Lewis Hamilton put his German Gran Prix woes behind him and started his Hungarian campaign on a high as he clocked the fastest time during the first free practice session on Friday.
The McLaren driver took advantage of an upgraded MP4-27 to top the times ahead of teammate Jenson Button and current championship leader and last weekend’s German GP winner Fernando Alonso.
Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher showed impressive form as both drivers made it into the top 10, setting the 4th and 6th fastest times; the Mercedes duo sandwiched the Lotus of Romain Grosjean.
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa settled for 7th position, followed by the Lotus of Kimi Raikkonen in 8th and Williams reserve driver Valtteri Bottas in 9th.
Sergio Perez was the fastest of the Sauber pair; the Mexican completed the top 10.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m22.821 2. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m22.922s + 0.101 3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m23.397s + 0.576 4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m23.628s + 0.807 5. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m23.633s + 0.812 6. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m23.845s + 1.024 7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m23.904s + 1.083 8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m23.983s + 1.162 9. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m24.152s + 1.331 10. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m24.268s + 1.447 11. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m24.300s + 1.479 12. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m24.394s + 1.573 13. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m24.546s + 1.725 14. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m24.559s + 1.738 15. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m24.608s + 1.787 16. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m25.354s + 2.533 17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m25.559s + 2.738 18. Jules Bianchi Force India-Mercedes 1m25.715s + 2.894 19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m26.440s + 3.619 20. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m26.705s + 3.884 21. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m26.755s + 3.934 22. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m27.015s + 4.194 23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m27.101s + 4.280 24. Dani Clos HRT-Cosworth 1m28.176s + 5.355