Bottas fastest in Hungary

The 31-year-old Finn relegated Lewis Hamilton to second place in the faster second training session with temperatures over 30 degrees and sunshine. However, the seven-time Formula 1 world champion was only 27 thousandths of a second slower than Bottas in the Mercedes. World Cup leader Max Verstappen came third in a Red Bull. After his best time in the first free practice session, the Dutchman was almost three tenths of a second behind Bottas. Overall, Verstappen appeared to have recovered well from his recent crash in the race at Silverstone. In the World Cup standings, he is eight points ahead of Hamilton before the race in Hungary this Sunday (15.00 p.m.). Hamilton is the Hungary specialist Bottas is not a proven Hungaroring lover. He has never won the race, which always takes place in midsummer, and he has never been granted a pole position. This is in stark contrast to Hamilton, who has already occupied 7 “poles” and won the Hungarian Grand Prix eight times. Verstappen was on pole position in 2019 and has been second behind Hamilton in each of the past two years. After their accident in Great Britain, the two World Cup rivals didn't really have contact this time. They only got a little closer to each other during a pit stop. The first half of the season ends with the Hungarian Grand Prix, where Hamilton can achieve the 100th Grand Prix victory of his career. After the Formula 1 holidays, the action continues in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on the last weekend in August.

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Bottas fastest in Hungary

Valtteri Bottas set the best time of the day during training for the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday.

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