Hello and welcome to the first practice session ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The track is dry and already up to 29C with the sun poking through hazy clouds. As always at the Hungaroring, the track is pretty dusty this morning so the top drivers might sit tight for the first half an hour and let the smaller teams clean the circuit. Of course they will all complete an installation lap in the next few minutes to make sure the car is working as expected.

The big story in the paddock is still the Ferrari team orders scandal but both drivers have denied it will affect their weekend.

Most the drivers are now in their cars as they prepare to leave the pits on the installation lap.

Virgin says: "Just had engineering meeting. Obviously we'll be running max aero here, trimming it with the flap. Different camber settings for each car."

The tight and twisty nature of this track means the drivers run a very similar set up to Monaco with lots of angle on the front and rear wings. It also means overtaking is very difficult.

The first cars are now on track, with Vettel and Massa among the big names heading out.

Feel free to send in your questions and comments by clicking on the link at the bottom of the commentary window, and I will do my best to answer them.

Massa is out on track and passes the scene of his terrible accident here last year. Ever since the accident he has played down the effect it has had on him and is looking forward to racing here on Sunday.

Schumacher is out on track and heads straight back to the pits after an installation lap. As he hits his pit box marks a huge plume of dust is thrown up by the diffuser.

Trulli has come back to the pits in a cloud of smoke from the rear of that car. They've managed to extinguish the fire and he's being pushed back into the pits.

Dylan asks: "How do you think Massa will fare during this FP1 being the 1st time since last years horrific crash? Do you reckon he'll be timid or anything like that?"

I very much doubt he will hold anything back. It's a pretty high-speed corner but I believe they take it more or less flat out. Keep an eye on the first sector times once they are running properly to see if he is giving anything away.

Ferrari says: "Main goal of this morning will be an evaluation of different front wings and solutions for the coming races"

James' view on the Ferrari incident: "We all know team orders are against the sporting regulations, but team orders in this sport are older than God's parents. Can't we at least give credit to Ferrari for not pulling some bunk that the cars are low on fuel or some other ridiculous code?"

Neville says: "From a psychological aspect Massa was injured by the spring and not losing control in a high speed corner. He is more likely to fear debris hitting him on the head than the Hungaroring Circuit."

We're still waiting for our first proper timed lap Schumacher and Rosberg are out on track but keep returning to the pits rather than set a flying lap.

Ante Maric asks: "We didn't see much graphics on how Schumacher is using throttle. But If I saw it correctly, I think Schumacher is not pressing and releasing his throttle while driving through a corner as he always did when he was in Ferrari. Can anyone explain what could be the reason for that?"

The cars are now very different to 2006 when Schumacher last raced in Formula One. For example, they no longer have traction control and that will have a big effect on how he uses the throttle.

In other Schumacher news he just returned to the bits and ground to a halt. He shook his head and the team is now looking over the back of the car to see if there is a problem.

Tom says: "James just said "Can't we at least give credit to Ferrari for not pulling some bunk that the cars are low on fuel or some other ridiculous code?"

"What Ferrari said to Massa was, "Alonso is faster than you. Do you understand this?" when Massa was 3.5 seconds ahead of Alonso. If that's not code for "Slow down and let Alonso past you", what is?"

Colin says: "I totally agree with you James. It is a team sport. The teams pays for their wages. If Red Bull had adopted the same strategy, Vettel and Webber will have been first and second!"

Sutil and Massa have both set times, Sutil is fastest with a 1:26.143 - Massa's time is over 12 seconds off but he really wasn't trying very hard.

Sriraj asks: "Is Force India running exhaust blown diffuser?"

Yes they should be. Sutil is testing it and di Resta, who is standing in for Liuzzi at the in FP1, is using the standard floor. They only have one example this weekend and are planning not to use it on Saturday and Sunday.

Martin asks: "Have you got the inside knowledge on what secret words Ferrari will portray to Massa during this weekend's race?"

I wish we did... but seriously, Ferrari will not risk doing it again this weekend. Everybody will be very careful until the FIA's WMSC issues its ruling.

James responds: "OK, Tom is right. It was code. But it was such thinly veiled code that even a life long partisan Ferrari fan could see through it that it was team orders. I can't even begin to imagine what someone who does not like Ferrari would think."

