TRACK TEMPERATURES HIGHER THAN 60 DEGREES CENTIGRADE AT THE START OF FP2 EQUAL THE HIGHEST-EVER IN THE PIRELLI ERA
SEBASTIAN VETTEL SETS THE PACE ON THE ULTRASOFT IN FP2 DANIEL RICCIARDO FASTEST ON SOFT IN FP1
AROUND 0.8 SECONDS BETWEEN SOFT AND ULTRASOFT SO FAR 0.6 SECONDS BETWEEN MEDIUM AND SOFT
A challenging day of free practice at the Hungaroring was characterised by some of the highest track temperatures ever seen by Pirelli in Formula 1, which then fell rapidly as some clouds came over the circuit. Coupled with a slippery and ‘green’ track, as well as the short lap at the Hungaroring, the difference between the top four frontrunners was very close after free practice. Drivers used the sessions to carry out the usual work, assessing different tyres with different fuel loads, in order to find out in particular what the degradation rate of the ultrasoft could be – which is being used in Hungary for the first time. This will be one of the keys to determining whether the optimal race strategy on Sunday will consist of one or two stops.
MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR RACING “The extremely varied track temperature, as well as the usual considerations that come into play on Friday with a green track, means that as usual it’s quite hard to draw many firm conditions from today’s sessions straight away, although it’s clear that the top teams in particular are closely matched. The black asphalt here means that plenty of heat is always retained by the asphalt, which is a consideration. If conditions tomorrow remain as hot as they were today, it will be especially important to carefully put the tyres into their peak operating window during the preparation laps for qualifying. With overtaking being very difficult at the Hungaroring, qualifying is set to be particularly important.”
FREE PRACTICE 1 – TOP 3 TIMES
FREE PRACTICE 2 – TOP 3 TIMES
DRIVER TIME COMPOUND
Ricciardo 1m17.613s SOFT NEW
Vettel 1m17.692s ULTRASOFT NEW
Verstappen 1m17.701s SOFT NEW
DRIVER TIME COMPOUND
Vettel 1m16.834s ULTRASOFT NEW
Verstappen 1m16.908s ULTRASOFT NEW
Ricciardo 1m17.061s ULTRASOFT NEW
FP1 - BEST TIME BY COMPOUND
FP2 - BEST TIME BY COMPOUND
MOST LAPS BY COMPOUND SO FAR
TYRE STATISTICS OF THE DAY
* The above number gives the total amount of kilometres driven in FP1 and FP2 today, all drivers combined. ** Per compound, all drivers combined.
MIN. STARTING PRESSURES (slicks) EOS CAMBER LIMIT
19.0 psi (front) | 18.0 psi (rear) -3.75° (front) | -2.00° (rear)
COMPOUND DRIVER TIME
ULTRASOFT Vettel 1m17.692s
SOFT Ricciardo 1m17.613s
MEDIUM Bottas 1m18.489s
COMPOUND DRIVER TIME
ULTRASOFT Vettel 1m16.834s
SOFT Verstappen 1m17.509s
MEDIUM Raikkonen 1m18.825s
COMPOUND DRIVER LAPS
ULTRASOFT Alonso 28
SOFT Vandoorne 35
MEDIUM Sirotkin 31
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João Raposo
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