No summer break yet for everyone: This is how the first day of testing went in Hungary!

For several drivers, the summer break has not yet begun. Pirelli, the official supplier of Formula 1, is currently testing new tyres for 2026. This is how the first test day went.

This is not the first time Pirelli is testing the new tyre compounds for next year, but after the Hungarian Grand Prix, the supplier is conducting another test for 2026 over these two days, this time at the Hungaroring.

This is how Pirelli's first test day in Hungary went

McLaren, Racing Bulls, and Alpine were the teams participating in the test this Tuesday. For McLaren, the winner of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Lando Norris was in action, Liam Lawson drove for Racing Bulls, and reserve driver Paul Aron participated for Alpine. All drivers ran mule cars.

Throughout the day, they drove on prototypes of the C3, C4, and C5 compounds. The focus of the test was developing and comparing the tyres for next year. In the morning, short runs were made to test the performance levels.

Later in the afternoon, longs runs were completed to observe the behaviour of the tyres over longer distances.

Lando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix

Aron was the fastest driver on the new tyres. He set a 1:18:789 and completed a total of 159 laps. He was followed by Norris with a 1:19:272 and with 144 completed laps. Lawson fastest time was a 1:19:510, and completed 143 laps in total.

The Pirelli test continues on Wednesday with Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly in the Alpine and Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari.

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