Hungarian GP: Ferrari's Hamilton Leads Fastest Time To Beat Teammate Leclerc
It certainly seemed that way as Ferrari topped Friday’s two practice sessions. Hamilton set the fastest time of the day as he beat Leclerc by 0.148 of a second in the second session, with Lando Norris a distant third for McLaren, .499 away. George Russell was the best Mercedes in fifth and Antonelli only 13th in a session interrupted by a red flag when Franco Colapinto spun into a barrier. In the first session, Leclerc went fastest by nearly half a second from Max Verstappen of Red Bull, with Hamilton a close third. Russell was fifth fastest in that session, too, while Antonelli sat out as the team worked toward its quota of practice sessions for non-regular drivers. Reserve Fred Vesti was seventh. Struggling Aston Martin made some progress with an upgraded car as Fernando Alonso placed 13th in the first session but a suspension failure sent teammate Lance Stroll spinning wildly. The damage ruled Stroll out of the second session.
Italy's Andrea Kimi Antonelli steers his Mercedes during the second practice session ahead of Sunday's Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Darko Bandic
Britain's George Russell steers his Mercedes during the second practice session ahead of Sunday's Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Darko Bandic
Spain's Carlos Sainz steers his Williams during the second practice session ahead of Sunday's Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Darko Bandic
Britain's Arvid Lindblad steers his Racing Bull during the second practice session ahead of Sunday's Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Darko Bandic
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, gets a pit service during the second practice session ahead of Sunday's Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic
New Zealand's Liam Lawson steers his Racing Bull during the second practice session ahead of Sunday's Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Darko Bandic
McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain steers his car during the second free practice ahead of Sunday's Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Darko Bandic
Alpine driver Franco Colapinto of Argentina steers his car during the second free practice ahead of Sunday's Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Darko Bandic
Britain's Lewis Hamilton steers his Ferrari at pit line during the second practice session ahead of Sunday's Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, leaves his pit during the second practice session ahead of Sunday's Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic
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