Ferrari set fastest-ever lap at Hungaroring on day one of testing
Antonio Giovinazzi set the stunning time just 48 hours after the Hungary Grand Prix
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Your support makes all the difference.Ferrari topped the timesheets on day one of testing in Hungary on Tuesday after Antonio Giovinazzi posted the fasted-ever lap at the Hungaroring.
The Italian’s 1:15.648, just 48 hours after Lewis Hamilton pulled further away from his rival in the red of Ferrari with victory in Budapest, was set on the hypersoft tyre, which is the quickest one in F1 although not available to drivers over the weekend.
Giovinazzi’s time was over half a second quicker than what either Sebastian Vettel or Kimi Raikkonen managed over the race weekend in Budapest.
He finished 2.5 seconds ahead of Marcus Ericsson as he pushes to add to his two Grand Prix appearances – both for Sauber last year.
Other teams appeared to be running completely different testing programmes to Ferrari however, with Daniel Ricciardo more than four seconds off the pace with Red Bull.
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