Latifi with last gasp effort tops a wet third practice ahead of Leclerc and Albon at the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel: “I think we did a solid job as a team, but the car is still quite difficult to drive”
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Despite being seventh fastest in second practice in Hungary, Sebastian Vettel admitted his Aston Martin was still a difficult car to drive.
Neither George Russell nor Lewis Hamilton were happy with the performance of the Mercedes car after Friday’s running in Hungary.
Fernando Alonso: “The car felt quite good and enjoyable to drive, so let’s see what we can do tomorrow”
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon completed a productive and trouble-free Friday in Hungary, having gained good data ahead of what is forecasted to be a rainy weekend.
It was a strong Friday for the McLaren team in Hungary as both Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo ended inside the top five in practice.
Charles Leclerc was fastest in Friday practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix on a busy day as Ferrari worked on both short and long run pace with rain expected on Saturday.
Max Verstappen feels Ferrari are too strong for Red Bull this weekend in Hungary after finishing only fourth fastest in the second free practice session on Friday.
Leclerc leads Norris and Sainz in second free practice at the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Mick Schumacher admits to being sad by the news that his mentor, Sebastian Vettel, will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the current season.
Sainz leads Verstappen and Leclerc in a close fight in first free practice at the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
“I think he's one of the greatest people that we've seen in the sport” – Hamilton on Vettel
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Lewis Hamilton believes Sebastian Vettel is one of the best drivers ever to grave a Formula 1 grid as he pays tribute to the German after the announcement he would be retiring at the end of the 2022 season.
Esteban Ocon returns to the scene of his first Formula 1 victory this weekend, although his focus is on helping Alpine fight and beat McLaren in the Constructors’ Championship.
Lando Norris says the McLaren team can be confident heading into the Hungarian Grand Prix and the rest of the season after maximising his result last weekend in France.
Ferrari are hoping for both cars to safely finish this weekend at the Hungarian Grand Prix, where the Italian team are wanting to enter the summer break without another reliability failure.
Both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu have failed to score points in any of the past three Grand Prix, something they want to change this weekend in Hungary.
Alexander Albon is hopeful of a more competitive weekend in Hungary as Williams begins to understand more about its upgraded aero package.
Aston Martin’s Lawrence Stroll and Mike Krack have both paid tribute to the hard work and determination of Sebastian Vettel to try and help the team move forward since joining them in 2021.