Neville says: "Fair enough but surely the Teams can be more subtle about it. Have a prescribed fuel setting that has no bearing on fuel but is a code. Get the drivers to do the 'change' by 'racing' a bit and all the public are fooled and their are no accusations. Surely that tact exists in F1."

I think that is what Ferrari had in mind, but understandably Massa wanted to make sure that everybody knew he had been asked to move over. It would have been a lot more subtle had he let him past under braking.

Alguersuari sets a 1:26.439 as Webber goes fastest of all with a 1:24.856.

Ante Maric asks: "Does team have any benefits if their driver wins the championship (if yes, which)? Or they get their money only for wining constructor championship?"

The money from FOM only gets dished out for constructors' positions. However, the potential advertising that can be gained as a result of winning the drivers' championship, which more fans care about, is huge.

Bridgestone confirms that the track is still pretty dirty and they are expecting reports of graining once the session has finished.

Ferrari are doing back-to-back tests with the F-duct: "The programme will go on with Felipe testing the car without the blown rear wing"

Wayne says: I can't believe what I'm reading in regards to the support of the team orders situation. "Everyone signed up to the same rules, no team can just decide when to break a rule when it suits them! Ferrari should get punished further in my opinion for casting a bad light on the sport deliberately."

Bernard says: "On three occasions Alonso was faster in the fast corners than Massa and with that I guess Ferrari decided it would be best for Alonso pass."

Frans: "Ferrari broke a golden rule. It is called racing remember? If you want to win you have to race for it, not handing over presents. I'm sure they and formula 1 lost a couple of million fans since last Sunday.."

Dave asks: "Any rain expected for FP1 or FP2?"

Showers were forecast earlier in the week but looking at the sky there is barely a cloud in sight. I think we are set for a bone-dry weekend.

Webber is going faster and faster with a 1:21.710. Vettel is second fastest with a 1:22.133. De la Rosa: 1:23.875.

Renault says: "We have two garages this weekend because of garage configurations in Budapest. Robert came to visit Vitaly earlier!"

De la Rosa runs wide at turn four. That's the corner where Massa crashed last year after being hit by a spring from Barrichello's car.

James says: "Theoretically, wouldn't it be possible for the teams to get around the whole team order regulation by controlling the cars fuel intake or revs via computer from the pits? That would be awfully difficult for the stewards to police."

And adds: "Sheesh, fans have stuck through "crashgate" which cost Massa a drivers title, "liegate" which made Mclaren and Hamilton look like idiots. Team orders aren't going to turn fans away if those didn't."

For those asking we cannot display live timing as FOM do not allow it. But I can tell you that Vettel has gone fastest with a 1:21.275.

Hamilton is out on track but his car looks like a bit of a handful and he is 2.8 seconds off the pace. But as always, don't read toomuch into these times. The track will offer a lot more grip on Saturday and Sunday and we don't know what fuel loads they are running.

Trevor says: "Why is everyone going on about Ferrari doing it but Mclaren did it 2 years ago and other have two. But everyone is attacking Ferrari!"

Mitul asks: "The issue last week is given way more publicity by the media. I think it is hypocrisy like ferrari said. The only problem was that the order was clear. Massa should have gone wide in the first corner(his traditional style) and this would not even have mattered. Any ways my question is what is the deal on flex front wings. What is the mechanism and how does it work and how it helps cars? Are any other teams using the same kind of wings?"

Flexi wings is the other big story this weekend. Ferrari and Red Bull are running front wings that droop at the ends at high speed. They meet the load tests issued by the FIA and therefore are legal, but under the regulations there are not meant to be any moveable aerodynamics. It's been an issue in F1 for several years but it was been particularly obvious on those cars in Germany.

By having the wing flex down it improves the wing's performance. In the regulations the wings have to be a certain height and this is a way of getting around that.

Di Resta has not been out for a while and reports from the BBC suggest that there may be some kind of tyre problem. After Hockenheim last weekend that's a tad embarrassing.

Frans: "Because of all the idiotic scandals -'gate's- in F1 and because of the many boring races in the last few years, many fans favour GP2! Exciting close racing just they way we want to see it!"

GP2 is well worth watching and, to give a little plug, we have Sam Bird as a columnist this year. His latest piece has just gone up on the site and he will again be talking to ESPNF1 after this race. If you have any questions for him send them through to the comms email.

