Hamilton satisfied with opening sessions in Hungary

Lewis Hamilton was a lot happier than Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon after the Friday at the Hungaroring in Budapest. The 35-year old driver reports that Mercedes was able to finish the programme they had in mind.

"It was a great first session," Hamilton told Sky Sports.

According to Hamilton, there is no need to look at the results of FP1. "Everyone is doing something different, doing a different program in terms of wings, fuel and engine and all these kinds of things but we got through what we wanted to get through it was feeling okay I think it's going to be a lot closer in FP3 and qualifying."

Hamilton hopes it stays dry

"It may be raining all day tomorrow, I hope it stays dry personally.

"I'd like a dry race and dry qualifying. This is such a great track when it's dry. It's a very tricky circuit to drive in the wet."