Sunday, July 29, 2012

Hungarian Grand Prix FP2 Roundup: Hamilton Leads The Way

once again topped the order in Friday Practice, securing top spot with a time of 1.21.995.

The man finished first in , and was quickest in FP2 this afternoon.

The 27-year-old registered his session winning time just before rain interrupted proceedings.

came in second just ahead of .

, who was second quickest in FP1, finished the Friday outings in sixth, behind both ’s, of which was quickest.

made it into the top ten however, the Red Bulls appear to be struggling to keep pace with Ferrari, McLaren and Lotus.

FP2 began in blistering heat, as the Budapest sunshine shone down on the Hungaroring. As a result, many drivers elected to go out early to gain further knowledge of the track in dry conditions.

Both Ferrari’s looked impressive in hot conditions, but it was Hamilton who stole show, as the only man to break into the 1 minute 21 second band.

With 40 minutes remaining the rain began to fall, forcing everybody back into the pits.

With track temperatures high the surface dried put fairly quickly, but not in time for anybody to nip ahead of Hamilton.

The focus will now switch to FP3 and qualifying, where everyone will be battling to secure track position ahead of Sunday’s race.

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