Sebastian Vettel set the pace for Red Bull in final practice to lay down his marker for an eighth pole of the season at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Red Bull broke a curfew on working overnight to overhaul Vettel’s car and the changes helped him lead the field.
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was 0.3secs adrift with McLaren’s Jenson Button and Mark Webber’s Red Bull close behind.
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton finished seventh after failing to complete a lap in qualifying preparation trim.
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Formula 1: Sebastian Vettel Fastest in Final Practice at Hungaroring
Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton Fastest in First Practice at Hungaroring
Formula 1: Hungarian Grand Prix - First Practice Results
Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton Fastest in Second Practice at Hungaroring
Formula 1: Hungarian Grand Prix - Second Practice Results
Massa underlined Ferrari’s improvement by setting the fifth fastest mark ahead of Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes. BBC Sport
Michael Schumacher was eighth for Mercedes on 1m 23.037s, followed by a gaggle comprising Vitaly Petrov on 1m 23.175s, Paul di Resta on 1m 23.276s, Nick Heidfeld on 1m 23.281s, Sergio Perez on 1m 23.375s, Kamui Kobayashi on 1m 23.626s, Rubens Barrichello on 1m 23.663s, Pastor Maldonado on 1m 23.894s, Adrian Sutil on 1m 23.966s and Jaime Alguersuari on 1m 23.998s.
Sebastien Buemi was 18th on 1m 25.061s, as Jarno Trulli continued to head the Team Lotus challenge with 1m 25.141s to team mate Heikki Kovalainen’s 1m 25.501s.
Jerome D’Ambrosio was Virgin’s faster runner with 1m 26.955s ahead of an impressive Daniel Ricciardo on 1m 26.991 for HRT, with Timo Glock lapping his Virgin in 1m 27.174s and Tonio Liuzzi again in trouble with his HRT, which lost part of its front wing, 24th on 1m 27.713s. Formula 1
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired 1 1 Sebastian VettelRBR-Renault 01:21.2 2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 01:21.5 3 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 01:21.6 4 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 01:21.6 5 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 01:22.0 6 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 01:22.5 7 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 01:22.7 8 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 01:23.0 9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 01:23.2 10 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 01:23.3 11 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 01:23.3 12 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 01:23.4 13 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 01:23.6 14 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 01:23.7 15 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 01:23.9 16 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 01:24.0 17 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 01:24.0 18 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 01:25.1 19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 01:25.1 20 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 01:25.5 21 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 01:27.0 22 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 01:27.0 23 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 01:27.2 24 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 01:27.7

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