The World Championship runner-up ahead of the World Championship leader. Max Verstappen had to admit defeat again during the afternoon training session at the Hungaroring.
World Championship leader Max Verstappen also missed the best time in the second free practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 26-year-old Dutchman finished second in the Red Bull at the Hungaroring near Budapest in the late afternoon, just as he did in the opening session.
This time, the three-time Formula 1 world champion was unable to get past Lando Norris in the McLaren, who was 0.243 seconds faster than Verstappen on his top lap. In the World Championship standings, the Briton is 84 points behind the Dutchman before the race this Sunday (3 p.m./Sky and RTL).
Third place in the one-hour session, which was interrupted for a longer period after Charles Leclerc crashed in the Ferrari, went to his teammate Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard had set the fastest lap in the first free practice session.
For Leclerc, however, the second practice session ended prematurely and with further disappointment. The 26-year-old Monegasque lost control of his car and crashed the rear of his car into the track barriers. Leclerc was uninjured, but his Ferrari had to be towed and the practice session was interrupted for around a quarter of an hour.
There was then almost a crash between Kick-Sauber driver Guanyu Zhou and Sergio Pérez in the second Red Bull. The Chinese Zhou braked, skidded, but was able to catch his car again without touching the Mexican’s Red Bull, which ultimately finished fourth ahead of George Russell in the Mercedes. Hungarian record winner Lewis Hamilton came seventh in the second Silver Arrow, Nico Hülkenberg was 15th in the Haas.
Source: Stern
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