Hungaroring, FP1: Hamilton tops opening session

Hamilton outpaces Rosberg at the Hungaroring

By Franck Drui

25 July 2014 - 11:35
Hungaroring, FP1: Hamilton tops (...)

Mercedes Lewis Hamilton went quickest in the opening practice session of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, beating team-mate Nico Rosberg to top spot by just under two tenths of a second.

Hamilton recorded a best lap of 1:25.814 to outpace Rosberg by 0.183s. Kimi Raikkonen was third for Ferrari with a time of 1:26.421, six tenths down on Hamilton. On a decent morning for Ferrari, Fernando Alonso was fourth, a further four tenths back. Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian completed the top five, though he was a further four tenths back and 1.4s adrift of the best Mercedes time.

Kevin Magnussen took sixth spot for McLaren ahead of Jean-Eric Vergne’s Toro Rosso, the second Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo, and the second McLaren of Jenson Button.

Following his second-place finish at last weekend’s German Grand Prix, Williams’ Valtteri Bottas said the tight and twisting Hungaroring circuit might be “a bit difficult for us” and this morning team-mate Felipe Massa finished in 10th place, with Bottas only 15th, behind Esteban Gutierrez in the best of the Saubers in P11, Nico Hulkenberg’s Force India, Daniil Kvyat’s Toro Rosso, and Pastor Maldonado in the best of the Lotus cars.

Pos.DriverTeamTimeLaps
01 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG 1:25.814 27
02 Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:25.997 31
03 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:26.421 29
04 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:26.872 23
05 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Renault 1:27.220 28
06 Kevin Magnussen McLaren Mercedes 1:27.357 28
07 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso Renault 1:27.683 30
08 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Renault 1:27.782 16
09 Jenson Button McLaren Mercedes 1:27.804 27
10 Felipe Massa Williams Mercedes 1:27.960 24
11 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber Ferrari 1:27.967 25
12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India Mercedes 1:28.101 28
13 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso Renault 1:28.208 32
14 Pastor Maldonado Lotus Renault 1:28.266 28
15 Valtteri Bottas Williams Mercedes 1:28.330 21
16 Sergio Perez Force India Mercedes 1:28.376 24
17 Romain Grosjean Lotus Renault 1:28.593 24
18 Adrian Sutil Sauber Ferrari 1:29.025 23
19 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham Renault 1:30.363 30
20 Marcus Ericsson Caterham Renault 1:30.892 24
21 Max Chilton Marussia Ferrari 1:31.004 5
22 Jules Bianchi Marussia Ferrari 1:31.248 20

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