Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two in Hungarian GP practice
The HinduSix times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton started his bid for an eighth Hungarian Grand Prix victory by leading Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas in a dominant practice one-two on Friday. Mercedes-powered cars filled the top four slots on the timing screens, with Racing Point's controversial ‘Pink Mercedes’ cars third and fourth with Mexican Sergio Perez and Canadian Lance Stroll. READ: Lewis Hamilton wins Styrian GP in Mercedes one-two Perez — whose place at the team appears uncertain for next year despite having a long-term contract — was half a second off the leading Mercedes' pace but a further 0.437 quicker than Stroll. The Racing Point cars, copies of last year's title-winning Mercedes, were protested by Renault at the previous Styrian Grand Prix in Austria with the governing FIA still investigating.