Hamilton ‘optimistic’ about Mercedes’ Hungary F1 chances after FP2

After seeing Max Verstappen lead FP1 for Red Bull, Valtteri Bottas headed up a sweep of the top two places for Mercedes in second practice at the Hungaroring.
Bottas pipped Hamilton to P1 by just 0.027 seconds, with Verstappen finishing almost three-tenths off the pace in third.
With the air temperature well above 30ºC and the track temperature nudging 50ºC, conditions proved difficult for …Keep reading