MCLAREN-MERCEDES
In the morning, championship leader Lewis Hamilton was the slowest of the marquee McLaren and Ferrari runners, but after another 90 minutes of practice he was back to the top of the timesheets. "Things look very promising for tomorrow," said Heikki Kovalainen, who was a tenth quicker than his teammate in the morning and third at the end of both sessions.

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RENAULT
The French team's drivers made their presence known at the circuit near Budapest on Friday -- both inside the top eight in the morning, before Nelson Piquet ended the afternoon just two tenths shy of pacesetter Hamilton. "Our fuel load was slightly lower than normal, but even so we look competitive," said engineering chief Pat Symonds. Fernando Alonso was fourth.

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FERRARI
In the morning, it seemed Ferrari - despite not usually shining at the Hungaroring - might dominate on the circuit's tight turns in 2008, but by the end of the afternoon Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa were just fifth and sixth fastest. "Our main rivals seem to be still a little bit quicker than us," said the reigning world champion, referring to McLaren.

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BMW-SAUBER
Nick Heidfeld, seventh fastest, is continuing to put his disappointing first half of the season behind him, pipping teammate Robert Kubica for pace in the grippier afternoon session.