Carlos Sainz was fastest in FP1 before his Ferrari teammate Leclerc topped FP2, the second of a pair of one-hour sessions.
Hungarian Grand Prix FP1 results: Sainz faster than Verstappen
What happened in free practice 1 of the Hungarian GP?
Verstappen set the early pace in 1m21.235s on soft tyres, before Sainz produced 1m20.696s and then Leclerc lapped in 1m20.225s.
Verstappen got within 0.018s, and then Sainz beat him with 1m20.184s, before Leclerc slipped under the 1m20s barrier with 1m19.863s. Again, Verstappen came close, lapping in 0.009s.
Sainz lowered the bar to 1m19.671s and then Leclerc unleashed a lap of 1m19.426s.
In the final heats with 15 minutes to go, Verstappen hit the top with 1m18.880s, but was quickly eclipsed by Sainz in 1m18.750s, who was on a second-lap push on his final set of tyres. The fastest time of the session was 0.13 seconds faster than the world leader.
Leclerc was third, 0.3 seconds off the pace, ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren) and George Russell (Mercedes).
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Hungarian Grand Prix FP2 results: Leclerc fastest since Norris
What happened in free practice 2 of the Hungarian GP?
The battle for fastest time between Ferrari and Red Bull resumed from the start, with Sainz, Verstappen and Leclerc trading fastest time on medium tyres.
Leclerc dropped to 1m18.911s, almost half a second ahead of Sainz and 0.743s faster than Verstappen.
The teams switched to the faster soft compound rubber just before the halfway point, with Norris initially setting the pace with an impressive 1m18.662s.
Leclerc took P1 with 1m18.445s, with Sainz only able to take third, 0.231s off the pace. Verstappen was slightly slower, clocking 1m18.728s for fourth, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo’s second McLaren.
Leclerc reported a torsional problem during his long run, and it was put on the line for the team to investigate. His comeback was further hampered when he clipped his cat while leaving the garage.
In a mostly uneventful day, Alex Albon spun his Williams at Turn 1 and was able to rejoin.
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