Sauber stand-in Paul Aron, driving in place of Nico Hulkenberg for FP1, came to a halt at Turn 13 after facing a "systems critical alarm" on his steering wheel. The race director chose to throw a virtual safety car to ensure the Estonian's car could be collected from the run-off.

Lando Norris completed a Hungarian Grand Prix practice double on Friday as runaway leaders McLaren dominated both sessions while leaving something in reserve and almost colliding at the end.