Vettel enjoys maiden Toro Rosso outing

Vettel, the youngest ever point scorer at this year's United States Grand Prix, is making his debut with Toro Rosso in Hungary after being released from his contract with the BMW Sauber team to replace American Scott Speed.

The German seemed to adapt quickly to his new ride, outpacing teammate Tonio Liuzzi in the opening practice session.

In the afternoon he finished right behind the Italian in 20th place.

"It was not easy to get adapted, but I think I will manage that quickly," said Vettel. "The team helped me. In the first laps we were a bit lost, but you adapt quite quickly and in the end you feel OK. It's a Formula One car, and it's bloody quick.

"For sure, it's not on the same level [as the BMW Sauber], but as a driver, you don't really care. You just try to get the maximum out of the car, give 100 percent, and if that is not enough then you work a bit harder to do better. So it was fun, and I think that was the most important thing.

"I think that will be quite a hard job," he said of qualifying. "Obviously Tonio [Liuzzi] has known the car since the start of the year, and to come here and say that I know the car perfectly in qualifying after just three sessions would be a bit ... I don't know, maybe a bit stupid or arrogant.

"There is a lot to learn; a lot of new situations. You can feel that the car feels completely different with high fuel, low fuel, and you just have to learn how it reacts in all these situations. But overall, I have really enjoyed it so far."

Vettel, who had never driven the Toro Rosso before today, admitted the only pressure this weekend is coming from himself.

"Yes. That is all the pressure I have," he said. "Of course, you are never driving out there on your own, without anybody watching, so no matter what you do, everybody gets to see it.

"But the most important thing is that all the pressure that I have comes from myself. In the end, as a driver you push yourself to the limit and you want to achieve the maximum. If you do a mistake ... I am the first to criticise myself."