Mercedes dominates FP1 in Hungary

F1 Grand Prix, GP Hungary, Hungaroring

Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the first practice session at the Hungaroring. He was nearly 2 tenths ahead of his teammate and another 4 tenths clear of Kimi Raikkonen.

Fourth fastest man of the morning, Fernando Alonso was already more than a second off of Hamilton's pace, emphasizing the performance gaps among the field as teams and drivers get to grips with the twisty Hungarian circuit.

As the session went on, the track got rubbered in and times became clearly quicker, allowing to expect the cars to speed up in the remainder of the weekend.

Apart from some off-track moments from various drivers, Max Chilton's oil leak was the only major issue seen across the field. The Briton lost nearly the entire session after coming into the pits with his Marussia car on fire due to leaking oil. A gearbox change still allowed him to get out in the closing minutes of the session.