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He has taken the air to the car and now he does not intend to give up.

Carlos Sainz

feels at his best at the wheel of the Ferrari, with which he even dares to look over his shoulder at

Max Verstappen

.

The first rehearsal at the Hungaroring, where the man from Madrid set the fastest time (1:18.750), bears witness to this.

The interesting thing about the first free session was not the 13 hundredths advantage of the man from Madrid over the leader of the World Cup, but his security in the melee.

Sainz is not going to settle for that gregarious role that accompanied

Rubens Barrichello

or

Valtteri Bottas

for so long , to cite two examples.

He is not going to be satisfied with the victory at Silverstone a month ago.

Carlos's ambition will continue to fly free during this second half of the championship.

And

Charles Leclerc

, his garage partner, should be careful.

With more than 33ºC in the atmosphere and around 53ºC on the asphalt, Sainz withstood the attacks of Verstappen and Leclerc, thanks to his aggressiveness in the last two sectors.

The first carried the signature of

Sergio Pérez

, although the Mexican ended up losing almost nine tenths.

waiting for the storm

Of course, Red Bull saves its best assets for

qualifying

and the race.

As true as Sainz's confidence has been multiplying since his victory at Silverstone.

There he set the fastest time in free practice 3. Just a week ago, at Paul Ricard, he led the FP2 table.

Waiting for what happens on Saturday with the sky, which threatens to unload in the form of a storm, Ferrari seems to be the reference in the Hungaroring.

To complete this devilish curve, the terminal speed of the Red Bull is not essential.

Even

George Russell

and

Lewis Hamilton

, with remarkable downforce, threaten to cause an upset.

Fernando Alonso

should also be included in this group of entertainers

.

At the moment, the Asturian seemed to play the clueless, with a tenth place, just behind his teammate

Esteban Ocon

, whom he carried to victory in 2021. It seems like a feverish fight in the middle zone, so Alpine, Mercedes and McLaren, took the opportunity to experiment with the hard and medium tire.

Only Ferrari and Red Bull stuck exclusively to the soft compound.

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