F1: Lando Norris has started the Hungarian GP in good spirits, setting the pace during practice.
Whereas F1 shivered through an English summer a few weeks ago at a drizzly high-speed Silverstone, this week the sport is sweating through a Hungarian heatwave at a tight, twisty circuit that could totally rewrite the form guide.
It cost him on the run all the way to turn 4. By the time both cars hit the brakes again, Verstappen was 0.247 seconds behind. Pérez responded to weeks of mounting pressure with a decent and uneventful Friday, clocking in fourth fastest by the end of FP2 and only 0.224 seconds behind teammate Verstappen.
The question of Pérez’s regular form slumps has bedevilled the team for years. Horner suggested his turnaround this weekend — if it persists — would be down to both the car and a new mental approach. “I think almost ignoring what’s going on on the other side of the garage will do him a favour, which is the approach that he’s taking now, just focusing on his own performance.
The Monegasque suffered a snap through turn 4 and ended up whacking the steel barriers on the outside of the track. This circuit was never likely to bring out the car’s weaknesses anyway. There are very few genuinely fast corners at the Hungaroring that would trigger bouncing, and the traction-dependent characteristics play to the SF-24’s strengths.
The cybersecurity company had brought much of the online world to its knees ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix with a botched software upgrade. Fortunately the fix was rolled out with just enough of a buffer for the team to get up and running in time for FP1. Qualifying will present teams with a different prospect to Friday, however. While the ambient temperature is expected to be similarly warm at around 30°C, cloud cover should keep the track temperature lower. That in turn will make it easier to manage the soft tyre around the lap.
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