Sebastian Vettel went fastest in today's first practice session in preparation for the Hungarian Grand Prix. His teammate Mark Webber was second fastest, ahead of title contenders Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso. As ever, the first session was about testing and part validation, with many teams doing runs with aerodynamic measurement equipment and flowviz on the cars. The new tyres have also played an interesting role. Williams for instance had ditched their blown wheel nuts as they are now redundant, knowing that they were specifically developed to cope with the 2013 tyre construction. As the new tyres are built on the 2012 kevlar construction, the hubs are now redundant and would cost...
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