Hamilton tops in both sessions

LEWIS HAMILTON continued his resurgent return to form by taking the honours in both of yesterday’s practice sessions for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

Hamilton finished the opening 90-minute practice session at the Hungaroring 0.214secs clear of championship leader Sebastian Vettel in his Red Bull, posting a lap of one minute 23.350secs.

In the afternoon Hamilton slashed over two seconds off that time as he maintained top spot. Around what is rightly regarded as a tight and twisty track, the 26-year-old covered the 14 turns of the 2.722-mile circuit in a time of 1:21.018secs.

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, celebrating his 30th birthday, proved to be his nearest challenger, with the Spaniard 0.241secs adrift, whilst Jenson Button was also in the mix in his McLaren.

Remarkably, neither Red Bull was in the top three, with Mark Webber ahead of Vettel in a car that required minor repairs during the gap between the two sessions after a spin in FP1. The 34-year-old Australian buried the nose of his car in a barrier before twice pirouetting through 360 degrees.