Neel asks: "In friday practice and in whole F1 there is lot of technical parameters and setting that are required to setup a F1 car for different circuits. The driver needs to feed their engineers with data.Do the driver have degree in engineering or they learn this on the field though GP2 and feeding series?"

They mostly pick up their knowledge in lower categories. Before Rosberg went into GP2 he had a place to do an engineering degree in London but decided to go racing instead. I was talking to Chandhok a couple of weekends ago and he said that he has learnt a huge amount in this season and said that most of HRT's improvement in lap time has come from the drivers learning how to get the best from the car.

Webber is now fastest again with a 1:21.106, 0.169 faster than Vettel. Kubica is 1.122 seconds off in third.

Di Resta is now back on track after Force India sorted out the tyre problem

Dylan asks: "Anyone want to have a guess at who will be on pole this race? A Pole on pole anyone (especially with this effectively being his home race)?"

I think Kubica will be fighting to get in the top six but won't be on pole.

Comparisons of the front wing's on the top three cars shows Red Bull's nearly touching the track, McLaren's hardly fexing at all and Ferrari's just a little bit. That suggests that Ferrari might not be running the flexi wing it used in Germany. Like all aerodynamic aids, it can be very hit and miss - it's not as simple as just bolting it on and getting better performance.

Vettel runs wide and gets a load of dirt on his tyres. The most dramatic moment this session was Petrov spinning in the final corner a few minutes ago. He then had to find reverse before he could get going again.

Neville: "Uncharacteristically Red Bull have gone for it early. Either they are feeling the Ferrari threat or doing as many miles on engines to be discarded later today as their engine reliability is questionable after Germany."

Massa got a huge amount of oversteer coming out the final corner. Brilliant to watch but not very fast.

Neel: "Any more news of HRT Toyota deal, will we see Toyota chasis this year. Wind tunnel anaysis had suggested 30% more downforce than last year and they were 5th last year in constructors championship. That will a big boost for HRT if they are able to run it this year. May be few points. Not sure why other new entrants did not go for it?"

It's a fairly well-sourced rumour at the moment so they are certainly considering it. But you do have to wonder where the money will come from.

Charalampos: "Is not it a bit odd that Vettels time now is less that 7 tenths slower than the 2009 qualifiyng 2 (without fuel) best time. Does not it look like they are extremely competitive at the moment?"

Yep good point. They are really going for it. But as Neville said it is not their usual Friday strategy to go for super-fast times. So it'll be interesting to see how that one pans out.

Vettel and Webber are still the fastest drivers, with Vettel's best a 1:20.976. Kubica is over a second off the pace in third. I think we are still waiting for Ferrari and McLaren to show their hands.

Force India are happy so far: "Medium speed corners have a bit of understeer, says Paul, but a good baseline. Some changes for the next run."

An update from Lotus's Mike Gascoyne: "Will do another pit stop practice with both cars at the end of the next runs. Going out for 8/9 timed lap run with both cars"

"What happen with Lewis only do 8 laps?"

There is a problem at the front of the car according to reports. They have taken apart the nose and removed the little hydraulic reservoirs at the front. But he is now getting ready to head out again.

Amar: "By using the flexi-wing, are Red Bull trying to create a 'mini-ground effect" situation? If the wing gets so much lower, will this create extra suction like the under-body of the car?"

That's what it has been compared to, yes.

Webber is now lapping about 4 seconds off the pace as he starts a heavy fuel run. Alonso's best time is 1.836 off the pace and Massa is 2.031 off.

Hamilton is still struggling out on track, missing the apex at turn five by over a metre. The car is also sliding around underneath him.

No quick laps at the moment and I suspect the Red Bull drivers' times are safe at the top of time sheet.

As I type, Alonso starts a quick lap and is pushing very hard. But a mistake in the middle sector means he is over a second off.

All the drivers except Trulli and Sutil are out on track now.

Vettel was on a quick lap but got held up by Massa in the final corner.

The chequered flag is out and only Vettel is on another quick lap. But he dropped about half a second in the final sector to set a time 0.2 off his best.

So Red Bull look very, very fast this weekend with no other team getting within a second of Vettel's best. We probably didn't see the best from Alonso, Massa or Hamilton. Make sure you join us for the second session and the first runs on the soft tyres to get a better idea of who's where ahead of tomorrow's qualifying.