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Mercedes finish 1-2 in FP2 reigniting the competitive spirit in Hungary

by Thomas Chudleigh
July 31, 2021
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FP2 final classification had the top 3 drivers separated by only 5 hundredths of a second after a scorching end to the Friday practice sessions.

A very happy Valtteri Bottas claimed the top spot followed by his teammate Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen struggled with his aero set-up mentioning a loose rear end but managed to clasp some extra speed to finish 3rd.

The session was without any spins or crashes but nature was playing its part to help bother the drivers in other ways.

Track temperatures were reaching 50 degrees helped by a sweltering 33 degrees air temperature around Budapest.

Haas driver Nikita Mazepin complained of extreme heat reaching his left foot mentioning a possible early return to the pits because of it.

Aside from the heat the two Alpine drivers were on form, especially Esteban Ocon who finished FP2 an impressive 4th. His more experienced teammate Fernando Alonso also consolidated a top 10 finish in 7th.

Both Aston Martins made the top 10 as well, with Sebastian Vettel in 8th and Lance stroll completing his practice laps 10th fastest.

Now that the Mercedes are back on top and Verstappen has his car repaired and tuned ready to fight, FP3 will be the final session for teams to test their race and qualifying trim.

the final classification for FP2 was:

POSNODRIVERCARTIMEGAPLAPS
177Valtteri BottasMERCEDES1:17.01229
244Lewis HamiltonMERCEDES1:17.039+0.027s27
333Max VerstappenRED BULL RACING HONDA1:17.310+0.298s24
431Esteban OconALPINE RENAULT1:17.759+0.747s29
511Sergio PerezRED BULL RACING HONDA1:17.824+0.812s23
610Pierre GaslyALPHATAURI HONDA1:18.113+1.101s31
714Fernando AlonsoALPINE RENAULT1:18.169+1.157s27
85Sebastian VettelASTON MARTIN MERCEDES1:18.228+1.216s31
94Lando NorrisMCLAREN MERCEDES1:18.313+1.301s25
1018Lance StrollASTON MARTIN MERCEDES1:18.320+1.308s30
1116Charles LeclercFERRARI1:18.370+1.358s30
1255Carlos SainzFERRARI1:18.441+1.429s32
133Daniel RicciardoMCLAREN MERCEDES1:18.737+1.725s26
147Kimi RäikkönenALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI1:19.277+2.265s21
1563George RussellWILLIAMS MERCEDES1:19.292+2.280s29
166Nicholas LatifiWILLIAMS MERCEDES1:19.479+2.467s30
1722Yuki TsunodaALPHATAURI HONDA1:19.671+2.659s3
1847Mick SchumacherHAAS FERRARI1:19.817+2.805s29
1999Antonio GiovinazziALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI1:20.186+3.174s28
209Nikita MazepinHAAS FERRARI1:21.881+4.869s28
source: f1.com/results

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