Carlos Sainz leads FP1 at Hungarian GP ahead of Verstappen
19th July 2024Carlos Sainz, of Ferrari, led Free Practice 1 as he outpaced both Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and teammate Charles Leclerc.
Feature image credit: Scuderia Ferrari
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Following Haas F1’s announcement to snatch up the skills of Oliver Bearman for 2025, at the British Grand Prix last time out, the American-based team put the Brit back in the VF-24 for FP1 – replacing Nico Hulkenberg.
How the first practice finished
Sainz topped the timing boards with the fastest lap on the board, a 1m 18.713s, as Verstappen and Leclerc rounded out the top three in second and third respectively.
Mercedes George Russell was best of the rest, in fourth, nearly half-a-second off the pace despite having a close run-in with RB’s Yuki Tsunoda. Kick Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu completed the top five, in fifth.
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Mclaren’s driving pairing of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri completed the opening practice session in sixth and seventh.
Tsunoda was the leading RB as the Japanese driver completed FP1 in eighth ahead of Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton who occupied ninth and 10th.
After a troubling weekend in Silverstone last time out, Red Bull’s Sergio Perez failed to break into the top 10 as he finished 11th, 0.7s off the pace of Sainz.
Daniel Ricciardo finished 12th, eight-tenths off the pace and three-tenths off Tsunoda after practice. The Hungarian weekend marks his first full year back in the sport as the 2023 Hungarian GP stood as his comeback race.
Stroll’s teammate, Fernando Alonso finished 13th as the team cross-car tested their upgrades of which Alonso was in the upgraded car.
Williams’ Alexander Albon and Kick Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas filtered in behind the double-world champion, in 14th and 15th respectively. The two drivers were the first drivers to be over a second off the pace.
Williams Logan Sargeant led the bottom five, in 16th, ahead of the Alpine duo of Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon in 17th and 18th. At the same time, the Haas duo of Kevin Magnussen and Bearman completed the field in 19th and 20th.
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