13:31
Top 10
Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Hadjar, Hamilton, Bearman, Antonelli, Russell, Verstappen and Stroll.
Lewis Hamilton
2025 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix - Friday Practice recap
Recap Friday practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix
01 Aug 2025
13:30
Chequered flag
Norris tops FP1 ahead of Piastri and Leclerc.
13:24
Current top 10
Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Hadjar, Hamilton, Bearman, Antonelli, Russell, Verstappen and Stroll.
13:22
Into the final 10 minutes
Teams are now focusing on heavy fuel running. A good time from Hadjar to slot into fourth, 0.6s off the pace.
13:14
15 minutes on the clock
Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Hamilton, Hadjar, Russell, Verstappen, Stroll, Albon and Ocon.
13:11
Good lap from Leclerc
He cuts the deficit down to 0.2s to Norris.
13:09
Piastri
Piastri slots into second, 0.142s down on Norris' top time.
13:07
Norris on the softs
The McLaren is flying. Norris goes 0.7s ahead of Leclerc at the top of the order.
13:05
Leclerc goes fastest
A 1m16.719s for Leclerc on the softs, less than a tenth ahead of Norris, who's best time is on the mediums.
13:02
Colapinto on the softs
Colapinto goes sixth on the softs, 1.1s down on Norris' top time.
13:01
Aron's car has been cleared
The session is back underway with just under 30 minutes on the clock.
12:59
VSC
Aron has stopped out on track in his Sauber. A technical issue for the Estonian.
12:54
Hamilton currently ninth fastest
"The car doesn't feel good," Hamilton reports.
12:49
Leclerc
Leclerc goes fastest now, 0.2s ahead of Norris. Good time from Albon, as he goes third on the hards.
12:45
Current top 10
Norris, Leclerc, Piastri, Bearman, Hadjar, Verstappen, Albon, Hamilton, Lawson and Sainz.
12:43
Leclerc slots into second
Leclerc moves into second, 0.4s off Norris' top time.
12:41
Norris lowers the benchmark
1m17.631s for Norris, 0.6s ahead of Piastri.
12:40
Leclerc takes P1
Leclerc sets a tidy lap in the Ferrari. A 1m18.786s to put him 0.2s clear.
That's soon beaten by teammate Hamilton. 0.060s now between the two Ferraris.
12:38
Russell on top now
Russell sets a 1m19.111s to go fastest. 0.048s ahead of Sainz. Albon slots into third. The two Williams drivers are on the hards.
12:37
Another driver change
Paul Aron is in the Sauber for FP1, replacing Nico Hulkenberg. All drivers are required to give up their cars for a rookie driver this year.
Naturally, this rule doesn't apply to rookie drivers such as Kimi Antonelli or Gabriel Bortoleto.
12:36
Norris goes fastest
A 1m19.413s for Norris on the mediums to go 0.122s ahead of Piastri.
12:35
First times on the board
Piastri sets a 1m19.535s, 0.001s ahead of Verstappen. Hadjar is 0.159s off in third.
12:34
A change at Aston Martin
Drugovich is driving in Alonso's Aston Martin for FP1. Alonso is managing an injury. It remains to be seen whether he will be back for FP2.
12:30
FP1 is underway
The first practice session of the weekend is underway at the Hungaroring.
12:21
Traditional format this weekend
We're back to a traditional format for this weekend in Hungary. That means there's three practice sessions ahead of qualifying.
