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Three-time world champion, Sebastian Vettel led teammate Mark Webber in a Red Bull one-two in both Friday's free practice sessions for the Grand Prix of Hungary near Budapest.
It was already very hot this morning when Vettel turned his best lap (1m22.723), 0.259s quicker than Webber's, with Kimi Raikkonen third fastest for Lotus and Fernando Alonso fourth for Ferrari.
The track remained slippery and very dirty all through the 90-minute session which saw ambient and track temperatures of 30 and 45 degrees Celsius, respectively.
It was the first time the teams got to run Pirelli's revised tires (2012 construction and 2013 compound) in competitive conditions and there were no dramas to report, as everyone ran exclusively with the medium compound.
Romain Grosjean was fifth in the other Lotus ahead of Jenson Button in a McLaren and Adrian Sutil in a Sahara Force India.
Mercedes AMG's drivers, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, who did not taste the new Pirelli tires at Silverstone, were down in 8th and 13th spots, respectively.
It was still very hot in the afternoon for the second practice session.
As teams ran Pirelli's soft tires before focusing on long runs on the harder mediums, Vettel carried on where he left off this morning with the fastest time of 1m 21.264, but Webber was right with him this time, just 0.044s adrift.
Grosjean of Lotus was third, only 0.153s off Vettel.
Then came the Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, and the Mercedes of Hamilton and Rosberg.
Raikkonen, Button and Sutil completed the top 10.
At the back end of the grid, the Renault-powered Caterhams again outpaced the Marussia-Cosworths.
Hungarian Grand Prix
Friday July 26, 2013
Free Practice session 1 - Results*
1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'22"723 - 19 laps
2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'22"982 - 24
3 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'23"010 - 20
4 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F138) - 1'23”099 - 22
5 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'23"111 - 20
6 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'23"370 - 26
7 - Adrian Sutil (Sahara Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'23"390 - 20
8 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W04) - 1'23"531 - 28
9 - Sergio Perez (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'23"591 - 26
10 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'23"911 - 21
11 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'24"119 - 21
12 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'24"150 - 27
13 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W04) - 1'24"157 - 28
14 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'24"204 - 15
15 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F138) - 1'24"299 - 19
16 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'24"314 - 23
17 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'24"383 - 24
18 - Paul Di Resta (Sahara Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'24"608 - 21
19 - Charles Pic (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'25"827 - 24
20 - Giedo Van der Garde (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'26"808 - 25
21 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'27"617 - 20
22 - Rodolfo Gonzalez (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'37"459 - 25
Free Practice session 2 - Results*
1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'21"264 - 34 laps
2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'21"308 - 42
3 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'21"417 - 40
4 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F138) - 1'21”426 - 34
5 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F138) - 1'21"544 - 37
6 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W04) - 1'21"802 - 42
7 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W04) - 1'21"991 - 40
8 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'22"011 - 32
9 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'22"180 - 41
10 - Adrian Sutil (Sahara Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'22"304 - 41
11 - Paul Di Resta (Sahara Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'22"526 - 39
12 - Sergio Perez (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'22"529 - 37
13 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'22"781 - 36
14 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'22"837 - 42
15 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'22"841 - 39
16 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'23"369 - 34
17 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'23"411 - 41
18 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'23"646 - 34
19 - Charles Pic (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'24"325 - 38
20 - Giedo Van der Garde (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'25"065 - 36
21 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'25"143 - 39
22 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'26"647 - 33
* Unofficial timings
It was already very hot this morning when Vettel turned his best lap (1m22.723), 0.259s quicker than Webber's, with Kimi Raikkonen third fastest for Lotus and Fernando Alonso fourth for Ferrari.
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| Sebastian Vettel. (Photo: WRi2) |
The track remained slippery and very dirty all through the 90-minute session which saw ambient and track temperatures of 30 and 45 degrees Celsius, respectively.
It was the first time the teams got to run Pirelli's revised tires (2012 construction and 2013 compound) in competitive conditions and there were no dramas to report, as everyone ran exclusively with the medium compound.
Romain Grosjean was fifth in the other Lotus ahead of Jenson Button in a McLaren and Adrian Sutil in a Sahara Force India.
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| Photo: Mercedes AMG F1 Team |
Mercedes AMG's drivers, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, who did not taste the new Pirelli tires at Silverstone, were down in 8th and 13th spots, respectively.
It was still very hot in the afternoon for the second practice session.
As teams ran Pirelli's soft tires before focusing on long runs on the harder mediums, Vettel carried on where he left off this morning with the fastest time of 1m 21.264, but Webber was right with him this time, just 0.044s adrift.
Grosjean of Lotus was third, only 0.153s off Vettel.
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| Fernando Alonso. (Photo: Ferrari) |
Then came the Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, and the Mercedes of Hamilton and Rosberg.
Raikkonen, Button and Sutil completed the top 10.
At the back end of the grid, the Renault-powered Caterhams again outpaced the Marussia-Cosworths.
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| Adrian Sutil. (Photo: Sahara Force India) |
Hungarian Grand Prix
Friday July 26, 2013
Free Practice session 1 - Results*
1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'22"723 - 19 laps
2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'22"982 - 24
3 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'23"010 - 20
4 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F138) - 1'23”099 - 22
5 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'23"111 - 20
6 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'23"370 - 26
7 - Adrian Sutil (Sahara Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'23"390 - 20
8 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W04) - 1'23"531 - 28
9 - Sergio Perez (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'23"591 - 26
10 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'23"911 - 21
11 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'24"119 - 21
12 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'24"150 - 27
13 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W04) - 1'24"157 - 28
14 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'24"204 - 15
15 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F138) - 1'24"299 - 19
16 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'24"314 - 23
17 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'24"383 - 24
18 - Paul Di Resta (Sahara Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'24"608 - 21
19 - Charles Pic (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'25"827 - 24
20 - Giedo Van der Garde (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'26"808 - 25
21 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'27"617 - 20
22 - Rodolfo Gonzalez (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'37"459 - 25
Free Practice session 2 - Results*
1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'21"264 - 34 laps
2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'21"308 - 42
3 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'21"417 - 40
4 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F138) - 1'21”426 - 34
5 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F138) - 1'21"544 - 37
6 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W04) - 1'21"802 - 42
7 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W04) - 1'21"991 - 40
8 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'22"011 - 32
9 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'22"180 - 41
10 - Adrian Sutil (Sahara Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'22"304 - 41
11 - Paul Di Resta (Sahara Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'22"526 - 39
12 - Sergio Perez (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'22"529 - 37
13 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'22"781 - 36
14 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'22"837 - 42
15 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'22"841 - 39
16 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'23"369 - 34
17 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'23"411 - 41
18 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'23"646 - 34
19 - Charles Pic (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'24"325 - 38
20 - Giedo Van der Garde (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'25"065 - 36
21 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'25"143 - 39
22 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'26"647 - 33
* Unofficial timings