Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel led the way in the first Hungarian Grand Prix practice session this morning. In a dry and acident-session period, team-mate Mark Webber, Polish driver Robert Kubica and World Champion Jenson Button completed the top four with Hockenheim winner Fernando Alonso seventh for Ferrari.
Following the controversy of the German Grand Prix only five days ago, Felipe Massa returned to the Budapest track yestarday – scene of his near-fatal crash 12 months ago and which still shows the infamous skid marks at Turn 4.
Air temperatures ranged between 22 and 24°C as the 90-minute session took place this morning, with a very durty track still needing to be cleaned as the cars drove round. Reserve driver Paul di Resta was back in the Force India cockpit having replaced Liuzzi for the this session, although only team-mate Adrian Sutil was using the team’s blown diffuser, which was trialled for the first time.
With the threatening Red Bulls a full second quicker than anybody, Button made third spot after remaining in the garage in the opening stages, with McLaren making several changes to his rear suspension. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton featured less, though, as the two-time Hungary winner ended up just 18th quickest.
