWilliams Mercedes1:18.611+0.823s201381Oscar PiastriMclaren Mercedes1:18.618+0.830s201431Esteban OconAlpine Renault1:18.754+0.966s241527Nico HulkenbergHaas Ferrari1:18.791+1.003s241610Pierre GaslyAlpine Renault1:18.888+1.100s231718Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco Mercedes1:19.179+1.391s241816Charles LeclercFerrari1:19.286+1.498s81922Yuki TsunodaRb Honda Rbpt1:19.606+1.818s122024Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber Ferrari1:20.067+2.279s24
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