Ferrari protegee Charles Leclerc was fastest in practice for the seventh round of the Formula 2 season in Hungary.
Leclerc beat Oliver Rowland by 0.070 seconds to top the session. The British driver lost second in the championship to Artem Markelov at his home round at Silverstone.
Markelov was a lowly 11th quickest, one place above Russian Time team-mate Luca Ghiotto.
Rapax’s Nyck de Vries once again showed incredible one-lap pace, as he set the third fastest time. However, the Dutchman lost his car into the barriers at Turn 11, bringing out the virtual safety car.
Norman Nato and Rowland’s team-mate Nicholas Latifi rounded out the top five.
The ART Grand Prix duo of Alexander Albon and Nobuharu Matsushita were sixth and eighth respectively, with Sergio Canamasas splitting them in seventh.
Jordan King and Leclerc’s team-mate Antonio Fuoco completed the top 10. Santino Ferrucci makes his F2 debut this weekend, he set the 18th fastest time, nearly half a second faster than Trident team-mate Nabil Jeffri.
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