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Carlos Sainz was quickest in FP1 before Ferrari teammate Leclerc overtook FP2, the second of the pair of one-hour sessions.
Hungarian Grand Prix FP1 results: Verstappen fastest Sainz
What happened during free practice 1 of the Hungarian GP?
Verstappen set the early pace at 1m21.235s on the soft tyres, before Sainz produced 1m20.696s and then Leclerc lapped in 1m20.225s.
Verstappen moved within 0.018s of that, then Sainz beat him with 1m20.184s, before Leclerc dipped below the 1m20s barrier with 1m19.863s. Again Verstappen came close – turning in 0.009s.
Sainz lowers the bar to 1m19.671s then Leclerc unleashes a lap in 1m19.426s.
In the final runs with 15 minutes remaining, Verstappen took the top spot with 1m18.880s but was quickly eclipsed by Sainz in 1m18.750s, who was driving a second lap pushed on his last set of tyres. The best time of the session was 0.13s faster than the world championship leader.
Leclerc was third, 0.3 seconds off the pace, ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren) and George Russell (Mercedes).
Hungarian Grand Prix FP2 results: Norris’ fastest Leclerc
What happened during free practice 2 of the Hungarian GP?
The battle for fastest time between Ferrari and Red Bull resumed from the start, with Sainz, Verstappen and Leclerc all swapping fastest times on medium tyres.
Leclerc worked up to 1m18.911s, almost half a second ahead of Sainz and 0.743s quicker than Verstappen.
The teams switched to the faster soft rubber just before halfway, with Norris initially setting the pace with an impressive 1m18.662s.
Leclerc took first place with 1m18.445s, with Sainz only able to take third, 0.231s off the pace. Verstappen was slightly slower, producing 1m18.728s for fourth place, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo’s second McLaren.
Leclerc reported a torque issue during his long run and he asked the team to investigate. His recovery was further impacted when he cut his jack while exiting the garage.
On a mostly uneventful day, Alex Albon spun his Williams into Turn 1 and was able to rejoin.
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