Russell leads first free practice in the rain in Hungary

The Grand Prix started in the worst way possible. Czech Perezwho had an accident and ended the session early. The Mexican driver is having his hardest time since coming to Red Bull. The Mexican is in the best team of the World Cup and drives the same car as Max Verstappen. But as the Dutch swept with eight out of ten possible wins and a 99-point advantage over their partner in the World Cup, Checo was unsuccessful in the last five classifications and was eliminated from Q3. All this causes him to compete under pressure and even compete with the “shadow” of Daniel Ricciardo, who made his Hungarian debut at the wheel of Alpha Tauri.

in the last bars Carlos Sainz Skating with Ferrari and he went to the turf and caused the second red flag of the day, but the officials were able to help him get the car out and the Madrid man managed to get back on the track and finished the session in fifteenth place.

Russell and Piastri were the fastest, Norris and Stroll were more than 1 second behind, but their time is irrelevant given the conditions in which this first contact with Hungarian asphalt took place. Leader, maximum verstappenHe didn’t mark the time and went to the trailer ten minutes after the end. This afternoon, again with the rain forecast, the second free will be held from 17:00. The weather is dry for Saturday and Sunday.