Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz leads Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in first practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Ferrari were using an upgraded floor aimed at resolving aerodynamic problems the team have experienced in recent races, and Sainz was 0.276 seconds clear of the world champion.
Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu was fifth fastest, underling the difficulty of predicting form from practice, ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Red Bull have their biggest upgrade of the season on their car, featuring a revised engine cover, front wing and front and rear aerodynamic tweaks.
"We are bringing quite some things to the car,” he said. “It is a bit bigger than what we have brought already. And of course, I hope that will give us a bit of lap time.
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