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The prediction that should enthrall and gall Mercedes' rivals

Lewis Hamilton led the way in the only dry practice session for the 2020 Hungarian GP, which started on a similar note to last year's event. But a prediction for the rest of the weekend could make or break hopes for Mercedes' opposition

Alex Kalinauckas Jul 17, 2020, 3:27 PM

The coronavirus pandemic may have brought the 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix forward by two weeks compared to its original date, but it is still the high summer, and Formula 1 cars are lapping at the Hungaroring.

In fact, Friday's opening practice sessions for what is now the championship's third round (and not its 12th) took place in very similar conditions to last year's event, with a wet FP2 session meaning most of the long running took place in FP1 and, as a result, the pecking order is more masked than usual.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.