Daniel Ricciardo was fastest in the first free practice session at the Hungaroring circuit. The Red Bull driver’s best time was 0.079sec better than the one of Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari). His teammate Max Verstappen was third, 0.088sec behind the Australian.
Kimi Raikkonen took fourth while the Mercedes drivers classified behind him. Lewis Hamilton was fifth and Valtteri Bottas – sixth.
Ricciardo fastest in FP1 at Hungaroring
CLASSIFICATION (END OF FP1)
Daniel Ricciardo takes the top spot in the opening session
Red Bull and Ferrari leading the Mercedes pair so far…#HungarianGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/NBJuaEDEmp
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There were numerous incidents during the practice session due to the dirty asphalt. Fortunately, there were no serious consequences. Some of the heavier incidents were two spins of Marcus Ericsson and one of Brendon Hartley at the very end of the session. Many of the other drivers locked wheels or went of the circuit. None went into the barriers but complaining of poor grip was common.
It was a case of Marcus Ericsspin in opening practice ?
The Sauber man pushed the limits as the weekend got underway#HungarianGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/Tfo9ul80Uu
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Besides these problems, there was one stoppage at the circuit. Nico Hulkenberg had to park his Renault due to a technical problem.
⚠️ YELLOW FLAG ⚠️
And it’s for a yellow car – Nico Hulkenberg hops out of his Renault
He appeared to lose power before pulling over#HungarianGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/YGA0quECSv
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