FRIDAY TYRE SUMMARY
* Mercedes’s Valtteri Bottas was the fastest driver in the hottest track temperatures experienced all year, with almost 60 degrees centigrade on track and 35 degrees ambient. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was quickest in the slightly cooler morning conditions of FP1. On both occasions, the P Zero Red soft C4 tyre was used to set the best time.
* Despite these very high temperatures, there’s a risk of rain tomorrow and sporadically during the rest of the weekend, which meant that the teams maximised data collection today in dry and hot conditions.
* There was a high degree of track evolution throughout free practice, with the Hungaroring not having been used extensively up to this weekend.
* In some of the hottest conditions ever seen on track, all the compounds stood up extremely well, including the P Zero Red soft C4, which delivered maximum grip.
* Based on the data collected so far, there’s about a 0.7 second difference between P Zero White hard C2 and P Zero Yellow medium C3, as well as a 0.9 second difference between P Zero Yellow medium C3 and P Zero Red soft C4: somewhat more than expected.

MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR RACING
“These were some of the hottest track temperatures we can ever remember so thermal degradation was definitely a factor during the longer runs; particularly on the soft compound and on the rear tyres. However, it’s far from certain that the weather will remain the same, with a forecast of rain at some point adding yet another unpredictable element to what is always a strategically complex race. In comparison to last year, the warmer conditions allowed the soft tyre to perform very well over a single lap. Nonetheless, there could be an advantage in starting on the medium tyre for the grand prix, so this will be a consideration for the qualifying strategy. With a bigger gap between medium and soft than we expected for now, getting through the Q2 session on the medium isn’t guaranteed for anybody. So there’s plenty for the teams to think about tonight.”

TOP 3 TIMES
FP1
Verstappen	1m17.555s	SOFT C4 NEW
Bottas		1m17.616s	SOFT C4 NEW
Hamilton	1m17.722s	SOFT C4 USED

FP2
Bottas		1m17.012s	SOFT C4 NEW
Hamilton	1m17.039s	SOFT C4 NEW
Verstappen	1m17.310s	SOFT C4 NEW

BEST TIME BY COMPOUND
FP1
HARD C2		Verstappen	1m18.615s
MEDIUM C3	Russell		1m19.724s
SOFT C4		Verstappen	1m17.555s

FP2
HARD C2		Sainz		1m19.729s
MEDIUM C3	Hamilton	1m18.140s
SOFT C4		Bottas		1m17.012s

MOST LAPS BY COMPOUND SO FAR
COMPOUND	DRIVER		LAPS
HARD C2		Latifi		20
MEDIUM C3	Bottas		24
SOFT C4		Gasly		22

TYRE STATISTICS OF THE DAY
 			HARD	MEDIUM	SOFT
Kms driven*		1147	1581	1620
Sets used overall**	20	24	36

* The above number gives the total amount of kilometres
driven in FP1 and FP2 today, all drivers combined.
** Per compound, all drivers combined.