Max Verstappen leads the Mercedes duo in the first practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix

After the drama of the last few weeks, the title race is between the young Belgian Max Verstappen and the experienced Lewis Hamilton certainly heated up as riders and teams hit each other on social media, Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team Comment on the failed review of Red Bull Racing from Lewis Hamilton’s penalty kick from the Great Britain Grand Prix certainly even more heat in a title fight this season that could potentially lead to forever.

However, when both drivers were back on track on a track where Hamilton tends to do very well – (even a win at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix in a McLaren that shouldn’t have been near the top step of the podium) it was Verstappen who hit the track first, 0.061 seconds ahead Valtteri Bottas and 0.167 seconds of title rival Hamilton, who was in third place.

It was a practice lesson full of incidents Fernando Alonso had a twist at the beginning of the session, Mick Schumacher ran far in the same sweeping left turn from Turn 4 and most dramatically, Yuki Tsunoda – who would have hoped for a quiet weekend after a couple of tricky Grand Prix weekends that showed the red flag crashed.

Despite being in third place, Lewis Hamilton rode the lap on a used pair of soft tires, suggesting this weekend could be another tight weekend as momentum in the title fight may have got in the way of Lewis Hamilton.

Perhaps the surprise was the meeting Sergio Perez who finished the session eighth, almost a second behind teammate Verstappen, and the Mexican will no doubt be in after that performance after a difficult weekend Silberstein.

After their strong weekend at Silverstone, Scuderia Ferrari started on Friday on the forefoot, with Carlos Sainz Jr. fourth and Charles Leclerc seventh, with Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda‘S Pierre Gasly and Alpine F1 teamIn between is Alonson. The top ten were completed by McLaren F1 team‘S Lando Norris and aston Martin Cognizant Formula 1 team‘S Lance walk.

Elsewhere, Kimi Raikkonen was the morning cleared when we saw the reserve driver return? Robert Kubica who ended the session in front of his teammate Antonio Giovinazzi, in a difficult meeting for the Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN team who ended the morning in their cars in places eighteen and twenty.

Results of the free practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix 1