Vettel tops final Hungaroring test day

Published on 02 August 2017 by Stefan Meens

Sebastian Vettel was quickest in his Ferrari on the second and final day of the Hungaroring mid-season test. Robert Kubica, participating in his first official Formula 1 event since his horrendous rally crash in 2011, was the most productive driver with 142 laps on the board. The Renault driver was fourth fastest.

The drivers’ list included a lot of (fairly) new names; Lando Norris (McLaren), George Russell (Mercedes), Luca Ghiotto (Williams), Santino Ferrucci (Haas), Nobuharu Matsushita (Sauber), Lucas Auer and Nikita (both Force India) joined the more familiar names of Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), Carlos Sainz and Daniil Kvyat (both Scuderia Toro Rosso) during the day’s testing. Red Bull Racing opted to let Red Bull Junior Pierre Gasly take the reigns.

In the end, Sebastian Vettel continued his fine form displayed during his win last weekend, by clocking the fastest lap (1:17.124). It will give the German, also the current championship leader, confidence when the Formula 1 season resumes after the summer break at Spa-Francorchamps.

Hungaroring Test Day 2

   Driver	         Team	       Time              Laps
1  Sebastian Vettel      Ferrari       1:17.124          40 
2  Lando Norris          McLaren       1:17.385 +0.261   91 
3  Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari       1:17.842 +0.718   60 
4  Robert Kubica         Renault       1:18.572 +1.448   142 
5  Carlos Sainz          Toro Rosso    1:18.850 +1.726   68 
6  Daniil Kvyat          Toro Rosso    1:19.116 +1.992   54 
7  Lucas Auer            Force India   1:19.242 +2.118   49 
8  George Russell        Mercedes      1:19.391 +2.267   90 
9  Nikita Mazepin        Force India   1:19.692 +2.568   48 
10  Pierre Gasly         Red Bull      1:20.337 +3.213   107 
11  Luca Ghiotto         Williams      1:20.414 +3.290   161 
12  Santino Ferrucci     Haas          1:20.994 +3.870   116 
13  Nobuharu Matsushita  Sauber        1:21.998 +4.874   121