First part of free practice
Cloudy. Dry. Air +32…31С, track +55…48С
During the weekend on the Hungaroring, there is a high chance of rain and thunderstorms, but closer to Saturday, and on Friday morning it was almost as hot as last week in Paul Ricard. Pirelli brought the same compositions that were in France – it only remained to adjust the settings and start working with new products.
At Alfa Romeo for the second weekend in a row, Robert Kubica temporarily replaced Valtteri Bottas in the first training session, the rest of the teams worked with the main drivers.
Red Bull Racing compared different solutions on Perez’s car – Sergio went to the track with aerodynamic sensors, as did Lando Norris in McLaren. Perez complained of allergies, sneezed several times – and returned to the pits.
Haas F1 brought a seriously updated car, but only one – Kevin Magnussen got it, and Mick Schumacher drove the old one.
The session went smoothly. At the very beginning, Alonso almost crashed into Stroll, who slowed down at the exit of the third turn – the Spaniard had to go off the track to avoid contact. Hamilton, Alonso and Tsunoda following mistakes visited the safety zones without consequences for the cars.
The protocol was led by Carlos Sainz with a lap time of 1:18.750.
Results of the first session
| Pilot | Team | Time | Difference | Circles |
| 1. K. Sainz | Ferrari | 1:18.750 | – | 25 |
| 2. M. Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:18.880 | 0.130 | 23 |
| 3. Sh. Leclair | Ferrari | 1:19.039 | 0.289 | 26 |
| 4. L. Norris | McLaren | 1:19.299 | 0.549 | 21 |
| 5. D. Russell | Mercedes | 1:19.606 | 0.856 | 27 |
| 6. C.Perez | Red Bull | 1:19.622 | 0.872 | 24 |
| 7. L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:19.710 | 0.960 | 25 |
| 8. D. Riccardo | McLaren | 1:19.841 | 1.091 | 27 |
| 9. E. Okon | Alpine | 1:20.348 | 1.598 | 30 |
| 10. F. Alonso | Alpine | 1:20.377 | 1.627 | 26 |
| 11. S. Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:20.383 | 1.633 | 25 |
| 12. L. Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:20.414 | 1.664 | 25 |
| 13. P. Gasli | AlphaTauri | 1:20.456 | 1.706 | 28 |
| 14. Y. Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:20.695 | 1.945 | 27 |
| 15. G. Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.810 | 2.060 | 22 |
| 16. A. Albon | Williams | 1:20.834 | 2.084 | 27 |
| 17. K. Magnussen | Haas | 1:20.921 | 2.171 | 23 |
| 18. M. Schumacher | Haas | 1:21.027 | 2.277 | 25 |
| 19. R. Kubica | Alfa Romeo | 1:21.179 | 2.429 | 19 |
| 20. N. Latifi | Williams | 1:21.413 | 2.663 | 27 |