Last update on. From the section Formula 1The BBC Sport website will have radio and text commentary for the Hungarian Grand Prix.Red Bull's Max Verstappen led Mercedes drivers Valtteri bottas (Mercedes) and Lewis Hamilton during the first practice at Hungary's Grand Prix.Bottas was 0.06 seconds faster than Verstappen, while Hamilton was 0.167 seconds slower.Carlos Sainz, Ferrari, was fourth fastest, ahead Alpha Tauri's Pierre Gasly and Alpine's Fernando Alonso.Yuki Tsunoda, Alpha Tauri's Yuki, crashed at Turn Four and was flagged as a red flag.Alonso had to take a turn at the corner over the hillcrest, which is a left-hander of high speed. Mick Schumacher, Haas driver, ran wide.This race is the first since the dramatic collision between Hamilton & Verstappen at British Grand Prix. It has caused a lot of animosity between drivers and their teams.Red Bull's attempt at getting Hamilton a harsher penalty for the incident was thwarted by the FIA, who rejected their request for a right to review.Verstappen claimed that Hamilton and Mercedes were disrespectful in celebrating their win after the collision. Verstappen was then taken to the hospital for further examinations.Hamilton reiterated his belief that he had done no wrong and would continue to drive the same way.Verstappen said that he called Verstappen after the race to check his health and let him know that he still respected him. It's possible that it wasn't reciprocated, but that's okay.Although it is hard to judge competitiveness from practice sessions. Hamilton's running suggests that he could have ended the session quicker.On his first lap with the'soft' tires, he was not happy with his car. He set his fastest lap with the same set of tires after making a front adjustment to increase downforce. By then the tyres were at their maximum.The gap between Red Bull and Mercedes suggests that they will be back in the top three.Some had expected Ferrari to be competitive following their strong showing at Monaco. However, Sainz was only 0.560secs behind the pace. This suggests that the Italian team's predictions that they could lead the midfield but not challenge the top two teams may have been correct.Sergio Perez, Red Bull, was eighth fastest behind Leclerc. He was 0.911secs slower than his teammate and ahead of McLaren Lando Norris (McLaren) and Aston Martin Lance Stroll (Aston Martin).
