Summary

  • Charles Leclerc fastest in Hungarian Grand Prix first practice

  • Leclerc stopped late in session because of problem with his Ferrari

  • Lance Stroll spins off with suspension failure on upgraded Aston Martin

  • Second practice at the Hungaroring from 16:00 BST

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  • Final F1 race before summer break

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Lorraine McKenna

  1. Report: Ferrari's Leclerc fastest in Hungary practice

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent at the Hungaroring

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    Lance Stroll spun out with a rear suspension failure on the new Aston Martin as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the pace in first practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

    Aston Martin have brought a virtually new car to this race for their first major upgrade of the season, and the rear suspension is one of many revised designs on it.

    The left rear suspension appeared to break as he rounded Turn Three with about 20 minutes left of the session.

    His team-mate Fernando Alonso was sent out as soon as the session restarted and set an apparently encouraging 13th fastest time.

    That is a long way from where Aston Martin want to be, but it is a significant step forward from where they have been so far this season, having slumped to the back of the field.

    Read the full report here

  2. Back for FP2 from 15:45 BST

    That was an eventful opening practice session in Hungary, with the biggest headline probably Aston Martin's rear suspension issue for Lance Stroll.

    The team are in the first phase of a major revamp and while team-mate Fernando Alonso finished P13 on the timesheets - so a lot higher up than previous weekends - Aston will have everything crossed that Stroll's problem was just a one-off.

    Ferrari will also have one eye on reliability issues after Charles Leclerc came to a stop towards the end of the session.

    Let's park the bus here for a break then come back together for second practice from 15:45 BST.

    See you shortly!

  3. Abbi Pulling
    2024 F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    If Kimi had been in the session, I don't think he would have been P1. That Ferrari set a really, really good lap time.

  4. And the rest

    11. Lando Norris (McLaren)

    12. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

    13. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

    14. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

    15. Alex Albon (Williams)

    16. Leonardo Fornaroli (McLaren)

    17. Ryo Hirakawa (Haas)

    18. Sergio Perez (Cadillac)

    19. Paul Aron (Alpine)

    20. Colton Herta (Cadillac)

    21. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

    22. Carlos Sainz (Williams)

  5. Top 10

    1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1:19.075

    2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.484

    3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.543

    4. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +0.922

    5. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.991

    6. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +1.285

    7. Fred Vesti (Mercedes) +1.392

    8. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +1.548

    9. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +1.685

    10. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +1.791

  6. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at the Hungaroring

    A disappointing session overall for McLaren so far.

  7. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    That's first practice in the books at the Hungaroring.

    Charles Leclerc ends the hour top of the timesheets with a time of 1:19.075 on the soft compound tyre, 0.484 seconds quicker than the Red Bull of Max Verstappen.

    The other Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton is third, Verstappen's team-mate Isack Hadjar is fourth and Mercedes' George Russell finishes fifth on the timesheets.

  8. The debrief has begun at Ferrari as Charles Leclerc and his crew huddle together at the back of the garage. The Monegasque driver will end this session quickest from Max Verstappen and his team-mate Lewis Hamilton, but he won't want to lose any more track time on Friday.

    Over at Williams, his old Scuderia buddy Carlos Sainz is going to be investigated for two incidents of driving erratically in this session.

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    I'm indifferent to Aston Martin in general, but I really hope they can make a big leap forward here. I don't want to see any team struggle like this. It isn't good for the people involved or the sport in general.

    Lee, Surrey

  10. Abbi Pulling
    2024 F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    There is still a deficit for Aston Martin to find but they are getting closer. The hard part is finding the last little bits.

  11. Troubles for Leclerc

    Stick a pin in Turn One as a potential banana skin for drivers this weekend.

    "Uh, something has broke," says leader Charles Leclerc to his Ferrari engineer. He's safely made it to the pit lane and the mechanics are running towards his smoking car. There are only six minutes left of the session, but could this be a bigger issue going foward for the Italian team? Lewis Hamilton also said his car felt bad earlier in first practice.

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    This track is made for Ferrari to do well. And in Hamilton they have the best driver for a circuit with loads of twists and turns.

    David, Cilfrew

  13. Top five

    1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1:19.075

    2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.484

    3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.543

    4. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +0.922

    5. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.991

  14. yellow flag

    Sainz locks up at Turn One

    It's quite a pickle for Aston Martin, but nevertheless, two-time world champion Fernando Alonso pops in a flyer on the soft compound and lifts himself to 12th on the board.

    Leonardo Fornaroli is in for Oscar Piastri during this session but the Italian suffers a lock-up at Turn One and has to abandon his quick lap.

    And now Carlos Sainz does the same thing. The Williams drivers screeches to halt at the opening corner and brings out a brief yellow flag.

  15. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent at the Hungaroring

    The immediate question is what do Aston Martin do with Fernando Alonso for the rest of the session. Do they send him out for another run having checked the rear suspension? Do they not risk that? If they don't, they are not getting the mileage and the learning. It's quite the quandary.

  16. Just before Lance Stroll's spin, Lewis Hamilton completed his flyer on the soft tyre but couldn't beat his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc to top spot. The seven-time world champion has to settle for third behind Max Verstappen, with a 0.543-second deficit to make up to Monegasque Leclerc.

    Cars are coming back out on track now, minus a heavily upgraded Aston Martin.

  17. yellow flag

    The buggy has arrived to pick Lance Stroll up and deliver him back to the Aston Martin garage. His car is now being recovered as the camera pans to the pit wall and zooms in on Adrian Newey looking slightly concerned. The Canadian is 20th on the timesheets with team-mate Fernando Alonso sitting in 19th. However, neither driver had bolted on the soft tyre before Stroll's incident.

  18. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent at the Hungaroring

    It's just snapped. Stroll hasn't hit the kerb or anything. The rear suspension is one of the many parts that's new on this car. For the rear suspension to fail in that way is very unusual. It's very alarming for Aston Martin.

  19. red flag

    Stroll comes to a stop

    Lance Stroll has stopped in the upgraded Aston Martin and now a yellow flag has turned to red.

    That's actually a big spin for the Canadian and he is on the radio to his pit wall to say he has suspension failure. The rear left tyre is looking very beat up.

  20. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at the Hungaroring

    The Ferraris are looking very, very good.