27/07/2018
NEWS STORY
The best way for Scuderia Ferrari to honor the late Sergio Marchionne and endure the tragic events of this week is to focus on the job we have to do this weekend. Both Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen are well aware of this and the whole team did their best in the first day of practice at the Hungaroring, an effort resulting in a convincing pace in both the fast laps and the long runs. But it's only Friday and the real challenge will begin tomorrow on the hot, 4.381 kilometre-long track just a few miles from Budapest.
Sebastian Vettel: "I was pretty happy in the afternoon, more than in the morning session, as I think the car is performing well also over one lap. We can still improve, but this has been one of the best Fridays so far, technically speaking. Having a great amount of work ahead of us is probably the best thing for keeping our mind busy and getting through the weekend. It's not easy, but I focused on the job to do. On this track, the qualifying session and the start are very important and can make the difference because overtaking is very difficult. Getting ahead after the first couple of corners is crucial, but there's a lot of work to do before getting to that point."
Kimi Raikkonen: "It was a very normal Friday, trying things and learning as much as possible. The conditions were not very easy in many ways, but it's normal on a Friday. We don't really pay too much attention to the lap times, they really don't count in a practice session. For sure we still have some work to do, but it was not too bad and the car worked as we expected. Hopefully tomorrow we'll have the speed we need."
Check out our Friday gallery from the Hungaroring, here.