The Williams drivers are looking strong as Alex Albon tops the timesheet on the soft tyres with a time of 1:17.646 as Logan Sargeant goes third-fastest.

A good start for both drivers.

Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

So Max is talking about the front wing flap and the angles that are easily adjustable and can change the balance, the aerodynamic balance of the car. So that's a conversation he's having on the radio about when he comes into the pit lane, and he's on a slow down lap right now, do they make an adjustment.

"In the middle sector, in some corners, I'm just understeering a bit much. But at the same time, I don't have a mass amount of rear grip, you know? So I don't know really if I should take more front flap."

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen bettered his time in his upgraded Red Bull car.

Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton has not been out yet as he is seen on the cameras chatting with his team looking relaxed in the Mercedes garage.

Max Verstappen tops the timesheets with 1:18.897 on the hard compound tyre, his team-mate Sergio Perez, also on the hards, sits 0.262 seconds behind him.

Only half the drivers are out on track with the rest sat in their garages.

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Pirelli has selected the softest tyres in the range for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix - the same compounds as the 2023 race. Teams can choose from the C3 (white, hard), C4 (yellow, medium) and the C5 (red, soft).

A two-stop race strategy was favoured last year, with the mediums and the hards being the most popular choices to start on. Ferrari opted to place Carlos Sainz, who started in P11, on the softs for lights out and the Spaniard was able to move up the field to sixth spot on the opening lap.

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Sauber's Zhou Guanyu leads the pack out of the garages with Red Bull's Sergio Perez following.

Zhou is on the medium tyre and Perez is on the hards.

The weather is warm and dry as the drivers prepare to get out on track.

Third practice is green.

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Lando Norris felt McLaren had a "good day" after he topped second practice on Friday.

He added: "Definitely a bit more work to do to be more comfortable. I feel like we have the speed in the car; it’s just being able to deliver it when you need to."

Over at Mercedes, while the car struggled in the hot conditions, George Russell thinks the team "will be in the mix for the top four" but feels Norris is the driver to beat.

“Lando was looking really quick," said Russell. "I don’t think Max is too far behind. I think there was probably a power difference between those two on the qualifying laps.

“And then race run, Lando and Max again look a little bit out in front."

For Red Bull, Verstappen said the team had "a good day" with their upgrade package.

The temperatures are still warm for today's third practice and qualifying but there a small chance of a some unsettled weather this afternoon.

Final practice is predicted to be dry while the fight for pole position might see a light rain shower.

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Charles Leclerc's second practice ended early when the Ferrari driver took too much kerb at the exit of Turn Four and spun into the barriers, causing damage to his car. The session was red-flagged for 16 minutes as the Monegasque driver made the walk back to the garage.

Out on track, Lando Norris topped FP2 in his McLaren, clocking a time of 1:17.788 on the soft tyre. World champion Max Verstappen was second fastest ahead of Spaniard Carlos Sainz.

The other Red Bull of Sergio Perez finished fourth and George Russell brought his Mercedes home in fifth place.

Perez almost had a near-miss with Zhou Guanyu when the Sauber driver suffered his own spin at Turn Four. Zhou cut across the path of the Mexican as he tried to control the car and narrowly avoided contact.

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Carlos Sainz put his Ferrari on top of the timesheets in first practice yesterday, beating the Red Bull of Max Verstappen by 0.276 seconds.

The Italian team were using an upgraded floor aimed at resolving aerodynamic problems they have experienced in recent races.

Sainz's team-mate Charles Leclerc was third fastest, 0.298secs off, and Mercedes’ George Russell fourth.

Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu was fifth fastest ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

British Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton ended his opening hour in 10th place.

Happy Saturday everyone! The weather is looking warm and dry at the Hungaroring near Budapest.

Third practice gets under way at 11:30 BST.

Qualifying goes green at 15:00 BST.

Commentary of both sessions will be online-only and available at the top of this live page.

Listen in to Harry Benjamin and former F1 mechanic Marc Priestley and BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson.

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