Hamilton dominates free practice for Hungarian GP

Jul 29, 2011, 13:46 GMT

Budapest - Lewis Hamilton recorded the fastest time in both free practice sessions Friday ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.

The McLaren driver followed up on a time of 1 minute, 23.350 seconds for the 4.381-kilometre Hungaroring circuit in the morning with an even faster time of 1:21.018 minutes in the afternoon.

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who was third fastest in the first session behind Hamilton and championship leader Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, was second fastest on the day, 0.241 seconds slower than the Briton.

Jenson Button was third fastest in the afternoon, 0.304 seconds slower than his McLaren team-mate, followed by the Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Vettel.

There is one more free practice session ahead of Saturday's qualifying, with the race taking place on Sunday.

Vettel leads the drivers' standings with 216 points from 10 Formula One races this season, followed by Webber on 139 and last weekend's German GP winner Hamilton on 134. Spain's Alonso also remains within striking distance on 130 points.