Giovinazzi leads first morning of Hungary F1 test for Ferrari 

Antonio Giovinazzi topped the morning session on the first day of running at the second in-season Formula 1 test of 2018 in Hungary. 

The Ferrari protege posted a best time of 1m19.648s on Soft tyres and completed 66 laps of running around the Hungaroring in the Scuderia’s 2018 challenger, before he takes over testing duties for Sauber on Wednesday. 

Giovinazzi ended an uninterrupted Tuesday morning 0.318s clear of Lando Norris, who will complete both days of running for McLaren, while Force India development driver Nicholas Latifi finished third, just 0.028s behind Norris. 

Marcus Ericsson put his Sauber fourth on the timesheets and completed 63 laps of running for the Swiss outfit, with Toro Rosso’s Brendon Hartley fifth-quickest on his way to racking up the most laps of the morning with 94. 

Formula 2 championship leader and Mercedes junior George Russell completed the fewest laps of any driver on just 21 but still managed a time good enough for sixth and within six tenths of the fastest time. 

Daniel Ricciardo turned in 76 laps and finished seventh-fastest on a productive morning for Red Bull, ahead of Nico Hulkenberg’s Renault and Williams young driver Oliver Rowland. 

Toro Rosso ran a second car driven by Sean Gelael, who is conducting tyre testing for Pirelli before continuing test duties with the Faenza-based outfit on Wednesday. 

The Hungary test also saw the on-track debut of 2019-spec front wing designs, with Force India and Williams testing experimental versions ahead of the introduction of tweaked aerodynamic regulations next season.