The Hungarian Grand Prix weekend continues with FP2 this Friday. Stay with us throughout the session as GPblog brings you the latest updates and exclusive insights straight from the Hungaroring paddock. Entering the weekend, every team except Alpine
brought updates to the final
Formula 1 race weekend before the summer break.
Red Bull Racing and
Ferrari introduced changes to their 'Macarena' rear wings, while
McLaren and
Mercedes also brought a range of updates to the Hungaroring.
Entering this weekend,
Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers' standings. The young Italian holds a 45-point advantage over
Lewis Hamilton and a 50-point lead over
George Russell following his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix. That means he will definitely lead the standings heading into the summer break this year.
In the first session,
Charles Leclerc set the pace for Ferrari on both the medium and soft tyres. However, in the closing minutes, his car came to a halt in the pit lane after the Monegasque reported over the team radio that something had broken. Despite the issue, he still finished more than half a second clear of Lewis Hamilton and
Max Verstappen, and a full second ahead of Isack Hadjar and George Russell. Antonelli did not take part in the session, having handed his car over to Frederik Vesti.
Norris disagrees with Verstappen's claim: 'Here you can do it'
According to the defending world champion, drivers can still make a difference this year.
He told GPblog, among others:
"You certainly can [make the difference], yeah. I mean, there's obviously some corners get a little bit more eliminated."Pouhon last year, where you can maybe get close to doing it flat, and someone who doesn't do it flat, you maybe gain half a tenth.
"Some corners, yeah, maybe it tightens up, but if you're a better driver, there's still, most corners are still corners to try and gain an advantage on everyone. So I wouldn't say I necessarily agree with everything. I think if you're driving better, you're still going to be ahead."