A lot of improvements - both Mercedes drivers need to improve.
Albon, Hamilton, Hulkenberg, Sargeant and Magnussen.
The times continue to drop as he goes 0.2s clear of Perez at the top.
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The times are tumbling as Gasly goes second; Ocon into fifth.
The two AlphaTauris are on the move - fourth for Tsunoda; eighth for Ricciardo.
He takes to the top with a 1m18.658s, a tenth clear of Bottas.
He sets a 1m18.775s to go 0.069s clear of Perez.
Bottas, Verstappen, Russell, Hamilton, Piastri, Perez, Norris, Albon, Zhou and Gasly.
Only second for the Red Bul driver - within a tenth of Bottas' top time.
Bottas goes a few tenths clear of Perez at the top of the timesheets.
Everyone out there on the hards as part of the new qualifying format for this weekend.
The first part of qualifying is now underway at the Hungaroring...
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The anticipation is building ahead of qualifying.
Practice has been very difficult to judge who has the pace. McLaren looked well placed to challenge Red Bull for pole, while Hamilton set the pace in FP3.
Hamilton, Verstappen, Perez, Hulkenberg, Norris, Russell, Leclerc, Sainz, Alonso and Bottas.
Hamilton currently fastest but Perez is improving out there.
Fourth for the Haas driver.
Leclerc into sixth as Ferrari get a solid time on the board.
Sainz slots into seventh.
Perez slots into third, right behind his teammate.
Finally a glimpse of Mercedes' true pace - 0.2s clear of Norris at the top of the timesheets.