Williams driver Nicholas Latifi tops FP3 session at Hungary Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc second

Nicholas Latifi has posted the fastest lap in the final practice session at the Hungary Grand Prix. Williams driver Latifi managed the wet and difficult conditions better than most, finishing 0.661s ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and 0.901s ahead of team mate Alex Albon.

Ad/> The 27-year-old Canadian has only picked up seven career points since making his Formula 1 debut at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix so even topping a practice session is something of a coup. French Grand PrixVerstappen 'prefers' Formula 1 rivalry with Leclerc to Hamilton title fight6 HOURS AGO Even he was surprised, saying over the team radio «I was wondering if that clapping was for me!” /> Before the weekend began, Latifi had admitted that he was seeking consistency at the moment and that the summer break was coming at exactly the wrong time.

“Yeah I would be happy to just keep going right now because there is a bit of positive momentum for sure.» Latifi's French Grand Prix ended in a collision with Kevin Magnussen. Both drivers were force to retire, but Magnussen was not happy with Latifi, saying «He attacked, ran me out of road and then on the right-hander we made contact.

From how I see it, there was nowhere I could really go except off the track and through the bollards, which at that point it was too late. I think he should have given me more space but it’s too hard to say now – you’d have to go and see it again on television and judge from that.» It was a chaotic practice session in the rain, with George Russell struggling to stay on the track, and Sebastian Vettel spinning hard into the wall late in the session.

Mick Schumacher complained that it was like driving «on ice». Vettel's incident brought out the red flags with ten minutes left